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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 2307-17404.Adoption of a Resolution Approving and Attesting to the Veracity of the City's 2022 Annual Power Source Disclosure and Power Content Label Reports; CEQA Status: Not a project City Council Staff Report From: City Manager Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR Lead Department: Utilities Meeting Date: October 2, 2023 Staff Report: 2307-1740 TITLE Adoption of a Resolution Approving and Attesting to the Veracity of the City's 2022 Annual Power Source Disclosure and Power Content Label Reports; CEQA Status: Not a project RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment A) approving and attesting to the veracity of the City’s two Power Source Disclosure reports for 2022 and the City’s two Power Content Labels for 2022. BACKGROUND Senate Bill 13051 was approved in 1997 to ensure that all retail suppliers of electricity disclose to consumers the sources of energy used to provide electric service in an accurate, reliable, and easy to understand manner. The SB 1305 Report is commonly referred to as the Power Source Disclosure (PSD) report. The City of Palo Alto is required to submit an annual PSD Report to the California Energy Commission (CEC) by June 1st of each year. The information contained in this report is used to prepare the annual Power Content Label (PCL), which is mailed to City Utilities customers and posted on the City’s website by October 1st of each year at www.cityofpaloalto.org/powercontentlabel and on the CEC’s website at energy.ca.gov/power- content-label. ANALYSIS CEC regulations governing the Power Source Disclosure Program2 require utilities to engage a third-party certified public accountant to perform an audit to verify the specific purchases, resales, and self-consumption of energy by fuel type.3 Publicly owned electric utilities are exempt from the audit requirement, if the governing board of the utility “submits to the Energy Commission an attestation of the veracity of each annual report and power content label for the 1 Senate Bill 1305 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/97-98/bill/sen/sb_1301- 1350/sb_1305_bill_19971009_chaptered.html 2 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sections 1391-1394. 3 California Code of Regulations Title 20, Section 1394.2(a). previous year.”4 In Palo Alto’s case, this means that the PSD reports and PCLs for the City’s two retail electricity products (the “standard rate” carbon neutral product and the voluntary PaloAltoGreen product, which is available to all commercial customers and allows them to pay a small premium in order to receive a power supply comprising only wind and solar generation) can both be approved by the City Council, as described above. In 2022, CPAU’s hydroelectric generation was well below long-term average levels, due to the drought conditions the state experienced over the last several years. Also in 2022, CPAU continued its REC Exchange Program, which involves taking a regional approach to fulfilling its Carbon Neutral Electric Portfolio goals by selling renewable energy from the City’s long-term renewable contracts and using the most cost-efficient renewable energy from outside the state to fulfill carbon neutrality requirements.5 Although the power sourced out-of-state remains renewable and carbon-neutral, the CEC categorizes such power as “unspecified power” on the PSD and PCL documents. Under the City’s REC Exchange Program, the City sold a total of 184,000 MWh of in-state renewable generation in 2022 and purchased the same volume of out-of-state renewable generation, yielding $1.89 million in net revenue. (Due to the extremely dry hydroelectric conditions, the City also purchased an additional 244,000 MWh of out-of-state renewable generation to achieve a carbon neutral electric supply.) Per Council’s direction, all of this revenue will be invested locally in electrification efforts necessary to meet the City’s ambitious climate goals. As a result of these renewable energy sales—and the fact that the CEC’s regulations do not recognize out-of-state renewable generation as an “eligible renewable” energy source—the share of the City’s standard power mix that is attributed to eligible renewables sources on the PSD reports and PCLs was lower in 2022 (37.5%) than in many previous years, such as 2018 (65%). However, as noted earlier, the City’s power supply remained carbon neutral in 2022 in accordance with the Council-adopted Carbon Neutral Plan (Staff Report 11556)6, and the City remained in compliance with the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) mandate. Utilities Department staff submitted the City’s annual PSD reports for calendar year 20227 to the CEC in May 2023, along with the associated staff attestation forms. The 2022 PCLs8 will be mailed to each electric utility customer as a bill insert and posted on the City’s website in October 2023. The attached resolution (Attachment A) approves the annual PSD reports and PCLs for both the 4 California Code of Regulations Title 20, Section 1394.2(a)(2). 