MEAN board approves resolution on vision for carbon neutrality by 2050

The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska Board of Directors at its board meeting on Jan. 23 in Kearney, Nebraska, approved a resolution laying out a vision to a carbon neutral power resource portfolio by 2050.

Holyoke is one of the participating communities that receives wholesale electric supply and energy related services from MEAN.

The resolution authorizes MEAN’s staff to collaboratively work with the MEAN Power Supply Committee to construct policies around resource planning, portfolio optimization and emissions reduction to support future actions to achieve the 2050 carbon neutral goal.

The formation of the plan will culminate in MEAN’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, which details MEAN’s future resource needs and performs evaluations to determine the preferred resource plan. MEAN updates its Integrated Resource Plan every five years.

“This is a significant and challenging goal by MEAN’s member communities,” said Bob Poehling, executive director/CEO of MEAN. “MEAN is a member-driven organization, and there is a desire from member communities to further build upon our clean energy portfolio and environmental stewardship. In the coming years, MEAN’s member communities will work together to navigate how to achieve this goal while still maintaining a reliable and competitively priced wholesale energy supply.”

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