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Municipal Service Committee to Discuss Renewable Energy Contract

Local government returns after holiday break

Published on Monday, January 4, 2021 | 5:00 am
 

Local government will get back to business at 4 p.m. Tuesday when the City Council’s reconstituted Municipal Services Committee meets for the first time in 2021.

The meeting marks the first time the committee has met since the new council was sworn in and is now comprised of Councilmember Tyron Hampton, Vice Mayor Andy Wilson and newly elected Councilmember Felicia Williams.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the committee will discuss entering into a contract with the Southern California Public Power Authority to purchase renewable energy from Coso Geothermal Power Holdings.

State law requires the city’s utility to buy renewable energy. The current renewable portfolio standard goals called for 33% of retail sales by 2020 and an increase to 44% in the next four years and an increase to 60% by 2030.

Under the California Energy Commission’s Enforcement procedures, all local publicly owned utilities must account for an increasing annual renewable energy procurement to demonstrate reasonable progress toward reaching the mandated thresholds by 2020 and, with the enactment of Senate Bill 350, 50% by 2030.

PWP must procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources. SB 350 or the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act, established clean energy, clean air, and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals.

Besides establishing thresholds, SB 350 also requires the state to achieve double energy efficiency savings in electricity and natural gas by 2030. 

In order to reach these goals and continue cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions, utilities must submit plans detailing how they will satisfy customers, reduce GHG emissions, and increase the use of clean energy resources.

“Since the inception of the state mandatory requirements, PWP has been consistently exceeding the state goals for both renewables and carbon reduction,” according to a city staff report.

Renewable energy resources and zero-carbon reduction must make up all retail sales of electricity in the state by 2045.

Under the recommended 20-year contract, PWP will meet the current compliance targets. The project will supply about 8% of PWP’s annual energy needs during the first 10 years, and 16% thereafter.

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