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Meeting Date:July 11, 2017
To:Mayor and City Council
From:Kevin Crawford, City Manag
Staff Contact:Jason Haber, Assistant to the City Manager
lason.FlaberQcarlsbadca.gov or 760-434-2958
Subject:Community Choice Energy Technical Feasibility Study
Recommended Action
Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, execute and fund a cost share
agreement allowing for the City of Carlsbad's participation in the preparation of a Community
Choice Energy Technical Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $60,000, and to request
energy load data from San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
Executive Summary
The City of Carlsbad has been invited to join the cities of Del Mar, Encinitas and Oceanside in a
cost share agreement to prepare a Community Choice Energy (CCE)Technical Feasibility Study.
CCE is a mechanism that allows local governments to purchase and supply electrical power to
customers within their jurisdictions as an alternative to the service provided by an investor-
owned utility, such as San Diego Gas & Electric.
Preparing a Technical Feasibility Study would be the first step in determining whether, and
under what conditions, establishing a CCE might benefit Carlsbad and the North County coastal
region. Requesting SDG&E energy load data would be necessary to allow a consultant to
conduct the analysis required to make such a determination.
This report presents the City Council with four options to consider in deciding how to move
forward; however, staff is recommending approval of the resolution as presented in Exhibit 1.
Adoption of the proposed resolution would only authorize the city's participation in the
preparation of the Technical Feasibility Study, and would in no way obligate the City of Carlsbad
to participate in any future decision to establish a Community Choice Energy Program.
Discussion
Background
City staff have participated in ongoing discussions regarding Community Choice Aggregation
(CCA or CCE)with community stakeholders since 2012.In 2015,the city adopted the City of
Carlsbad General Plan, including Sustainability Element Policy 9-P.14, which reads as follows:
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Support a regional approach to study the feasibility of establishing Community Choice
Aggregation (CCA)or another program that increases the renewable energy supply and
maintains the reliability and sustainability of the electrical grid.
In January 2016, the city hosted 'The Future of Energy Workshop' to educate and inform staff,
elected officials and the community-at-large on CCE and other emerging energy opportunities.
Through 2016 and 2017 city staff monitored regional activity concerning CCE by attending
public meetings of the City of Encinitas City Council Subcommittee on Community Choice
Energy (Encinitas CCE Subcommittee),as well as several technical meetings with staff from Del
Mar, Encinitas, Oceanside, San Diego and Solana Beach.
Within the past six months, staff attended the San Diego Community Choice Energy Forum,
consulted with legal and financial experts with experience in CCE start-up and operation, and
interviewed staff and elected officials representing agencies that have initiated and completed
the CCE development process.
Cost Share Proposal
On April 25, 2017 the city received a proposal from the City of Encinitas to participate in a cost
share agreement to prepare a regional CCE Technical Feasibility Study. The proposal suggests
that the cities of Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas and Oceanside share the cost of the study on a
combined fixed cost (10%) and population-based proportional cost basis, including a 5%
administrative fee to be paid to the City of Encinitas for project management and contract
administration services.
The City of Carlsbad cost share amount is estimated at between $32,000 and $60,000. The city's
cost share amount will be determined by two primary factors. The first factor will be the actual
cost to complete the study, which will be known upon completion of an RFP and consultant
selection process. The City of Encinitas will release an RFP on behalf of the participating cities
indicating a not to exceed amount of $100,000, although it is possible that proposals could
come in lower than that amount.
The second determining factor relates to how many, and which cities decide to participate in
the agreement. While the cities of Del Mar and Encinitas have each taken affirmative actions to
participate, the City of Oceanside's participation remains uncertain at this time. If all four cities
agree to participate, then the City of Carlsbad cost share is estimated at $32,000. However, if
the City of Oceanside declines to participate, then Carlsbad's cost share is expected to approach
$60,000.
