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City Council
December 13, 2022
FEED-IN TARIFF PROGRAM
Public Utilities Department
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2 Current Feed-In Tariff Program
1. Governed by Public Utilities Code 399.32 pertaining to customer-generators with renewable energy generation
facilities including solar and wind
2. Approved by City Council on December 14, 2010
3. Sell output of renewable energy generation facility to RPU • Compensated at RPU’s average cost of renewable energy
4. Maximum size of 3 MW per individual project
5. Required program cap of 7.6 MW
• RPU does not currently have program participants
BACKGROUND
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3 Benefits for Customer-Generators
1. Three optional Power Purchase Agreement terms
• 10, 15, or 20 years
2. Standard Form Purchase Power Agreement
3. Standard Form Feed-in Tariff Generating
Facility Interconnection Agreement
BENEFITS FROM PROGRAM CHANGES
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4 PROPOSED FEED-IN TARIFF CHANGES
Current FIT Program Proposed FIT Changes
Renewable Energy Generation Facility including
solar, wind and other renewable resources
No change
No minimum size Minimum size limit 0.5 MW (500 kilowatts) Maximum size limit 3 MW No change
Purchase Power Agreement term of 20 years Purchase Power Agreement term of 10, 15, or 20 years
Pricing reset annually over the term of the
Agreement
Pricing at time of Power Purchase Agreement
execution is in effect for term of Purchase Power
Agreement
None Standard Form Purchase Power Agreement
None Standard Form Feed-in Tariff Generating Facility
Interconnection Agreement
Program cap calculation referenced but not clearly
stated
Program cap stated at 7.6 MW as approved by City
Council on December 14, 2010.
PROPOSED FEED-IN TARIFF CHANGES
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5 Priority 4 - Environmental Stewardship
Priority 5 - High Performing Government
Priority 6 - Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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6 That the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution approving the changes to Schedule FIT, “Feed-In Tariff for Renewable Energy Generation Facilities”;
2. Approve the Standard Form Feed-In Tariff Purchase Power Agreement and Standard Form Feed-in Tariff Generating Facility Interconnection Agreement; and
3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Standard Form Feed-In Tariff Purchase Power Agreement and Standard Form Feed-in Tariff Generating Facility Interconnecti on Agreement and sign all necessary documents and instruments
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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