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CITY OF LODI
,. COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving the FirstAmendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement and Authorizing Execution by the
City Manager
MEETING DATE: June 6,2012
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution approving the FirstAmendment to the Lodi
Energy Center Project Management and Operations Agreement
and authorizing execution by the City Manager.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi and other participants entered into the Lodi Energy
Center Project Management and Operations Agreement (PMOA)
dated effective August 1, 2010, for the purpose of governing all
matters related to the operations and management of the Lodi Energy Center (LEC).
Since that time Assembly Bill 32 has been passed by the California State Legislature and signed by the
Governor and adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on October 20, 2011, became final
in December 2011, and will impose limits upon Green House Gas emissions commencing January I ,
2013.
This First Amendment to the PMOA clarifies NCPA's authority to obtain all necessary federal, state and
local permits, licenses, opinions and rulings to construct, operate, and maintainthe LEC Project in
accordancewith all legal and regulatory requirementsand prudent utility practicewhich includes, but is
not limited to, participation in CARB's Cap -and -Trade Program and the ability to transfer Compliance
Instruments between NCPA and LEC Participants.
The language of the proposed new Section 3.3c to be included in the FirstAmendment to the PMOAwas
reviewed and approved by the LEC Project Participants Committee on March 12, 2012 and by the NCPA
Commission on March 22, 2012; the related NCPA Staff Report is attached. Please note that the
Agreement Schedule 11.00, marked draft, attached to the NCPA Staff Report is only for reference and is
not part of the First Amendment. The LEC Project Participants Committee will be finalizing a new
Schedule 11.00 to be approved by the NCPA Commission. Revisionsto schedules in the PMOA only
require NCPA Commission approval.
nradt Bartlam, City Manager
Adopt ResolutionApproving the FirstAmendment to the Lodi Energy Center Project Management and Operations Agreement
and Authorizing Execution by the City Manager
June 6,2012
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FISCAL IMPACT: No significant financial impact is expected from the approval of the First
Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center Project Management and
Operations Agreement.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Included in the FY 2012/13 BudgetAccount No. 160642.8201.
Jor an Ayers
Deputy City Manager/Internal Services Director
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E ' abeth A. Kirkley
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Matt Foskett, Rates and Resources Manager
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NCPA
NO tTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LODI ENERGY CENTER
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT
This First Amendment ("Amendment") to the Lodi Energy Center Project Management and Operations
Agreement is made and entered into as of the day of , 2012 ("Effective Date"), by
and between the Northern California Power Agency ("NCPA"), a joint powers agency organized under
the laws of the State of California, and each of the undersigned Participants in the Lodi Energy Center
Project ("Participants") (collectively, the "Parties").
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Lodi Energy Center Project Management and Operations
Agreement dated effective August 1, 2010, (the "Agreement") for the purpose of governing all matters
related to the operations and management of the Lodi Energy Center, and
WHEREAS, the Agreement sets forth NCPA duties, obligations and authority in connection with
the management and operation of the Lodi Energy Center; and
WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend the Agreement to clarify that NCPA's authority to
obtain all necessary Federal, state and local permits, licenses, opinions and rulings to construct, operate,
and maintain the Project in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements and Prudent Utility
Practice includes, but is not limited to, participation in the California Air Resources Board's Cap -and -
Trade Program and the ability to transfer Compliance Instruments between NCPA and Participants as set
forth below.
WHEREAS, the Lodi Energy Center Project Participant Committee voted to approve this
Amendment to the Agreement on March 12, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to modify Article 3, Section 3.3, (NCPA's Obligations, Duties
and Authority) to add a new Section 3.3c, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 22, Section 22.1 all changes to the Agreement must be in
writing and signed by all the Parties;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Article 3, Section 3.3 (NCPA's Obligations, Duties and Authority) of the Agreement shall be
amended to add a new Section 3.3c, which shall read in full as follows:
C. 1. NCPA Obligation
emissions compliance obligations when required by law. A Compliance Instrument means an
allowance, ARB offset credit, or sector -based offset credit as provided under the Cap -and -Trade
Program defined below in section 3.3c.2.
2. Purpose; Future Program; Definitions
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement
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contravention of any regulations, procedures, protocols or rules applicable to such Participant.
NCPA will treat any such Participant directions to purchase Compliance Instruments as
confidential to the extent allowed by law. No additional costs or penalties shall be incurred by
other Participants or NCPA by reason of any such transfer, placement, or direction; and any
identifiable additional costs, charges, fees, penalties, liabilities and damages incurred by the
Project or NCPA resulting from such activities will be fully charged to, and paid by, the
Participant taking such action(s).
Under no circumstances shall any Participant be liable under the PSA, the PMOA or PMOA
schedules for any costs, charges, fees, penalties, liabilities, and damages arising out of activities
related to Cap -and -Trade compliance for any emission sources other than the Project, including,
but not limited to, penalties for failure to comply with reporting, surrender, or other legal
obligations.
(4) Project's Cap -and Trade Account
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement
2. This Amendment in no way alters the terms and conditions of the Agreement except as
specifically set forth herein.
