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Palo Alto
Energy contracts the Palo Alto City Council took up since 2022. All Palo Alto meetings.
Extracted automatically — check the source. These rows were read out of the cities' own agendas, staff reports and minutes by a language model (claude-haiku-5-5/v5) on 2026-10-20. Each amount links to the passage it came from and each row to the city's original file, which is the official record. Rows marked check had a problem the checks caught.
29actions
28vendors
$435,786,995approved (recorded vote)
$101,954,078proposed, no vote in the index
Dollar totals add the amount each action states: an amendment's new total can repeat an earlier award, and annual amounts are counted once. Use them as a rough size, the rows for detail.
Actions
| Date | Vendor | Item | Action | Amount | Size · price · savings | Outcome | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Nrg Business Marketing | Electric master agreements with NRG, DRW and Dynasty check Power supply (municipal utilities) | Award | $25,000,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2026-03-16 | DRW | Electric master agreements with NRG, DRW and Dynasty check Power supply (municipal utilities) | Award | $25,000,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2026-03-16 | Dynasty | Electric master agreements with NRG, DRW and Dynasty check Power supply (municipal utilities) | Award | $25,000,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2025-12-15 | Golden State Fire Apparatus | Approval of a Purchase Order with Golden State Fire Apparatus in an Amount Not to Exceed $3,378,458, for the Purchase of One Hybrid Electric Pierce Enforcer Vol check Fleet vehicles | Cooperative purchase | $2,216,588 | one electric Pierce Volterra savings of over $363,600 between both pumpers | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · packet · city original |
| 2025-11-03 | Okonite | Extension of Equipment Standardization and Blanket Purchase Order with Okonite for Medium Voltage Underground Cable Other | Purchase order | $800,000 per year | four standard medium voltage underground cable sizes base price per foot; copper $2.00/lb and aluminum $1.00/lb base metal … | No vote recorded | staff report · staff report · packet · packet · city original |
| 2025-10-06 | SCC Electric | Approval of Construction Contract C25194006 with SCC Electric, Inc. in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $997,500 for the Utilities Control Center Generator Replaceme Microgrids and backup power | Award | $997,500 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2025-09-15 | Trolley Pass Project | Approval of a Third Phase Agreement with Northern California Power Agency for the Purchase of Battery Energy Storage Capacity from Trolley Pass Project LLC, ove check Battery storage | Award | $161,700,000 not to exceed | 50-megawatt (MW) share of a grid-connected battery energy storage syst… Contract price of $12.71/kW-mo (subject to refresh until July 2026) Projected net value ~$8/kW-mo ($4.6M/yr) | Approved MOTION PASSED: 7-0 | staff report · staff report · agenda · minutes · minutes |
| 2025-09-15 | Aypa Power | Trolley BESS project: Palo Alto participation in NCPA energy storage services agreement with Aypa Battery storage | Award | $8,080,000 not to exceed | 50 MW share of a 400 MW BESS project $12.71/kW-month | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original |
| 2025-02-10 | Penske Chevrolet of Cerritos | 2024 Chevrolet Silverado Electric Vehicle Fleet vehicles | Award | $100,086 | No vote recorded | other · city original | |
| 2025-02-10 | Rivian | 2025 Rivian Adventure for Police Department Fleet vehicles | Award | $90,763 | No vote recorded | other · city original | |
| 2025-02-10 | Veolia | Approval of Contract Amendment Number Three to Contract Number C21177024 With Veolia Sustainable Buildings USA West, Inc. to Extend the Contract Time Through Au Efficiency retrofits and ESPCs | Renewal / extension | $1,985,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2024-10-21 | Larratt Brothers Plumbing | Contract amendment with Larratt Brothers Plumbing for Advanced Heat Pump Water Heater Early Retrofit (HPWH ER) Pilot Efficiency retrofits and ESPCs | Amendment | $410,000 | 100 or more homes 55% of project costs up to $3,500 per HPWH | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original |
| 2024-09-23 | Energeia | Approval of Four (4) Professional Services Contracts for Reliability and Resiliency On-Call Services to Support Implementation of Palo Alto's Reliability and Re check Other | Award | $250,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2024-09-23 | Buro Happold | Approval of Four (4) Professional Services Contracts for Reliability and Resiliency On-Call Services to Support Implementation of Palo Alto's Reliability and Re Other | Award | $450,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2024-09-23 | EcoMotion | Approval of Four (4) Professional Services Contracts for Reliability and Resiliency On-Call Services to Support Implementation of Palo Alto's Reliability and Re check Other | Award | $250,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2024-09-23 | Energy and Environmental Economics | Approval of Four (4) Professional Services Contracts for Reliability and Resiliency On-Call Services to Support Implementation of Palo Alto's Reliability and Re check Other | Award | $250,000 not to exceed | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · city original | |
