HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2021-16 - Approving Revised RPS Procurement Plan and Enforcement Program RESOLUTION NO. 2021-16
APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH'S REVISED RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE PROCUREMENT
PLAN AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2011, the Governor of the State of California signed Senate Bill 2 of the First
Extraordinary Session (SB 1X 2) into law. On October 7, 2015, Senate Bill (SB) 350 was signed into law which
mandated a 33% Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) target by 2020 and 50% RPS target by 2030. On
September 10, 2018, SB 100 was signed into law which accelerates the RPS target to 50% by 2026 and 60%
by 2030; and
WHEREAS, the Revised City of Ukiah Electric Utility Renewable Portfolio Standard Procurement Plan and
Enforcement Program (Revised Plan) replaces the prior RPS Procurement Plan and Enforcement Program
approved by City Council on December 7, 2011(Resolution 2011-53) and on November 20, 2013 (Resolution
2013-29) and reflects changes as a result of most currently revised regulations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 399.30, each publicly owned utility, including City of Ukiah
Electric Utility (Ukiah), must adopt and implement a renewable energy resources procurement plan (RPS
Procurement Plan) and a program for the enforcement of the RPS Procurement Plan (RPS Enforcement
Program) that requires the utility to procure minimum quantities of electricity products sourced from eligible
renewable resources, expressed as a percentage of total kilowatt-hours sold to the utility's retail end-use
customers during each of three compliance periods; and
WHEREAS, the RPS Procurement Plan, among other things: defines compliance periods, includes minimum
renewable procurement targets for each compliance period, defines renewable procurement content categories,
establishes certain exemptions from timely compliance due to qualifying mitigating circumstances consistent with
SB 1X 2, and requires annual review for purposes of assessing compliance; and
WHEREAS, Ukiah has the ability to apply historic carryover from renewable energy procured through 2010
and/or review the applicability of applying excess procurement from prior compliance periods. Ukiah my review
the applicability and appropriateness of excusing performance based on cost limitation provisions included in
the Revised Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Revised Plan includes a required long-term procurement provision whereby starting in 2021,
Ukiah must procure at least 65% of its RPS resources from contracts of 10 or more years in duration. Combined
with historic carryover and excess surplus, Ukiah anticipates its existing RPS resources will meet RPS
requirements through 2031.
WHEREAS, The Ukiah City Council recognizes the need to update the Electric Department's Renewable Energy
Resources Procurement Plan to reflect changes since adopted.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ukiah City Council hereby adopt the Revised City of Ukiah
Electric Utility Department's Renewable Energy Resource Procurement Plan and Enforcement Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Ukiah Council on April 7, 2021 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crane, Rodin, Duenas, Brown, and Mayor Orozco
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
_�- Juan V. Orozco, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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