5 The City Council approved the REC Exchange Program in August 2020 (Staff Report 11556). 6 Staff Report 11556 https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes- reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2020-2/id-11566.pdf 7 Annual 2022 PSD Report /files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports- cmrs/attachments/10-02-2023-id-2307-1740-combined-2022-psd-reports.pdf 8 2022 Power Content Labels /files/assets/public/v/1/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports- cmrs/attachments/10-02-2023-id-2307-1740-2022-power-content-labels.pdf standard power mix and the PaloAltoGreen product and provides for Council’s attestation to the veracity of these four documents as required for exemption from the third-party audit requirement. Staff anticipates submitting the City’s annual PSD reports for calendar year 2023 to the CEC by June 1, 2024 and providing the 2023 PCLs to electric customers around September 2024. RESOURCE IMPACT Adoption of the attached resolution will not result in a financial impact to the City. POLICY IMPACT Adoption of the attached resolution will enable the City to comply with the CEC regulations implementing SB 1305 (California Code of Regulations, Title 20, sections 1391 to 1394). ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Adoption of the attached resolution is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as an administrative governmental activity that will not result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment (CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5)). ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Resolution Approving 2022 Power Source Disclosure Reports APPROVED BY: Dean Batchelor, Director Utilities Staff: James Stack PhD, Senior Resource Planner Resolution No. ____ Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving and Attesting to the Veracity of the City’s 2022 Power Source Disclosure and Power Content Label Reports R E C I T A L S A.The California Legislature adopted Senate Bill 1305 in 1997 to ensure that all retail suppliers of electricity, including the City of Palo Alto, disclose to consumers the sources of energy used to provide electric service in an accurate, reliable and easy to understand manner. B.The SB 1305 Report is commonly referred to as the Power Source Disclosure (PSD) report, which shows the City’s electric portfolio purchases for the prior calendar year, as well as the fuel mix for the City’s retail electricity sales for the prior calendar year. C.The information contained in the PSD report is used to prepare the City’s annual Power Content Label (PCL), which discloses the fuel mix of the City’s retail electricity sales during the prior calendar year, as well as the fuel mix for the state as a whole, and which is mailed to the City’s electric utility customers via a bill insert by October 1st every year. D.California Code of Regs., title 20, sections 1394.2(a)(2), updated by the California Energy Commission effective May 2020, allows the City Council to approve and attest to the veracity of each PSD report and PCL for the previous year, including the reports for Palo Alto’s voluntary PaloAltoGreen product, which is provided to commercial customers who participate in the PaloAltoGreen program. E.The PSD report submissions for both the City’s standard carbon neutral power portfolio, and the City’s PaloAltoGreen product are prepared by the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), a joint powers agency of which Palo Alto is a member. The draft PSD reports are then checked by City staff against the City’s account in the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS), where the City tracks its renewable and carbon-free energy. The PaloAltoGreen renewable energy supplies are then verified by a third-party verifier, in order to achieve Green-e certification for that program. F.In May 2023, Utilities Department staff submitted the 2022 Annual PSD reports for both the City’s standard