TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Discussion and Decision on Percentage of Renewable and Greenhouse-Gas-Free Energy the City Sets as the Default Renewable Energy Tier Offered to Residents and Businesses in the City Within the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Structure, a Community Choice Energy Program (Community Development Director McIntosh).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) select a default renewable energy tier as the default product into which the City's residents and businesses will automatically be enrolled, and
b) select a renewable energy tier which will be applied to the energy utilized at City facilities.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Clean Power Alliance operates independently and indemnifies and holds its member cities harmless from liability that may result from its operation. If at a future date the City wishes to terminate its membership with Clean Power Alliance, it may do so as long it provides 180-day notice. Any termination initiated by the City may be subject to costs or liabilities associated with any power purchased to serve City customers prior to the notice of departure. For example, if Clean Power Alliance has purchased power as part of a multi-year contract to serve City customers, the City would be responsible for any difference in the contract price and the price Clean Power Alliance resells the unused power for, if any.
The City pays SCE approximately $1,180,648 annually for electrical service to all its City-owned facilities. If the City Council selects the 36% Renewable tier, the City's electricity costs would be reduced by 4% or $47,226 annually. At the 50% Renewable tier, the City's electricity costs would be red...
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