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I support implementation of the Climate Emergency Resolution 9977 I You don't often get email fromLearn why this is important [ I ] CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button. For more information about the Phish Alert Button view article "KB0011474" on the DolT portal.
Hello there,
My name is Piper Bangs, and I live in the 91101 zip code in Pasadena. I'm reaching out to you to share that I enthusiastically support implementation of the Climate Emergency Resolution 9977.
It's been almost 3 years since the City Council unanimously passed Climate Emergency Resolution 9977 that mandated a transition to carbon-free electric power by 2030. In the meantime, we suffered a huge climate change induced fire here in our hometown, and disasters have happened worldwide, most recently in Jamaica. Climate change is not theory. It hurts people. It's time to implement what the City Council resolved.
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Pasadena, CA 91101 and my email
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ALL my best,
Piper
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Julia Rose Manriquez Dowell <[email protected]> Wednesday, November 5, 2025 1 1:00 AM
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Sierra Club Comments on PWP Optimized Strategic Plan
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Dear City of Pasadena Municipal Services Committee,
Please see the attached comment letter pertaining to Pasadena Water and Power's Optimized Strategic Plan.
Thank you,
Julia
Julia Dowell (she/her)
Electric Sector Campaign
Senior Campaign Organizer
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To: Pasadena City Council
Municipal Services Committee
100N.0arfield Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91109
Councilmember Justin Jones, Chair
Councilmember Rick Cole
Councilmember Tyron Hampton
Councilmember Jason Lyon
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RE: Comment on Pasadena Water and Power's Optimized Strategic Plan Dear Chair Jones and Councilmembers Cole, Hampton, and Lyon:
I am writing to you today on behalf of the Sierra Club regarding Pasadena Water and Power's Optimized Strategic Plan (OSP or the "Draft"). Sierra Club recognizes that the OPS represents the most progressive attempt to date in providing the context for, and options to address, achieving Resolution 9977 - a mandate by Pasadena City Council to supply 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030. Sierra Club is very supportive of the Pasadena City Council's carbon-free electricity goal.
Sierra Club appreciates many pieces of the Draft, including plans to enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to increase imports of renewable energy. We are also supportive of plans to enter into PPAs through direct sourcing in addition to the previous practice of exclusive reliance on SCPPA, beginning immediately with a 2025 RFP. Sierra Club strongly supports plans to invest in increased solar and storage, especially distributed energy resources which will help to meet energy demand locally. These plans are a huge undertaking and evidence commitment to carbon-free electric power.
However, Sierra Club does have a few concerns with the OSP Draft. There are six areas of concerns that may hinder the utility in achieving the carbon-free goal and therefore should be addressed:
1. The Magnolia gas plant; the OSP must plan to exit this carbon resource.
2. Imported electricity targets must be based on the carbon-free portfolios.
3. Local solar and storage need clear targets, consistent policy and specific actions. 'https://www.energy.ca.gov/powerplant/combined-cycle/magnolia-power-project
4. Greater urgency is needed to avoid defeatism at the 2028 waypoint.
5. Hydrogen and "renewable" natural gas promotion are not carbon free resources.
6. Process and transparency need to be improved.
In regard to the Magnolia power plant, the OSP completely omits any discussion of the fact that Pasadena has a contract to receive carbon-emitting power from Magnolia until 2036, which is six years after the 2030 goal. This resource supplies PWP with 80,000 MWh annually, approximately 8% ofPWP's current retail sales - a huge number in the context ofour decarbonization goals. No options are presented to address the Magnolia power plant issue, such as, terminating the existing contract, reassigning the contract to another party, examining alternative resources to replace the 14MW supply. The Magnolia gas plant is a large (310 MW capacity) combined-cycle gas plant located in Burbank and operated by Burbank Public Power.
According to the California Energy Commission, the Magnolia power plant is owned by the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA)1, which has been the main sourcing manager for PWP for imported electric power. PWP is on the Board of Directors ofSCPPA. This month, October 2025, SCPPA voted to expand the Magnolia gas plant, upgrading its output by about 25% at a cost of $80 million.