carbon neutral portfolio and the PaloAltoGreen program, to the Energy Commission in accordance with the applicable regulations. The Council of the City of Palo Alto (“City”) RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council approves the submission and attests to the veracity of the 2022 Annual Power Source Disclosure reports for the City’s standard carbon neutral portfolio, and for the City’s voluntary PaloAltoGreen program (attached as Exhibit A to this resolution) which staff submitted to the California Energy Commission in May 2023. SECTION 2. The City Council approves and attests to the veracity of the 2022 Annual Power Content Label reports for the City’s standard carbon neutral portfolio, and for the City’s voluntary PaloAltoGreen program (attached as Exhibit B to this resolution) which staff distributed to Utilities customers as an insert in their October Utilities bills. SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review because it is an administrative government activity that will not result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment (CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5)). INTRODUCED AND PASSED: October 2, 2023 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM:APPROVED: Assistant City Attorney City Manager Director of Utilities Director of Administrative Services Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 Retail suppliers are required to use the posted template and are not allowed to make edits to this format. Please complete all requested information. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS RETAIL SUPPLIER NAME City of Palo Alto Utilities ELECTRICITY PORTFOLIO NAME Standard Rate CONTACT INFORMATION NAME TITLE James Stack Senior Resource Planner 250 Hamilton Ave.MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP PHONE Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 329-2314 EMAIL james.stack@cityofpaloalto.org WEBSITE URL FOR PCL POSTING www.cityofpaloalto.org/powercontentlabel Submit the Annual Report and signed Attestation in PDF format with the Excel version of the Annual Report to PSDprogram@energy.ca.gov. Remember to complete the Retail Supplier Name, Electricity Portfolio Name, and contact information above, and submit separate reports and attestations for each additional portfolio if multiple were offered in the previous year. NOTE: Information submitted in this report is not automatically held confidential. If your company wishes the information submitted to be considered confidential an authorized representative must submit an application for confidential designation (CEC-13), which can be found on the California Energy Commissions's website at https://www.energy.ca.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/chief- counsels-office. If you have questions, contact Power Source Disclosure (PSD) staff at PSDprogram@energy.ca.gov or (916) 639-0573. Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT SCHEDULE 1: PROCUREMENTS AND RETAIL SALES For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Standard Rate Instructions: Enter information about power procurements underlying this electricity portfolio for which your company is filing the Annual Report. Insert additional rows as needed. All fields in white should be filled out.Fields in grey auto-populate as needed and should not be filled out. For EIA IDs for unspecified power or specified system mixes from asset-controlling suppliers, enter "Unspecified Power", "BPA", or "Tacoma Power" as applicable. For specified procurements of ACS power, use the ACS Procurement Calculator to calculate the resource breakdown comprising the ACS system mix. Procurements of unspecified power must not be entered as line items below; unspecified power will be calculated automatically in cell N9. Unbundled RECs must not be entered on Schedule 1; these products must be entered on Schedule 2. At the bottom portion of the schedule, provide the other electricity end-uses that are not retail sales including, but not limited to transmission and distribution losses or municipal street lighting. Amounts should be in megawatt-hours. Retail Sales (MWh) Net Specified Procurement (MWh) 800,289 458,151 342,138 - Unspecified Power (MWh) Procurement to be adjusted Net Specified Natural Gas 3 Net Specified Coal & Other Fossil Fuels Net Specified Nuclear, Large Hydro, Renewables, and ACS Power GHG Emissions (excludes grandfathered emissions) GHG Emissions Intensity (in MT CO2e/MWh) - 458,148 150,945 0.1886 DIRECTLY DELIVERED RENEWABLES GHG Emissions State or Province