MEETING NOTICES & AGENDAS
The next MMLD Municipal Light Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 4:00pm.
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May 30, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of May 4th.
- 2. Public Comments.
- 3. Intown solar update.
- 4. Power portfolio update.
- 5. Coastal Zone Management (CZM) grant update.
- 6. 80 Commercial St. fence update. Vote on contract.
- 7. Bessom St. entry to Village 13 substation update.
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May 4, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- Approve minutes of March 28th and April 10th.
- 2. Public Comments.
- 3. Battery storage policy update.
- 4. Demand charge discussion
- 5. Utility scale battery chemistry discussion.
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April 10, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Open meeting.
- 2. Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel General manager Joe Kowalik.
- 3. Return to Open Session Vote on General Manager’s review.
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March 28, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- Approve minutes of March 1st and March 7th
- 2. Public comment.
- 3. Village 13 update. (Schedule)
- 4. Go Green Rate for Commercial customers. Discussion and vote.
- 5. Project 2023A. Vote to participate.
- 6. Energy Code and effects on Department.
- 7. Commissioners Association, discussion.
- 8. Efficiency programs for vulnerable populations.
- 9. Green Committee update.
- 10. Reliability discussion.
- 11. Solar credit discussion
- 12. Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel General manager Joe Kowalik.
- 13. Not to return to Open Session
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March 7, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 4:00 Approve minutes of January 31st and March 1st
- 2. 4:05 Public comment.
- 3. 4:20 Coastal Zone Management grant update.
- 4. 4:40 Battery storage discussion and vote.
- 5. 4:55 80 Commercial access and security fence.
- 6. 5:05 General Managers report: Nexgrid upgrades. Hiring updates. Transformer update. School solar update.
- 7. 5:20 Rate discussion on solar credit and public charging stations.
- 8. 5:35 Motion to go into Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or selling energy. To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel General Manager Joe Kowalik
- 9. 6:00 Return to Open Session
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March 1, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 4:00 Approve minutes of January 31st and March 1st
- 2. 4:05 Public comment.
- 3. 4:20 Coastal Zone Management grant update.
- 4. 4:40 Battery storage discussion and vote.
- 5. 4:55 80 Commercial access and security fence.
- 6. 5:05 General Managers report: Nexgrid upgrades. Hiring updates. Transformer update. School solar update.
- 7. 5:20 Rate discussion on solar credit and public charging stations.
- 8. 5:35 Motion to go into Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or selling energy. To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel General Manager Joe Kowalik
- 9. 6:00 Return to Open Session
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February 24, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. 2:30 Load forecast model assumptions
- 2. 2:45 EV-driven load forecast results
- 3. 3:00 Discussion
- 4. 3:15 Next steps
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January 31, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. 4:00 Approve minutes of January 10th.
- 2. 4:05 Discussion and vote on remaining rate changes.
- 3. 4:50 2022 operating results.
- 4. 5:00 Village 13 update.
- 5. 5:15 Nexgrid upgrade.
- 6. 5:25 Utility Scale Battery update.
- 7. 5:30 Rolling black out update.
- 8. 5:35 Distribution Manager hiring update.
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December 19, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of October 25th and November 29th.
- 2. Review Bids for Village 13 transformers and vote to appropriate funding.
- 3. Sustainable Committee update.
- 4. Strategy Committee update.
- 5.Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel, General Manager, Joe Kowalik. Not to return to Open Session.
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December 15, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of October 25th.
- 2. 2022 year to date financials.
- 3. 2023 Budget plan.
- 4. Rate Restructuring and Winter Electric Reliability Concerns (Need to prepare for rolling blackouts) Public information session December 6th, 7pm, Marblehead High School Auditorium.
- 5. Low income Household Residential rate.
- 6. Sustainable Committee update.
- 7. Strategy Committee update.
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November 29, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of October 25th.
- 2. 2022 year to date financials.
- 3. 2023 Budget plan.
- 4. Rate Restructuring and Winter Electric Reliability Concerns (Need to prepare for rolling blackouts) Public information session December 6th, 7pm, Marblehead High School Auditorium.
- 5. Low income Household Residential rate.
- 6. Sustainable Committee update.
- 7. Strategy Committee update.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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October 25, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1.Approve the minutes of September 27th
- 2. General manager’s report: Battery update. Tree trimming update. Ludlow solar commissioning.
- 3. Financial update.
- 4. Strategy committee update.
- 5.Sustainability committee update.
- 6. Public comments.
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September 27, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of September 8th and September 14th.
- 2. Update on utility scale battery project.
- 3. Battery safety discussion with Fire Chief Gilliland.
- 4. Financial update.
- 5. Strategy committee update.
- 6. Sustainability committee update.
- 7. Motion to go to Executive
Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares. Not to return to open Session.
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September 8, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Vote on Village 13 Switchgear Purchase agreement.
- 2. Vote on Nexgrid software upgrade and migration to Google Cloud.
- 3. Approve the revised UFS (Utility Financial Solutions) utility rates.
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August 30, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of July 26th.
- 2. Discuss rate restructuring with UFS (Utility Financial Solutions).
- 3. Update on utility scale battery.
- 4. Motion to got to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a government body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy. MMWEC (Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company) Special Project 2021A update.
- 5. Not to return to Open Session
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Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of July 12th
- 2.
Discuss Village 13 switchgear bids, vote to approve funding. Discuss delivery logistics of equipment.
- 3.
Discuss: Rate change timeline and implementation, Decarbonization timeline, Sustainability fund, Interconnection permits.
- 4.Procedure for filling vacant Board seat.
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July 12, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of June 7th.
- 2. Board officer’s vote.
- 3. Discuss 2022/2023 to include Goals and objectives for the Department. Rate change timeline and implementation, Decarbonization timeline, Discuss sustainability fund, interconnection permits.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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June 7, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1.Approve minutes of April 26th and May 17th.
- 2. Vote to approve Payment in Lieu of Taxes of $330,000.00 to the Town for fiscal Year 2021
- 3. Update on Offshore wind Project 2021A.
- 4. Discuss Goals and Strategies for 2022 and 2023.
- 5. Discuss possible sustainable fund.
- 6. Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct negotiation with non-union personnel, General Manager Joe Kowalik.
- 7. Not to return to Open Session
Not to return to open Session.
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May 17, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of April 26th
- 2. Motion to go to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy.
To conduct contract negotiations with non-union personnel, General Manager Joe Kowalik.
- 3. Return to Open Session.
Not to return to open Session.
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