City of Santa Rosa
Utility Field Office
35 Stony Point Rd.
Training Room M
CONTRACT REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA -
CANCELLED
MAY 8, 2023
This meeting has been cancelled due to loss of quorum. The item will be heard at the May 18, 2023 Board of Public Utilities meeting.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE UTILITY FIELD OFFICE LOCATED AT 35 STONY POINT RD, CONFERENCE ROOM M, VIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/83833125830, OR BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 838 3312 5830.
The public accessing the meeting through the Zoom link will be able to provide public comment on agenda items at the time an Agenda Item is discussed during the Contract Review Subcommittee Meeting. Public Comment may also be submitted via e-mail at [email protected] or recorded voice message at 707-543-4224.
Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth below. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Montoya at [email protected].
2:00 P.M. (VIA IN-PERSON AND ZOOM)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time when any person may address matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction. The public may comment on agenda items when the item is called. Each speaker is allowed three minutes.
The public attending in person and via the Zoom link or dial-in will be able to provide public comment on items at the time an agenda item is discussed during the Contract Review Subcommittee meeting.
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message and must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Sunday, May 7, 2023.
E-mail Public Comment: Submit e-mail public comment to:
[email protected]. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the agenda item number(s) on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body of the e-mail and your comment. These comments will be e-mailed to all Committee Members, will be posted to the agenda documents on-line, and be made part of the archive packet.
Recorded Voice Message Public Comment: To submit a voice message public comment, please call 707.543.4224. State your name, the agenda item number(s) on which you wish to comment, and your comment. Recordings will be limited to 3 minutes. Recorded comments may be played at the time that the agenda item is discussed during the Committee Meeting.
3. NEW BUSINESS
PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR REMOVAL OF MICROGRID
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT BATTERY, TRANSFORMER, AND
INVERTER AT THE LAGUNA TREATMENT PLANT
In 2017, Santa Rosa Water entered into an agreement with Trane U.S., Incorporated (Trane) for the design, installation, and operation of a microgrid demonstration project (Project) to be sited at the Laguna Treatment Plant (LTP), which was funded by a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission to Trane. The Project was intended to demonstrate the use of microgrids paired with renewable energy and test the viability of delivering power to the day ahead energy market as a potential revenue source for Santa Rosa Water. Although the Project components were shown to be functional, Trane discovered that Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) would not approve the inverter installed by Trane as it did not meet PG&E’s interconnection and certification requirements. Therefore, PG&E would not allow the Project to connect to PG&E’s system. Also, after additional study, revenue opportunities related to the day ahead energy market were deemed to be very limited.
Santa Rosa Water staff and Trane have agreed the best solution is to
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terminate the microgrid project. Trane has agreed to perform all work related to removal of the battery, transformer, and inverter installed at the LTP at no cost to Santa Rosa Water.
Santa Rosa Water staff recommends that the Contract Review Subcommittee recommend to the Board of Public Utilities approval of the Agreement between Trane and the City of Santa Rosa for Removal of the Microgrid Demonstration Project Battery, Transformer, and Inverter at the LTP.
Final Proposed ROE and Access Agreement for LTP Microgrid Presentation
Attachments:
4. ADJOURNMENT
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