CCE Technical Feasibility Study Scope
The proposed CCE Technical Feasibility Study is expected to include the following areas of
analysis:
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1.CCE Governance, Operations and Financing
a.Evaluate potential CCE governance and operational models, including:
i.Independent by jurisdiction
ii.JPA among participating cities
iii.Hybrid JPA —centralized administration /decentralized governance
b.Estimate CCE Start-Up & Operating Costs
c.Evaluate CCE Financing Options
d.Estimate CCE Start-Up Timeline
2.CCE Rate Projections
a.CCE rate projections under various governance and operational models,a
variety of renewable energy portfolio scenarios, and various customer
enrollment scenarios
b.Compare to equivalent SDG&E rates (current and projected)
3.Factors Influencing CCE Feasibility (Risks & Benefits)
a.Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA)
b.Energy Market Dynamics
c.Customer Opt-Out Rates
d.Regulatory & Legal Risk
e.Local Solar Generation Rates
f.Net Energy Metering Rates
g.Direct Access Customers
h.Economic Impacts
Analysis
As noted above, four options are presented for the City Council to consider in deciding how to
move forward:
Option 1 (Recommended Action):
Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, execute and fund a cost
share agreement allowing for the City of Carlsbad's participation in the preparation of a
Community Choice Energy Technical Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $60,000,
and to request energy load data from San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
Participation in the proposed cost share agreement would allow the city to implement an
adopted General Plan policy to "support a regional approach to study the feasibility of
establishing CCA..."
With the City of Encinitas providing project management and contract administration
services, the administrative burden on city staff resources will be minimized, while provisions
to be included in the agreement will ensure appropriate oversight and input regarding
consultant selection and work product.
The city does not have the technical expertise in house to fully evaluate the potential
benefits and risks involved with CCE. Such analysis requires unique experience in energy
procurement and financing, legal, and operational areas.By joining the participating cities in
contracting with a subject matter expert consultant to prepare a CCE Technical Feasibility
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Study, the city will gain a better understanding of the overall viability and desirability of
pursuing a CCE for the City of Carlsbad.
Proponents of CCE often argue that it is one of the most effective actions a city can take to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is further suggested that emerging CCE governance
models provide a greater degree of local control over rate setting and product offerings,
while creating operating efficiencies that allow competition to be introduced in the electric
utility marketplace. The financial and operating track records,as well as anecdotal reports on
the eight CCE's currently operating in California, appear to suggest a viable business model
with compelling revenue-and economic development-generating potential.
However, critics suggest that there may be more cost-effective and less risky opportunities
to achieve emissions reductions by focusing on other energy-consumptive sectors, such as
transportation. It has been suggested that CCE's might not actually result in new emissions
reductions, nor new jobs due to provisions allowing for Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
from existing renewable energy resources to account for a certain portion of a CCE's energy
portfolio. And finally there are concerns that uncertainties in future energy pricing and the
possibility of an unfavorable regulatory landscape could present additional risks to CCE's.
Participating in the proposed cost share agreement, regardless of which other cities
participate, would provide valuable Carlsbad-specific information to help the city better
understand the pros and cons of CCE,and to determine whether, and under what
circumstances, further investment and consideration of CCE might be warranted.
Option 2:
Decline to participate in the proposed cost share agreement.
Council could determine that participation in the proposed cost share agreement and CCE
Technical Feasibility Study would not meet the intent of General Plan Policy 9-P.14, or that
the Council desires to study the feasibility of "another program that increases the renewable
energy supply and maintains the reliability and sustainability of the electrical grid."
Further Council discussion, direction and staff research would be required in order to
identify other programs that might be available to implement this policy direction.
Option 3:
Approve an amended resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, execute and fund
a cost share agreement allowing for the City of Carlsbad's participation in the preparation of
a CCE Technical Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $32,000, and to request energy
load data from San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
This option would limit the city's cost share to $32,000, essentially requiring that all four
cities (Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas and Oceanside) participate in the study. The analysis
presented under Option 1,above, generally applies here as well. However, should Council
choose this option, the City of Oceanside's decision regarding their participation would
determine whether or not the City of Carlsbad would participate.
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Staff will be prepared to provide amendment language for the resolution, in the event
Council decides to pursue Option 3.
Option 4:
Direct staff to initiate an alternative method of investigation of CCEfeasibility.
As an alternative to joining the participating cities in studying the feasibility of CCE,for
instance, the City of Carlsbad could initiate our own, independent study, or could pursue
other partnership scenarios. While this might provide the city with greater control over the
consultant contract and work product, it is expected that this option would result in higher
costs to the city,an increased workload, and a delayed completion timeline,as compared to
the approach suggested by the City of Encinitas.
