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HomeMy WebLinkAboutI-5 Staff Report - Approval of 2019 Power Source Disclosure Report and 2019 Power Content Label and AttestationUB CONSENT CALENDAR I-5 TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD FROM: MANNY ROBLEDO, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: JUNE 15, 2020 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE 2019 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE REPORT, THE 2019 POWER CONTENT LABEL, AND ATTESTATION TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION BACKGROUND: Senate Bill 1305 (SB 1305), enacted in 1997, requires retail providers to disclose sources of electric generation by fuel type. Commonly referred to as the Power Source Disclosure Program Report (PSD), the City submits this initial information by June of each year to the California Energy Commission (CEC). Thereafter the CEC releases the Power Content Label (PCL), a template used by retail providers to provide information to customers about the utility’s mix of electricity with reference to the mix of resources used in California for the reporting year. The 2019 PSD and Power Content Label will report that 30.3% of Azusa Light and Water (ALW) electricity sales were derived from eligible renewable energy resources, i.e. 10.3% wind, 17.5% solar, and 2.5% small- hydro. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Utility Board take the following action: 1) Approve the 2019 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report; 2) Approve the 2019 Power Content Label; and 3)Authorize the Director of Utilities, or his designee, to execute and submit the Power Source Disclosure Program Attestation Form. APPROVED UTILITY BOARD 6/15/2020 Approval of 2019 PSD PCL June 15, 2020 Page 2 ANALYSIS: Staff has prepared the City’s 2019 Power Content Label with its applicable fuel mix and will update the California power mix column once it is published by the CEC by late summer. The CEC regulation was updated with a change that includes a provision that retail providers engage an independent third party to confirm the veracity of the utility’s claims. The regulation includes an exemption from this provision “if the governing board approves at a public meeting an attestation of the veracity of the annual report.” Further, Azusa Light and Water may submit an attestation certifying such accuracy of the retail electricity product claims as reported. Staff seeks board approval of City’s 2019 Power Source Disclosure Program Report and 2019 Power Content Label (attached), and seeks authorization for the Director of Utilities to execute and submit the Power Source Disclosure Program Attestation Form. Staff anticipates publishing the 2019 Power Content Label on the City’s website by October 1, 2020. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with recommended actions of this consent item. Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved: Richard Torres Manny Robledo Assistant Director of Utilities - Resource Management Director of Utilities Tim Vuong Senior Power Resources Planner Reviewed and Approved: Sergio Gonzalez City Manager Attachment: 1) 2019 Power Source Disclosure Program Report 2) 2019 Power Content Label Version: May 8, 2020 Adjusted Net Procured (MWh) Percent of Total Retail Sales Renewable Procurements 73,242 30.3% Biomass & Biowaste - 0.0% Geothermal - 0.0% Eligible Hydroelectric 6,055 2.5% Solar 42,233 17.5% Wind 24,954 10.3% Coal - 0.0% Large Hydroelectric 3,530 1.5% Natural gas 33,127 13.7% Nuclear 18,868 7.8% Other - 0.0% Unspecified Power 112,731 46.7% Total 241,498 100.0% 241,498 0.0% ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION: Power Source for the year ending December 31, 2019 (ELECTRICITY PORTFOLIO NAME) Total Retail Sales (MWh) Percentage of Retail Sales Covered by Retired Unbundled RECs (RETAIL SUPPLIER NAME) SCHEDULE 3: ANNUAL POWER CONTENT LABEL DATA Instructions: No data input is needed on this schedule. Retail suppliers should use these auto-populated calculations to fill out their Power Content Labels. ENERGY RESOURCES Power Mix 2019 CA Total Mix** Eligible Renewable 30.3% Biomass & Biowaste 0% Geothermal 0% Eligible hydroelectric 2.5% Solar electric 17.5% Wind 10.3% Coal 0.0% Large hydroelectric 1.5% Natural Gas 13.7% Nuclear 7.8% Other 0% Unspecified sources of power*46.7% TOTAL 100.0% For additional questions, please contact the California Energy Commission at: 2019 POWER CONTENT LABEL City of Azusa Light & Water * "Unspecified sources of power" means electricity from transactions that not traceable to specific generation sources. 626-812-5171 844-454-2906 **Percentages are estimated annually by the California Energy based on the electricity sold to California consumers during the identified year. For specific information about this electricity product, contact:Azusa Light and Water For general information about the Power Content Label, please visit: http://www.energy.ca.gov/pcl/ Version: May 8, 2020 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION: Power Source Disclosure for the year ending December 31, 2019 (ELECTRICITY PORTFOLIO NAME) ATTESTATION FORM (RETAIL SUPPLIER NAME) I, Manny Robledo, Director of Utilities, declare under penalty of perjury, that the statements contained in this report including Schedules 1, 2, and 3 are true and correct and that I, as an authorized agent of Azusa Light & Water, have authority to submit this report on the company's behalf. I further declare that the megawatt-hours claimed as specified purchases as shown in these Schedules were, to the best of my knowledge, sold once and only once to retail customers. Name: _______Manny Robledo_________________________________________ Representing (Retail Supplier):___Azusa Light & Water ____________________ Signature: __________________________________________________________ Dated: _____________________________________________________________ Executed at: _______Azusa, CA________________________________________