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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
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September 14, 2010
Travis Lange
RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION
WITH THE COMMUNITY ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
Public Works
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution to continue the City's participation with the Community Energy
Partnership.
BACKGROUND
The Community Energy Partnership is a collaboration between local governments, two investor
owned utilities, and The Energy Coalition. The local governments in the partnership include
Brea, Corona, Irvine, Moreno Valley, San Bernardino, Santa Monica, and (if approved by the
City Council) Santa Clarita. The investor owned utilities are Southern California Edison (SCE)
and the Southern California Gas Company (SCG). The Energy Coalition has been developing
energy initiatives with partners in the United States and Sweden for almost thirty years, bringing
together a variety of resources to develop innovative demonstration projects.
The Community Energy Partnership work is funded by the California Public Utilities
Commission through grants from the Public Goods charge funds. The Public Goods charge is on
every utility bill and is pooled and granted out for energy efficiency programs every two or three
years. The City has participated.in the Community Energy Partnership since 2004, when the City
Council passed the original resolution. The current resolution would allow the City to participate
through 2012.
This program, through education and promoting energy efficiency and peak demand
management, has decreased the demand for energy by educating and empowering consumers to
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strengthen their relationships with serving utilities and to take control of their energy future.
Efforts included direct energy tune ups, distributing efficiency kits at City events, and a torchiere .
lamp exchange. The program has been very successful. The program accomplished the following
between January 2006 and December 2009:
• Saved 1,827,506 kilowatts (kWh) in electricity
• Saved 15,619 therms of natural gas
• Helped 43 small businesses with tune-ups
• Helped 1,022 residents with tune-ups
• Saved the community over $280,000 in annual energy costs
In November and December 2010, SCE and SCG, with publicity help using the Community
Energy Partnership, will provide free business tune-ups for any small businesses in Santa Clarita.
These tune-ups will help increase energy efficiency, reduce energy costs, and provide a list of
additional energy efficiency recommendations to the business owner and the incentives available.
The 2010-12 goals will shift from interaction with residents and businesses to leading by
example with local government actions and facilities and promoting existing and expanded utility
programs. This includes enrolling in more demand management programs for City facilities, and
shifting some energy use from peak times (12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) to non -peak times. The City
will also develop programs to encourage energy efficiency, such as online permitting or
recognition programs similar to Bike to Work Day using Energy Star. Additionally, City staff
will attend more code compliance workshops to increase the City's overall expertise in energy.
Conducting energy efficiency and savings analysis for the Climate Action Plan is also part of the
goals. This is required for One Valley One Vision and will help prioritize efficiency efforts for
the community. For City facilities, staff will work to benchmark most, if not all, City facilities
utilizing the free Energy Star benchmarking software. Benchmarking helps track energy use over
time, quantifies energy efficiency, and demonstrates opportunities for savings. It may also
provide for national recognition of City buildings.
Adopting this resolution allows the City to continue to benefit from these programs and efforts.
In addition, the utilities have developed bonus incentive rates for partnership cities that achieve
certain levels of efficiency and demand response. Currently, as a result of residents, businesses,
and the City participating in these types of programs, our community receives an additional $.06
per kWh for incentives. In order to reach the next level, at least 25 percent of eligible facilities
will need to participate in a demand response program and the City must complete a Climate
Action Plan. This would result in $.09 per kWh bonus incentive for the City, businesses, and
residents. The Community Energy Partnership will help facilitate programs and publicize efforts
to help Santa Clarita reach their goals. The Community Energy Partnership will also continue to
help the City's eligibility for grants to offset training costs and creation of the energy portion of
the required Climate Action Plan.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The goals of this partnership are designed to achieve cost savings for City facilities on utility
bills.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
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RESOLUTION 10-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY ENERGY PARTNERSHIP,
AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM AMONG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES,
WITH THE ENERGY COALITION, A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT
CORPORATION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, AND
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission in
D.09-09-047 authorized certain energy efficiency programs and budgets which include Southern
California Edison (SCE) programs and the Southern California Gas Company (SCG) programs to
be delivered to California utility customers for the years 2010 through 2012; including the
2010-12 Community Energy Partnership Program (Program); and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (City) participated in the 2006-08 Community
Energy Partnership Program; and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into the Program with The Energy Coalition and its
implementing partners, SCE and SCG, and the partner cities of Brea, Corona, Irvine, Moreno
Valley, San Bernardino, Santa Clarita, and Santa Monica, having been nominated by the
implementing partners to continue its participation in the Program; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Program is to deliver effective energy efficiency programs
that forge positive relationships, motivate communities to reduce environmental impacts, and
promote sustainable cities; and
WHEREAS, The Energy Coalition, SCE, and SCG have demonstrated their ability to
work with Southern California municipalities and with the City since 2004 to successfully
implement energy efficiency programs and achieve energy savings for the participating cities and
their communities; and
WHEREAS, The Energy Coalition, as facilitating partner in the Community Energy
Partnership, bears primary responsibility for project management, performance tracking, and
implementation of energy efficiency programs and services to populations of the City; and
WHEREAS, all projects in the City will be coordinated through an appointed City staff
liaison to ensure that proposed projects meet the City's intended energy efficiency goals and
target City residents, schools, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City enters into this Resolution with the sole obligations listed therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City will participate in the Program with The Energy Coalition, SCE,
and SCG to implement the Program in the City for the 2010-12 Program cycle.
SECTION 2. The City supports the goals and strategies involved in implementing the
Program for the 2010-12 Program cycle.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2010.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
S
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution 10- adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California on , 2010, which is now on file in my
office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
2010.
City Clerk
By
Deputy City Clerk