HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 17-078RESOLUTION NO. 17-078
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, IN
SUPPORT OF A PROPOSAL BY ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. REGARDING
THE APPLICATION OF ENTERGY TEXAS INC. TO AMEND ITS
CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO CONSTRUCT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY POWER STATION IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY IN PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS DOCKET NO.
46416.
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2016, Entergy Texas, Inc. ("Entergy") filed an
Application to Amend its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to Construct
Montgomery County Power Station, a new gas-fired generation facility to be located
near Willis, Texas with the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("Commission"); and,
WHEREAS, Entergy's economic analyses estimate that the Montgomery County
Power Station will provide a $1.7 billion net benefit to customers over 30 years; and,
WHEREAS, additional analyses indicate that the construction of the Montgomery
County Power Station will provide significant economic impact to the State of Texas
through the creation of new jobs and $1 billion in economic activity across the state;
and,
WHEREAS, City intervened at the Commission as part of the Entergy Service
Area Cities' Steering Committee in Docket No. 46416 to review ETI's proposal; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont, Texas is supportive of Entergy's application
and finds that the construction of the Montgomery County Power Station is in the public
interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1. That the statement and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution
are hereby in all things approved and adopted.
Section 2. The City of Beaumont, Texas hereby reaffirms its support for the
construction of the Montgomery County Power Station.
Section 3. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things
conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551.
Section 4. This resolution shall become effective from and after its passage.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 25th day of
April, 2017.
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