By Jim Measel
May 6, 2021 2:00 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â Everything remains on track for the Village of Union City to leave the Michigan South Central Power Agency at the end of June.
The agency board on Thursday agreed to have the Detroit law firm of Miller Canfield to represent the M.S.C.P.A. in documenting the withdrawal of Union City from the agency.
Board Chair and Marshall City Manager Tom Tarkiewicz said a resolution will be presented to the Marshall City Council a week from Monday.
Union City Village Manager Chris Mathis said a similar resolution will come before his Village Council on Monday.
By Jim Measel
May 4, 2021 | 12:49 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors is scheduled to get an update Wednesday evening on the Village of Union Cityâs withdrawal from the Michigan South Central Power Agency.
B.P.U. Director Jeff Budd, who is also a M.S.C.P.A. Board Member, says in his report that Coldwater and Marshall have tentatively agreed to buy out the shares of Union Cityâs assets and liabilities in the agency.
Budd says the tentative agreement calls for Union City to be paid $500,000 over eight years with no interest. In exchange, Coldwater and Marshall will receive their allocation in transmission entitlement rights and agree to pay Union Cityâs portion of liabilities and expenses.
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Mar 31, 2021 7:32 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater B.P.U. Board of Directors approved a partnership on Wednesday with Aspen Wireless for Tier 3 advanced network engineering and support.
Aspen Wireless is in the process of upgrading the City of Coldwaterâs fiber optic network.
B.P.U. Director Jeff Budd says the Technical Support Services Agreement covers engineering design assistance, network monitoring and support for City/CBPU internal networking along with ISP operations and FTTP customers.
Budd says issues that can not be resolved in a timely fashion by NRTC or CBPU support staff would be directed to Aspen for advanced technician assistance.
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Soon, commercial power customers of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities may have the ability to use their own solar generation to reduce grid power purchase.
CBPU Engineering Manager Jim Odneal said there is already a program in place for the much smaller residential solar units.
“To revise it for commercial, we increased the size allowable and we also made it mandatory to have a PE stamp on the plans, Odneal said.
The professional engineer would have to certify the project meets both local building codes and national codes and standards for connections to the power system.
The size of the units could increase from the current 20 kW to 150 kW, still not the size of even a small solar farm.