| 2024-09-09 | West Coast Energy Systems | Approval for Purchase of Emergency Portable Generators for Water Utility Backup in High-Risk Zones Microgrids and backup power | Cooperative purchase | $428,740 | two generator units | No vote recorded | staff report · packet · other · other · other |
| 2024-04-22 | Ameresco Half Moon Bay | Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Consent and Direct Agreement With HA RNG 1 Lender LLC and Ameresco Half Moon Bay LLC, consenting to assignment of 2005 rene check Power supply (municipal utilities) | Amendment | $147,200,000 not to exceed | up to 60,000 Megawatt-Hours per Year; capacity increase from 10 MW to … current contract price is $65.01/MWh Staff conservatively estimates the project will provide a net benefit … | Approved MOTION PASSED ITEM 6: 5-1-1, Tanaka no, Lauing absent | staff report · staff report · staff report · staff report · staff report |
| 2024-04-22 | Ameresco | Amendment increasing the City's commitment with Ameresco (renewable energy contracts), as referenced in consent questions Power supply (municipal utilities) | Amendment | — | capacity from 10 MW to 13 MW $74/MWh escalating at 1%/year (2% if inflation exceeds 3%) estimated net benefit of at least $6/MWh | No vote recorded | staff report · staff report · staff report · staff report · staff report |
| 2024-03-18 | CLEAResult Consulting | Approval of Amendment No. 2 of C19171513 With CLEAResult Consulting, Inc. Extending the Contract Expiration Date by Three Years From April 16, 2024 to April 15, check EV charging | Renewal / extension | $736,995 not to exceed | 250+ ports at 19 additional sites (30 sites total) | Approved 6-1, Tanaka no | staff report · minutes · minutes · packet · packet |
| 2024-02-26 | Zero Waste Energy Development Company | Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute a Third Phase Agreement with Northern California Power Agency for the Purchase of u Power supply (municipal utilities) | Award | $5,700,000 not to exceed | up to 2,800 Megawatt-Hours per Year $185 per megawatt-hour (MWh), escalating at up to 2% annually | Approved MOTION PASSED ITEMS 5, 6, 7: 6-1, Tanaka no | staff report · staff report · minutes · packet · packet |
| 2024-01-16 | Tesla | Approval of a Substation Improvement Agreement With Tesla Inc. to Install Improvements and Reserve Capacity at Hanover Substation, and Approval of a Fiscal Year check Other | Award | $24,000,000 | two 12 kV 50 MVA transformers, three 60Kv substation breakers, a Power… | Approved 6-1, Veenker recused | staff report · staff report · agenda · minutes · packet |
| 2023-11-27 | WESCO International | Approval of Purchase Orders with WESCO (Representative of EATON/COOPER) and Anixter (Representative of S&C) to Purchase Dielectric Switches for Electric Grid Mo check Other | Purchase order | $10,000,000 not to exceed | Approved MOTION PASSED ITEMS 4-5, 10-12, 15: 7-0 | agenda · packet · other · city original | |
| 2023-11-27 | Anixter | Approval of Purchase Orders with WESCO (Representative of EATON/COOPER) and Anixter (Representative of S&C) to Purchase Dielectric Switches for Electric Grid Mo check Other | Purchase order | $10,000,000 not to exceed | Approved MOTION PASSED ITEMS 4-5, 10-12, 15: 7-0 | other · city original | |
| 2023-04-17 | Calpine Geysers | Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Third-Phase Agreement With Northern California Power Agency for the Purchase of up to 87,600 Megawatt Hours Power supply (municipal utilities) | Award | $76,200,000 not to exceed | up to 87,600 Megawatt Hours per Year; 5 MW for first two years and 10 … PPA price of $79/MWh net value of at least $13/MWh | Approved MOTION PASSED ITEMS 4-7, 9, 12, AA1: 7-0 | minutes · minutes · packet · packet · city original |
| 2023-04-17 | Calpine | Third Phase Agreement with NCPA for Calpine geothermal power purchase (Energy Risk Management Policy as it may apply to surplus electricity purchases) Power supply (municipal utilities) | Award | — | 10 MW of geothermal capacity, up to 87,600 MWh/year for Palo Alto PPA price of $79/MWh net benefit of at least $3/MWh | No vote recorded | packet · city original |
| 2022-12-05 | CLEAResult Consulting | CLEAResult contract for energy and water advising, Advanced HPWH Pilot and home efficiency assessments check Efficiency retrofits and ESPCs | Award | $2,940,400 not to exceed | About 20 heat pump water heater installations per month for roughly tw… | No vote recorded | packet · city original |
| 2022-10-03 | Synergy Companies | Attachment A: Eagle Systems (dba Synergy Companies), Contract S23181953A - Professional services agreement for energy efficiency and building electrification pr Efficiency retrofits and ESPCs | Award | $7,705,000 not to exceed | up to 900 heat pump water heaters | No vote recorded | agenda · packet · city original |
| 2022-04-04 | Ameresco Keller Canyon | Approval of Amendment Number 2 to the Power Purchase Agreement for Landfill Gas-Generated Electricity With Ameresco Keller Canyon LLC., Reducing the Facility's Power supply (municipal utilities) | Amendment | $250,000 per year | 3.8 MW landfill gas facility, 50% share approximately $420,000 per year net value to the City; $250,000 annual… | Approved MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4, 7, 9, 11-14: PASSED 7-0 | agenda · minutes · packet · packet · packet |