HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-242RESOLUTION NO. 2020-242
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE REVISED
CITY OF LODI ELECTRIC UTILITY RENEWABLES PORTFOLIO STANDARD
PROCUREMENT PLAN AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2015, Senate Bill (SB) 350 was signed into law which mandated
a 33 percent Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) target by 2020 and 50 percent RPS target by
2030. On September 10, 2018, SB 100 was signed into law which accelerates the RPS target to
50 percent by 2026 and 60 percent by 2030; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Utilities Code, Section 399.30, Lodi Electric Utility (LEU)
must adopt and implement a renewable energy resources procurement plan (RPS Procurement
Plan) and a program for the enforcement of the RPS Procurement Plan (RPS Enforcement
Program) and update these documents as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the Revised City of Lodi Electric Utility Renewables Portfolio Standard
Procurement Plan and Enforcement Program (Revised Plan) replaces the prior RPS Procurement
Plan and Enforcement Program approved by City Council on December 11, 2011 (Resolution
2011-195), on December 19, 2012 (Resolution 2012-206), and on November 20, 2013
(Resolution 2013-207) and reflects changes as a result of most currently revised regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Revised Plan outlines a strategy for fulfilling unmet long-term generation
resource needs that requires LEU to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from
eligible renewable energy resources, including renewable energy credits, as a specified
percentage of the total kilowatt-hours sold to LEU's retail customers each compliance period to
achieve specified procurement targets; and
WHEREAS, the Revised Plan requires LEU, through the Risk Oversight Committee, to
annually review the City's progress toward meeting RPS goals and determine whether reasonable
progress is being made to sufficiently meet compliance year targets; and
WHEREAS, if targets are not being met, LEU has the ability to apply historic carryover
from renewable energy procured through 2010 and/or review the applicability of applying excess
procurement from prior compliance periods. LEU may review the applicability and
appropriateness of excusing performance based on cost limitation provisions included in the
Revised Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Revised Plan includes a required long-term procurement provision
whereby starting in 2021, LEU must procure at least 65 percent of its RPS resources from
contracts of 10 or more years in duration. Combined with historic carryover and excess surplus,
LEU anticipates its existing RPS resources will meet RPS requirements through 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby adopt the
Revised City of Lodi Electric Utility Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plan and
Enforcement Program.
Dated: October 21, 2020
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-242 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held on October 21, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
JENNIFE USMIR
City Cler
2020-242