The Parties have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
By:
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT
By:
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement
CITY OF GRIDLEY
dy: Title:
Approved as to form:
By:
CITY OF HEALDSBURG
Date:
Title:
Date:
By: Title:
Date:
Approved as to form:
By: Title:
CITY OF LODI
Bv:
KONRADTBARTLAM
Approved as to form:
By:
D. STEPHEN SCHWABAUER, City Attorney
JANICE D. MAGDICH, DMttorney
First Amendmentto the Lodi Energy Center
Project Managementand Operations Agreement
Date:
Title: City Manager
Date:
Attest:
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CITY OF LOMPOC
By:
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement
POWER AND WATER RESOURCES POOLING AUTHORITY
By:
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center
Project Management and Operations Agreement
/CALIFORNIA
BLIC AGENCY
CPA
NORTHERN POWER AGENCY
Commission Staff Report
Date: March 22, 2012
To: NCPA Commission
651 Commerce Drive
Roseville, CA 95678
phone (916)781-3636
fax (916) 783-7693
web www.ncpa.com
AGENDA ITEM NO.:a3
Subject: First Amendment to the Project Management and Operations Agreement for
the Lodi Energy Center
Proposal
Approve a First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center (LEC) Project Management and
Operations Agreement. The amendment adds a new Section 3.3c and will incorporate a new
Agreement Schedule 11.00 (a draft cf Schedule 11 is included for reference) necessaryfor
compliance with AB32 requirements. After approval by NCPA, PMOA Amendment 1 will need to
be approved by each of the LEC Project Participant's governing bodies.
Background
On April 22, 2010, the NCPA Commission adopted Resolution 10-20 authorizing the NCPA
General Manager to execute the LEC Project Management and Operations Agreement (PMOA)
for the management and operation cf the LEC Combined Cycle 280 MW power plant. The
PMOAwas executed on August 1, 2010.
During the development cf the regulations associated with the implementation of A1332, NCPA
successfully argued to allow members to transfer freely allocated allowances to NCPA to meet
NCPA's compliance obligations associated with AB32. This option avoids transaction costs and
risks associated with members having to sell the allowances in an auction and NCPA having to
procure allowances from the same auction. This PMOA amendment is necessary to allow this
type of transaction betweewthe Project Participants and NCPA.
The language of the proposed new Section 3.3c to be included in the First Amendment to the
PMOA was reviewed and approved by the LEC Project Participants Committee on March 12,
2012.
In addition to this amendment, staff is working with the Project Participants Committee to finalize
a detailed Schedule to obtain the necessary AB32 Compliance Instruments. This schedule is
expected to be completed in April and be submitted to the Commission for approval at its April
or May meeting.
Fiscal Impact
SR: 129:12
First Amendment to LEC Project Management and Operations Agreement
March 22,2012
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Annual LEC AB32 greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance costs will vary directly with the price of
needed Compliance Instruments and the level of LEC operation. For 2013, the proposed LEC
budget contains approximately $7,000,000 for the AB32 obligations associated with the
operation of LEC from January to June 2013 (the first period the LEC will be required to comply
with AB32 requirements). The Project Participants may satisfy their Generation Entitlement
Share (GES) obligations by providing cash or the transfer of freely allocated allowances to
NCPA necessary to comply with AB32 requirements.
Environmental Analvsis
This First Amendment to the PMOA does not constitute a project as defined in the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); therefore no environmental approvals under CEQA are
required.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the NCPA Commission approve Resolution 12-23 authorizing the
General Manager or his designee to enter into a First Amendment to the Project Management
and Operations Agreement, with any non -substantial changes recommended and approved by
the General Counsel.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMPPE
Gen ral Manager
Attachments: (2)
• Resolution
Prepared by:
EN SPEER
Assistant General Manager
Generation Services
• First Amendment to Project Management and Operations Agreement for LEC
SR: 120:12
RESOLUTION 12-23
RESOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENTAND
OPERATIONS AGREEMENT FOR LODI ENERGY CENTER
(reference Staff Report #129:12)
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2010 the Northern California Power Agency Commission adopted Resolution
10-20 authorizing the NCPA General Manager to execute the Lodi Energy Center (LEC) Project Management
and Operations Agreement (PMOA); and
WHEREAS, subsequent legislation and regulatory requirements have been imposed which require that
an amendment to the PMOA is necessary to address applicable obligations imposed on NCPA in its role as
LEC owner/operator and to manage the Project's AB 32 related regulatory requirements and carbon allowance
transfers; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2012 the LEC Project Participation Committee approved the language of the
proposed new Section 3.3c to be included in the First Amendment to the PMOA; and
WHEREAS, the FirstAmendment to the PMOA indicates the LEC Project Participants shall be
responsible for their respective Generation Entitlement Share (GES) of all costs incurred by NCPA in meeting
Project AB 32 Compliance Obligations; and
WHEREAS, the FirstAmendment to the PMOA does not constitute a project as defined in the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); therefore no environmental approvals under CEQA are required;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Commission of the Northern California Power Agency
authorize its General Manager or his designee to enter into a FirstAmendment to the Project Management and
Operations Agreement for the Lodi Energy Center which adds a new Section 3.3c and will incorporate a new
Agreement Schedule 11.00 necessary for compliance with AB32 requirements, with any non -substantial
changes recommended and approved by the General Counsel.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 22nd day of March 2012, by the following vote on roll call:
Vote Abstained Absent
Alameda
BART
Biggs
Gridley
Healdsburg
Lodi
Lompoc
Palo Alto
Port of Oakland
Redding
Roseville
Santa Clara
Truckee Donner
Ukiah
Plumas-Sierra
GARY W. PLASS
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST: DENISE DOW
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
PMOAAmendment 't approved by PPC on 3/12/2012
PMOA new Section 3.3c as follows:
1. NCPA Obligation Forthe sake of clarity, and as provided in Section 27.2 of the
PSA and in Sections 3.3b.2 and 3.3b.5 above, the authority and obligation of NCPA and the NCPA
General Managerto obtain Federal, state and local permits, licenses, opinions and rulings as necessary
to construct, operate, and maintain the Project in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements
and Prudent Utility Practice includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition and surrender of any
necessary Compliance Instruments to meet environmental emissions compliance obligations when
required by law. A Compliance Instrument means an allowance, ARB offset credit, or sector -based
offset credit as provided under the Cap -and -Trade Program defined below in section 3.3c.2.
