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CMPAS - Resource Planning
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Market Analysis and Monitoring. Planning provides the necessary critical information for making well-informed decisions. It involves comprehensive, comparative and quantitative analysis to identify the optimum mix of base load, intermediate, and peaking resources that minimizes the sum total cost of both the expected fixed costs (i.e., debt service) and the expected variable costs (i.e., fuel cost). CMPAS performs planning studies for each of its members a...
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CMPAS - Portfolio Management
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Market Analysis and Monitoring. When agency-sponsored projects and joint purchases go into effect or in-service, the project administration phase begins and the agency provides operational support for agency-sponsored projects including scheduling members’ portfolios in the MISO market. To cover portfolio management costs, utility participants pay for their share of specific projects and services through:. MISO energy scheduling fee. 6870 Washington Ave S.
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CMPAS - Value and Benefits
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Participation in CMPAS allows members and affiliates to remain quasi-independent by helping them stay informed to navigate the complex and changing electric utility industry. Increased Access to Opportunities. CMPAS members belong to a buyer’s club that leverages their purchasing power and extends access to larger opportunities, giving them a seat at the table to participate in agency-sponsored opportunities. Ability to Focus on Local Matters.
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CMPAS - Why CMPAS
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Choose What You Want; Pay for What You Need. CMPAS’s business model serves as a great fit for municipals who desire independence, a deeper understanding of their power supply and more active participation in portfolio decisions/direction. CMPAS pursues and sponsors the development of generation and transmission projects that meet its members’ needs. Members can elect CMPAS to act as their full-requirements provider or their partial requirements provide...
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CMPAS - Project Administration
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Market Analysis and Monitoring. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. After an agency-sponsored project or joint purchase goes in to effect or in-service, the agency takes the responsibility of managing the project. During this phase the agency does the following activities:. Contract management and enforcement. Project ownership meeting representation. Asset optimization and supporting analysis. MISO technical support on projects. 6870 Washington Ave S.
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CMPAS - FAQs
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Why Did You Change Your Name? Is the Name Change Made in Conjunction with Different Ownership/Leadership, a Reorganization, or Merger? What Does CMPAS Do? How do I join CMPAS? What Benefits Do Members Receive? How Does a Project Agency Work? What Process is Used to Form Project Ventures? What is CMPAS's Governance Structure and Its Relationship with Its Members? Why Did You Change Your Name? What Does CMPAS Do? When a municipal utility needs specialized pl...
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CMPAS - Risk Analysis
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Market Analysis and Monitoring. A well-planned portfolio mitigates risk through a combination of resource types with differing size and cost characteristics to create a well-diversified portfolio. In addition to providing information on how to minimize costs, comprehensive portfolio planning predicts how different power supply options would react to risk factors such as:. US Environmental Protection Agency mandates. Project or Full Requirements.
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CMPAS - Portfolio Development
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CMPAS - Central Municipal Power Agency/Services. Market Analysis and Monitoring. The industry specialists at CMPAS conduct portfolio development activities that include load forecasting, resource planning, risk analysis and procurement. If the forecasting, planning, and analysis indicate a need, CMPAS begins the process to procure projects and/or joint purchases. Project or Full Requirements. Market Analysis and Monitoring. 2016 Central Municipal Power Agency / Services. 6870 Washington Ave S.
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