PUBLIC HEARING (PUBLISHED NOTICE) TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN
ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
AND ADOPTING RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH
EAST BAY COMMUNITY (EBCE) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICES IN
THE CITY OF LATHROP
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
JULY 10, 2023 – ITEM 5.1
1 BACKGROUND
On March 13, 2023 Council received a presentation from East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) regarding the benefits of implementing a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program. o Who is EBCE
o How a CCA works
o What are the benefits
o Options for residents
o Sample electrical bill
o Timeline
2 RECAP - CCA AND EBCE
CCA: created in California by AB 117 (2002) and are
governed by the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
o Currently there are 25 CCA programs serving more than 11 million customers in California
EBCE: exists to provide more renewable energy at
competitive rates to our customers
o Established in 2018
o Governed by a Board of Directors comprised of an elected official from each jurisdiction served.
o Alameda County (except the City of Alameda) and the City of Tracy. EBCE will begin service to Stockton in 2025
o 1.7M people served (businesses and residents)
RECAP – HOW IT WORKS
4 EBCE BUYS CLEAN POWER
EBCE buys from, and is building, clean
power plants. EBCE sells the power to
customers at low rates.
PG&E DELIVERS THE
POWER
EBCE’s power is delivered to customers
by PG&E. Customers
pay PG&E for power delivery
as they always have.
YOU GET THE POWER
AND ALL THE BENEFITS
You benefit from clean energy,
low rates, local governance,
and innovative programs.
RECAP - BENEFITS FOR RESIDENTS
5 LOCAL CONTROL
& INVESTMENT
SUSTAINABILITY CUSTOMER CHOICE
& PROGRAMS
LOWER RATES
Notes:
Does not include residents served by Lathrop Irrigation District (LID) Per State law, residents and businesses would automatically be enrolled in CCA Customers may request to opt out at any time
EBCE
enrolls new
customers
Community
Outreach
(with new
name and
brand)
EBCE
updates JPA
EBCE
considers
including
new
community
EBCE
conducts
analysis
Council
considers
joining JPA
Presentation
to City
Council
RECAP - TIMELINE
6 March 2023 July 2023 In Process December 2023 2024 2025
ORDINANCE & JPA
Ordinance
Required by AB 117 in accordance with CPUC Section 366.2(c)(12) Purpose: specifying that the City intends to implement a CCA Program and with which authority (EBCE)
Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)
o JPAs are a common legal structure in California for the administration of cooperative multijurisdictional programs o Contains provisions regarding as EBCE’s powers, governance structure, including voting allocations, its obligation to indemnify the members, and the process for withdrawing from the authority, etc. o As a member of EBCE, the City will have a representative on the EBCE’s board of directors. 7
RECOMMENDATION
City Council to Consider the Following:
Hold a Public Hearing; and
First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance to Implement a Community Choice Aggregation Program to Provide Electric Services in the City of Lathrop Adopt Resolution to Approve a Joint Powers Agreement with East Bay Community (EBCE) Authority to Provide Electric Services in the City of Lathrop 8