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THE HONOPABLE CITY CCUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
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Natural Gas Procurement Proqram Third Phase Agreement
Members of the Council:
SUmmary of Staff and utilities Advisory Commission Actjons:
On November 6, 1991, staff presented their recommendation in
CMR:480:91 to the Utilities ~dvisory commission (UAC} that the
CQuncil approve the Nat~ral Gas Procurement Third Phase
Agreem.::nt. The UAC voted not to accept. the staff recommendation.
Staff's recommendation is based upon their analysis ~hich
continues to show tha~ an efficient g35 fired generation r~source
with flexible operating characteristics necessary to compliment
the City's hydroelectric resources makes sense. The financial
risk associated \dth the low level of participation (5 mega ... ·atts
out of an existing City load of,196 megawatts) is small and the
proposal is cost effective. Even more resources will be needed
and this proposal is consistent 'With staff pl~ns to develop a
-Demand Side Management (DSM} plan For The 90's· as part of an
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) scheduled to be cocplet~d in mid-
1992~ Additional resources will be necessary to protect against
potential reductions in availability of existing resources as
well as to provide for increasing needs of th03 city in the
future. In staff's opinion, the option of gas fired gene",ation
maKes sense and participation in the Third Phase Agreement has a
v~ry strong potential to be the most economical and reliable
means of providing the fuel~ Therefore staff continues to
recommend Council approval of the Natural Gas Proc'.Jrement Thinl
Phase Agreement
Report f~om the utilities Advisor; commission:
The Utilities .. ,\dvisory Commission at its lI'.eeting of December 4,
1991 voted 4 to 1 not to accept the staff recommendation as
stated in CMR:480:91 (attached) to authorize the Mayor to execute
the Natural Gas Procurement Program Third Phase Agree:rnent.
This recommendation was en the UAC November 6, 1991 agenda~ but
action ~as delayed so that staff backup material could be studied
and made available for the Dece~~er 4th UAC meeting. The
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Co~~ission believes that the need to commit the Northern
California ?o~er Agency (NCPA) Steam Injected Gas Fueled
combustion Turbi~e F~oject (STrG) to Palo Altors IMtegrated
Resource Plan must be studied prior to reaching a decision on the
Gas Procuremer.t Proqram.
The UAC concurs the staff has a good resource plan, but in view
of other uncommitted resources, decided that a STIG type Project
should not be considered at this ti~e.
The tollo~ing projects we~~ discussed:
1. Demand Side Management
2. TANC Project--nearing completion. Palo Alto yill have
uncommitted transmission rights available for
additional sl,)urces ot energy froll! the NorU"~' .. ·est and
possibly Canada.
3. Calaveras Enhancements
,(. PG'S Backup
The feasibility of joining the Gas Procurement Project as a
backup resource for either the Gas or Electric Utility ~as
considered. In view of the economic impacts, th~ uncertainty of
future gas pricing, the possibility of joining other transmission
~ysterns, and the availability cf othe= resources for the Electric
Utility, the UAC decided against the Gas Procurement Program
Third Phase Aqreement.
Background:
In April 1991, stat! recommended, and counci~ subse~~ently
approved., a Member Se.r~ice ~,green:ent with NCPA for participation
in the development ot gas supplies relating to STIG. As reported
to council at that tima in CMR:241:91 (attcched) ~ staff believed
Palo Alto's participation vas in the best interest of the City~
staff also indicated that the Me~er Service Agreement ~ou1d
subsequently be replaced by a standard Third Phase Agree~ent,
once all NCPA members had ~orked out details of participation.
That Third Phase l.greernent is noW' available and represents no
substantive change in concept from the existing Member Service
Aqreement under ~hich we are currently obligated.
On November 6, 1991, Council and the Utilities Advisory
commission a~tended a joint vork session in order to fa~iliarize
all parties, especially the newly appointed Commissioners, with
the details of the pr.oject. As you ~ilt recall, NCPA is
developing two power generating plants utilizing steam injected
91'\s f\.leled col'l'lbusticn turbines (S'fIG) ~ 'rhe proposed gas supply,
~hich ~ould fuel the turbines, is located in canada and ~ill
require that we participate in the constr~ction of a gas
transmission line from C~nada to the United states. Palo Alto is
~committed~ to a mcdest 1Q percent share of the NCPA portion of
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the gas transmission project.
~5sumin9 that the STIG project is built, c~e of the units ~ill be
locatea in Ceres, California tor use by the Turlock Irrigation
District (TID) _ The other unit .. -ill be located in Lcdi,.
California and would be used by the other members of ~CPA,
including Palo Alto. The units ate especially desirable from an
environmental point of view, since they ~urn natural gas which is
very clean, and then recover the waste heat from that burning.
The w~ste heat is used to produce steam, ~hich is injected back
into the turbine to pI:oo\lce additional po ... er. In short., ..... e
obtain more pow-er than in conventional turbine technology 'Witho'.lt
expending additional fuel. Each unit 'Will generate appro~imately
50 megawatts.
~encing
At the present time, a detailed analysis of the costs and
benefits of th~ STIG project are not complete. Ordinarily ~e
would insist that such data be available prior to committing
ourselves to any part of the project. It makes little sense, for
example, to commit to sharing in the gas supply line cost if we
are not convinced that the STIG project will be built or that it
would not be beneficial for Pale Alto to ~own" a portion of it.
Unfortunately, events have not worked out in this-order and, in
order to participate, we had to maY.e a commitment on the gas
pipeline before ""'e had more complete and detailed information
about ~he STIG project and its usefulness to NCPA and Palo Alto.
When this sequencing dilemma was debated before the NCPA board I
they came to the conclusion tha~ t~e risk to t~e members was not
large. This ste~s from the fact that the market for gas pipeline
capacity is very good and promises to remain 50 for quite SOIDe
time. If, for some reason. ~CPA fcund itself ~ith ownership of a
gas line but elected not to Duild the STIG pruject. the gas line
capacity \.lould be relatively easy to sellon the ma'lket. (In
this respect that situation is somewhat similar to our
partiCipation in the Calaveras project where ~e have nroore~
capacity than ~e need and so we market that power to others until
~e need it.) Staff believes the reasoning that the risk is not
large, advanced by the NCPA board applies !.o Palo Alto as ,,·ell.
OUr share of the pipeline cost is approximately $80.oo0/yr for 30
years. This is a relatively small amount of money 'When seen in
terms of the overall cost of obtaining electric power supplies
which run into the multi-millions of dollars. As reiterated
belOW, staff believes the risk we incur in terms of both cost and
the likelihood of loss is small.
