Form Rev 9/30/2025
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 1138,
ASSEMBLY BILL 1761, AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2493 TO
PROMOTE ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, RATEPAYER
TRANSPARENCY, AND ELECTRIC GRID
ACCOUNTABILITY
WHEREAS, California residents continue to experience rising electricity costs that have placed increasing financial burdens on households and businesses throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, many residents of the City of Chula Vista are served by San Diego Community Power for electric generation, whose mission includes providing reliable, affordable, clean energy while protecting the interests of local ratepayers; and
WHEREAS, increasing transparency, improving oversight of utility expenditures, and reducing unnecessary costs passed on to customers are important public policy objectives that help promote affordable and reliable electric service; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1138 (Padilla) would authorize load-serving entities, including Community Choice Aggregators such as San Diego Community Power, to meet up to 25 percent of its resource adequacy compliance obligation through short-term transactions with another load- serving entity providing additional flexibility to manage compliance more efficiently without weakening reliability requirements to ensure enough electricity resources are available to meet customer demand and maintain grid reliability; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1761 (Rogers) would improve transparency by requiring disclosure of all data that is used to calculate the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA), including cost inputs, forecasting, and assumptions, and methodologies thereby allowing Community Choice Aggregators , like San Diego Community Power, to verify calculations, improve forecasting, and better protect ratepayers from unexpected cost increases; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2493 (Petrie -Norris) would strengthen oversight of transmission projects by requiring each large electrical corporation to retain an independent third- party auditor to review transmission -and interconnection -related project delays and promote timely project completion by requiring large electrical corporations to begin the permitting process within one year of the adoption of the transmission project in the annual transmission plan, thereby supporting development of clean energy resources; and
WHEREAS, San Diego Community Power has identified Senate Bill 1138, Assembly Bill 1761, and Assembly Bill 2493 as priority legislation supporting greater affordability, transparency, and accountability within California's electric system; and
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WHEREAS, support for these measures advance policy objectives consistent with the City of Chula Vista Legislative Platform's Environmental Quali ty policy area by promoting greater energy affordability and transparency while supporting broader access to clean energy technologies, particularly for under -resourced community members, and encouraging programs that incentivize energy and water conservation and the adoption of clean energy and zero-emission technologies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it supports Senate Bill 1138, Assembly Bill 1761, and Assembly Bill 2493 that promote energy affordability, ratepayer transparency, and electric grid accountability and respectfully urges the California Legislature and Governor to enact these measures.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Michael Inzunza Marco A. Verdugo
Councilmember, District 3 City Attorney