HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. UB-12-14RESOLUTION NO. UB -12-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD/CITY
COUNCIL ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING FEASIBILITY AND COST — EFFECTIVENESS OF
IMPLEMENTING ENERGY STORAGE ON AZUSA OWNED,
OPERATED OR CONTROLLED POWER SYSTEM PURSUANT
TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL
(AB) 2514
WHEREAS Azusa Light & Wate% (AL&W), is a publicly -owned utility (POU) and in
that capacity provides reliable, low cost, and environmentally responsible power to residents and
businesses of the Azusa community; and
WHEREAS, AL&W, owns, maintains, operates and/or contracts for certain electric
generation and power delivery and distribution systems for the purpose of furnishing electricity
to residents and businesses of the City of Azusa ("Azusa"); and
WHEREAS, the Azusa Utility Board is the governing body of AL&W; and
WHEREAS, State Assembly Bill (AB) 2514 requires each POU governing board to
determine any cost-effective and viable energy storage technologies for its utility systems and to
set procurement targets, if any, by October 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, On February 27, 20112 the Azusa Utility Board authorized AL&W staff to
begin investigation of feasibility and cost-effectiveness of placing and operating energy storage
devices on Azusa owned, operated or controlled power delivery systems; and
WHEREAS, AL&W undertook the legally required and Board authorized investigation
of feasibility and cost-effectiveness of placing and operating energy storage devices on Azusa
owned, operated or controlled power delivery systems; and
WHEREAS, AL&W performed saii d investigation of feasibility and cost-effectiveness of
various storage devices in the context of potential Azusa applications and reported to the Board
that reviewed commercially available energy storage technologies, although technically feasible,
are not cost-effective at present.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE UTdLITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA DOES HEREBY FIND AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Utility Board/city Council of the City of Azusa hereby accepts the
findings and recommendations of the Staff Report.
Section 2. Based on the foregoing, the Utility Board/City Council of the City of
Azusa determines that adoption of energy storage procurement targets for
either December 31, 2016 or December 31, 2021 is not appropriate due to
lack of cost effectiveness (i.e the target is zero).
Section 3. The Director of Utilities, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed
to prepare, execute; submit, or administer any documents and take any
actions that may ; be prudent or required in connection with the
determination made herein.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of September, 2014.
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J eph Romero Rocha
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Secretary/City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. UB -12-14 was duly adopted by
the Utility Board/City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the Azusa Light &
Water Utility Board on the 22nd day of September, 2014.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
4ff� nce Comejo,
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City Clerk