Council approves updated power-pool agreement to adapt to day-ahead market changes

Mount Pleasant’s city council on March 20 approved Resolution 2026-04, updating the city’s participation in the municipal power-pool agreement to reflect recent market changes and ensure continued scheduling coordination.

A city staff member leading utilities presented the amendment and said the need for the update is driven by changes in regional market structure. The staff member explained that PacificCorp is joining larger regional scheduling arrangements tied to a day-ahead market, and that shift requires closer, day-ahead coordination between members. “Pacific Corp does all of our transmission here in the state of Utah. So they’re joining with CAISO into a day‑ahead market, which means we have to make sure our load is served a day ahead,” the staff member said.

The presentation noted the existing pooling agreement dated from the late 1980s and that the amendment preserves Mount Pleasant’s representative role while updating governance and operational language. Multiple council members raised a clerical concern about listing individual names in the agreement. One council member asked that the document refer to the city’s appointed representative by position or by the resolution that designates that representative rather than including personal names. The staff member agreed to research referencing by resolution and return a draft change.

By motion, the council approved the resolution as presented with direction to remove or replace personal names in favor of titles or a reference to the appointing resolution where appropriate. No dissenting vote was recorded in the meeting minutes.

The next steps: staff will confirm the final drafting approach (title vs. name) and return any revised language to the council. The resolution authorizes execution and related actions to keep the city’s participation in the pool compliant with the amended market operations.