WREGIS ID Gross MWh Procured MWh Resold Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name 275 Cambridge Ave. Parking Garage 445 Bryant St. Parking Garage 475 Cambridge Ave. Parking Garage 520 Webster St. Parking Garage Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto HP Inc. Fuel Type RPS ID 63982 N/A EIA ID P228 N/A Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Solar Wind CA W5649 W5647 W5650 W5648 W7382 W7686 W5298 W4962 W4719 W4695 W5300 W229 467 467 350 513 604 221 467 350 - - - - - - - - - - - - - CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA 63610 63981 63611 63983 64036 63192 62248 62744 62422 61518 60726 61353 62433 61297 61298 60022 61580 61044 61045 61046 P229 P230 350 513 - 513 - P231 604 604 - P232 221 221 - 62732 59964 60039 59009 59633 59961 56075 58397 58436 56428 56897 56895 54554 977 2,137 60,950 28,106 40,694 33,197 29,905 19,986 7,777 17,097 6,447 8,553 33,158 1,573 361 2,137 60,950 28,106 40,694 33,197 29,905 19,986 7,777 17,097 6,447 8,553 33,158 1,573 361 2,137 60,950 28,106 40,694 33,197 29,905 19,986 7,777 17,097 6,447 8,553 33,158 1,573 361 - Elevation Solar C - Frontier Solar - Hayworth Solar - Kettleman Solar - Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B High Winds - - Ameresco Johnson Canyon Ameresco San Joaquin Ameresco Santa Cruz Energy Keller Canyon Landfill Ox Mountain/Half Moon Spicer 1 Units Biomass & Biowaste CA Biomass & Biowaste CA Biomass & Biowaste CA Biomass & Biowaste CA Biomass & Biowaste CA W3397 W3883 W2014 W2071 W2033 W1260 W1108 W1161 W1177 0.5559 4,323 0.0028 48 21 24 92 - 0.0033 0.0028 0.0028 Eligible Hydro Eligible Hydro Eligible Hydro Eligible Hydro CA CA CA CA - - - - WAPA - Lewiston - WAPA - Nimbus 444 7,067 639 7,067 639 7,067 639 - WAPA - Stampede 7066 - FIRMED-AND-SHAPED IMPORTS EIA ID ofEIA ID of REC Source GHG Emissions Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) Eligible for Grandfathered Emissions? State or Province WREGIS ID Substitute Power Gross MWh Procured Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Fuel Type RPS ID MWh Resold - - - - - - - - - - SPECIFIED NON-RENEWABLE PROCUREMENTS Gross MWh GHG Emissions Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) State or Province CA Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Collierville Fuel Type N/A N/A N/A EIA ID Procured MWh Resold N/A Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro 54555 61,554 61,554 16,888 2,400 5,684 7,095 13,992 108 32,443 1,577 6,287 61,554 16,888 2,400 5,684 7,095 13,992 108 -- - - - - - - - - - WAPA - Folsom CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA 441 448 442 443 6158 446 445 450 451 16,888 2,400 5,684 7,095 13,992 108 - - - - - - - - - WAPA - Gianelli WAPA - J.F. Carr WAPA - Keswick WAPA - New Melones WAPA - O'Neill WAPA - Shasta 32,443 1,577 6,287 32,443 1,577 6,287 WAPA - Spring Creek WAPA - Trinity Version: April 2023 Mid-C Hydro Priest Rapids Mid-C Hydro Rock Island Mid-C Hydro Rocky Reach Palo Alto COBUG Large Hydro Large Hydro Large Hydro Natural Gas WA WA WA CA 3887 6200 1,394 7,566 1,358 3 1,394 7,566 1,358 3 1,394 7,566 1,358 3 -- - - - -3883 57714 0.3944 1 PROCUREMENTS FROM ASSET-CONTROLLING SUPPLIERS Gross MWh GHG Emissions Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Fuel Type N/A N/A N/A N/A EIA ID Procured MWh Resold N/A - - - - END USES OTHER THAN RETAIL SALES MWh Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT SCHEDULE 2: RETIRED UNBUNDLED RECS For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Standard Rate INSTRUCTIONS: Enter information about retired unbundled RECs associated with this electricity portfolio. Insert additional rows as needed. All fields in white should be filled out. Fields in grey auto-populate as needed and should not be filled out. Total Retired Unbundled RECs RETIRED UNBUNDLED RECS 400,000 State or Facility Name Fuel Type Province RPS ID 63454 Total Retired (in MWh) 383Apache Solar Solar Wind Wind Wind AZ Buena Vista Energy Windfarm Carousel Wind CA CO CO 60124 63340 60822 60788 60561 60602 60803 64015 62247 60963 61090 60564 5,690 278,117 12,832 166 Cedar Creek Draper Irrigation Hydroelectric Water UT Foote Creek I Wind WY OR WA BC BC OR OR ID 10,362 1,940Klondike III Wind Nine Canyon Wind Project Pennask Wind Farm Quality Wind Wind 11,800 1,434Wind Wind 19,397 21,038 14,441 22,400 Riverbend Renewable Energy Facility Seneca Sustainable Energy Wolverine Creek Biogas Biomass Wind Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT SCHEDULE 3: POWER CONTENT LABEL DATA For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Standard