TWo further factors argue for our participation in the gas line
project. First, if we assume that the STIG project is not built ,
we have a second alternative to simply selling our share of the
pipeline. That alternative arises because ~e are in the unique
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position (com~~red to other NCPA members) of operating our own
gas utility. As a last rpsort~ if there ~ere no m~rket for our
sharf:'. of the pipeline, ..... e could use it to transmit gas to our o'"m
system. The cost of that gas ~ould be higher than that of our
regular supply but che~per than letting the Fipeline capacity go
unused. In short, we could reduce our financial risk even
further by using the pipeline for our gas utility.. Second l even
if NCPA does. not build its STIG '\.~nit, Turlock Irrioatior.. District
(rIO) intends to build th~irs. TID is a member of-NCPA and is a
-natural-mark£t for additional pipeline capacity.
The !mUQrtance of STIG
ioo'hile the issue before the Council is \r,'hether or not to
participate in the pipeline project, the underlying question go~s
to how valuable SXIG is to us. If the STIG project offers us no
r-eal benefit, then participating j T! the pipel ine proj ect --even
if there were no risk --cakes little sense. To determin2 the
~alue of STIG, we must refer to the Council-adopted Electric
utility Resource Plan.
The Resource Plan is a strategy for assuring that Palo Alto has
adequate electric po."er in the future. One key 12'1 en'.ent of the
Plan is the need t·:> diversify our po'Jer supply. For years Palo
Alto was entirely dependent on Central Valley P.coject (CVP) po'Wer
through a cont.ract with t.he Western Area POlfo'er Administration
(WAPA). In the early 1960 l s we began to move away from that
position and look at other possible power supplies Our
participation in the Calaveras hydroelectric project and the NCPA
geothermal projects are examples of this. (Note that we ~keptM
Calaveras l but ~sold-the Geothermal when it turned out ~ot to
suit our needs.) The Resource Plan ackno\r.rledges our need to look
at a variety of ways to provide electric power to the community.
It assesses the relative benefits and risks of varicus options
open to us such as greater emphasis on demand side tnanagement~
en6rgy efficiency projects; load man3gemen~ programs; ~ind,
solar, and hydro project$.; enhancements t.o t.he calav-eras project.;
renegotiating the WAPA contract~ additional transmission line
capacity, and new purchases from other agencies. The proposed
STIG proje~t, though small in size, fits nicely into the overall
framework of ouz Resource Plan~ Staff recommended reducing the
amount to ~hich the City is entitled for that reason.
Figure 1 below illustrates our energy surplus and/or deficiency
from 1991 through 20]1. The bottom line shows only existing and
committed resources; the second line shows alternative
unco~itted resources without STIG i~cludeQ. The top line
depicts all committed and proposed resources including STIG.
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AUGUST ENERGY SURPLUS (DEFICIENCY)
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In all three cases~ there is surplus of energy through the year
1997. Therea~ter there is a significant deficiency unless
additional resources are added. Adding all nproposed~ resources
considered but not yet ~committed~ effectively eliminates the
deficiency. Removing the STIC project from con~ideration results
in some deficiency reappearing~ The proposed STIG project adds
to the surplus from 1994 through 1997 and thereafter provides a
portion of the deficiency, still leavinq a significant void to be
fille~ by all other uncommitted resources under consideration.
The objective of Resource Planning is tc determine which
resources are appropriate to recommend to fill the deficiency in
an economical, reliable and environmentally sound manner.
Figure 2 shows the present value of annual production costs
(PVAC) assuming only committed resources and PG&E Partial
Requirements power are available. PVAC is also shown assuming
the STIG project has been added for co~parison.
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ANNUAL DISCOUNTED PRODUCTION COST (6.5%)
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The above graph shows that participating in STIG results in
increased costs from 1993 through 1997 and produces net savings
thereafter. The area between the curves prior to 1997 indicates
the additional cost risk associated with STIG while the area
following 1997 is the cost benefit. The re~ult is a long-term
net cost savings Elhowing the cost effectiveness of such a project
for Palo Alto.
Risk
As noted above, the dilemma ~e face is that the pipeline capacity
commit~ent is out of sequence with the final decision on the STIG
project. Ideally, we would like to knov the usefulness of STIG
more precisely and to have had Council approval of the project
before we commit to sharing the cost of the pipeline~ That is
not the case here. Because of the complexity of the pipeline
project, NCPA and its members find thewselves in a position where
they must decide on the pipeline issue before they know all the
facts about STIG a~d other gas fired generation options that may
be roore appropriate than STIG. NCPA staff are in the process of
obtaining more precise information about STIG and other
combustion t1.lrbine based technologies for comparison. All of
these 'Will also be include,d in the evaluation of responses to
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NCPA's RFP. Based on the infonllatic;n currently available, City
staff's analysis is that STIG 'Will be a ..... aluable addition to our
power supply mix. If another option proves to be supericr to
5:TrG~ then staff .. ould rea.ssess the City's options. Even if it
turns out that ST!G is not es valuable as first envisioned. staff
helieves (and NCPA concurs) that there ~ill b~ a market fer the
pipeline capacity.
Giveu that (1) our share is very small --onl,r 5 1l1.ega;.,-atts (10
percent of the unit) I (2) C'Ll'!' an?lual cost is small compared to
the cost of other power supplies, (3) ..... e feel confident that
there is a market for unused pipaline capacity, and (4) the STIG
unit is a good addltion to our po~er supply ~ix, staff concludes
that the risk to the City is small and 'We should proceed.
~ecommendation:
The utilities Advisory Commission's deliberations led them to
conclude that other resources should be pursued before committing
to the STIC project and, therefore, participation in the gas
pipeline project is not appropriate. The other resources
referrad to include (but are not limited to): demand side
management, TANC, Calaveras enhancements, and PG~E backup. Staff
concurs with the conclusion thut these resources need to be the
subject of continuing analysis, but believes that the STIG
project is a good "ti t n in the oV2rall resource plan and should
be pursued by the City. Other resources should be pursued ~in
addition to" the STIG project. The first step to this end is
agreement to participate in the necessary gas pipeline. The
staffrs conclusion is that the risk to the city is small and the
pot-ential benefit substantial ~ l'herefore, staff continues to
recommend, as it did in April 1991, that Falo Alto should
participate in the project. Adoption of the Third Phase
Aqreement allows us to repl~ce the Member Service Agreement with
a more conventional arrangement. You may wish to refer to the
City AttornE,y's accompanying memo on this subject (or an '~pinjon
with regard to our ongoing obligation~
Respectfully submitted,
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RICHARD L. YOuNG ~
Director of Utilities
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WILLIAM ZANER
City ¥..anager
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THE HONORABLE C~TY COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
NaturAl Gas Procure:!l:lent PrograJIl. Third PhAse Agreement
Kembers of the council:
Report in Brief
This report recommends Council approval of the llatural Gas
Procurement Program 1~ird Phase Aqreement (Ga& Agreement). This
agreement authorizes the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)
General Manager to enter into contracts and to take other actions
to obtain riqhts to the transportation, storage and supply of
natural qas to provide ruel for NCPA gas fired power qeneration
resources.