Purpose; Future Program; Definitions This Section 3.3c and Agreement Schedule
11.00 are intended to address applicable obligations imposed on Covered Entities, including NCPA in its
role as LEC owner/operator, by the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and Title 17
California Code of Regulations, Article 5 Section 95800 etseq. (Cap-and-TradeProgramor Cap -and -
Trade). Y any other applicable program, regulation, or law imposes requirements on NCPA, in its role as
LEC owner/operator, relating to greenhouse gas emissions or similar types of environmental mandates,
NCPAwill consult with the PPC and will manage and comply with such requirements in a manner as
similar as feasible to the process described in this Section 3.3c, including through the development of an
appropriate Agreement Schedule addition to this Agreement, if necessary. Provided, however, that
under all circumstances each Participant shall be responsible for its GES of all costs of such compliance.
All definitions in this Section 3.3c and Agreement Schedule 11.00, not otherwise defined in the PSA or
this Agreement, are as stated in the Cap -and -Trade Program.
3. Participants' Obligations; Alternatives Each Participant shall be responsible for its GES
of all costs incurred by NCPA attributable to the Project in complying with Cap -and -Trade, including
costs incurred in obtaining Compliance Instruments that the NCPA General Manager may acquire or
purchase as provided in Agreement Schedule 11.00, as may be amended from time to time. In lieu of
paying for any portion of its GES of the cost of obtaining necessary Compliance Instruments, to the
extent permitted by law and administratively feasible, Participants may transfer and NCPA may accept
Compliance Instruments, and/or Participants may request placement of Compliance Instruments that
are directly allocated to such Participant(s) into NCPA's LEC Compliance Account as provided in
Agreement Schedule 11.00, as maybe amended from time to time. To the extent any directly allocated
Compliance Instruments are statutorily or otherwise prohibited from being used to meet the Project's
Compliance Obligations, NCPA has no obligation to accept any such placement of directly allocated
Compliance Instruments into NCPA's LEC Compliance Account from any Participant. In addition,
Participants may provide direction to NCPA, in accordance with procedures described in Agreement
Schedule 11.00, as may be amended from time to time, for the purchase of Compliance Instruments to
meet all or a portion of a Participant's GES of the Project's Compliance Obligation, in which case NCPA
shall participate in Auctions and Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sales in accordance with such
Participant's directions. Each Participant providing direction to NCPAto purchase Compliance
Instruments warrants the authority of the person executing such direction on such Participant's behalf,
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and NCPA shall be entitled to fully rely upon the authority of such person irrespective of whether such
direction may be in contravention of any regulations, procedures, protocols or rules applicable to such
Participant. NCPA will treat any such Participant directions to purchase Compliance instruments as
confidential to the extent allowed by law. No additional costs or penalties shall be incurred by other
Participants or NCPA by reason of any such transfer, placement, or direction; and any identifiable
additional costs, charges, fees, penalties, liabilities and damages incurred by the Projector NCPA
resulting from such activities will be fully charged to, and paid by, the Participant taking such action(s).
Under no circumstances shall any Participant be liable underthe PSA, the PMOA or PMOA schedules for
any costs, charges, fees, penalties, liabilities, and damages arising out of activities related to Cap -and -
Trade compliance for any emission sources other than the Project, including, but not limited to,
penalties for failure to comply with reporting, surrender, or other legal obligations.
(4) Proiect's Cap -and Trade Account NCPA shall establish, as appropriate, internal
accounting for LEC separate from those of NCPA's other projects. LEC Project accounting shall include:
a) Compliance instruments and Compliance Obligations to reflect the Project's share of NCPA's total
Compliance Obligation; b) any Compliance Instruments provided to NCPA by Participants for the Project;
and c) any Compliance Instruments purchased by NCPAfor the Project pursuant to Participants'
directions. NCPA shall establish procedures in Agreement Schedule 11.00, as maybe amended from
time to time, for accurate and timely accounting of the Project's share of NCPA's total Compliance
Obligations and Compliance instruments.
(5) Participants' Cap -and -Trade Accounts NCPAshall establish, as appropriate, individual
Participant accountswhich shall include: a) Compliance Instrumentsand Compliance Obligations to
reflect each Participant's GES of the Project's Compliance Obligation; b) any Compliance Instruments
provided to NCPA by each Participant; and c) any Compliance Instruments purchased by NCPA pursuant
to each Participant's directions. NCPA shall establish procedures in Agreement Schedule 11.00, as may
be amended from time to time, for accurate and timely accounting of such Project related Compliance
Obligations and Compliance instruments. Such accounting shall also include and allocate to the
responsible Participants) any identifiable costs, charges, fees, penalties, liabilities, and damages arising
out of a Participant's activities related to Cap-and-Tradecompliance for the Project, including, but not
limited to, penalties for failure to comply with reporting, surrender, or other legal obligations, resulting
from a Participant's decisions or actions to transfer Compliance Instruments or request placement of
Compliance Instruments into NCPA's LEC Compliance Account, or provide directions to NCPA Under no
circumstances shall NCPA or any other Participant be liable for such costs attributable to the responsible
Participant.