Rate Instructions: No data input is needed on this schedule. Retail suppliers should use these auto-populated calculations to fill out their Power Content Labels. Adjusted Net Procured (MWh) Percent of Total Retail Sales 37.5%Renewable Procurements Biomass & Biowaste Geothermal Eligible Hydroelectric Solar 299,802 73,032 9.1% - 9,640 197,144 19,986 - 0.0% 1.2% 24.6% 2.5%Wind Coal 0.0% 19.8% 0.0% Large Hydroelectric Natural gas Nuclear 158,346 3 -0.0% Other -0.0% Unspecified Power Total 342,138 800,289 42.8% 100.0% Total Retail Sales (MWh)800,289 416GHG Emissions Intensity (converted to lbs CO2e/MWh) Percentage of Retail Sales Covered by Retired Unbundled RECs 50.0% Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT ATTESTATION FORM For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Standard Rate I, James Stack, Senior Resource Planner, declare under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in this report is true and correct and that I, as an authorized agent of City of Palo Alto Utilities, have authority to submit this report on the retail supplier's behalf. I further declare that all of the electricity claimed as specified purchases as shown in this report was sold once and only once to retail customers. Name: James Stack Representing: City of Palo Alto Utilities Signature: ___________________________ Dated: May 27, 2023 Executed at: Palo Alto, CA Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 Retail suppliers are required to use the posted template and are not allowed to make edits to this format. Please complete all requested information. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS RETAIL SUPPLIER NAME City of Palo Alto Utilities ELECTRICITY PORTFOLIO NAME Palo Alto Green CONTACT INFORMATION NAME TITLE James Stack Senior Resource Planner 250 Hamilton Ave.MAILING ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP PHONE Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 329-2314 EMAIL james.stack@cityofpaloalto.org WEBSITE URL FOR PCL POSTING www.cityofpaloalto.org/powercontentlabel Submit the Annual Report and signed Attestation in PDF format with the Excel version of the Annual Report to PSDprogram@energy.ca.gov. Remember to complete the Retail Supplier Name, Electricity Portfolio Name, and contact information above, and submit separate reports and attestations for each additional portfolio if multiple were offered in the previous year. NOTE: Information submitted in this report is not automatically held confidential. If your company wishes the information submitted to be considered confidential an authorized representative must submit an application for confidential designation (CEC-13), which can be found on the California Energy Commissions's website at https://www.energy.ca.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/chief- counsels-office. If you have questions, contact Power Source Disclosure (PSD) staff at PSDprogram@energy.ca.gov or (916) 639-0573. Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT SCHEDULE 1: PROCUREMENTS AND RETAIL SALES For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Palo Alto Green Instructions: Enter information about power procurements underlying this electricity portfolio for which your company is filing the Annual Report. Insert additional rows as needed. All fields in white should be filled out.Fields in grey auto-populate as needed and should not be filled out. For EIA IDs for unspecified power or specified system mixes from asset-controlling suppliers, enter "Unspecified Power", "BPA", or "Tacoma Power" as applicable. For specified procurements of ACS power, use the ACS Procurement Calculator to calculate the resource breakdown comprising the ACS system mix. Procurements of unspecified power must not be entered as line items below; unspecified power will be calculated automatically in cell N9. Unbundled RECs must not be entered on Schedule 1; these products must be entered on Schedule 2. At the bottom portion of the schedule, provide the other electricity end-uses that are not retail sales including, but not limited to transmission and distribution losses or municipal street lighting. Amounts should be in megawatt-hours. Retail Sales (MWh) Net Specified Procurement (MWh) 27,181 - 27,181 - - - - Unspecified Power (MWh) Procurement to be adjusted Net Specified Natural Gas Net Specified Coal & Other Fossil Fuels Net Specified Nuclear, Large Hydro, Renewables, and ACS Power GHG Emissions (excludes grandfathered emissions) GHG Emissions Intensity (in MT CO2e/MWh) 11,633 0.4280 DIRECTLY DELIVERED