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A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Permanent Easements on the Properties Identified by El Paso County Tax Schedule Numbers 6420300033 and 6419100027 to be Used for the Kelker to South Plant Transmission Project
Presenter:
Jessica K. Davis, Land Resource Manager, Colorado Springs Utilities
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities
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Summary:
Colorado Springs Utilities ("Utilities") requests that City Council approve a resolution that will allow Utilities to purchase easements on the properties located at South Royer Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado owned by Billy G. Mandel identified by Tax Schedule Numbers 6419100027 and 6420300033 in El Paso County, Colorado ("Properties") for the Kelker to South Plant Transmission Project.
Background:
On June 26, 2020, the Utilities Board approved the Electric and Gas Integrated Resource Plans. On June 21, 2023, an update to the Electric Integrated Resource Plan was approved by Utilities Board. The Electric and Gas Integrated Resource Plans, as updated are referred to as the "IRPs"). The IRPs commit Utilities to a new energy future that is cost-effective, resilient and environmentally sustainable. Aligned with our Energy Vision, the IRPs achieve an 80% carbon reduction by 2030 and decommission all Utilities coal generation by 2030. The IRPs call for grid modernization, integration of more cost-effective renewable energy and incorporation of new technologies like energy storage.
The Kelker to South Plant Transmission Project ("Project") will provide a new overhead single circuit 115kV transmission line from Kelker Substation to South Plant Substation. This added transmission infrastructure is needed to support the decommissioning of Martin Drake Power Plant. The Project is approximately 5 miles long and staff has been working with 19 private property owners, Colorado Department of Transposition, Union Pacific and BNSF Railroads, and City departments to acquire the pro...
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