In consideration of the analysis provided above, staff is recommending that Council approve the
resolution as presented in Exhibit 1.
Fiscal Analysis
The recommended action requires a transfer and appropriation from the City Council
Contingency Fund in an amount not to exceed $60,000 to fund the City of Carlsbad's portion of
the cost share agreement to prepare a regional Community Choice Energy Technical Feasibility
Study.
Next Steps
Upon receiving direction from Council, staff will notify the City of Encinitas of the city's decision
regarding their proposal. Should the Council decide to participate in the CCE Technical
Feasibility Study, staff will enter into negotiations with the participating cities to complete a
cost share agreement, and will submit an energy load data request to SDG&E. It is anticipated
that a CCE Technical Feasibility Study could be completed by July 2018.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15262 —Feasibility and Planning Studies, which exempts a project involving
only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board, or
commission has not approved, adopted, or funded.
Public Notification
This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public
viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1.Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, execute and fund a cost share
agreement allowing for the City of Carlsbad's participation in the preparation of a
Community Choice Energy Technical Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $60,000,
and to request energy load data from San Diego Gas & Electric.
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EXHIBIT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-141
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE
AND FUND A COST SHARE AGREEMENT ALLOWING FOR THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY
CHOICE ENERGY TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY STUDY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $60,000, AND TO REQUEST ENERGY LOAD DATA FROM SAN DIEGO
GAS &ELECTRIC COMPANY
WHEREAS,Community Choice Energy (CCE)is a mechanism that allows local governments to
purchase and supply electrical power to customers within their jurisdictions as an alternative to the
service provided by an investor-owned utility; and
WHEREAS,the terms 'Community Choice Energy' and 'Community Choice Aggregation' are used
interchangeably; and
WHEREAS,the City of Carlsbad General Plan Sustainability Element includes Policy 9-P.14 to
support a regional approach to study the feasibility of establishing Community Choice Aggregation
(CCA)or another program that increases the renewable energy supply and maintains the reliability and
sustainability of the electrical grid; and
WHEREAS,Community Choice Energy, if determined to be technically and financially feasible,
could provide environmental and economic benefits to residents and businesses in the City of Carlsbad;
and
WHEREAS,Community Choice Energy, if determined to be technically and financially feasible,
could provide an opportunity to fund and implement a variety of energy-related programs of interest
to the community; and
WHEREAS,determining the technical and financial feasibility of Community Choice Energy
requires obtaining and analyzing SDG&E energy load data, and conducting a Technical Feasibility Study;
and
WHEREAS,the City of Carlsbad has been invited to join the cities of Del Mar, Encinitas and
Oceanside in a cost share agreement to prepare a Community Choice Energy (CCE)Technical
Feasibility Study; and
WHEREAS,adoption of this resolution in no way obligates the City of Carlsbad to participate in
any future decision to establish a Community Choice Energy Program.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute a Cost Share Agreement
that may include the cities of Oceanside,Del Mar, Encinitas and Carlsbad to prepare a
CCE Technical Feasibility Study.
3.That the City Manager, or his designee,is authorized to transfer and appropriate from
the City Council Contingency Fund an amount not to exceed $60,000.00 for the City of
Carlsbad portion of the cost to prepare a CCE Technical Feasibility Study.
4.That the City Manager is authorized to request energy load data from SDG&E for the
purposes of preparing a CCE Technical Feasibility Study.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 11th day of July, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:M. Hall,K.Blackburn, M. Schumacher,C.Schumacher, M. Packard.
NOES:None.
ABSENT:None.
M T HALL,Mayor
BARBA ENGLESON,ity Clerk
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Dear Carlsbad City Council,
I'm writing to ask you to support the Community Choice Energy (CCE) Regional Feasibility Study at our City
Council meeting tomorrow, 7/11/17.
My husband and I have been proud residents and homeowners in the City of Carlsbad since 2008. We recently
launched our own small business in the City of Carlsbad (an Environmental Consulting firm) and I also
currently serve on the City of Carlsbad's Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee.
