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Dear Municipal Services Committee members and staff,
As a Pasadena resident, parent of young children, and member of PASADENA 100, a coalition of community organizations devoted to 100% carbon-free energy in Pasadena by 2030, I am submitting this comment with regard to Agenda Item #2 for May 24, 2022.
The relationship of distribution solar energy generation (DER) to utility scale generation remains widely disputed within the community of energy professionals and experts. There are different points of view about how to calculate DER's actual cost and benefits and currently this topic is the subject of a nationwide debate. As a result it is important to acknowledge that the PWP memo represents only one point of view.
Many experts see DER as an essential part of any serious strategy to arrive at 100% carbon-free energy. The League of Women Voters offered a webinar that partially addressed this subject last month where we heard from Sacramento Municipal Utility (presentation slides attached), LADWP and PWP. SMUD and LADWP strategies include strong DER components. You should have received an invitation to that event. If you missed it a video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30eFJMlxIaY The PASADENA 100 coalition aims to provide resources on DER and its costs and benefits as part of an overall strategy for 100% carbon-free energy for Pasadena. However, as the coalition only had 3-days notice of this presentation, a formal response will only be possible by the next MSC meeting.
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