The OSP should state that PWP will seek to terminate or renegotiate the Magnolia contract to end by December 2030. We encourage full disclosure by PWP of the contract and its terms including any liquidated damages provision, the cost of termination and whether PWP can assign it to another party.
We ask for disclosure of whether PWP sought advice and consent from the City Manager and the City Council for taking on a financial liability as a SCPPA member for sharing the cost of expanding a gas plant. We would like PWP to make and disclose a plans to manage the inherent conflict of interest in being a board member for an organization whose major asset is a gas plant, while that organization is the primary manager of power sourcing for PWP. We encourage disclosure of the amount of any financial obligation of Pasadena to pay for the $80 million expansion as a member of SCPPA.
Thank you for your attention to these concerns. Sierra Club looks forward to working with the City of Pasadena to reach their 2030 carbon-free goal.
Respectfully,
Julia Dowell
Senior Campaign Organizer
Sierra Club
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Fwd: OSP draft plan
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From: Liz Schiller
Date: Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Subject: OSP draft plan
To: <[email protected]>, Jess Rivas <[email protected]> To Councilmember Rivas and other members of the Municipal Services Committee:
I am writing to urge you to move forward with alacrity on the city's transition to 100% clean power, as mandated in Climate Emergency Resolution 9977, passed by the City Council almost three years ago.
Climate change is real, it is here, and it is already affecting Pasadena and its residents.
There is no question about whether the weather conditions that led to the immense destruction of the Eaton Fire were a result of climate change.
I'm very grateful that the City Council passed this resolution and that staff and elected officials have been moving forward on this commitment. But we should be doing more and moving faster. My specific requests:
Please renegotiate the Magnolia gas contract so that it concludes in 2030.
Please lift barriers and add incentives for homeowners (and owners of commercial and multi-unit residential property!) to install rooftop solar, and long term storage batteries.
Please go faster on the installation of solar on public buildings, including libraries and fire stations, and long term storage. Please partner with PUSD to get solar installed on schools that have been closed.
I know that progress is happening, also slowly, on expanding and strengthening the safe transportation choices available in the city, and transitioning Pasadena Transit away from gas-powered vehicles. Please move us faster on the power side. 1 Sincerely,
Liz Schiller
Resident, District 5
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:08 PM
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Please Strengthen Pasadena's Power Plan for a Truly 100% Carbon-Free Future a
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Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
I am writing as a Pasadena resident deeply concerned about our city's path to achieving 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030. As you review the new draft of Pasadena Water & Power's Power Resource Plan (OSP), I urge you to make sure the final version reflects the bold action that our climate crisis requires.
While I appreciate some improvements in the new draft, key commitments are still missing. Specifically:
1. Magnolia Gas Plant: The OSP delays any decision about Magnolia until the end of 2030 — far too late to transition responsibly. Please ensure that Magnolia's status and emissions are included in all quarterly reports, and direct staff to clarify whether the existing contract has akeady expired or can be ended sooner.
Transparency on this issue is essential.
2. Local Solar + Storage: Pasadena should move faster to install solar and battery storage on city buildings, schools, and parking lots. Identifying municipal sites should not take until 2026. The plan needs clear MW targets, timelines, and accountability to achieve the accelerated "local resources" portfolios outlined by E3.
3. Residential Solar Incentives: Rooftop solar is vital for resilience, equity, and local clean power. Please direct PWP to create real incentives, remove red tape, preserve NEM 1.0, and explore new models like rebates or low-interest solar loan programs so that residents can participate in Pasadena's clean energy transition.
4. Reject False Solutions: Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and non-green hydrogen are not pathways to a carbon-free future. Let us focus instead on implementing the truly carbon-free portfolios and scaling up proven technologies like solar, storage, and demand reduction.
Pasadena has an opportunity to lead — to show that a city can transition to clean, local, resilient power that benefits everyone. I urge you to strengthen the OSP so it delivers on our 100% carbon-free goal in both spirit and practice.
Thank you for your service and your attention to this critical issue.
Sincerely,
Ana Soulrivei
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