Renewable Energy Task Force

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UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, the Renewable Energy Task Force is not currently holding any meetings. Click the 'Subscribe' button to make sure you receive future updates on this project.

About the Task Force

In early 2020, the Stillwater City Council passed a resolution expressing a commitment to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy and forming a citizen “Renewable Energy Task Force."

The Renewable Energy Task Force is an ad hoc advisory committee consisting of Stillwater citizens, and representatives of Stillwater educational, business, and industrial entities.

Their goal is to develop a plan establishing clean energy goals and benchmarks through a transparent and inclusive stakeholder process that includes community members from organizations and groups most impacted by our current energy systems by March 2021.

The Committee may additionally provide interim reports to the City Council as it deems necessary.

About this Page

This page is meant to function as the hub of civic engagement for this Task Force. Feedback is shared with City Council and city staff. Comments made on this page, as well as any comments made to city staff through email, are considered public documents. For questions about this, click on "Who's Listening."

UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, the Renewable Energy Task Force is not currently holding any meetings. Click the 'Subscribe' button to make sure you receive future updates on this project.

About the Task Force

In early 2020, the Stillwater City Council passed a resolution expressing a commitment to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy and forming a citizen “Renewable Energy Task Force."

The Renewable Energy Task Force is an ad hoc advisory committee consisting of Stillwater citizens, and representatives of Stillwater educational, business, and industrial entities.

Their goal is to develop a plan establishing clean energy goals and benchmarks through a transparent and inclusive stakeholder process that includes community members from organizations and groups most impacted by our current energy systems by March 2021.

The Committee may additionally provide interim reports to the City Council as it deems necessary.

About this Page

This page is meant to function as the hub of civic engagement for this Task Force. Feedback is shared with City Council and city staff. Comments made on this page, as well as any comments made to city staff through email, are considered public documents. For questions about this, click on "Who's Listening."

  • Task Force Members

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    14 Oct 2020

    Mabrie Baldwin

    Dana Cole

    Robin Cornwell

    Madeline Goddard

    Deanna Homer

    Justin Minges

    Mike Shanahan

    Sharon Shanahan

    Alan Tree

    Henri Uehara

    Kristine Waits

    Council Representative

    Vice Mayor Pat Darlington

  • Oklahoma Municipal Alliance (OMA) Webinar Series

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    18 Dec 2020

    Oklahoma Municipal Alliance (OMA) presented a series of webinars covering a wide range of topics all designed to improve municipal operations – particularly municipal utility operations.

    Electric Utility Director Loren Smith was able to work with OMA to provide access to two of these sessions.

    As an added benefit to members, in large part due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related uncertainty it brings, all sessions were free of charge.

    Registration is required to view each presentation. To register a valid email must be provided. After the registration is complete, a confirmation email will be sent for every session registered for.

  • Meeting #1 / Oct. 12, 2020

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    14 Oct 2020

    Stillwater Electric Utility Director Loren Smith began the meeting by welcoming Task Force members and opening the floor for introductions. Smith then walked the group through the following general orders.

    • Review of GRDA Community Solar Program and revisions to the distributed generation program scheduled for presentation in front of the Stillwater Utilities Authority on October 19, 2020
    • Overview of Stillwater Utilities Authority October 26, 2020 study session on Utility Rates
    • Overview of Stillwater Utilities Authority November 2, 2020 Distributed Generation tariff review presentation by LM Vedder Consulting
    • Establish a meeting schedule
      • The Task Force voted to postpone establishing a meeting schedule until the next meeting.
    • Consider appointing a chair and vice chair
      • No chair or vice chair were appointed. A member of City Council will fill this position.
    • Meeting Protocol
      • Assistant to the City Manager Patti Osmus reviewed meeting protocol
      • City Manager Norman McNickle reminded the Task Force that Oklahoma state legislature requires that all meetings after November 15, 2020, are to be held in person