HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-32 Energy efficiency program targetsCITY OF UKAH
RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UHIAH
ESTABLISHING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM TARGETS
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah (City), has a publicly owned electric utility that provides
reliable electric service to its customers from a portfolio of renewable electric resources; and
WHEREAS, California Assembly Bill 2021 (Section 253]0 of the Public Resources
Code) requires all publicly-owned utilities to identify all potentially achievable cost effective
electricity efficiency savings and establish annual targets for energy efficiency savings and
demand reduction for the next 10 year period; and
WHEREAS, each publicly owned utility is required to adopt those targets by September
30`h, 2007 and to report adopted targets to the California Energy Commission; and
WHEREAS, it is important that there is broad-based pubic power compliance with
Assembly Bill 2021 on a statewide basis; and
WHEREAS, Northern California Power Agency, California Municipal Utilities
Association, and Southern California Public Power Agency contracted with the Rocky Mountain
Institute (RMI), an independent organization with well accepted energy efficiency expertise in
the energy industry; and
WHEREAS, RMI provided a modeling tool to help publicly-owned utilities identify
energy savings potential and establish energy efficiency program targets; and
WHEREAS, the City utilized the modeling tool and established an energy efficiency
program target of 2,636 megawatt-hours of energy savings over ten years, equivalent to 264
megawatt-hours annually, and
WHEREAS, the City utilized the modeling tool and established an energy efficiency
program target of 307 kW of demand savings over ten years, equivalent to 31 kilowatts of
average annual peak demand reduction.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Ukiah adopts
the above electric energy efficiency program targets for energy savings and demand reduction.
Dated: September 19, 2007
Vote upon the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: Councilmember Thomas, Crane, McCowen, Baldwin, and Mayor Rodin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Mari Rodin, Mayor
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