CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
September 19, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James W. Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Chris Diggs, Water Resources Director
SUBJECT: PROVIDE THE 2021 CALIFORNIA POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE ATTESTATION FOR POMONA CHOICE ENERGY RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council take the following action:
Pursuant to the California Public Utilities Code staff is recommending the City Council provide the required attestation specified under California’s Power Source Disclosure Program for Pomona Choice Energy (PCE).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
PCE is required to submit this staff report, and its attachments, and the related meeting minutes to the California Energy Commission (CEC) pursuant to the Power Source Disclosure (PSD) Program regulations to demonstrate compliance that PCE provided the appropriate amounts of different types of power for the previous year. Such attestations are based on the California Choice Energy Authority’s (CalChoice) technical review and address all reporting requirements for the 2021 Annual Reports and Power Content Labels prepared for PCE (Attachments 1, 2, and 3).
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
None related to this action.
DISCUSSION:
The California Public Utilities Code requires all retail sellers of electric energy, including Pomona Choice Energy to disclose accurate and simple-to-understand information relating to the sources of energy that were delivered to their respective customers via an annual Power Content Label (PCL). The PCL conveys information regarding the various power sources/products that are procured on behalf of each retail electricity customer. California’s retail electricity sellers, including PCE, will each have unique PCLs based on internally adopted procurement policies and related power purchases that were completed during the reporting year. The CEC administers these requirements under California’s Power Source Disclosure Program.
Information presented in each PCL includes the proportionate share of total energy supply related to specific fuel sources/resource categories, including both renewable and conventional generating technologies.
In accordance with statewide mandates and internally adopted planning targets, PCE procured a substantial portion of its electrical energy supply from generating resources utilizing various renewable fuel sources in 2021. Renewable fuel sources may include biomass and waste, hydroelectricity, solar, geothermal, and wind. For PCE customers, 34.6 percent of total energy supply was sourced from renewable sources, and for PCE 100 customers, 100 percent of the energy deliveries were sourced from renewables.
To fulfill the reporting obligations for 2021, PCE as a public agency, must provide the CEC with the City Council’s attestation regarding the accuracy of information included in the annual PSD Report (submitted to the CEC earlier in 2022, according to the applicable reporting deadline) and PCL, consistent with the following element of PSD Program regulations.
A retail supplier that is a public agency providing electric services is not required to comply with the provisions of subdivision (a)(1) if the board of directors of the public agency submits to the Energy Commission an attestation of the veracity of each annual report and power content label for the previous year.
In the following excerpt above, subdivision (a)(1) refers to a third-party audit, which is not necessary for public agencies, including the City/PCE.
While developing PCE’s PCL, CalChoice and its technical consultants performed a detailed review of all power purchases for the 2021 calendar year. The review performed found no inaccuracies or inconsistencies within PCE’s annual PSD reports and PCL. To fulfill its attestation requirements for 2021, Council is being asked to provide an attestation covering both the PCL and associated annual reports, as specified in the excerpt above. Pursuant to applicable regulations, all PCE customers currently enrolled in PCE will receive the PCL via U.S. mail.
Prepared by:
Julie Carver, Environmental Compliance Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 – Pomona Choice 2021 PSD Annual Report Attachment No. 2 – Pomona Choice 100 2021 PSD Annual Report Attachment No. 3 – Pomona Power Content Label 2021
Pomona Choice Energy 2021 Power Content Label and Attestation