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Agreement Schedule 1 100
Management of Cap-and-TradeProgram Compliance
(Draft to be finalized by the PPC prior to Commercial Operation Date)
The Cap -and -Trade Program imposes obligations on NCPA to report GHG
emissions caused by operation of the Project and to surrender to the California
Air Resources Board Compliance Instruments for such emissions to comply with
the Cap -and -Trade Program which enforces the requirements of Subchapter 10
Climate Change, Article 5, Sections 95800 to 96023, Title 17, California Code of
Regulations (all to be referred to as "AB32").
The procedures below outline NCPA, PPC, and Participant responsibi I ities with
regard to procurement, payment, purchase, sale, trade, identification,
certification, and all similar activities ancillary to acquiring, evaluating, and
allocating requisite AB32 Offsets, Allowances, penalties, certificates or other
Compliance Instruments, products, factors or considerations required and
associated with the operation of the Project. Such activities include, but are not
limited to, transactions between NCPA and third parties, transactions utilizing
agents and/or third parties to act as intermediaries, and transactions between
and among Project Participants and NCPA if requested and feasible, all as may
be developed, revised, and approved by the PPC ("AB32 Com pl iance Activities").
Because the Cap -and -Trade Program is in its initial stages, these principles are
intended to be used as general guidance and may be revised and/or developed
in further detail from time to time to respond to changes in law, regulations, and
market conditions.
General principles include:
1. All Participants are to be treated in an equitable manner.
2. All Participants shall be afforded the same opportunities to interact
with NCPA and/or any outside agents utilized by NCPA as
approved and authorized by the PPC. NCPA's AB32 Compliance
Activities undertakenfor the Project shall be subjectto full
transparency for all Project Participants except that NCPA shall
treat Participant issued directions to NCPA related to any
Allowance Auction and Allowance Price Containment Reserve
Sales (Reserve Sales) bidding as confidential to the extent allowed
by law.
3. To the extent practicable, NCPA shall allow Participantsto
individually manage their own risks of meeting their GES of the
Project's Compliance Obligations.
4. NCPA shall procure any required and as yet unattained
Compliance Instruments associated with LEC operations as close
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in time as practicable to daily LEC plant operations, unless
otherwise directed by the PPC, and pursuant to the protocols
contained in this Agreement Schedule 11.00.
5. Participants desiring to obtain Compliance Instruments in advance
of Project operations or in arrears, if such Compliance Instruments
have not yet been procured by NCPA, may provide to NCPA a bid
and purchase schedule, including prices and quantities, and NCPA
will accordingly use best reasonable efforts to purchase
Compliance Instruments needed to meet Participant's GES of the
Project's Compliance Obligation in the Allowance Auctions and
Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sales. I n order for a
Participantto request that NCPA participate in an Allowance
Auction for any needed Compliance Instruments in arrears, NCPA
and such Participant shall coordinate to meet any requisite
depository and timeline requirements consistent with the
Compliance Instrument procurement process outlined in this
Agreement Schedule 11.00.
6. On a monthly basis, NCPA shall timely invoice Participants in the
All Resources Bill, based on GES, for costs associated with AB32
Compliance Activities such that NCPA shall have on hand sufficient
funds and/or Compliance Instrumentsfrom each Project Participant
projected to meet all GES of the Project's Compliance Obligations.
7. NCPA intends, to the extent practicable, to allow Participantsto
perform all AB32 Com pl iance Activities and meet their GES of the
Project's Compliance Obligations (current, future and, when
required, in arrears) by conveyance of any combination of cash and
or Compliance Instrumentsto NCPA sufficient to meet such
obligations.
B. NCPA shall set up any needed accounts or accounting
mechanismssuch that Participants may advanceto NCPA, and
NCPA shall track by Participant, the combination of available cash
and/or Compliance Instruments priorto actual Project operations
that may be utilized to meet all or a portion of a given Participant's
GES of the Project Compliance Obligation.
9. NCPA shall set up and establish any requisite reserve accounts,
emissions products trading accounts and deposits, brokerage
accounts and deposits, and/or other similar accounts, deposits, or
reserve requirements in consultation with the PPC.
10. NCPA shall account for Compliance Obligations for the Project
separately by Participant, and to the extent identifiable, account for
and allocate to each individual Participantany costs, charges, fees,
penalties, liabilities, and damages arising out of that Participant's
AB32 Com pl iance Activities for the Project including, but not limited
to, penaltiesfor failure to comply with reporting, surrender, or other
legal obligations resulting from a Participant's decisions and/or
actions to transfer Compliance,lnstruments,to request placement
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of Compliance Instruments intoNCPA's Compliance Account, to
provide direction to NCPAto purchase Compliance Instruments,
and/or to pay cash. Under no circumstances shall NCPA or any
other Participant be liable for such costs attributable to the
responsible Participant
Definitions:
"AB32"or "Cap and Trade Regulations"or "Cap -and -Trade" means the California
economy -wide Cap and Trade program for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, and which is a core mechanism of the Global Warming Solutions Act
of 2006 which requires California to reduce its climate change causing emissions
back to 1990 levels by 2020, and which CARB unanimously adopted on October
20, 2011.
"Allowance" means a limited tradable authorization to emit up to one metric ton
of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent, or other such unit as may be established from time
to time by an authorized regulatory body or governmental agency.
"Auction" means the process of buying and or selling California Greenhouse Gas
Allowances and or other environmental emission related products, by offering
such products for bid, selling such products by bid, buying such products by bid,
upon which, given a successful purchase or sale bid, the title of such products
transfersfrom the respectiveseller(s) to buyer(s).
