CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.________
ACCEPT THE RECOMMEND ATION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD AND APPROVE ASSIGNMENT O F ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL POWER’S ALLOCATION O F HYDROELECTRIC POWER UNDER THE BASE RESOU RCE CONTRACT (“BRC”) WITH THE WESTERN ARE A POWER ADMINISTRATI ON (“WAPA”), TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY (“NCPA” ) COMMENCING CALENDA R YEAR 2025 THROUGH TH E EXPIRATION OF THE BRC CONTRACT TERM A ND AUTHORIZE THE GENERA L MANAGER TO EXECUTE (1) THE R EQUEST FOR ASSIGNMENT WITH OF W APA AND (2) THE ASSI GNMENT ADM INISTRATION
AGREEMENT WITH NCPA
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2020, the Public Utilities Board (Board) approved the staff recommendation that City Council approve a 30 -year renew al of the base resource (BR) contract with Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for Alameda Municipal Power’s (AMP) allocation of carbon -free large hydroelectric and category 1 California-eligible renewable small hydroelectric power from the Central Valley Project (CVP), beginning in calendar year 2025, and authorize the General Manager to execute the BR contract; and
WHEREAS, AMP executed BR Contract 20-SNR-02359 (BR 02359), dated March 10, 2021, with WAPA providing AMP with 1.18210 percent of WAPA’s BR; and
WHEREAS, by assigning AMP’s percentage to the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), NCPA may create a power resource portfolio optimize d for the benefit of the participating NCPA members; and
WHEREAS, AMP will be entitled to the benefits of the power and ancillary services from the CVP facilities in proportion to its BR energy from CVP generation; and
WHEREAS, either AMP or NCPA may unilaterally submit a 90 -day written notice to WAPA to terminate this Assignment; and
WHEREAS, AMP staff has identified no financial risk associated with assigning AMP’s BR percentage to NCPA because NCPA is AMP’s scheduling coordinator, and the costs would not change with the assignment and there is potential for savings by scheduling more WAPA power to NCPA members and sharing the savings, including reduced transmission costs; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 202 2, at i ts regularly scheduled meeting, the Public Utilities Board adopt ed a resolution recommending that the City Council approve assignment of Alameda Municipal Power’s allocation of hydroelectric power under the base resource contract with the Western Area Powe r Administration to the Northern California Power Agency commencing calendar year 2025 through the expiration of the BRC contract term and to authorize the General Manager to execute the (1) request for
assignment with WAPA and (2) and the assignment admin istration agreement with NCPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED th at the City Council accepts the recommendation of the Public Utilities Board and approves assignment of Alameda Municipal Power’s allocation of hydroelectric power under the base resource contract (“BRC”) with the Western Area Power Administration (“WAPA”) to the Northern California Power Agency (“NCPA”) commencing calendar year 2025 through t he expiration of the BRC contract term and authorizes the General Manager to execute the (1) request for assignment with WAPA and (2) and the assignment administration agreement with NCPA.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the __ day of _________ 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this ___ day of _____ 2022.
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda