All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar LIght and Power"
LUB Notes Wind Turbine Power Output
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, provided the latest update on wind turbine power generation for 2022 which showed Lamar’s three turbines have generated 12,557.74 MWH’s of electricity which is about 1.46% lower than that generated in 2021. The turbines had an average capacity factor of 31.37% which is lower than last year […]
Lamar Utilities Board Adopts New Resolution on Net Metering
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, informed the board of a recent development pertaining to a resolution the board adopted on March 9, 2010 for Resolution No. 10-03-02 which was based on the number of meters, not the number of customers of Lamar Light and Power. Colorado House Bill 08-1160 was approved in […]
Lamar Utility Board Continues New Meter Installations
Projects for the Lamar Light Plant for 2023 were reviewed by Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh during the Utility Boards first meeting for the new year on January 10th. He said the 4kv substation equipment will continue to be upgraded as well as upgrades to the plant’s SCADA system master radio and 4kv distribution […]
Lamar Utility Board Wraps up 2022
The Lamar Utilities Board approved Resolution No. 22-12-02 setting the Charter Appropriation Adjustment for 2023. The rate will become effective with 2023 billing and will be $0.0154 per kilowatt hour. The cost to customers is offset by $350,000 following a court decision regarding payments from ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, to be made […]
LUB Discusses Reply to Recent Price Hikes
It seems as if everything costs more and that has become very apparent to the Lamar Utility Board when dealing with rising costs of equipment purchases. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, discussed how some equipment for the plant has increased since the items were last ordered, now with a wait time ranging from 13 […]
LUB Approves 2023 Budget
Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, presented a basic outline for the 2023 budget to the utility board on October 11th, which was also be presented to the Lamar City Council at their Monday night meeting. The 2023 budget includes total revenues in excess of $18.1 million, with $16.6 million from retail electric sales and […]
Lamar Utility Board Considers 2023 Budget
The Lamar Utility Board approved payment of purchase orders totaling $36,840.94 from a total of $46,471.11 during their September 27th meeting. Bills amounting to $1,156,886.13 were authorized for payment including $1,039,424.28 for electricity from Arkansas River Power Authority. One new piece of equipment, a drone, was purchased by the plant. Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, […]
LUB Ponders Cost of Replacement Transformer
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted plant crews replaced the T-3 wind turbine’s main bearings and collector ring as well as the installation of five, man-lifts on all five wind turbines. He said the devices will help improve efficiency and reduce stress on the wind turbine crew during the August 9th Utility Board […]
LUB Gets Recap on Power Outages
On Sunday, July 17, turbine T-3 tripped offline due to a generator fault. The turbine was scheduled for generator main bearing and collector ring replacement and IPS Wind Turbine Services was on site as of Monday, July 25th to effect repairs and replacements. Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh also reviewed the power loss from Tuesday, […]
Lamar Utility Board Updated on Ft Lyon Power Feed
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, told the Lamar Utilities Board, a power feed to the burn area in Ft. Lyon was discontinued on Wednesday, May 11th due to a wildfire in that area which began on Pail 12th. The fire, he said, burned 4 – 55 foot, class 1 wooden poles and […]
Lamar Light Plant Feels Pinch of Tight Supply Chains
Several of the bids advertised for equipment and supplies by the Lamar Light Plant had a mix of companies not responding, responding with only some equipment available, or, according to Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, had prices far beyond the same items from a year ago. “We’re also seeing wait times for some equipment […]
LUB Receives Update on Prairie Fire Damage
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, told LUB members during their April 26th meeting, the plant was notified by Las Animas authorities on Tuesday, April 12th that some of the 69kv line structures east of Las Animas were burning. The fire began near the tree dump and sewer lagoon and spread eastward. Three […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting
The Lamar Utility Board approved $1,019,186.38 in purchase orders out of a total of $1,063,352.77. Of that, $655,959.19 was for the January power purchase estimate from Arkansas River Power Authority. The payment of monthly bills came to $896,179.94. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, explained the staff recommended the selection of Western United’s bid of $11,162.36 […]
Lamar Utility Board Approves 2022 Budget
The Lamar Utility Board approved the 2022 Budget with a unanimous vote during the October 12th meeting. The budget includes total revenues in excess of $17.8M, $16.4M from retail electric sales and the remaining primarily from wind turbine production. The budget is proposing expenses of $15.3M which includes $11M for power supply. Additional […]
Lamar Utility Board Reviews Wind Turbine Performance
The Lamar Light Plant’s three wind turbines have generated 6,083.10MWH’s of electricity at an average capacity factor of 30.57% which is about 11.33% lower than the same period last year. T-3 turbine has generated more than the other two turbines. T-4, ARPA’s unit, ranked 4th in MWH generation. The Springfield turbine has generated […]