We're very worried about climate change and it turns out we're not alone.According to a new report published
by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication,a majority of people in the United States (58%)
believe that climate change is real and that it is mostly the result of human activities. Over half of Americans
(57%) say they are least "somewhat worried" about global
warming. http://climatecommunication.vale.edu/publications/climate-chancle-american-mind-mav-2017/
CCE is the single biggest thing any city can do to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and meet its climate action
targets.I don't know how else the City of Carlsbad proposes to meet its Climate Action Plan goals otherwise.
Currently, there are over 70 California cities and counties served by CCE providers.It's been proven to be
feasible and successful. CCEs create new markets, spur local economic development in the community, provide
good local clean energy jobs and create a more resilient and sustainable economy.
Plain and simple, we support CCE because it provides consumers with choice, cleaner energy, lower rates, local
control and an investment in our communities.
Please support the residents of Carlsbad along with your city staff (including Jason Haber) who have worked
diligently on this matter by adopting this important resolution.Thank you kindly for your service to our
community.
Sincerely,
Mayela &Paul Manasjan
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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Resident Christiana Carter called to express support for community choice energy. She is not able to attend the July 11
City Council Meeting.
City of
Carlsbad
Morgen Fry
Secretary to City Manager Kevin Crawford
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
www.carlsbadca.gov
760-434-28211 760-720-9461 fax
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From: Ryan Vaughn
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 11:06 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.goy>
Subject: Community choice energy
Members of the Carlsbad City Council:
I am a resident of Carlsbad and urge you to to support the Community Choice Energy Feasibility Study.
I care about this issue because I am a member of the community, and I have 2 small children that will be among
the next generation to deal with impacts of climate change. Coastal cities around the globe are already seeing
the impacts of rising sea levels and while Carlsbad may not see obvious impacts right now, we have a
responsibility as global citizens to do our part to reduce our reliance of damaging fossil fuels.
Supporting the Community Choice Energy Feasibility Study is one easy step in the right direction to allow the
community to make choices about their energy provider and source of energy.
Carlsbad has the opportunity to become the leader it should be in creating a brighter future for its residents with
renewable energy.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Ryan Vaughn
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Morgen Fry
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Subject:FW: Clean Energy for Carlsbad
Please distribute to council.
From: gall buteau
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 8:03 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>;Matthew Hall <Matt.Hall@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Clean Energy for Carlsbad
My name is Gail Buteau and I live in Carlsbad.I stand by the Sierra Club in wanting clean energy for
our city to preserve the health and beauty of our irreplaceable coast.Please vote for clean energy!
Morgen Fry
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Please distribute to council.
Original Message
From: Susan Neptune
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 6:45 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject:CCE implementation study
Dear Mayor and Council Members
I understand that on Tuesday, you will be voting on whether or not to approve moving forward on a regional CCE
implementation study.I encourage you to vote yes because I believe green energy and local control will greatly benefit
our community.
Thank you,
Susan Neptune
Carlsbad
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Morgen Fry
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Original Message
From: Jodi Good
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:11 AM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Message just sent from Jodi Good 2/2
Mayor and City Council.
I just inadvertently emailed an incomplete letter to you hoping for a yes vote on CCE tomorrow.I was in the process of
editing the text and the dang thing seemed to send itself. Deleted portion was expressing the benefits of Community
Choice.There were other items that were not meant to be included.You will see that I had asked Cori if it worthwhile
to send the info. to Council, if indeed you would be interested.
Truly sorry if I've wasted your time.Tomorrow will prove to be a marathon for us all.
Once again, my apologies.
Best,
Jodi Good
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Morgen Fry
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From: GigiO
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 6:13 AM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Please vote for the CCE feasibility study
Honorable Mayor and Council members,
We would like to see Carlsbad join the other North County cities in the feasibility study for Community Choice Energy.
From all we've read about CCE, we believe it would be a great asset for Carlsbad. And like most people who are
concerned about air quality and the impacts of a changing climate, we would love to have the choice for 100% clean,
renewable energy.
Please don't let this opportunity slip by.Please vote in favor of the CCE feasibility study.
Thank you.
Bruce Grouse
E.A.Orlowski
Carlsbad, CA 92010
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Morgen Fry
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Please distribute to council.
From: Jodi Good
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 12:44 AM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Fwd: Encinitas Votes YES on Community Choice and Climate Action
Mayor and Council,
We hope you do the right thing and vote for the CCE Feasibility Study.