Background
In early 1990, NCP~ and several of its members concluded that it
would be in their best interest to develop two generating
facilities !Steam Injected Gas (STIG) projects] with a combined
output of 100 MW to meet Turlock Irrigation District (TI;» and
certain NCPA Interconnected Members I anticipat.ed load qrowth.. The
primary fuel required to operate these generators is natural qas.
NCPA/TID began its gas procurement efforts in the fall of 1990. A
Natural Gas Procurement Investigation Report was compl eted in
JaTiuary 1991. One of the recommendations was to acquire
transportation to Canadian gas supplies ..
OVer the years NCPA has developed a "standard-process any time the
members wish to consider a ney project. The process has l.hree
phases, each represented by a written agreement~ A Phase III
Agreement is the final step for a member agency. Signing a Phase
III Agreement represents a commitment to proceed and usually
obligates the members to share in the cost in some way~
Because of u"certainties i~ regulation and gas markets, NCPA/TID
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nee~&~ to act quickly to participate in the Pacitic Gas
Transportation Company 7 s Expansion P~oject {PGT-EXPJ biddinq
proc~sa to obtain 94S pipeline capacity to Canada~ Since a Third
Phase Aqreement was not available in time for NCPA/TID to make this
commit:ment, the combustion Turbine Project No. 1 -Third Phase
A9re~nt was the mechani~M used to establish the initial
commitments, with the understanding that these ~ommitments be
transferred t~ the Gas Procu,ement Third Phase Aqreement as ~oon as
possible.
niscusslQIJ.
The need to establish a program for the procurement of natural qas
is driven by:
1) the uncertainty of the amount of firm pipeline capacity and
qas available to NCPA froll! PG&E, and:
2) the opportunity to bid for interstate capacity on t~e proposed
PGT-EXP.
NCPA's bid for the PGT-EXP ...... as for 7000 million British Thermal
Units (mmbtu) per day of interstate transportation capacity. NCPA
was awarded 5486 ~u per day which is SUfficient to operate the
STIG projects at about a 2S percent capacity factor~ Additional
qas transportation rights may have to be secured to allow the STIG
project to operate at 4 higher capacity factor, provide additional
operating flexi~ility, or in the event that additional qas fueled
generator projects are developed by NCPA in the tuture.
In addition to the PGT-EXP, NCPA has recently secured long-term.
contracts tor gas transportation with Pacific Gas and Electric; and
Alberta Natural Gas. As noted above, these contracts collectively
provide for 5486 mmbtu per cay of both interstate and intrastate
pipeline transportation capacity to access Alberta's natural gas
resourc.es.
These contracts will be effective in late 1993, to coincide with
the schedule for completing construction on the PGT-EXP.
Analysis
Th. most likely scenario is that NCPA will develop the two STIG
units. One unit will b~ dedicated to Turlock Irrigation District
and the oth~r will be allocated to six of the ten Interconnected
Me~rs including palo Alto.
Assumjng average hydro conditions, the Interconnected Members' STIG
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unit is likely to operate at 25 p~rcent capacity factor.
Therefore, the majority of the gas supply to this unit \Jill be
bought froD Alberta .. Canada. Table 1 and Figure 1. show the
anticipated savinqs fc~ Palo Alto for making tho&e gas purchase6
from Alberta versus Pacific Gas and Electric~
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COMPARISON OF COSTS
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Based on the latest STIG cost assumption, staff ~ill recommend that
Palo Alto's participation percentage in the Interconnected: Members'
STIG unit be 10 percent. To match this participation, the City's
allocation of the total natural gas resource would then be 5
percent~ However, if the STIG cost assumptions change an~ the
final allocations also Change, the participation level in the total
Gas Agreement will change accordingly. This would lead to revising
Appendix A in the attached Gas Agreement.
In the event that NCPA Interconnected Members find the cost of
financinq and operating the STIG to be economically unattractive in
comparison to other resources on the market, it is likely that
Turlock Irrigation District will offer to purchase the transmission
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capaelty·at cost to enable them to purchase ~ore inexpensive gas
from Alberta.
conclusion:
In order to obtain an economical source of gas fuel for NCPA
combustion turbine projects, it is necessary to purchase gas
pipeline capacity. With the fast-!Doving qas 1t8rket, NCPA has
determine-l that access can best be obtained from the contracts
neq<>tlated.
Recommendation:
staff recommends that the City council authorize the Mayor to
execute the Natural Gas Procurement Program Third Phase Aqreemcnt.
Respectfully Submitted,
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TOM HABASHI
Senior Pover Engineer
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RICHARD L. YOUN?.j7
Director of Utilit~es
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NATURAL GAS PROCURE!'.f8>.i' PROGRA.\,l
nmm PHASE AGREEMTh,
TItjs Agreement, date.o as of _________ ~, 1991, by and
among the Nort.i.em California Power Agency, a joint powers age:lCY of tr.e
State of California (NCP A) and the members of NCPA which have execu ted
dtis AgreemoC'Ilt (partidpa..'1t or Participa!lt;), is entered iMO on ihe basi$ of the
following
RECITALS:
A. On March 28, 1991, the NCPA Commission adopted Resolution
No. 91-09 ... approving the Natural Gas Pro...-urement Program. Service Schedu!e
(Se.rvice Schedule'.
B. NCPA and certain of its members have determined that p!Ocurlng
contract and other rights te) and for the transportation, storage, and supply of
natural gas for use in NCP A projects: ... and for the needs of members for their
own use as file! o!' for resaie, is in the best interests of ~CPA and its membe:s.
C This Agreement is the Third Phase A.greement contemplated in the
Service Schedule. The primary purpose 01 this Agreement is to assemble an
integrated bundle of rights to a natural gas supply useful to NCPA and the
Participants.
NOW THEREFORE, NCP A and L'>. Participants hereby enter into this
AGREEMENT
Section 1. Service Sciledule. This Agreement supeT5tedes the Service
Schedule.
Section 2. Assignment to Participants. The Participani;s in the
Combustion Turbine Project and the members who executed and delivered
the Service Schedule hereby assign all of their right, title and interest in their
obligations and entitlements UIlder the Service Schedwe to the Participants to
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this Agreement and the Particip.mts do hereby accept suc.i. ob!;g~tions and
entitlpments.
Section 3. Participation Pe:ocE"ntages. The Participation Percentages of
the Participants are shown .in Appendix A, attached to and incorporated into
this Agreement. The Participation Percentage for each Participa.."1! shall be--L'l-te
percentage set forth opposite the name of such Particip"-"t L'l Appendix A, as
such appendix may be amended from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement
Section 4. Authority of General Manager.
4.1 The General Manager is hereby authorized, on behalf of the
Fartidpants~ to enter into contracts and to take other actions~ indudi.."1g bu t
not limited to the acquisition of real and personal property, the expenditure
of NCP A staff Tesot.il'ce5" and the retention of expert consultants to obtain
rights to the transportation, .torage, and supply of natural gas (Project);
provided that expenditures resulting from such contracts O! actions must be
in a.ccordance 'With the Project Budget provided for in this AgT!2'2!l1ent.
