Critical Municipal
Facilities Program:
Overview +
Participation Needs
AUGUST 2022
Table of Contents
About EBCE
About the Critical
Municipal Facilities
Resilience Program
What Does
Participation Entail?
ABOUT EBCE
3 4
About EBCE
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) exists to provide more renewable energy at competitive rates to our customers.
ABOUT THE CRITICAL
MUNICIPAL FACILITY
RESILIENCE PROGRAM
5 EBCE’s Critical Municipal Resilience Program Vision
6 Ongoing program to provide clean energy for critical municipal facilities to advance energy resilience and climate action.
What is a PPA?
• Solar + storage systems designed,
installed at site by an energy developer
using private financing
• Energy from solar + storage sold to City
at a pre-established price for a fixed
term (~20 years)
• Private developer owns assets
• Benefits:
• No upfront costs
• Bill certainty
• No City O&M
Contract Structure
• EBCE remains City’s main contact over PPA
term
7 Program Goal: Power Purchase Agreement for Solar + Storage Owner/
Developer
City
Expertise
Industry Knowledge
Leverage EBCE market
knowledge and Phase I
experience
Extensive Diligence on
Critical Facilities
Independent engineering
engaged by EBCE
Procurement
Economies of Scale
Aggregating sites of many sizes
across our territory to reduce
costs
Reflecting City Needs
Procure to meet your budget
O&M
Power Purchase Agreement
City’s role is to buy power—
not operate or maintain
systems
EBCE Stewardship
EBCE as main point of contact
for solar + storage O&M
EBCE’s Critical Municipal Resilience Program Benefits
8 EBCE’s Critical Municipal Resilience Program: Phase 1 Portfolio 9 Participants
Fremont
Hayward
San Leandro
Berkeley
Facility Types
Fire Stations
Police Stations
Corp Yards
Libraries
Aviation Facilities
Recreational Facilities
Water Treatment Plants
Community/Senior Centers
Emergency Operations Centers
Operational Goals
Backup power for 3 days for critical
loads*
Why Participate in EBCE’s Critical Municipal Resilience Program? 10 Energy resilience for critical facilities
• Extend operations during power outages
• Solar + storage systems work with existing generators where applicable Clean, affordable energy development
• Reduce emissions & improve air quality
• Produce energy reliably at a stable cost
Meet resilience + climate goals quickly and easily
• No upfront costs to City
• EBCE manages study, procurement, and infrastructure
WHAT DOES
PARTICIPATION
ENTAIL?
11 Phase II Timeline
12 22Q3
Initial City
ID + site
selection
22Q4
Facility
screening +
engineering
23Q1
RFO
23Q2
Developer
Selection
2023
Construction
Start
February
● Issue RFO
Phase 2 Schedule: Key Activities by Month
August
● Program Overview
● City input on EBCEselected sites + ID
additional sites
October
● Site Walks by EBCE
independent engineer
● Detailed site analysis
September
● Schedule site walks
● Gather facility data
● Council Participation
Resolution
● Initial site analysis
January
● RFO Preparation
December
● Review site analysis +
recommendations
November
● Detailed site analysis
● Review PPA agreement
City Tasks for EBCE’s Critical Municipal Facility Program 14 Outreach to departments/facilities for
data + input based on EBCE requests
Tasks:
Input on facilities of/not of interest
Requests for facility plans and upcoming
facility improvements
Review of EBCE PPA agreement
Updates to depts on independent engineer
findings
Coordination of scheduling site walks
by EBCE independent engineers
Tasks:
ID facility contact for site tours
Assist EBCE in coordinating times for site walks
City Council Communication &
Resolution(s)
Tasks:
Coordinate request to City Council for
resolution to participate in program
Coordinate request to Council for final
approval of contract after RFO
City support is needed for coordination & communication with departments/facilities and City Council. Typical structure is one City staff member responsible for:
15 Potential Emeryville Candidate Facilities
What else should be considered:
• City priority facilities
• Neighborhoods / community needs
• Facility types
• Operational needs
• Senior Ctr: 4321 Salem
• 4300 San Pablo Ave—will set up a call with
the planner
Facilities Identified in Previous Work
• Civic Center and Addition
• Veteran’s Memorial / Senior Center
• 22 facilities >7,500 kwh/yr
• 2 with existing solar
• 2 redevelopment sites
THANK YOU
FELIZ VENTURA
[email protected]