HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9055Resolution No. 9055
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Approving a Power Purchase Agreement (Landfill Gas
Power) with Ameresco San Joaquin LLC for the Acquisition
of Up to 52,000 Megawatt-hours per Year of Energy over
Twenty Years
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto (the "City"), a municipal utility and a
chartered city is a member of the Northern California Power Agency ("NCP A");
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2007, the City approved eight electric portfolio
planning and management guidelines to guide the development and management of the
City's long-term electricity acquisition plan; one of the guidelines is to pursue target
levels of new renewable resource energy purchases equal to thirty percent (30%) and
thirty-three percent (33%) of the City's expected energy load by 2012 and 2015,
respectively;
WHEREAS, the City is interested in purchasing power generated by renewable
resources for the benefit of its electric customers;
WHEREAS, by purchasing these sources of renewable energy, the City will help
reduce the production of greenhouse gases and assist in reducing volatile organic
compound emissions;
WHEREAS, Ameresco San Joaquin LLC ("Ameresco") proposed its project in
response to the City's Request for Proposals 134307 ("RFP") in November 2009, and it
was deemed competitive with other RFP respondents;
WHEREAS, the execution of this power purchase agreement with Ameresco is
anticipated to enable the City to meet a three-percent portion of its goal of sourcing 33%
of its energy needs from renewable electric energy;
WHEREAS, the City is allocated a 100 percent share of the power from the
initial project, amounting up to 6.2 megawatts of plant net output;
WHEREAS, the power purchase agreement allows Ameresco to sell the City
additional output, if developed, from engine heat recovery, at the contract price;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby
RESOLVE, as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby approves the City's execution of the long-
term Power Purchase Agreement (Landfill Gas Power) made between Ameresco San
Joaquin LLC, as Seller, and the City of Palo Alto, as Buyer. The delivery term of the
agreement is twenty (20) years, commencing upon the Commercial Operation Date of
the planned electric generation facility. Quantity is a 100 percent share of the plant's net
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