4.2 The General Manager shall present each contract which
would encumber more than $15,000 in • fis<:al year to the NCPA Ccmmission
for its approval or disapproval prior to the effective date or the date of
rescission of each contract.
4.3 The General Manager shall exercise t..'1e authority delegated
by t!-Js Agreement to promote economy by assembling an integrated b\.!I\dle
of natural gas rights for electric power production or other uses or purposes
and, because oi efficiencies resulting from the assembled rights for all
Participants, for resale by the Participants which have exercised their powers
to furnish na!'.rral gas fD< resale.
Section 5. Project Availability. NCPA shall make availabie or cause to
be made available, and sell to each Partiepant, and each Participant shall be
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entitled to receive, and shall purchase from NCPAr such Partidpant's
Particpation Percentage of the Project.
Section 6. Rates and Charges. NCPA shall fix rates a.."1.d c..~arges to the
Participants, en a fixed and variable basis, to produce revenues to NCPA from
the Project at least equal te the amounts needed oy NCPA to illeet the total
. costs of NCPA to provide the Project. Each Partiopa!lI hereby directs l'<CP A to
assess the rates a.nd charges in a manner which facilitates coUectiOrl, suc.i.. as a
cost of fuel for the NCP A projects which consume or wiJl consu.me nat-.Jl"al
gas, and ch"'ge back such rates and d\arges through t."e third phase
agreements or facilities agreements for such projects, unless a Partiopal.t
directs oth·arwise. The rotes and charges shall be uniform for l'<CP A and
Participant p,ojects of slmilar capacity faclars. NCP A shall review and adjllit
rates and charges as required.
Section 7. Special Fund Obligation. Each Participant shall be obligated
to make payments under this Agreement solely from the revenues of, al,d as
an operating expense of, its electric system, or its gas system. However,
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting any Particip.nt
from using any ct."" funds or rever.Cl" for purposes of satisfying any
provls:ons 0: this Agreement if the Participant chooses to do so.
Section 8. Unconditional Obligation. Each Participant shall make
payments under this Agreement whether or not the Project is availabte and
notvl'ithstanding t. ... e suspension, interruption, interiere..'1ce, redu.ction or
curtailment of th2 Project, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever.
Such payments are not subject to any reduction, whether by offset or
othE:IVio1se, and are not conditioned upon performance by NCP A or any other
Participant under this Agreement or any other agreement.
Section 9. Several Obligation. No Participant shall be liable under t,;1is
Agreement for the obligations of any other Participant. Each Partidpant shall
be solely responsible and liable for performance of its obligations under this
Agreement and for the maintenance and operation of its ~espective
properties. The obligation of each Partiopant to make payments under this
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Agreement is a several obligatioI': a~d not a jotnt obligation with those of the
other Participants.
Section 10. Rate ObUgztion. Each Participant covenants and agr~ to
establish arId collect fees and charges for electric capadi)' and onergy furrushed
m,-ough facilities of its e1ectrk system, or gas furnished through its ga.;
system, sufficient to provide revenues adequate to meet its obligations Ul"Lder
this Agreement. Tht:' obligaticn of a. Partidpant to make payments. under this
Agreement shall not cGnstitute a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien or
encumbrance upon any property of the Participant or upon any of its income,
receipts or revenues, except the rever.ues of its electric system or its gas
system. Neither the Participant nor the State of California or any agency or
political subdivision thereof shall ever be obligated or compelJed to levy ad
valore",. taxes to malee the payment., provided for in this Agreement.
Section 11. Qreration and Maintenance Oblisation. Each Participant
COVenai1..i::s and agrees that it sJ"1.all, at all times, operate t.~e properties of its
electric system or its gas system and the businesses in connection therewith in
an efficient manner and at reasonable (OS~ and 5hall mri...,tain its electric
system or gas system in good repair, working order, iUld condition.
Section 12. Sales of SuroluSe5. !\1CP A is authorized and directed te
market, lease, rent, seU and assign natural gas transportation, stOrage and
supply rights of the Project, su..,,!us to the needs of the Participants, to persons
or entities wr..ich are not Participants. t-;CP A shall endeavor to set rates and
charges for such 5urplus rights at amounts which recover thE" costs of such
rights and a premium for the risks borne by the Participants. Ani premium
shall be credited to the accounts of the Partidpants as they may direct. Short
term layoffs of rights in the Project, between or among Participants, shall be
permitted, for such periods as Participants may agree In a meeting 0( the
NCPA Conunission, pursuant to the voting provisions of this Agreement.
Section 13. Participant Direction and Re\'iew. :-;CPA shaJl cOIl'ply
with all lawful directions of the Participants with ,espect to this Agreement,
while not stayed or nullified, to the fullest extent authorized by law. Actions
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meetings of to". NCP .... Commi"ion duly called and held pursuant to the
open meeting 1a ws.
Section 14. Quorum. A quorum of the NCPA Commission, for
purposes of acting vpon matters relating to this Agreement, shall consist of
COII'unissloners. or their designated Alternates, representing at least twe
Participants having a rombined majority in interest based on Participation
Percer.tages.
Section 15. Voting. Each Participant shall have the right to cast ore
vote with respect to matters pertaining to this Agreement. Actions of e:e
NCPA COIIUI'is>ion shall be effective only upon a majority vote, except that
upon demand of any Participant, at a.ny meeting of the Commission, the mte
on a.ny issue relating to this Agreement shan be based u?On Participation
Percentages. Actions of the Commission shall be effective ordy upon an
affirmative vore of 65% or greater of the Participation Percentages established.
in this Agreement upon such demand. Any Participant may vefo an
affirmative action of the Commission rela ting to this Agreement tha t was not
taken by a 65% or more vote, within 10 days following mailing of notice of
5uch action, by giving written notice of veto to NCPA, unless at a meeting of
the Commission caJJed for the purpose of considering the veto, held withlr.