RENEWABLES GHG Emissions State or Province WREGIS ID Gross MWh Procured MWh Resold Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Fuel Type RPS ID N/A EIA ID N/A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A FIRMED-AND-SHAPED IMPORTS EIA ID ofEIA ID of REC Source GHG Emissions Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) Eligible for Grandfathered Emissions? State or Substitute Power Gross MWh Procured Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Fuel Type Province WREGIS ID RPS ID MWh Resold - - - - - - - - - - SPECIFIED NON-RENEWABLE PROCUREMENTS Gross MWh GHG Emissions Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) State or Province Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Fuel Type N/A N/A N/A EIA ID Procured MWh Resold N/A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A Version: April 2023 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A PROCUREMENTS FROM ASSET-CONTROLLING SUPPLIERS Gross MWh GHG Emissions Factor (in MT CO2e/MWh) Net MWh Procured Adjusted Net MWh Procured GHG Emissions (in MT CO2e)Facility Name Fuel Type N/A N/A N/A N/A EIA ID Procured MWh Resold N/A - - - - END USES OTHER THAN RETAIL SALES MWh Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT SCHEDULE 3: POWER CONTENT LABEL DATA For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Palo Alto Green Instructions: No data input is needed on this schedule. Retail suppliers should use these auto-populated calculations to fill out their Power Content Labels. Adjusted Net Procured (MWh) Percent of Total Retail Sales 0.0%Renewable Procurements Biomass & Biowaste Geothermal Eligible Hydroelectric Solar - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Wind Coal 0.0% 0.0%Large Hydroelectric Natural gas Nuclear 0.0% 0.0% Other 0.0% Unspecified Power Total 27,181 27,181 100.0% 100.0% Total Retail Sales (MWh)27,181 944GHG Emissions Intensity (converted to lbs CO2e/MWh) Percentage of Retail Sales Covered by Retired Unbundled RECs 34.5% Version: April 2023 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ANNUAL REPORT ATTESTATION FORM For the Year Ending December 31, 2022 City of Palo Alto Utilities Palo Alto Green I, James Stack, Senior Resource Planner, declare under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in this report is true and correct and that I, as an authorized agent of City of Palo Alto Utilities, have authority to submit this report on the retail supplier's behalf. I further declare that all of the electricity claimed as specified purchases as shown in this report was sold once and only once to retail customers. Name: James Stack Representing: City of Palo Alto Utilities Signature: ____________ Dated: June 12, 2023 Executed at: Palo Alto, CA CHECK OUT PALO ALTO’S POWER CONTENT LABEL FOR 2022 WHERE DOES OUR ELECTRICITY COME FROM? LARGE HYDROELECTRIC BIOMASS AND BIOWASTE SOLAR WIND ELIGIBLE HYDROELECTRIC UNSPECIFIED POWER 19.8%9.1%24.6%2.5%1.2%42.8% 100% CARBON NEUTRAL ELECTRICITY SINCE 2013 Like a nutrition facts label that shows the ingredients in food, the Power Content Label shows the sources of electricity purchased by City of Palo Alto Utilities to power local homes and businesses. Carbon neutral electricity comes from a variety of sources, including renewable resources like solar, wind and small hydroelectric plants. Large hydroelectric sources are also carbon-free, but the state of California doesn’t consider them renewable. Since 2016 the City of Palo Alto Utilities has had long-term contracts with California-based renewable energy providers to provide 100% carbon neutral power to the community. In 2020, as the value of in-state renewable energy rose, CPAU began taking a regional approach to purchasing power, selling its higher-priced renewable energy and buying the most cost-eﬃcient renewable energy from outside the state. This program generates earnings (totaling $1.8 million in 2022) which are being invested in local decarbonization eﬀorts necessary to meet our ambitious climate goals. Although the power sourced out-of-state remains carbon neutral, it’s not recognized as renewable by the state and instead is labeled as “unspeciﬁed.” Palo Alto is reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 POWER SOURCES IN 2022 CPAU power sources include ﬁve solar PV projects, one wind project, ﬁve landﬁll gas-ﬁred projects, the Calaveras hydroelectric project, and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) contract, which is sourced from Central Valley Project hydroelectric facilities. All of these resources are located in California. Power