City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: September 19, 2023
From: Todd Dusenberry, General Manager of Public Utilities Department: Public Utilities
Submitted by: Adriana Ramos, Administrative Analyst
Subject
2022 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report and Power Content Label Recommendation
A. Ratify the submission to the California Energy Commission (CEC) of the attestation signed by Vernon Public Utilities’ General Manager, of the veracity of the 2022 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report; and
B. Approve the 2022 Power Content Label and authorize its submission to the CEC.
Background
In 1997, the California Legislature adopted Senate Bill 1305, adding Article 5, titled “Electricity Generation Source Disclosure” (Article 5) to the California Code of Regulations. Under state law (Public Utilities Code Sections 398.4 and 398.5), retail suppliers of electricity must annually: 1) disclose to their end use customers the electricity sources for their sales to those customers in the form of a Power Content Label; and 2) report this same information, together with supporting documentation in verified form, to the CEC, in the form of a Power Source Disclosure Annual Report.
In 2009, Senate Bill 1305 Article 5 and Assembly Bill 162 (Stats. 2009. Ch. 313) were tied together requiring the information used to calculate the Power Content Label for each calendar year be sent to the CEC as a Power Source Disclosure Annual report by June 1st and independently audited by October 1st. In lieu of an independent audit, an authorized agent of the City must submit to the CEC, under penalty of perjury attesting to the accuracy of the annual Power Source Disclosure Report. Vernon Public Utilities submitted the 2022 Public Source Disclosure Program Annual Report and the Power Content calculations to the CEC on June 22, 2023, with the staff attestation. Todd Dusenberry, General Manager of Public Utilities, is the authorized agent who has verified that the information submitted to the CEC was true and correct to his best knowledge.
Effective October 31, 2016, the CEC changed its submission rules and now requires, not only an authorized agent to verify the information, but also that the City Council approve the Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report (attachment 1) and the Power Content Label (attachment 2) at a public meeting. Upon City Council's approval of the Power Content Label, staff will submit the document to the CEC and will provide this information to customers by posting the “Power Content Label” on the City’s website (www.cityofvernon.org).
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
1. 2022 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report
2. 2022 Power Content Label