TO:
Honorable Parking and Public Improvements Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Erik Zandvliet, Traffic Engineer
Britny Coker-Moen, Environmental Programs Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Clean Power Alliance’s Power Ready Program Regarding Solar and Battery Storage Opportunities at the Police and Fire Public Safety Building
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Parking and Public Improvements Commission recommend to the City Council that the City continue participation in the Clean Power Alliance Power Ready Program to explore a no-additional-cost solar and battery energy storage system on the City’s Police and Fire Public Safety Building.
BACKGROUND:
Clean Power Alliance and Power Ready Program Background
Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a Community Choice Aggregation program, established as a Joint Powers Authority, that purchases clean power that is delivered by Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide energy to its member agencies, including Manhattan Beach. CPA serves more than three million residents and businesses through more than one million customer accounts. SCE sends a single monthly bill, which includes SCE charges for electricity delivery and CPA charges for electricity supply and generation. CPA charges are not an added fee, they simply replace the SCE supply and generation charges on the bill. Customers are automatically enrolled at the preferred energy option determined by each jurisdiction but can change or opt-out at any time. The energy options include “green” power which is 100% power sourced from renewable energy sources, “clean” power which is 50% power sourced from renewable energy sources, and “lean” power which is approximately 30% power sourced from renewable energy sources.
The City of Manhattan Beach joined CPA in 2017 and as a member agency has representation on CPA’s Board of Direc...
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