"Cap and Trade" means a system which seeks to constrain the aggregate
emissions of regulated sources by creating a limited number of tradable emission
allowances, which emission sources must secure and surrender in number equal
to their emissions. In an emissions trading or cap -and -trade scheme, a limit on
access to a resource (the cap) is defined and then allocated among users in the
form of permits or allowances. Compliance is established by comparing actual
emissions with permits surrendered including any permits traded within the cap.
Under a tradable permit system, an allowable overall level of pollution is
established and allocated among firms in the form of permits. Firms that keep
their emission levels below their allotted level may sell their surplus permits to
other firms or use them to offset excess emissions in other parts of their facilities.
"CARB" means the CaliforniaAir Resources Board.
"California Greenhouse Gas EmissionsAllowance" or "CAGHG Allowance"
means an allowance, offset, certificate, or other similar document issued by
CARB and equal to one metricton of CO2 equivalent.
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"Carbon Dioxide" or "CO2" means the most common of the generally defined
greenhouse gases consisting on a molecular level of one carbon atom and two
oxygen atoms.
"Carbon Dioxide Equivalent" or "CO2 Equivalent"or "CO2e" means a measure
for comparing CO2 with other greenhouse gases based on the quantity of such
gases, when multiplied by the applicable global warming potential (GWP) factor,
equate to the equivalent metric tons of carbon dioxide (MTCO2e).
"Compliance Instrument" means an Allowance, ARB Offset Credit, and or sector -
based offset credit that may be used for to satisfy Compliance Obligations as
provided under the Cap -and -Trade Program.
"Compliance Obligation" means obligation to satisfy a Covered Entity's regulatory
responsibility under the Cap —and -Trade program.
"Covered Entity" means a major GHG emitting sources, such as electricity
generation, including imports, and large stationary sources (i.e. refineries,
cement production facilities, oil and gas production facilities, glass manufacturing
facilities, food processing plants) that emit more than 25,000 MTCO2e per year,
as well as natural gas and propane fuel providers and transportation fuel
providers, as such definition may be revised from time to time pursuant to Cape
and Trade regulations.
"Greenhouse Gas," "Greenhouse Gases," or "GHG" means CO2, Methane
(CH4), Sulfur Hydro fluorocarbons HFCs), Per fluorocarbons (PFCs), and / or
other gases which may be identified or classified as Greenhouse Gases from
time to time by official Federal, State or local regulatory or environment bodies.
"MetricTon" or "MT" means a common international measurement for mass,
equivalent to 2, 204.6 pounds.
"Offset Credit" or "Offset" means a tradable compliance instrument issued or
approved by CARB or other regulatory agency that satisfies a GHG reduction or
GHG removal enhancement of one MT of CO2e as required by law or regulation.
"Surrender Obligation" means the statutorily required quantity and timing of the
transfer of appropriate Compliance Instrumentsto CARB to satisfy a Covered
Entity's mandated Cap and Trade responsibilities during a particular compliance
time period.
The above definitions are intendedto reflect definitions included in the Cap -and -
Trade Programbut also may affect calculations made pursuantthis Agreement
Schedule 11.00. If future Cap -and -Trade Program actions revise or change any
applicable definitions in this Schedule 11.00 in a manner that would affect Project
and or Participant Compliance Obligations or associated calculations, the PPC
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and NCPA staff will timely discuss such definition changes and make any
requisite changesto this Agreement Schedule 11.00.
General Implementation Protocols
Forecast cf Required Compliance Obligations
A. NCPA will annually prepare and submit to the PPC a forecast of GHG
emissions for LEC covering the subsequent 10 year operating period.
B. Compliance Obligations will be tabulated such that each Participantwill be
provided a forecast of its GES of the Project's Compliance Obligations by
month and year, for each year of the 10 year forecast period.
C. The 10 year forecast will be updated annually and provided to the PPC by
December 31st of each year for the next subsequent ten compliance years.
(e.g. December 31, 2012 for compliance years 2013 through 2022)
D. The 10 year forecast will be based on production cost model simulation
utilizing NCPAs Plexos software, or successor software package or
methodology should NCPA elect to utilize an alternate software package or
implement other manner of producing a 10 year forecast.
E. Production cost model assumptions and output will be reviewed with the PPC
in accordancewith the review schedule established for NCPAs annual
budget process. (For example, the forecast prepared for compliance years
2013 through 2022 would typically be reviewed with the PPC as part of the
annual budget review process during the January/February 2012 time frame).
F. As warranted and in NCPAs sole discretion, NCPAwill make adjustmentsto
the 10 year forecast and provide the updated forecast to the PPC.
II. NCPA Compliance Instrument Invoicing, Tracking and Settlement
A. NCPA will invoice Project Participants monthly for their GES of the
estimated cost of Allowances forecast to be needed for the next operating
month, in accordance with the 10 year forecast or, if available, more
current forecast of Project operating levels, as part of NCPAs All
Resources Bill to Participants.
B. Project Participants may satisfy their individual GES of the Project's
Compliance Obligations by providing to NCPA, or having available in an
appropriate NCPA Project account, cash, Compliance Instruments, or a
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combination thereof, which in aggregate, the amount or NCPAs current
estimated value of which is equal to or greater than NCPAs current
estimated cost to meet the Participant's net Compliance Obligation as
determined in section II.C.3 where it is referred to as the "net monthly
CCA balance."
C. Invoices will specify the required Compliance Obligations forecast for each
operating month in thousands of metrictons of carbon dioxide equivalent
and, by extension, the estimated cost to procurethe forecast number of
Allowances.
