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TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
FROM: TIKAN SINGH, GENERAL MANAGER
DATE: APRIL 28, 2025
SUBJECT: ANNUAL SB 1037 REPORT
BACKGROUND:
In response to various State laws requiring publicly owned utilities (POU) such as Azusa Light & Water
(ALW) to offer energy efficiency (EE) education and programs for their customers, all California POUs
collaborate annually to prepare a combined compliance report for submission to the California Energy
Commission (CEC). For Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, ALW’s EE programs saved a total of 2.576 million
kilowatt-hours, or 1.1% of retail sales, which exceeds the current 1.0% energy savings target. This
eighteenth annual combined POU report, which was submitted to the CEC, is hereby submitted to the
Utility Board for receipt and filing.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Utility Board take the following action:
1)Receive and file the informational report.
ANALYSIS:
The FY 2024 California POU Energy Efficiency report reflects public power’s response to the following
statutes requiring utility-sponsored EE programs and education:
•Assembly Bill 1890 (Brulte, 1996) plays a prominent role in California’s EE legacy. The bill
established the Public Goods Charge, which has served as the primary funding source of POUs EE
programs for almost three decades.
Approved
Utility Board
04/28/2025
Annual SB 1037 Report
April 28, 2025
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• Senate Bill 1037 (Kehoe, 2005) required each POU to report annually to its customers and the
CEC on its EE and demand reduction (DR) programs.
• Assembly Bill 2021 (Levine, 2006) directed each POU to identify all potentially achievable cost-
effective, reliable, and feasible EE savings and establish 10-year EE targets.
• Senate Bill 350 (De León, 2015) required the annual report to include a comparison of actual EE
savings to the annual target adopted in the most recent 10-year potential study. The bill also
directed POUs to develop EE targets consistent with the statewide EE targets adopted by the CEC.
The purpose of this report is not only to look back on the success of the past year but also to look ahead
and to have discussions on how to achieve additional energy savings in the future.
California Senate Bill 1037 (Kehoe) established several important policies regarding EE. Among the many
provisions of the law is a statewide commitment to cost-effective and feasible EE, with the expectation
that all utilities consider EE before investing in any other resources to meet growing demand.
The California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), in partnership with the Northern California
Power Agency (NCPA) and the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), began a
collaborative effort in October 2005 to develop an evaluation tool to measure EE program effectiveness
and report program savings in a consistent and comprehensive manner. ALW is among the over three
dozen POUs submitting EE data in compliance with the provisions of the legislation.
In summary, the report indicates the following:
• During Fiscal Year 23/24, ALW spent approximately $1,508,000 on EE programs, reducing gross
peak demand by approximately 812 kilowatts, and over 2.576 million gross kilowatt-hours on an
annual basis.
• The levelized cost for POUs to deliver all EE programs in the aggregate is $0.077 per kilowatt-
hour, while ALW is currently at $0.060 per kilowatt-hour.
• The report indicates that residential and non-residential lighting programs, residential cooling
programs, and non-residential process programs are generally the most cost-effective programs
offered by POUs. This is in line with the more successful programs currently being offered by
ALW.
• As a result of cost-effective and targeted programs, ALW once again met the annual energy savings
target of 1% of retail sales.
ALW Staff will continue to modify and refine the EE programs in a continued effort to provide the
maximum savings at the lowest cost of implementation.
Annual SB 1037 Report
April 28, 2025
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact as a result of this report.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved:
Paul Reid Danny Smith
Environmental Programs Manager Utilities Admin & Finance Manager
Reviewed and Approved: Reviewed and Approved:
Tikan Singh Sergio Gonzalez
General Manager City Manager
Attachments:
1) Customer Energy Efficiency Annual Report 2025