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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:06 AM
Lyon, Jason; Jones, Justin; Williams, Felicia; Hampton, Tyron Kenebrew, Jerice; Stevenson, Garrett; Sabha, Tamer
Municipal Services Committee Meeting - Agenda Item 1
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TO: Municipal Services Committee. Jason Lyon, Justin Jones, Felicia Williams, Tyrone Hampton DATE: December 5, 2023
RE: Agenda Item 1 - Support for 100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2030 Neither the Draft 2023 IRP nor the 2023 Power IRP Addendum affirms Pasadena Water and Power's commitment to sourcing 100% of electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2030 as mandated by City Council Resolution No. 9977 and reiterated in the September 26, 2023 Memorandum from the Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission to Pasadena City Council.
The Addendum requested by Municipal Services Committee during its November 14, 2023 meeting is essentially a list of six studies to be commissioned by PWP. The concluding Summary lists minimum State requirements for renewable energy with no mention of City Council Resolution No. 9977.
At today's meeting, the Municipal Services Committee should require a clear explanation of PWP's assertion in the Addendum that "The synergies that have been strategically embedded in this plan [Draft 2023 Power IRP] preserve the 2030 Carbon Free policy goal without any opportunity cost from a planning perspective." PWP has not met the Council's goal for 100% carbon-free electricity by the end of 2030; PWP needs an extension to meet Council's goals and to remove typographical errors from their document. A request for extension must be submitted within 15 days of the submission deadline.
PLEASE VOTE NO: ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2023 POWER IRP.
City Council should require PWP to file an extension in order to explicitly state PWP's intention to meet the 2030 goal and to resolve typographical errors in the IRP document.
Genette Foster
Council District 2
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