HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2001-294RESOLUTION NO. 2001-294
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM
GRANT TO CENTURY ASSEMBLY CHURCH DEMAND-SIDE
MANAGEMENT PROJECT
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WHEREAS, the state has mandated that beginning January 1, 1998, the City of
Lodi is obligated to fund various programs through a Public Benefits Charge (PBC)
based on a historical electric revenue requirement; and
WHEREAS, the requirement amounts to approximately $1 M per year that must
be dedicated to qualifying programs such as energy efficiency. A further stipulation is
that these efforts must be done on the customer's side of the meter in order to qualify;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program is comprised of four
segments or customer groups: commercial/industrial, residential, community/non-profit,
and municipal; and
WHEREAS, Century Assembly Church has elected to pursue a facility -wide
lighting retrofit for its sanctuary and adjacent office complex. Utilizing Tru -Brite Energy
Management to assess its facility, the church will remove all existing lighting, and
replace those lamps/fixtures with high efficiency, approved lighting. The project entails:
➢ removal of existing lighting (predominately incandescent lighting) and installing
1,109 T-8 fluorescent lamps and compact fluorescent lamps; and
➢ electronic ballasts throughout the facility; and
A ten motion sensors/timers in office and supply rooms.
WHEREAS, the total cost of the project is $42,643.00, prior to rebate. The Public
Benefits Program grant of $10,660.75 reflects a 25 percent rebate, which is consistent
for lighting retrofit projects of this size. The calculated energy savings resulting from the
lighting retrofit are 84,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, with an annual dollar savings in
excess of $10,000; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi Electric Utility staff recommends approval of this
grant as a qualifying component of the City of Lodi Public Benefits Program. Utility staff
also considers the Century Assembly Church project to be an excellent example of a
demand-side management or energy efficiency improvement project for two reasons: 1)
lighting is static — tends to be "on" a majority of the time — and lends itself for easy
retrofit capabilities; and 2) the payback — calculated on projected annual energy and
operations/maintenance savings- for lighting retrofits is normally less than four years
(this particular project has a payback of three years or less).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby
authorizes the City Manager to provide a Public Benefits Program Grant to Century
Assembly Church demand-side management project in the amount $10,660.00.
Dated: December 19, 2001
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2001-294 was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 19, 2001, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Pennino
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2001-294