FPL DEMAND REDUCTION RIDER

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee · 2026-09-10 · resolution

A resolution approving and authorizing the County Mayor or designee to execute Commercial/Industrial Demand Reduction Rider Agreements between Florida Power & Light and Miami-Dade County for the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department's South and Central District Wastewater Treatment Plants. The agreements authorize FPL to conduct load control operations by temporarily disconnecting power to the respective Electrical Distribution Buildings during emergency conditions, capacity shortages, or other system events, while WASD operates its backup generators. In return, WASD will receive an incentive credit of $9.75 per kilowatt on its electricity bills. Estimated annual savings are approximately $51,000 at the South District plant and approximately $68,000 at the Central District plant. WASD will install electrical configuration upgrades at the South District EDB-2 at an estimated cost of $40,000, with recovery expected in less than one year. The Central District EDB-2 is under construction and upgrades are already incorporated. The item was forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 9/10/2026. Agenda date is 10/6/2026. The South District plant is in Commission District 8, represented by Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, and the Central District plant is in Commission District 7, represented by Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado. The fiscal impact is estimated at $40,000 for the South District upgrades, funded out of WASD Revenue Bonds. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.