30 days after ~uch veto notice, the holders of 65% or more Participation
Percentages shall vote to override the veto. The 65% of the P.articipation
Percentages specified in this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount that
the Participation PercentJ.ge of any Partidpant exceeds 35%, but such 65%
shall not be reduced below a majority in interest
Section 16. Budget. ~or to the beginning of each fiscal year for which
no budget has been adopted, the NCPA Commission shail adopt, as a part of
the regular budget for such fiscal year or years, a budget fer the costs of
developing and maintaining the Project (Project Bu.dget). The KCPA
Commission may adopt budgets for more than one flScal yea:. The Project
Budget shall authorize the General Manager to make expenditures for
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programs in the amounts 5.pecified in the Project Budget, subjeL1: to the terms
and conditions of this Agr~ment
Section 17. LonS-Term Transfers. A Participant may not sell, trmsferJ
or assign (transfer) ell or any part of its Participation Percentage of ,r.e Project
without the advance written consent of the NCPA Conur.ission. By written
evide..,ce of offidal action duly and regularly made with all requisite
authority. Participants may traI'l.sfer among themselves their Participation
Percentages, after written notice to NCP A a.nd all Participants. No long-term
transfer, being a transfer for a period longer than prescribed by the Participants
acting through the NCPA COnurjSs1(>n as provided in section 12 of this
Agreement, shall occur without ninety days advance written notice to NCP A
or such lesser period of notice as NCP A maybe able to accept. If the proposed
transfer is to an entity rn..t is not a Participant, all Participa"ts must be given
the right of first refusal in proportion to their Parlicip.tien Percentages. If the
proposed transfer is to • person or enti ty that is not a member of NCP A, all
NCPA members shall havo the right of fll'st refusal in proportion to the
amounts those members contribute to the NCPA general fund. No transfer
shall relieve a Participant of its obligations under this Agreement, except that
such obligations shall be discharged to the extent that NCPA receives
payment from the transferee of the transferring Participant's Participation
Percentage. Upon the eIfective date of such transfer, • new service schedule
shall be anr.exed to Appendix A to reflect the transferred Participation
Percentages.
Section 18. Records a....,d Accounts. 1\"CPA shall keep accurate records
and accounts for the Project. Such records a..,d accounts shall 'be made
availabte to any Pa.~cipant fo: inspection at any reasonable time. All records
and accounfs shall be subject to .audit at the request of and at the reasonable
expense of any ParticipanL
Section 19. Measurements. NCPA shall estabLish procedures for the
measurement of the quantities of gas transported, Sfored~ and supplied under
this Agreement. Such procedures shall provide for mdintenance, testing.
calibrating,. correction, and adjustment.
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Section 20. BUling. Monthly bUling statements prepared by NCPA
shall be sent to each Participant shov,fug the Partiopant's share of cosiS and
other charges payable pu.'"Suant to this Agreement for each billing period.
Such statemE"nts shall separately set forth any credit or debit adjustments.
Amounts shown on each bUling statement are due .. ,d payable thirty (30)
days after the date of the billini' statement except that any amount due on a
Friday, holiday or weekend may be paid on the closest following workday.
Section 21. Disputes. Any amount due and not paid by a Farticipant
shall bear interest from the due date until paid at the annual rate established
by the Co~sion of NCPA at the time of adoption of the then most recent
budget. IT a Participant questions or disputes the correctness of any billir,g
statement by NCP A, it shall pay NCP A the amount claimed when due and
shall within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such billing statement request an
explanation from NCP A. IT tlte bill is determined to be incorrect, NCF A will
issue a corrected bill a"d refund any amount which may be due t.':e
Participant, which refund shall bear interest from the date NCPA re<.eived
payment until the date of the refund at an annual rate to be established by the
COIr.mission of NCPA at the time of adoption of the then most recent annual
budget. 1£ NCP A and the Participant fall to agree on the correctness of a bill
within thirty (30) days after the Participant has requested .. ,' explanation, the
parties shall promptly submit the dispute to arbitration under "",tion 1280 el
seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Section 22 ObUS.tions in the Event of Default.
22.1 Upon failure of any Participant to :roake any payment in full
when due under this Agreement, NCPA shall make written demand upon
such Participant, and if payment is not made within 30 days from the date of
such demand, the fallure to make payment shall constitute a default
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terminate the provislons of this Agreement insofar as the Agreement entities
the defaulting Participant to its Participation Percentage of the Project, and (b)
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shall use its best efforts to sell and transfer for the Participanfs account all or a
portion of the Participant's Participation Percentage of the Project. When
!T.iling sucit sales and transfers NCPA shal! allow all Participants the right of
(lIst rEiusa! in proportion to their Participation Percentages ar,d shall allow
other NCP A members the right of second refusal in proportion to the
arr.ount those members contribute to the NCPA general func.
Notvdth..<;tanding such sale~ transf.er or termination, the obHgac.ons of the
defaulting Pa.'licipant under this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect except that such obligations shal! be clischarged to the extent that NCPA
receiv€S payment from a pu.rchaser or tra.nsferee of the defaulting
Participant's Participation Perc2I\tage in the Project.
223 Upon the default of any Participant, and except as tra..~fers
are made pursuant to subsection 22.2 of this section, (aJ the Participation
Percentage of .. cit nondefaulting Participant shal! be automatically increased
for the remaining term of this Agreement pro rala with those of the ot.'>er
nondefaulting Participmts, and (b) the def.u1fng Participant's Participation
Percentage in the Project shal! (but only for purposes of computing the
respective Participation Percentages of t..lte nondefaulting Partidpants) be
reduced corre.pon<lir.gIy. The fact that other Partidpants have increased their
obligations to NCPA accor<lir.g to this subsection shall not relieve the
defaulting Partidpant of its liability under this Agreement, and any
Participant L"creasing its obligation shal! have. right of recovery from the
defawting Participant to the extent of its increase b obligation.
Section 23. Member Service Agreement. This Agreem~nt is a Servi.:e
Schedule to the Member Service Agreement and a third phase agreement and
shall be deemed incorporated into the Member Service Agreement the
Participant has executed or successor agreement to the Member Service
Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as constituting the more
spedfi( terms governing the general re1ationship set out in that Member
Service Agreement.
Section 24. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall become
effective on the date the last of the Participants executes and delivers it to
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obligations entered pursuant to it have been I12'xtinguished, cancelled, or
discharged.
Section 25. Termination. This Agreement may not be cancelled or
terminated without the consent of all Participants and KCPA and unless the
means have been established to timely pay, extinguish, or discl1arge, without
any liability to NCPA or to any Participant, all obligations entered and
liabilities incurred under this Agreement.
Section 26. Notices. Any notice, demand or request required. or
authorized by this Agreement to be given to any Participant or to NCPA shall
be given in writing and shall either be personally delivered to the Participant
or transmitted to the Participant by regular mall at the address designated by
the Participant. The designation 01 such addeess may be char,ged at any time
by written notice.
Section 27. No Waivers. No waiver of performance under this
Agreement shall be effective unless given by the Commission. Any such
waiver by the Commission in any particular instanOi! shall not be deemed a
waiver with respect to any subsequent performance.
Section 28. Uncontrollable Forces. Except with respect to the payment
01 money, a Participant shall not be considerad ro be in delault of any
obEgalion under this Agreement if prevented from fulfilling such obligation
by reason of an uncontrullable force. An uncontrollable force shall include
storm, flood, lighming., eart.~quakel tsunami, explosion, dvil disturba..-rtce, or
similar causes beyond the control of a Partidpant, which could not reasonab1y
have been avoided by the exercise of due diligence and foresight. A.."1Y
Partidpant affected by a,.-, uncontrollabje force shall use due diligence to place
itself in a position to fulfill its obligations under trjs Agreement and such
Partidpant shall exercise sudi due diligence to remove the effect of the
uncontrollable force with reasonable dispatch.
