FPL DEMAND REDUCTION RIDER

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

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. WASD will receive an incentive credit of $9.75 per kilowatt on its electricity bills. Projected annual savings are approximately $51,000 at the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant and approximately $68,000 at the Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant. WASD will install electrical configuration upgrades at the EDB-2 located at the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant at an estimated cost of $40,000. The EDB-2 at the Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant is currently under construction, and any necessary upgrades have already been incorporated into that project scope. The fiscal impact to the County is estimated at $40,000 for upgrades to the EDB-2 at the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant. No additional fiscal impact is anticipated for the EDB-2 at the Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant. The upgrades will be funded out of WASD Revenue Bonds. The Project is in WASD's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under Wastewater Treatment Plant - South District Upgrades Program, Program #9653401, Volume #3, Page #117. The Agreements pertain to the EDB-2 facilities located at WASD's SDWWTP and CDWWTP, located in Commission District 8, represented by Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, and Commission District 7, represented by Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado, respectively. The item was introduced on 8/14/2026, the agenda date is 10/6/2026, and the agenda item number is 8O. The status is 'Before the Board'. The resolution was sponsored by Danielle Cohen Higgins. The staff recommendation is to approve. The document does not state a final decision. Public comment sentiment is not stated.