Each Participant's GES of monthly Compliance Obligation will be
reviewed and adjusted to account for:
a. True ups for prior months' Compliance Obligation occurring as a
result of:
i. Variations in actual generation levels from forecast
generation levels.
ii. Variations in the forecast cost of Allowance procurement
based on changes in the forward price of Allowances as
determined pursuantto section ILE below.
iii. Compliance Instrumenttransfers from Participantsto the
NCPA Project Compliance Account occurring since the
previous All Resources Bill invoice.
iv. OtherAB32 ComplianceActivities undertaken by either a
Participantor NCPA that result in a net increase or
decrease in each Participant's GES of the Project's
monthly Compliance Obligation (for example, certified
biogas deliveries may decrease a Participant's monthly
GES of Project's Compliance Obligation).
2. NCPA will maintain at least two AB32 Compliance Obligation related
accounts for each Project Participant:
a. MT Compliance Obligation and I nstru ment Account (MTA).
b. Compliance Cash Account (CCA).
3. The monthly MTA at the time of the All Resources Bill, will include the
following:
a. The prior month's MTA.
b. The expected GES of the Project's monthly Compliance
Obligation based on a forecast of the next month's operating
levels (as adjusted for any applicable biogas or other fuel
deliveries which would reduce a Participant's GES of Project
monthly Compliance Obligation).
c. The total of the following adjustments since the.previous All
Resources Bill:
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Participant's behalf.
ii. Transfers of Compliance Instrumentsto NCPA by
Participant.
iii. Placementof CARB allocated Allowances into
NCPA's Project Compliance Account by Participant.
iv. Adjustments for true -ups for prior month's actual
operations.
d. The monthly MTA (net) will be the sum of 3(a) + 3(b) + 3(c)
4. The monthly CCA requirementwill be calculated as the product cf the
applicable expected GHG Allowance costs as described in section II.E
times the monthly MTA amount, as determined in section II.C.3(d).
The monthlyAll Resources Bill will includethe positive difference
between the monthly CCA requirement less the prior month's CCA
balance. Each month the CCA will be adjusted for the following:
a. Prior month's CCA balance.
b. Cash withdrawals.
L Sections II.C.3(c) adjustments.
ii. Other refunds of excess funds as authorized by the
PPC.
c. Cash injections.
iii. MonthlyAll Resources Bill payment.
iv. Other cash payments as required and paid by
Participant
d. Net monthly CCA balance at the time of the monthly All
Resources Bill will be calculated as: 4(a) +4(b) +4(c)
D. Pursuant to AB32, Offsets are limited to not more than eight percent (8.00
%) of a Participant's GES of the Project's actual Compliance Obligations.
To the extent one or more Participants provide Offsets that result in
exceeding this eight percent level, such Participant(s) shall provide NCPA
with a written description of how such Participant(s) would like the excess
Offsetsto be used, and NCPAwill accountfor the Participant's Offsets
according to that plan and invoice such Participant in accordancewith that
plan and section II.C.3.above.
E. �he estimated cost/value of any shortfall in each Participant's MTA
balance will be calculated by multiplying each Participant's MTA shortfall
amount by the higher of: 1) the Tier 1 Allowance Containment Reserve
Price pursuant to section 95913 of the AB32 regulationsfor the next
available Reserve Sale in which NCPA is eligible to participate, or 2) a)
the forward price associated with a suitable publicly available index
approved for such use by the PPC and NCPA Commission, or b) if no
suitable publically available index is available, a price deemed appropriate
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for such use, as determined and approved by the PPC and NCPA
Commission. The forward price for the index will be established as the
published index price for delivery of Allowances coincident with the next
available Allowance Auction in which NCPA is able to participate as
determined on the date, at close of business, two weeks in advance of the
issuance of the All Resources Bill invoice.,
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comment [d1]: The PPC and NCPA staff are
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discussing a possible mechanism which
F. NCPA will track and account for all funds and Compliance Instruments
contemplates the utilization of Tier 1, and Tier 2
prices before Tier 3 Reserve Sale pricing is
providedto NCPA b each Participant in support of its GES of the
p Y P pP
till any physical shortfall bya
finally ed point
specified point in time: thus this section will
Project's Compliance Obligations. Funds and Compliance Instruments
likely be revised to incorporate this moreflexible
may be combined into single categorical accounts for ease of
approach.
administration, but in no circumstanceswill funds or Compliance
Instruments provided by one Participant be allocated or utilized to meet
the GES of the Project's Compliance Obligations of another Participant
without advance written authorization of the affected Participants.
III. Allowance Transfers to NCPA's Compliance Account
A. Pursuantto section 95892(b)(2)(A) of the AB32 regulations, some
Participants who are members of NCPA and receive an allocation of
Allowances may direct the CARB Executive Officer to place such
Allowances in either such Participant's Publicly Owned Electric Utility
Limited Use HoldingAccount or in the account of a Joint PowersAuthority
with which such Publicly Owned Electric Utility has a contractfor
electricity. NCPA's ComplianceAccount can serve as such an accountfor
Participants who are Publicly Owned Electric Utilities and members of
NCPA.
B. Participants electing to direct the CARB Executive Officer to place a
specified number of the allocated Allowances into the NCPA Compliance
Account shall provide duplicate notice to NCPA by providing a copy of the
Participant's directiveto the CARB Executive Officer. Upon receipt of such
notice, NCPA will prepare for the transfer of Allowances, which are
currently scheduledto occur once per calendaryear, and separatelytrack
and account for such Allowances received, in each Participant's MTA at
NCPA.
IV. Procurementof Compliance Instruments
A. NCPA will initially acquire Compliance Instrumentsfrom four sources: 1)
Allowances transferred by Participantsto NCPA in accordance with
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section 95892 of the AB32 regulations, 2) Allowances obtained through
participation in CARB administeredAllowance Auctions, 3) Allowances
purchased through participation in the Allowance Price Containment
Reserve Sales, and 4) Compliance Instruments purchased by Participants
that are then transferred to NCPA.
