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Tribal & Utility Partnership Opportunities – with Palo Alto

Tribal & Utility Partnership Opportunities – with Palo Alto. Jim Stack, Ph.D. Senior Resource Planner Tribal Energy Webinar September 25, 2013. Palo Alto at a Glance. 26 square miles Territory runs from the SF Bay to the Foothills Population: 64,000 Employment: >100,000

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Tribal & Utility Partnership Opportunities – with Palo Alto

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  1. Tribal & Utility Partnership Opportunities – with Palo Alto • Jim Stack, Ph.D. • Senior Resource Planner • Tribal Energy Webinar • September 25, 2013

  2. Palo Alto at a Glance • 26 square miles • Territory runs from the SF Bay to the Foothills • Population: 64,000 • Employment: >100,000 • Approximately 29,500 customers (73,500 meters)

  3. CPAU Delivers Five Utility Services

  4. Palo Alto’s Electric Utility • Annual load: 1,000 GWh • Peak: 180 MW • Current Supply • Hydroelectric • Wind • Biogas (LFG) • Natural gas (and RECs) • Some local solar (NEM) • Future Supply • Large solar (utility scale) • Not CPUC regulated • City Council is decision-making authority

  5. Carbon Neutral Electric Portfolio Plan Renewable Portfolio Standard 33% by 2015 with a rate impact up to 0.5 ¢/kWh Feed-in Tariff Program (Palo Alto CLEAN) Rebates for Roof-top Solar (PV Partners) PaloAltoGreen Climate Protection Plan Community-wide GHG emissions 15% below 2005 level by 2020 10-year Energy Efficiency Plan Key Climate Initiatives

  6. 20% by 2017 (SB 1078) 20% by 2010 (SB 107) 33% by 2020 (SB X1-2) 2002 2006 2007 2011 10% by 2008, 20% by 2015 20% by 2008, 30% by 2012, 33% by 2015 33% by 2015 RPS History: Palo Alto vs. California California Palo Alto Palo Alto’s RPS is 33% by 2015 with a rate impact up to 0.5 ¢/kWh

  7. Contracted RPS Resources

  8. Palo Alto’s Resource Supply Mix

  9. Palo Alto’s Renewable Resources • Solar Projects • Elevation Solar C • Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B • Frontier Solar • Brannon Solar • Wind Projects • High Winds • Shiloh Wind • Landfill Gas • Santa Cruz • Ox Mountain • Keller Canyon • Johnson Canyon • San Joaquin • Small Hydro • New Spicer Meadows • Lewiston, Nimbus, Stampede

  10. RPS Procurement Efforts • Open, competitive solicitation process • Issue an RFP once a year (approx.) • No unsolicited bilateral deals • Response rate has grown exponentially • Over 90 project proposals received in 2012 • City staff negotiates PPA with seller • 3 step approval process after seller executes • Utilities Advisory Commission, Finance Committee, City Council

  11. RFP Evaluation Criteria • Price (Green premium) • Capacity value of the output; • Transmission costs/losses to get energy to CAISO grid • Daily and seasonal shape of the energy output • Project viability • Stage of development • Developer experience • Developer financial standing • Which RPS portfolio content category (“bucket”), as defined by state law, the resource fits into • Start date

  12. Current Renewable Power RFP • Any CA RPS-eligible resource • Delivery point in the WECC region (western US) • 20-60 GWh/year • Contract start date in 2014-2016 • Contract terms of 5-30 years • Flat price PPA structure

  13. Submitting an RFP Proposal • Response deadline: October 9, 2013 (3 PM PT) • Download the response form at the City’s website (Google “Palo Alto RFP”) • Email the completed form to james.stack@cityofpaloalto.org • Email or call me with any questions

  14. Jim Stack (650) 329-2314 james.stack@cityofpaloalto.org Palo Alto RFP Details: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/asd/solicitations.asp (Or Google “Palo Alto RFP”) CONTACT INFORMATION

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