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Lamar Utility Board Moves Forward on 2024 Projects

Lamar Utility Board Moves Forward on 2024 Projects

    Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh outlined replacement and equipment upgrade plans for 2024 for the board which included an upgrade of the 4Kv substation equipment; replacing the gearbox for wind turbine T-4 and begin to decommission the 37 miles of 6 and 4-inch natural gas pipeline stranded assets per the direction of the […]

LUB – ARPA Moving Ahead with Turbine Repairs

LUB – ARPA Moving Ahead with Turbine Repairs

    The Lamar Utility Board ended their year with the Systems Operating Report from Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh. He noted the sales of electricity through November 2023 were down approximately 2.68% when compared to the same time frame in 2022.  Resident sales were down 3.98%, commercial/industrial sales were off 1.9% and irrigation sales […]

Lamar Utility Board Finalizes 2024 Budget and Write Offs

Lamar Utility Board Finalizes 2024 Budget and Write Offs

    The Lamar Utility Board finalized its approval of the 2024 budget.  Revenues are expected to be $15.7 million with $14.3 million from retail electric sales and the balance from wind turbine production. Operating expenses are estimated at $14.2 million which includes $9.3 million for power supply.  Other expenses include $1.400,516 for personnel costs, […]

LUB Selects Jill Bellomy as New Member

LUB Selects Jill Bellomy as New Member

  Jill Bellomy was chosen as the latest Lamar Utility Board member.  Her application was approved by the Lamar City Council during its September 11th meeting on the recommendation of the Utilities Board and her term will expire in 2028, replacing former member, Clifford Boxley.  Bellomy will be sworn in at the next board meeting […]

Maintenance Check Heads Off Potential Power Outage

Maintenance Check Heads Off Potential Power Outage

    Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh informed the Lamar Utility Board that a recent test of the LAMSO substation’s main transformer power protection equipment and relays indicated the transformer main tank oil level gauge is malfunctioning which could cause the entire substation to trip off-line.  The circuit has been isolated and replacement parts […]

LUB Wind Turbine Inspection Completed

LUB Wind Turbine Inspection Completed

    The system operating report from Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted that Western Area Power Administration notified the board that due to the above average mountain snowpack, there will be additional hydro power generation for the Plant’s CRSP allocation of 7,869 MWh’s. The plant will receive the full May allocation of 536,677kwh’s delivered through Arkansas […]

LUB/ARPA Scholarship Winners Announced

LUB/ARPA Scholarship Winners Announced

  Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh named the Lamar Utility Board – Arkansas River Power Authority scholarship winners for 2022.  There were eight entries, each vying for a $1,400 combined scholarship based on an essay pertaining to energy production and usage.  The winners are: Abigail Ross from Lamar, Annabell Mortimeyer from Wiley and Ansley Herrera […]

Lamar Utility Board Wind Turbines Scheduled for Maintenance

Lamar Utility Board Wind Turbines Scheduled for Maintenance

  Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh told the utility board the wind turbine crew will begin their semi-annual maintenance and inspection program on all five wind turbines. Each turbine will be shut down for approximately eight hours on a calm day so preventative maintenance can be performed safely per GE’s recommended maintenance program. The line […]

LUB Notes Wind Turbine Power Output

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 Utility Board Continues New Meter Installations

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 Continues Meter Upgrades

Lamar Utility Board Continues Meter Upgrades

  The Lamar Utility Board had $207,925.47 in purchase order bills of which $197,704.37 required authorization.  Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh noted this included $153,740.16 for new electric meters which are being installed to upgrade to the Light Plant’s Sensus FlexNet Automated Metering infrastructure.  A letter sent to customers states that the conversion will be […]

Lamar Utilities Board Finds Lower Cost Equipment Source

Lamar Utilities Board Finds Lower Cost Equipment Source

    Lamar Utility Board members ratified an earlier vote to cancel an agreement with one equipment provider when an earlier contract was bumped up due to rising production costs.  During its November 15th meeting, the board ratified a motion to cancel an order for pole mount and pad mount transformers with Stuart Irby and […]

LUB Approves 2023 Budget

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 […]

Brief Agenda for Lamar Utility Board

Brief Agenda for Lamar Utility Board

    Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, informed the Lamar Utility Board, sales of electricity through August 2022 are up approximately 2.19% when compared to the same period last year.  Residential sales were up approximately 3.37%, irrigation is up approximately 5.37% and commercial/industrial sales are up approximately 1.63%.  These three customer classes represent an […]

LUB Approves Transformer Rewiring Project

LUB Approves Transformer Rewiring Project

  The Lamar Utility Board approved $301,192.75 in purchase orders from a total of $313,747.45 during its Tuesday, August 23rd meeting.  The approval orders included $157,000 to rewind a failed transformer which had been discussed by the board in an earlier meeting.  Superintendent Houssin Hourieh said his research showed quotes between $130,000 to $165,000 compared […]