In the event secondary markets for the sale and! -or purchase of
Compliance Instruments become available, Project Participants may
request NCPA to modify this Agreement Schedule 11.00 to allow for
NCPA's participation in such secondary markets in accordance with Article
10 of the Project Management Operating Agreement and applicable Risk
Management Policies established by the NCPA Commission.
B. In accordance with section.95832 of the AB32 regulations, the NCPA
General Managerwill designate a single authorized account
representative and a single alternate authorized account representativeto
take actions in regard to NCPA's AB32 accounts and CARB administered
Allowance Auctions and Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sales.
C. NCPA will fulfill all Project mandatory reporting requirements, such as
those specified in section 95850 of the AB32 regulations.
D. Each Participant shall designate an authorized representative to provide
NCPA with written directions on NCPA's participation on the Participant's
behalf in Allowance Auctions, Allowance Price Containment Reserve
Sales, or other Project Compliance Obligation actions NCPA may
undertake on a Participant's behalf pursuant to this Agreement Schedule
11.00. Designation of a Participant's authorized representative shall be
evidenced through a resolution of the governing board or designationfrom
a Participant's executive management in a position equivalentto the
General Manager, as appropriate, for each Participant. Written directions
to NCPA by and through such authorized representatives shall occur
through execution of a Participant Purchase Directive substantially in the
form of Exhibit A to Agreement Schedule 11.00.
E. NCPA will registerwith the CARB Executive Officerto be eligible to
participate in all Allowance Auctions on behalf of NCPA and Participants.
Allowance Auctions are currently scheduled, pursuant to section 95910 of
the AB32 regulations, to take place as follows:
1. In 2012, Allowance Auctions are scheduled to be held on August 15
and November 14.
2. Beginning in 2013, Allowance Auctions are scheduled to be conducted
on the twelfth business day of the second month of each calendar
quarter.
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3. On each Allowance Auction date, two separate Allowance Auctions
will occur, one for the auction of Allowances from the current and
previous Budget Years, and a second one for the auction of
Allowancesfrom future Budget Years.
4. NCPA will coordinate individually with Project Participants no later than
40 days priorto scheduled Allowance Auctions to establish bid prices
and quantities of Allowances that NCPA will submit on behalf of
respective Project Participants. As part of its coordination, NCPA will
inform each Project Participant of the quantity of funds that NCPA has
available for use in the Allowance Auction on the Project Participant's
behalf.
Project Participants shall provide a Participant Purchase Directive,
signed by an authorized representative, to NCPA specifying the
respective Project Participant's authorized bid prices and quantities of
Allowances at least 35 days in advance of Allowance Auctions. For
each Allowance Auction date, such Participant Purchase Directive may
be for the Allowance Auction for the current and previous Budget
Years' Allowances and/or for the future Budget Year Allowances.
a. Project Participants have flexibility to establish varying bid prices
and may submit multiple bids with the following conditions:
L For any bid quantity requested, respective Project Participants
shall have sufficientfunds available in an appropriate account
with NCPA established for such purpose, at least 35 days in
advance of the Allowance Auction, to satisfyAB32's Allowance
Auction participation security requirements.
b. NCPA will submit bids in the Allowance Auction in accordance with
respective Project Participant's written direction.
c. NCPA will treat Participant Purchase Directives and bid particulars
as confidential to the extent allowed by law.
F. NCPA will registerwith the CARB Executive Officer to be eligible to
participate in Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sales. Reserve Sales
are currently scheduled, pursuantto section 95913 of the AB32
regulations, to take place as follows:
1. The first Reserve Sale is scheduled to be conducted on March 8, 2013.
2. Subsequent Reserve Sales are scheduled to be conducted six weeks
after each quarterly Allowance Auction pursuantto section 95910.
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3. Project Participants shall provide a Participant Purchase Directive,
signed by an authorized representative, to NCPA specifying the
respective Project Participant's prices and quantities of Allowances to
procure at a Reserve Sale at least thirty-five (35) days in advance of
the Reserve Sale. NCPA will treat Participant Purchase Directives and
bid particularsas confidentialto the extent allowed by law.
4. [Beginningwith the first Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale
after an operating period, NCPA will procure all remaining required
Allowances needed for each such Participant's GE S of prior actual
operating emission levels that have not been otherwise provided for, at
the Tier 3 Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale price._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-
- - comment [d2]: The PPC and NCPA staff are
discussino a aossible mechanism which
contemplates the utilization of Tier 1, and Tier 2
a. Project Participantswill be notified of NCPA's intentto procure
prices before Tier 3 Reserve Sale pricing is
Allowances through an Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale
d to
finally specipoinfied ed poin fill any physical shortfall by
t in time; thus this section will
at least five weeks prior to such Reserve Sale.
likely be revised to incorporate this moreflexible
approach.
b. Project Participantswith insufficientfunds on accountto satisfy
AB32's security requirementsfor participation in an Allowance Price
Containment Reserve Sale will be invoiced separately for any such
shortfalls, and which paymentwill be made by respective Project
Participants to NCPA by wire transfer within five business days of
the date of invoice.
c. Project Participants may avoid exposure to Allowance Price
Containment Reserve Sale pricing by procuring sufficient
Compliance Instrumentsthrough trade activities, as allowed by
AB32 regulations, and assuring such Compliance Instruments
obtained and are deposited into NCPA's compliance account at
least 3 weeks in advance of a given Allowance Price Containment
Reserve Sale.