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Section 29. !J~bility. All of the. pri..vileges and immunlti.es from
liabt1ities~ exemptions from laws, ordinances and rl.lles, all pensiorl l relief,
disability, workers' compensation, and other ~nefits wt-Jch apply to the
activity of officers, agents or employees of any public agency which is a
Fatticipa."·1t, while engaged in thE: performance of their functions Of duties,
shall apply to them in the same degTee a.'ld extent when performing their
respective public duties in connection with this Agr€ement
Section 30. Indemnil;y. NCPA and the Participants indh;dually shall
indemnify, defend, hold and save each other harmless from any a."d all ioss
or dam.ge sustained, and from any and all liability to any person or property
incurred by the other or othersr by reason of any act or performance, or failure
to act or perform on the pa..-rt of the indelnnifying Participant or its officers,
agertts, or employees in connection wit.\ the Project.
Section 31. Reports. NCPA shall prepare and publish monthly reports
regarding the Project in the ordinary course of NCP A Commission business.
Section 32. Pledge and Assignment. NCPA may pledge and assign this
Agreement, with the approval of the NCPA Co=nissicn, for the purpose of
providing security for the performance of contracts authorized by the
Commission for this Project or for the purpose of secur~ng temporary or
permanent fi"ancing for any property or fadlities or ""ntract rights which the
NCP A Commission detertI"'ines are necessary for the Project.
Section 33. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended oely by a
written instrument executed by the Participants and NCPA with the same
form.lity as this AgTeement
Section 34. Severabilitv. In the event that any of the terms, coven3...i."1ts
or conditions of L1ti3 Agreement shall be held invalid, NCPA a"d L"e
Participants intend that all other term5~ covenants and .:aI'l.ditions and their
application shall not be affected thereby. but shall remain in force anc effect
unless a court holds that such prOvisions are not severable from all other
provls ions of this Agreemen t.
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Section 35. Governing La~. This Agreement shall be interpreted,
governed by, and ;:-onstrued under the laws of the State of California.
Section 36. Countemarts. This Agreement may be ex.€'C'...:.ted in any
nwnbe-r of cour.terparts and each executed COlli'"'l.terpart shall have t..lte same
force and effect as an original L.lStrurr.ent and as if all Participants to aU of the
counterparts had signed the same instrument
Section 37. Headings. The headings to the S€ ... iions in this Agreement
are intended for convenience orJy and not for the purpose of in~rpreting the
provisions of this Agreement
Section 38. Warranty of Authority. Each Participant which has
executed and delivered tllis Agreement represents and warrants that it has
agreed to be bound by all of the terms, covrn1L~ts and conditions of this
A@Teement and has acted with all of the requisite capadty and authority and
the approval of its governing body.
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IN W11NESS WHEREOF, •• d, Participant has by the signature of its
duly authorized representatives sho'NIl below, executed and delivered a
counterpart of tl"Js Agreement
NORTHERN CAUFOR."IlA
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CITY OF LOMPOC
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CITY OF ROSEVILLE
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APPENDIX A
NATURAL GAS PROCUREMTh'T PROGRA.'>!
Alameda
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SERVIa SCHEDULE I
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Turlock lnigation District
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RESOWTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY ()~ PALO ALTO
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE NATURAL
GAS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM THIRD PHASE AGREEHE!<T OF
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PO~~R AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Northern Califo~nia Power Agency (-NCPA·) has
developed the WNatural Gas P~oc~rement Program Third Phase
Agree.m--ent-setting forth its participating Members' rights and
obliqations with reqard to a project for the procurement of
contract and other rights to the transportation, storage, and
supply of natural gas for use as fuel {,or NCPA proj ects and the
needs of NCPA Membe~s; and
WlIEREAS, the !'1CPA Commission approv&ci that Agreement on
September 25# 1991: and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto has deteruined it is
necessary and desirable to participate in the Natural Gas Procure
ment Program.
NOW# THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as fcllo~s:
SECTION 1. The "Natural Gas Procurement Program Third
Phase Aqreement~ is hereby approved.
SECTION :2 ~ The Mayor is authorized and directed to execute
an execution copy of the Agreement.
SECTION J. The Council finds that there is no possibility
that the provisions of the A.greement .... i1l cause a significant
effect on the environment, and upon that basis, finds the project
exempt from the provisions of the California EnYiror~ental Quality
Act.
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THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
Natural Gas P:;'9Curem§ot Program Service Schedule Member servi~ce
Agreement -Northern California Power Agency
Members of the Council:
Report in Brief
This report recommends council approval o~ a Natural Gas
Procurement Program with Northern California Power Agency (NePAl.
The Northern california Po~er Agency has in operation and plans to
construct ad~itional natural gas fueled gcn~ration facilities ~hich
Palo AI to may purchase power from. This Agreement is the first
phalie in developing a source of fuel slJpply far these facilities at
lower costs than available from the present supplier. This staff
report prasents a Service Schedule to be added to the existing NCPA
HelII.ber Servic~ Agreemant which provides the mechanism for Palo Alto
to participate in NCPA's gas procurement activities as they relate
to gas fueled projects the city participates in. Staff requests
Council approval and authorization tor the Mayor to execute the
Aqreement. Pdyments (estimated at $193,000 per year) will not be
required until 1993 as discussed belo~.
Discussion
The changes that have t~ken place in the ge.s marketplace have
occurred at a pace that has not allowed time to fully develop
agreements providing for the members of NCPA to participate in a
gas procurement project. Therefore, in order to keep pace .... ith the
market activitys NCPA members who are participants (palo Alto is
notJ in the existing NCPA Combustion Turbine Proj eet agreed to
initially support the first phase of the gas procurement project.
The first phase consists of NCPAls tentative bid for 7000 MMbtujday
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of pipelin~ capacity in pacific Gas Transport·s (PGT) pipeline
expansion pr-oject accessing canadia.n gas suppliers. A go/no go
decision must :be ma.de .... i th regara to the success (o!" partie.l
success) of NCPA's bid by April 25, 1991 affirming the Agen~y's
willingness to enter into a contract. The att~ched Member Service
Agreement schedule was developed in order to allo~ those members
who are not in the Combustion ~rbine Pr~ject to participate and to
firm up the support for the project. Prospective participants in
the gas procurement project ~ust act prior to April 25, 1991.
N.xt Steps
The Member Service Agreement Service Sch~dule ~ill ultimately be
replaced by a for~al Third Phase Agreement bet~een NCPA and the
particip~nt members ~ith percentage rights adjusted appropriately
to t'.ccount tor each participant's ultimate fuel need for their
share of gas fired generation. Staff is presently evaluating the
need for future base load qeneratian that co~ld be provided by a
new ST.IG project being proposed for development by NCPA. This
project is entitled "STIG-whi~h is an acronym for steam injected
gas.. The unit 'Will be part of NCPA's fUrther deve-lopment of
combustion turbine generation, scheduled for the 1993 time trame.
