MRES counsel told Willmar leaders the redline S‑1 draft makes modest changes: extends the term to 2067, defers the earliest rate‑cap election to 2037, incorporates environmental‑attribute language for RECs, and adds a covenant to guard tax‑exempt bond benefits from being passed to private customers.

The council approved the sixth amendment to the S‑1 power supply agreement to extend the term, add definitions for environmental attributes supporting a 100% carbon‑free goal by 2040, and clarify member protections tied to future bond issuances; staff noted the community option to buy renewable attributes would cost roughly $100,000/year today.

Public commenters and a commissioner raised questions about utility-scale solar projects, including whether power or environmental attributes would benefit data centers and whether companies connected to those projects should receive county tax abatements; an estimated infrastructure reimbursement figure was discussed for related road and line work.