RESOLUTION NO. 26-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE LANCASTER ENERGY
2026 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation, authorized by Assembly Bill 117, is a state law that allows cities, counties and other authorized entities to aggregate electricity demand within their jurisdictions in order to purchase and/or generate alternative energy supplies for residents and businesses within their jurisdiction while maintaining the existing electricity provider for transmission and distribution services; and WHEREAS, on May 27, 2014, City Council adopted Ordinance 997, establishing a Community Choice Aggregation program, Lancaster Choice Energy; and WHEREAS, minor technical, formatting, or clerical corrections to the Integrated Resource Plan may be necessary prior to filing with the California Public Utilities Commission, and the City Council desires to authorize such non-substantive corrections without requiring further Council action;
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 350, approved October 7, 2015, added Public Utilities Code Section 454.52, establishing a requirement for Community Choice Aggregation Programs to develop an Integrated Resource Plan and submit it to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for certification; and
WHEREAS, subsequent legislation has updated the clean energy requirements applicable to the Lancaster Energy Integrated Resource Plan, including SB 100 (Statutes of 2018), which established a goal of 60% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% clean electricity by 2045; SB 1020 (Statutes of 2022), which added binding interim milestones of 90% clean electricity by 2035 and 95% by 2040; and AB 1279 (2022), which codified the 2045 statewide carbon neutrality goal; and
WHEREAS, the CPUC’s IRP planning cycle was consolidated into a 2024–2026 cycle, with individual load-serving entity plan filings due in 2026 under CPUC Rulemaking R.25-06-019; the last Lancaster Energy IRP was approved by the City Council in October 2022, and the 2026 IRP is the current required biennial update under that consolidated cycle; and
WHEREAS, California Choice Energy Authority and its energy procurement consultant have prepared the Lancaster Energy 2026 Integrated Resource Plan in Resolution No. 26-XX Page 2
accordance with CPUC requirements, including the preparation of a Narrative Template, Resource Data Template, and Clean System Power Calculator, and the identification of Lancaster Energy’s Preferred Conforming Portfolio consistent with California’s statewide greenhouse gas reduction goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. That based upon and in consideration of staff reports, presentations, public testimony and comment, and such other matters presented to the City Council during the public meeting on this matter, the City Council finds and declares the foregoing recitals to be true and correct and incorporates the same as substantive findings herein.
SECTION 2. Approval. That the Integrated Resource Plan for Lancaster Energy has been developed in compliance with Senate Bill 350, Senate Bill 100, Senate Bill 1020, Assembly Bill 1279, and California Public Utilities Commission direction under Rulemaking R.25-06-019, and is hereby approved.
SECTION 3. Certification. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and it shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this _______ day of _____________, 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
___________________________ ___________________________ Resolution No. 26-XX Page 3
ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY OF LANCASTER
I, ___________________________, City of Lancaster, CA, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 26-XX for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF, on this _____ day of _____________, 2026.
(seal)
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