The Service Schedule will be replaced with a formal Gas Procurement
Project Agreement (Third Phase Agre.ement) as soon as it can be
dev&lope.d. The service Schedule provides for sale by NCPA on the
open market of any surpluses developed at this stage. Staff's gas
experience tells us that there ~ill be an active market for any
surplus capacity. The Third Phase Agreement will provide Palo Alto
with an opportunity to evaluate its continued participation or a
chance to adjust the level of participatiorl in the final proj ect.
Staff feels the potential for generation fuel cost savings is
significant and the city should support the concept by
participatinq in the Service Schedule at this time. 1\ctu.;-.l
expenditures are not scheduled until 1993.
Financial Impact
Palo Alto's p~oposed 10 perce~t share of the fixed CO$ts in the
service schedule is estimated to cost $193,000 per year in 1991
dollars, commencing in November 1993. This cost would be part of
generation fuel costs. which would be lower under the purchase
scenario as compared to relying solely on the present supplier.
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Statt recommends council approval of the attached Natural Gas
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authorited to exe~~te the agreement.
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RESOLUTION NO~
RESOWTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF P.UO ALTO
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECL~ION OF THE NATURAL
GAS pROCtJREKENT PROGRAM SERVICE SC-riF,DULE TO THE
MEl!BER SERVICE AGREEMENT OF THE NORTHERN CALIFOR
NIA POWER AGESCY
WHEREAS, the Northern California Power Agency ("NCPA-) has
developed ~~e "Natural Gas Procu~ement Program service Schedule to
the Member Service Agreement of the Nort.l]ern Californi~ Po'Wer
Agency and its !-fembers· ("Service Schedule-) setting forth its
participating Members I rights and obligations ... ith regard to a
project for the procurement of contract and other rights to the
transportation, storage, and supply of natural gas for use as fuel
for the Combustion Turbine Project, the Combined Cycle (STIG)
Project, and the needs of Members .. hich execute the Service
Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the NCPA commission approved that Agreement on
Karch 28, 1991; and
WlmREAS, ths Service Schedule requires Palo Alto, which is
not a Proj~ct Participant in the Combustion TUrbine Project, to
evidence its a1reement to par~icipate by ~esolution specifying its
participation pe~centage and executed on or before the earlier of
presentation of the Natural Gas Pr-ocllrement Program Third Phase
Agreement or April 24, 1991:
NOW, TH~FORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1~ The "Natural Gas Procurement Program service
Schedule to the Member Service Agreement of the Northern California
Power Agency and its Members" is hereby approved, with Palo Alto's
participation percentage sgecified at ten percent (lO~Ol).
SECTION 2. The Mayor is authorized and directed to execute
an ~xecution copr of the Agreement on or before April 24, 1991.
SECTION 3. The council finds that there is no possibility
that the provisions of the Agreement 'Will cause a significant
effect on the environment, and upon that basis and the bases set
forth in the Service Schedule, find the project exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act.
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SERVlCE SCHEDULE
, MEMBER SERVlCE AGREEMENT
NORTHERl'>! CALlFOR."'"lA POl'IER AGENCY
Approved by Commission Resolution No. 91-09
March 28, 1991
Section 1. Reci~als. (a) This is the Natural Gas Procuremen~ Program Service
Schedule (Service Sr...nedule) to the 1.fember Service Agreement of
the Nort.".m California Power Agency (NCPA) and its Members,
. dated as of February 12, 1981 {Member Service Agreement).
{b) NCPA and certaIn of its Members have detennined that
procuring con~act and other rights to the transportation, storage,
and supply of natural gas for ... e as fuel for the Combustion
Turbine Project, the Combined Cycle (STIG) Project, a.~d ~"e needs
oE Memp.rs which execute this Senice Schedule, is in the best
interests of NCPA and its Members.
(c) NCPA hereby detennines that this Sen.ioe Schedule is an actlon
undertaken by. public agency rela:;ng to thermal power plants
(STlG), including the expenditure, obUgaticr~ or encumbrance of
funds for th. conditional purchase of fuel, whi.::h thermal plants
are subject of an EIR, and theref:>re, pursuant to 14 CCR §lS271,
CEQA does not apply. Further, the Combustion Turbine Project has
been constructed follo .... ing environmental review and the supply
of fuel provided by this Service Schedule is an obvious
consequence of approval of such project, wit-cou! any substantial
change." and without significar.t environmental impacts.
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Agreement, as defmed h Member Service Agreement, into w}'1ich
the terms ar.d conditions of this Serv.i.:e Schedui~ shall transfer
upon app,oval of the Members and NCP A.
(e) NCPA hereby declares tne N"tural Gas Procurement Program to
be an NCP A Project.
Section 2. Combus . .ti.on. Turblne ProiectnPartici,pants. The Project ParHtipants
in the Combustion Turbine Project shall support. as operating
expenses of the project, the obligations of NCPA, and reeei"e the
entitlelr.ents to, the benefits of the contracts or other Tights (as third
party beneficiaries), obtainE'd by KCPA pu.,uant to this Service
Schedllie, in proportion to their respective Project Entitleme:1t
Percentages. The Project Enti tlement Percentages of the Project
Participants in the COIr.bustion Turbine Project. with respect to the
obligations and entitlements of this Sen~ce Schedule, shall be
adjusted proportionately to reflect execution and delivery of this
Service Schedule by Members who are no! Project Participants in
the Combustion Turbine Project, pursuant to sections 3 and 7 of
this S€rvice Schedule (AdjustE'd Percentages). The Adjusted
Percentages, if t.'1e City of Falo Alto and Iurlock L--rigation District
execute and deliver this Service Schedule, shall be as shown in the
column entitled "% Need PGT-ExP Bid" on I.!>le 4(a) if Palo Alto
determines to tal<e 600 MMbtu/day and an additional !DOO
MMbtu/ day, or Table 4(b} if Palo Alte de~ermines to take 700
MMbtu/day. Tables 4(a} and 4(b) are attached to and incorporated
into this Service Sched·"le.
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Section 3. MernbE-r_ Servl~ Asreement Particip.w.!..i. ~:[embers who are not.
Project Participants in the Combustion Turbine Project may execute
this Service Schedule and then they shall support the obligations of
NCPA, a.nd receive the entitlements to, the benefits of t.1.e ccntracts
or other rights (as third parly beneiiciaries), obtained by NCPA
pursuant to this Service Schedule, in Adjusted Percentages up to
65.72 per-cent of the sum of the Project Entitlement Percentages in
the CombUstion Turbine Project. and the obligations and
entitlements of the Project Participants in the Co:nbustion Turbine
Project, with respect to this Service Schedule only, shall be reduced
proporti<m.:el y.
