HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2013-183RESOLUTION NO. 2013-183
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE VIABILITY OF ENERGY
STORAGE FOR THE CITY OF LODI
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WHEREAS, on March 21, 2012, the City Council approved a resolution acknowledging
the City of Lodi's obligation regarding energy storage systems as defined under California law
(Assembly Bill 2514), and on October 17, 2012, staff presented City Council with an update on
progress regarding research into energy storage; and
WHEREAS, the law requires the governing board of each publicly -owned utility to initiate
a process for determining targets for energy storage systems; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed a report issued by the Electrical Power Research
Institute (EPRI) entitled "Electricity Energy Storage Technology Option - A White Paper Primer
on Applications, Costs and Benefits," and this report determined that many of the energy
storage options outlined have not been fully validated, and thus are not "grid -ready"; and
WHEREAS, staff has closely reviewed the service territory's load shape, geographic
location, type of customers served, and existing generation portfolio, and with a reasonably high
load factor and the current low cost of investment in generation, has determined that the
economics behind energy storage deem it not cost-effective at this time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby support
the staff assessment that no cost-effective energy storage systems are viable for the Lodi
community at this time.
Dated: October 16, 2013
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2013-183 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held October 16, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, and Mounce
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Katzakian and Mayor Nakanishi
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
�&OHL-OLSON
City Clerk
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