HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9241Resolution No. 9241
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving
Modifications to the City of Palo Alto Utilities' Long-term
Electric Acquisition Plan (LEAP) Strategy Related to the
Renewable Portfolio Standard
WHEREAS, the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan (LEAP) is a strategic
planning document focused on how the City of Palo Alto's Utilities Department (CPAU)
can successfully balance environmental and economic sustainability as it provides
electric service to CP AU customers; and
WHEREAS, staff presented the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan to the
Utilities Advisory Commission at its November 2, 2011 meeting, and the UAC voted 5 to
2 (with Commissioners Waldfogel and Barry opposed) to recommend that the City
Council approve the proposed modification to LEAP related to the strategy related to the
Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS); and
WHEREAS, Council approved the Palo Alto CLEAN Program (Clean Local
Energy Accessible Now [a solar feed-in tariff]) in accordance with the LEAP
Implementation Plan Goal #9 at its March 5, 2012 meeting (Staff Report 2548); and
WHEREAS, Council adopted modifications to the LEAP Implementation Plan
Items 7 and 21 to asses the needs for energy storage related to the electrical system at its
. March 19, 2012 meeting (Staff Report 2581); and
WHEREAS, staff presented the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan to the
Finance Committee at its March 20, 2012 meeting, and the Finance Committee voted
unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve proposed modifications to the
Strategy related tothe Renewable Portfolio Standard (Staff Report 2515).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby adopts the resolution approving
modifications to the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan (LEAP) Objectives, Strategies,
and Implementation Plan related to the Renewable Portfolio Standard to read as follows:
Reduce the carbon intensity of the electric portfolio by acquiring renewable energy
supplies by:
a. Pursuing a minimum level of renewable purchases of at least 33% of retail
sales by 2015 with the following attributes:
1. The contracts for investment in renewable resources shall not exceed 30
years in term.
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