5. Participants may direct NCPA to procure Allowances for such
Participant's GES of the Project's Compliance Obligation through any
Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sales that are timely available
for such purpose.
a. Such Participants shall provide a Participant Purchase Directive,
signed by an authorized representative, to NCPA specifying the
respective Project Participant's authorized purchase prices and
quantities of Allowances at least 35 days in advance of the
scheduled Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale. NCPA will
treat Participant Purchase Directives and bid particulars as
confidential to the extent allowed by law.
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b. Project Participants have flexibility to bid multiple tier prices and
quantities of Allowances for each Allowance Price Containment
Reserve Sale.
c. For any Participant Purchase Directive submitted to NCPA,
respective Project Participants shalI have sufficient funds on
account with NCPA, at least 35 days in advance of the scheduled
Reserve Sale, to satisfy AB32's Reserve Sale participation security
requirements.
d. NCPA will submit a bid to purchase in the scheduled Allowance
Price Containment Reserve Sale in accordance with respective
Project Participant's Participant Purchase Directive.
6. For all Participantswho have not fulfilled their GES of the Project's
Compliance Obligation by the last scheduled Reserve Sale prior to a
surrender date, NCPA will bid at the Tier 3 price in this last Reserve
Sale to purchase any shortage of Allowances for these Participantsto
meet their GES of the Project's annual or triennial Compliance
Obligation that NCPA must surrender.
a. Project Participantswill be notified of NCPAs intent to procure
Allowances through an Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale
at least five weeks priorto the Reserve Sale.
b. Project Participantswith insufficientfunds on account to satisfy
AB32's security requirements for participation in an Allowance Price
Containment Reserve Sale will be invoiced separately for any such
shortfalls, and which payment will be made by respective Project
Participantsto NCPA by wire transfer within five business days of
the date of the invoice.
c. Project Participants may avoid exposure to Allowance Price
Containment Reserve Sale pricing by procuring sufficient
Compliance Instrumentsthrough trade activities, as allowed by
AB32 regulations, and assuring such Compliance Instruments
obtained are deposited into NCPAs compliance account at least 3
weeks in advance of the applicable Allowance Price Containment
Reserve Sale.
V. Surrender of Compliance Instruments
A. NCPA will surrender Compliance Instruments in accordance with
procedures specified in section 95856 of the AB32 regulations.
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NCPA will track any Participant's untimely surrender of Compliance
Instruments, and any associated costs, including penalties, will be
assessed to respective ProjectParticipant(s) based on the calculated
shortfall attributableto such Project Participant(s).
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ExhibitA
Participant Purchase Directive
CONFIDENTIAL
The undersigned Participant hereby directs NCPA (both also known as the
"Parties") to submit a quantity(ies) and bid price(s) in the CARB quarterly
Allowance Auction(s) or Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale, as more
specifically supplemented and described below:
Purchaser: Northern California PowerAgency
Auction or Reserve Sale Date: [Insert date of Auction or Reserve
Salel
Procurement Quantity: [insert number of -Allowances in thousands of metrictons
of carbon dioxide equivalent]
Budget Year of Allowances: [insert Budget Year of Allowances to be procured in
the Allowance Auction]
Procurement Price:—[insert price in $/thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalent]
Exceptto the extent herein providedfor, no amendment or modificationto the
terms and conditions specified in Agreement Schedule 11.00 to the Lodi Energy
Center Project Management Operating Agreement shall be enforceable unless
reduced to writing and executed by both Parties. Those persons executing this
Participant Purchase Directive and the Parties herebywarrant that they are
authorized to do so.
Project Participant: NCPA
Authorized Representative General Manager
Date
Date
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-81
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING THE FIRSTAMENDMENT TO THE LODI
ENERGY CENTER PROJECT MANAGEMENTAND
OPERATION AGREEMENTAND AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi and other participants entered into the Lodi Energy
Center Project Management and Operations Agreement (PMOA) dated effective August
1, 2010, for the purpose of governing all matters related to the operations and
management of the Lodi Energy Center (LEC); and
WHEREAS, since that time Assembly Bill 32 has been passed by the California
State Legislature and signed by the Governor and adopted by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) on October 20, 2011, became final in December 2011, and
will impose limits upon Green House Gas emissions commencing January 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, this First Amendment to the PMOA clarifies NCPA's authority to
obtain all necessary federal, state, and local permits, licenses, opinions, and rulings to
construct, operate, and maintain the LEC Project in accordance with all legal and
regulatory requirements and prudent utility practice which includes, but is not limited to,
participation in CARB's Cap -and -Trade Program and the ability to transfer Compliance
Instruments between NCPA and LEC Participants; and
WHEREAS, the language of the proposed new Section 3.3c to be included in the
First Amendment to the PMOA was reviewed and approved by the LEC Project
Participants Committee on March 12, 2012 and by the NCPA Commission on March 22,
2012; and
WHEREAS, the LEC Project Participants Committee will be finalizing a new
Schedule 11.00 to be approved by the NCPA Commission; and
WHEREAS, revisions to schedules in the PMOA only require NCPA Commission
approval; and
WHEREAS, no significant financial impact is expected from the approval of the
First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center Project Management and Operations
Agreement and sufficient funding is included in the FY 2012/13 Budget Account
No. 160642.8201.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does
hereby approve the First Amendment to the Lodi Energy Center Project Management
and Operations Agreement and authorize execution by the City Manager with
administration by the Electric Utility Director.
Dated: June 6, 2012
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2012-81 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 6, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS —Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Mounce
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
DI �JOHL
City Clerk
2012-81