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Columbia's utility team warns of a looming capacity crisis and highlights the urgent need for a diversified energy strategy to tackle rising costs and market volatility.

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Columbia work session frames long-term capacity gap, staff urges diversified path
City utility staff told council and advisory board members the city faces a multiyear capacity challenge driven by expiring PPAs and aging gas units, recommended a diversified mix (batteries, PPAs and selective owned generation), and announced a 20 MW solar PPA and a Dynegy one-year extension that cover the near-term gap.
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October 14, 2026 at 7:03 AM