RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION SIERRA NEVADA REGION CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE BASE RESOURCE CONTRACT 20-SNR-02364 FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2054 WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clara through its own Electric Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), purchases approximately 10% of its power needs from federally owned facilities that make up the Central Valley Project through a contract with the United States Department of Energy’s power market administrator, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA); WHEREAS, the energy generated by the Central Valley Project is from 100% carbon-free resources and helps maintain SVP’s low carbon intensity of its energy supply portfolio; WHEREAS, on February 9, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 21-8936 authorizing the City Manager to execute the United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration Sierra Nevada Region Contract for Electric Service Base Resource for Calendar Years 2025 through 2054 (Base Resource Contract); WHEREAS, through an amendment of the Base Resource Contract, WAPA is currently offering up to 33 MW of Pacific Alternating Current Intertie (PACI) transmission service to the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Default Load Aggregated Point (DLAP) to SVP based on the monthly rate set forth in WAPA’s Rate Schedule PACI-T4; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment of the Base Resource Contract, which is attached to the Report to Council accompanying this Resolution, provides the City with substantial savings through reduced fees and transmission access charges; therefore, the City desires to move forward with the proposed amendments and additional amendments which provide cost savings or at a minimum will be cost neutral. ///
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration Sierra Nevada Region Contract for Electric Service Base Resource Contract 20-SNR-02364 for Calendar Years 2025 through 2054 (Base Resource Contract).
2. That the City Council authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute additional amendments to the Base Resource Contract so long as they would result in cost savings to the City of Santa Clara or at a minimum be cost neutral.
3. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective immediately.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE ___ DAY OF _________, 2025, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. Report to Council #25-465
Resolution/WAPA Electric Service Base Resource Contract 20-SNR-02364 Page PAGE 1 of 2 Rev: 7/27/2023
Ordinance/*Insert brief description Page PAGE 1 of *
Rev: 03-09-10; Typed: *Insert date