supply percentages vary annually based on the available output from our contracted generators. In 2022, CPAU’s hydroelectric generation was signiﬁcantly lower than long-term average levels due to extremely dry weather conditions, so CPAU needed to purchase additional renewable generation from other utilities in the western US. Find more details at cityofpaloalto.org/PowerContentLabel and cityofpaloalto.org/CarbonNeutral Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format, auxiliary aids, or modiﬁcations to policies or procedures to access City meetings, programs, or services should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator George Hoyt at (650) 329-2550 or by emailing ADA@cityofpaloalto.org. 10/23 Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, bleached without chlorine. CHECK OUT PALO ALTO’S POWER CONTENT LABEL FOR 2022 WHERE DOES OUR ELECTRICITY COME FROM? LARGE HYDROELECTRIC BIOMASS AND BIOWASTE SOLAR WIND ELIGIBLE HYDROELECTRIC UNSPECIFIED POWER 19.8%9.1%24.6%2.5%1.2%42.8% 100% CARBON NEUTRAL ELECTRICITY SINCE 2013 Like a nutrition facts label that shows the ingredients in food, the Power Content Label shows the sources of electricity purchased by City of Palo Alto Utilities to power local homes and businesses. Carbon neutral electricity comes from a variety of sources, including renewable resources like solar, wind and small hydroelectric plants. Large hydroelectric sources are also carbon-free, but the state of California doesn’t consider them renewable. Since 2016 the City of Palo Alto Utilities has had long-term contracts with California-based renewable energy providers to provide 100% carbon neutral power to the community. In 2020, as the value of in-state renewable energy rose, CPAU began taking a regional approach to purchasing power, selling its higher- priced renewable energy and buying the most cost-eﬃcient renewable energy from outside the state. This program generates earnings (totaling $1.8 million in 2022) which are being invested in local decarbonization eﬀorts necessary to meet our ambitious climate goals. Although the power sourced out-of-state remains carbon neutral, it’s not recognized as renewable by the state and is labeled as “unspeciﬁed.” Palo Alto is reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 POWER SOURCES IN 2022 CPAU power sources include ﬁve solar PV projects, one wind project, ﬁve landﬁll gas-ﬁred projects, the Calaveras hydroelectric project, and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) contract, which is sourced from Central Valley Project hydroelectric facilities. All of these resources are located in California. Power supply percentages vary annually based on the available output from our contracted generators. In 2022, CPAU’s hydroelectric generation was signiﬁcantly lower than long-term average levels due to extremely dry weather conditions, so CPAU needed to purchase additional renewable generation from other utilities in the western US. PaloAltoGreen’sa Prospective Product Content Label for 2023 Consists of 100% Wind Energyb c a PaloAltoGreen is a voluntary renewable energy program from City of Palo Alto Utilities that matches up to 100% of your estimated monthly PaloAltoGreen™ PaloAltoGreen is Green-e® Energy certiﬁed and meets the environmental and consumer- protection standards set forth by the nonproﬁt Center for Resource Solutions. Energy Green-eelectricity usage with Green-e®certiﬁed Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)C E R T I F I E D from new renewable energy resources, speciﬁcally from generation facilities that ﬁrst began commercial operation in the last 15 years.For more information on Green-e® Certiﬁed Energy, call 1-888-63-GREEN or visit green-e.org b Prospective Product Content Label: These ﬁgures reﬂect the renewables that we have contracted to provide. Actual ﬁgures may vary according to resource availability. We will annually report to you before October 1st of next year in the form of a Historical Product Content Label the actual resource mix of the electricity you purchased. c Sourced from wind energy RECs located in the western U.S. (CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, UT, AZ, MT, WY, CO, or NM) or Canada (BC or AB). PaloAltoGreen 2022 Historical Product Content Label (reﬂected in the “Palo Alto Green” column of the table on page 2): These ﬁgures reﬂect the power delivered to PaloAltoGreen’s customers in 2022. ‘Other’ and ‘Unspeciﬁed Power’ sourced from wind energy facilities in Colorado and Montana. 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