City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: September 15, 2026
From: Todd Dusenberry, General Manager of Public Utilities Department: Public Utilities
Submitted by: Adriana Ramos, Principal Management Analyst Subject
2025 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report
Recommendation
Ratify the submission to the California Energy Commission (CEC) of the attestation signed by Vernon Public Utilities’ General Manager of the veracity of the 2025 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report.
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 to 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 2025 Public Source Disclosure Program Annual Report and the Power Content calculations to the CEC on May 20, 2026, with the staff attestation. Todd Dusenberry, General Manager of Vernon 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 May 5, 2020, the CEC requires an authorized agent verification and City Council approval of the Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report (Attachment 1) at a public meeting. The 2025 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report documents have been reviewed and approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
Upon the City Council's approval of the Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report, staff will submit the approval to the CEC. In addition, upon receiving the ”Power Content Label” from the CEC, staff will share this information with customers by posting it on the City’s website (www.cityofvernonca.gov).
Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 3: Advance Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
1. 2025 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report