HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-272RESOLUTION NO. 2020-272
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL REGARDING EVALUATION OF
ENERGY STORAGE FOR LODI ELECTRIC UTILITY
WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Bill 2514, as amended by Assembly Bill 2227, each
local publicly -owned electric utility (POU) must initiate a process to determine appropriate targets,
if any, for the utility to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems and adopt said
targets, if determined appropriate, by 2014; and
WHEREAS, each POU is then required to reevaluate its energy storage target
determinations not less than every three years and report to the California Energy Commission
(CEC), any applicable adopted targets and modifications to those targets as a result of the
periodic evaluations; and
WHEREAS, each POU is also required to submit reports to the CEC demonstrating that it
has complied with any previously -adopted energy storage targets; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2012-24
acknowledging Lodi Electric Utility's (LEU) obligation regarding energy storage systems; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2013-183
regarding the feasibility of energy storage and supporting staff's assessment that no cost-effective
energy storage systems were viable for Lodi at the time; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-196 once
again determining, based on an analysis completed in partnership with the Northern California
Power Agency (NCPA), Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), and a contracted
energy consultant, that no cost-effective energy storage systems were viable at that time; and
WHEREAS, NCPA, on behalf of several utilities including LEU, recently contracted with
the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) to re-evaluate the costs and benefits of energy storage
systems; and
WHEREAS, SEPA's analysis concluded that no foreseeable battery cost reductions or
retail rate increases would make energy storage systems economical for LEU under current
market conditions; and
WHEREAS, LEU continues to maintain that energy storage is not a viable or cost-effective
technology to invest in at this time; and
WHEREAS, the Risk Oversight Committee received a report on the evaluation of energy
storage systems for Lodi at its October 15, 2020 meeting and recommended City Council approval
of LEU's assessment regarding the viability of energy storage at this time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby conclude
that, by adoption of this resolution, no cost-effective energy storage technology is viable to invest
in at this time for Lodi.
Dated: November 18, 2020
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-272 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held on November 18, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Mounce
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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JENNIFER CUSMIR
City Clerk
2020-272