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RESOLUTION NO. 99 - 390
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE COMMONWEALTH ENERGY POWER SERVICES AGREEMENT AND EXECUTE THE “GREEN POWER” ADDENDUM
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is a member of the Regional Power Pool and en1
into an agreement with Commonwealth Energy Corporation to provide electric power; and
WHEREAS, the one-year term of said agreement expired June 30, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City has the option to renew for up to four additional one-year te
and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Energy Corporation has also offered a “Green Po
addendum to the original agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Energy Corporation has temporarily extended sel
pending Council approval of extension of this agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Carlsba’
follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. The City Manager is authorized and directed to send a letter of renewal to Commonwc
Energy Corporation effective July 1, 1999.
3. The City Manager is authorized to execute all further extensions allowed by the agreeme
4. The Green Power addendum attached hereto as Attachment A is hereby approved.
5. The City Manager is authorized to execute “Option A of the Green Power addendum.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad E
regular meeting held on the 17 day of Auqust , 1999, by the following vote, to v
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AYES: Council
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Members Lewis, Ny
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GREEN POWER ADDENDUM
This Agreement shall be considered an addendum to the agreement entifled Commonwealth
Energy Power Services Agreement, by and between Commonwealth Energy Corporation (CK)
and (Member), dated
Member wishes to acquire all, or a portion of it’s electric energy requirements, served by CEC
through the San Diego Association of Governments Power Pool, from sources certified by the
Center for Resources Solutions as renewable energy, (‘‘Green Power”), and which is eligible for
credits from the California Energy Commission’s Renewable Resource Trust Fund. CEC has
agreements in place to purchase Green Power from qualified generators and wishes to serve
member’s accounts listed on the pages attached hereto and made hereby a part of this
Agreement, under the following te:rms and conditions.
1. Member purchase price shall be: San Diego Gas & Electric applicable tariff plus one cent
per kwh, less dl applicable Energy Commission credits, rebated in advance and
incorporated into the bill amounr. (For example, should the tariff be ten cents for kwh, and
the applicable credit is 1.5 cents per kwh, the bill would be calculated as follows: ten cents
plus one cent minus 1.5 cents for a net billed amount of 9.5 cents per kwh.)
2. Member shall have two options regarding the accounts listed on the attached pages, and
shall indicate which option it chooses by having the signator to this addendurn initial within
the box preceding the option it chooses. n $EU monitor the California Energy Commission Renewable Resource Trust
Fund account and the kwh consumption and costs for those accounts listed on the
attached pages and ,will automatically switch accounts which have reached the
maximum allowable savings created by the Renewable Resource Trust Fund
credits, and higher .than chose specified in the Commonwealth Energy Power
Services Agreement, back to the standard offer in the Agreement. The switching of
an account will OCCLU at the first billing cycle after the maximum allowable savings
is reached.
rl %:te: shall have .the right to switch any and all accounts subject to this
Agreement back to the standard offer, as outlined in the agreement that this
Attachment is made as an addendum, at its sole discretion, with thirty-day written
notice, upon the occurrence of either of the following events:
a) The California Energy Commission Resource Trust Fund credits are changed
b) The account has reached its maximum aIlowabIe annual crecht, if applicable.
from the current level of 1.5 cents per kwh or discontinued; or
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3. All other terms of the original agreement shall be in full force and effect, unless such terms are in conflict with the Attachment A. h such an event, the terms of this Attachment A
shall prevail.
4. CEC shall deliver Green Power to Member with generation from the Sonoma Geysers Plants operated by Calphine Corporation and sold to CEC pursuant to an agreement valid
from May 1, 1999 through June 30, 2002. Should this supply agreement be in full effect
after June 30, 2002, CEC shall either extend its arrangement with Calphine to meet
Member’s needs, or substitute the power with a similarly qualified power source.
The undersigned agree as outlined above.
Frederick M. Bloom Member
Commonwealth Energy Corporation Name of Signator:
Name of Agency:
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ATTACHMEPIST TO GREEN POWER ADDENDUM
Member Agency ~Qccounts to b.e Serviced with Green Power
Member Agency Name:
Date:
rJ All San Diego Regional Power Pool Accounts.
u Only the Following Accounts:
Account ## Meter ## Meter Address
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