SecUon 4. Authorization to Confl"act. (a) The General Manager is hereby
authorized, on behalf of NCPA., to enter into contracts !W.d to take
other actions to obtain rights to the transportation, storage, and
supply of natural gas.
(b) The Firm Transportation Service Agreement proposed between
Pacific Gas Transportation Coml'''''Y and NCFA is hereby approved
In the form attached to this Service Schedule at the meeting at
which it was presented.
(c) The General Manager shall present each contract to the NCPA
Commission for its approval prior to the effective date or the date
of rescission of each contract.
Section 5. Third Phase Agreement. NCPA shall present 10 the Membe~s a
Natura! Gas Procurement Program Third Phase Agreement to pool
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gas trmsportation, supply, a.'1.d storage opportu.nities. Upon
execution and delivery by Members which are sufficient to support
the pa.yment of the obligations undertaken pursuant to this Service
Sc."tedule, the Third Phase Agreement shall supersede this Service
Schedule, ond the participants in U,e Natural Gas Procurement
Program Third Phase Agreement shall succeed to the obligations
and entitlements of this Sen-ice Schedule in accordance ",,;th the
pa.rtidp~tion pe!cerltages established pursuant to this Sen;ce
Schedule. It is the intention of the Project Participants In the
Combustion Turbine Project and t..l-te Members that participation
percentages in !he Natural Gas Procu.-ement Program Third Phase
Agreement shail reflect !he Adjusted Percentages on Table 4(b) or
Table 4(b), with provisions for pooling the benefits of the program,
as the participants may agree.
Section 6. Incorporation Into Member Service Apeem_ent. This Sen-ice
Schedule is hereby incorporated in and atf.citod to the appropriate
Member Service Agreemen I.
SeeliOI'. 7. Member Execution. Any Member which is r.ot a Project Participanl
in the Combustion Turbil".e Project who desires to benfJit from this
Service Schedule shall evidence its agreement to partiop.te in !he
obligations 3.Ild entitlements by resolution of its governing body,
specifying its participation percentage and authorizing execution
and delivery of this Service Schedule before the earlier of
presentation of the Natural Gas Procurement Program Third Phase
Agreement or April 24, 1991.
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Section a Surplus Rights. NCPA .hall be, and hereby is, authorized 10
market any gas transponation, supply, or 5to~age rights surplus to
the needs of the Combustion TllJ"bine Project Participants or the
Members which exe=te this Servke Schedule.
Section 9~ ,Binding Contract. As to !o.-fernbers wrJch execute-or approve this
ServiCE' Schedu!e .. it is a binding contract, unconditi~na1 and
absolute, whose term shall extend, and I10t be terminable for any
. reason, until all of the obligations of NCPA under contracts entered
hereunder, are extinguished or discharged.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
By ____ -= __ ~~-----------
Its General Manager
DATE:
CITY OF PALO ALTO
By ________________ _
Its
DATE:
TURLOCK lRRIGA nON DISlRICT
By ________ _
Its
DATE:
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!..; PG .. -Natural Ga. Pipeline Expansion
NCPA's Open Season bid 7000MMbtu/d
~ (1991 costs)
t Need Fix
Addtr.l Total PGT-El<P FGT-EXP partio: • MMbtu/d MMbtu/d MMbtu/d Bid $100C/yr ------------------------->-----------------------
AL 11.22t 673 0 E73 9.62% 185.7 B1 0.00\ a 0 a 0.00\ 0.0 GR 0.00\ a a 0 0.00\ 0.0
HE 1.7H 107 0 107 1.52\ 29.4 LD 12.11% 727 a 727 10.38\ 2CO.4
1,0 2.6'% 160 a 160 2.29\ 44 .1 PA 10.00% 600 1000 1600 22.86t 441.3 PS 0.00\ a 0 0 O.oot 0.0
RE 0.00\ a 0 a 0.00\ 0.0 RO 12.22\ 733 a 733 10.4at 202.3 SC O.oot 0 a 0 O.o?t 0.0 TO 0.00\ 0 a a 0.00\ 0.0 TID 50.00\ 3000 0 3000 42. E6t 827.5 UK O.oot 0 0 a 0.00\ 0.0
100.00\ 6000.0 1000 7000 100.00\ 1930.8 ..
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Partie Total Partie TID in Bid? Phase II TID in Bid? Stiq Melded Phase Ir l=Yes Partie stig l.=Yes Partie Partie ------------------------~------------------------AL 22.45\ 1 22.45% 0.00\ 0.00\ 11.22% Br 0.00\ 0.00\ O.oot 0.00\ 0.00\ Gk 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00% 0.00\ 0.00\ HE: 3.56% 1 l.S6\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 1.7st
LO 24.22% 1 24.22\ 0.00\ O.oot 12.11% LC 5.33\ 1 5.33% 0.00\ 0.00\ 2.en PA 20.00% 1 20.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 10.00\
PS 0.00% 0.00% 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\
RE 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ RO 24.44\ 1 24.44\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 12.22\ SC 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ TO 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00\ 0.00% TI 0.00\ 0.00% 100.00\ 1 100.00\ 50.00\ UK 0.00\ 0.00% 0.00\ 0.00\ O.oot
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NCPA's open Se:ison bid: "II 7000HKlJtlJjd
(1991 cost.s)
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Addtnl Tctal PG'1'-EXP
)!Mbtu/d MMbtujd MMbtu/d Bid
F1l<
PGT-ExP
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AL 11.221: 78. 0 78. 11. 221: 2H.1
B1 o.oot a 0 0 O.oot 0.0
<OR C.OOl 0 0 0 O.OOl 0.0
!IE l.78l 124 0 12. 1. 78\ 34.3
LO 12.11\ au 0 848 l2.1a 233.8
!.O 2.67\ 11' 0 187 2 •• 7% 51.S
PA 10.0M; 100 0 700 10.00\ 193.1
PS o.oot 0 0 0 0.00\ 0.0
RE o.oot 0 0 0 o.oot 0.0
RO U.2H 856 a eS6 12.22% 236.0
sc o.oot 0 0 0 o.oot 0.0
TO o.oot 0 0 0 O.CO\ 0.0
TID 50.00t 3500 0 3500 50.00t 965.4
UK o.oot 0 0 0 0.00\ 0.0
100.00\ 7000 0 7000 100.00t 1930.8
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O.oot
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5.3H
20.00%
O.oot
O.oot
24.4H
O.oot
O.oot
O.oot
o.oot
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Total
Phase II
Partie -------
22.45\-
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5.33t
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O~oo\"
O.oot
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0.00"
O.oot
O.oot
O.oot
100.00t
O.oot
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TIO
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O.oot
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O.oot
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O.oot
O.oot
O.oot
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O.oot
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O.OOl
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o.oot
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1. 7st
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