TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Sustainability Manager
SUBJECT: Title
Consider Increasing the Default Renewable Energy Tier for Power Customers in the City to 100% Renewable Energy Under the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (Community Development Director Tai).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council consider increasing the Default Renewable Energy Tier (Default Tier) for residential and commercial power accounts to 100% renewable energy under the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
Community choice energy (CCE) programs allow government agencies to buy and generate clean electricity for their residents and businesses by creating a partnership between the municipality and the existing utility provider. The Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (CPA) is a nonprofit entity and a CCE program, formed through a Joint Powers Authority (JPA). The JPA is made up of 32 public agencies across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, working together to bring affordable, clean energy to our communities. CPA was established in 2017 to provide cost competitive electric services, reduce electric sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, stimulate renewable energy development, implement distributed energy resources, promote energy efficiency and demand reduction programs, and sustain long-term rate stability for residents and businesses through local control. To start up, CPA was granted a $10 million loan from Los Angeles County, which has been fully paid off as of September 2020, making CPA now operating debt-free.
CPA is the largest CCE program in California, and has more customers on...
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