Joining our north coast sister cities in the quest to control our destiny
in the search for clean, renewable, and less expensive energy is imperative.
The benefits of CCE are many.Getting out from under a corporate monopoly
controlled energy source is paramount.Why should we support the shareholders
of an IOU (investor owned utility)?We pay the highest energy rates in the U.S.
We also pay for bad management decisions including closure of San Onofre and the Witch Creek Fires.
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From: Community Choice Energy for Coastal North County San Diego
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Subject: Encinitas Votes YES on Community Choice and Climate Action
Reply-To: Community Choice Energy for Coastal North County San Diego
<social@ccenorthcoastal.org>
Encinitas Votes for Clean Energy
Wednesday evening, June 28, 2017, was a huge night in Encinitas for local control of
electricity rates and clean energy.In a marathon 5-hour Council meeting that took up four
important action items, as well as a number of items pulled from the Consent Calendar by
the public, the Council unanimously approved the resolution to get a Community Choice
Energy (CCE) technical study done, and,in a separate vote, unanimously accepted the
draft Climate Action Plan (CAP).
You can read a more in -depth report in the latest blog on our website,
at http://ccenorthcoastakorq/bloqs/post2017 07 03.html
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One highlight of the evening was when Climate Action Plan Administrator Crystal Najera
demonstrated a new website that the City has built to provide the public with updated
information on the pro_gress of the CCE effort and CAP.Try it out!Go
to http://www.encinitasenvironment.org/ and check out the Dashboard and Resources
features.
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Mayor Blakespear Speaks Up for Community Choice
In the week before the Encinitas Council voted to move forward with the CCE technical
study,Mayor Catherine Blakespear wrote an excellent report on the many reasons why
Communitty Choice Energy is so important.
She starts by saying, "Faced with rising global temperatures from burning fossil fuels, the
City of Encinitas is poised to do its part to cool the climate. It starts with a plan and
measurable goals.This coming week at our City Council meeting, we're planning to
consider an updated Climate Action Plan, and take the first steps toward Community
Choice Energy, or CCE. Being an environmentally committed city doesn't mean just talking
about it.It requires bold action."
Originally published in her weekly newsletter, we have re-posted her report as a blog on
our website at http://ccenorthcoastal.org/blogs/post2017 06 26.html.
Investigative Journalism Takes on SDG&E Misinformation
Tyson Siegele of 350 orq has published a well-researched piece in the San Diego Free
Press, titled "Community Choice Energy Myths Debunked, SDG&E Misdirection Exposed".
This is a great article that does a deep dive into comparing electricity rates and clean
energy sourcing. This is great information for countering misinformation about Community
Choice Energy.
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Original Message
From: Tim Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:01 AM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Community Choice Energy
To All Council Members,I sincerely urge you to seriously consider adopting the CCE policy to be discussed on July 11.
Climate change is major, major issue that needs our full attention.There must be choices that citizens have about using
what energy source is delivered to them.The SDGE monopoly must end.They must be compliant to public wishes.
Please consider this new policy and do the right thing.Show Carlsbad to be one of the new leaders in confronting this
critical issue which affects everyone.Sincerely, Tim Thompson
, Carlsbad
Leticia Reyes
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From: Cathy Stoll ]
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:47 AM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Community Choice Energy
I'd like to urge city council to conduct a feasibility study for Community Choice Energy.
We've had solar panels on our home for five years, and are appalled by the lack of support from SDG&E.
It's time to have an option to the SDG&E monopoly,so I'd like the council to support Community Choice
Energy.
Sincerely,
Cathy Stoll
760-822 -5988
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From: Marin Vaughn [
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 4:04 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Support for Community Choice Energy Feasibility Study
Members ofthe Carlsbad City Council:
I am a resident of Carlsbad and urge you to to support the Community Choice Energy Feasibility Study.
I care about this issue because I am a member of the community, and I have 2 small children that will be among
the next generation to deal with impacts of climate change. Coastal cities around the globe are already seeing
the impacts of rising sea levels and while Carlsbad may not see obvious impacts right now, we have a
responsibility as global citizens to do our part to reduce our reliance of damaging fossil fuels.
Supporting the Community Choice Energy Feasibility Study is one easy step in the right direction to allow the
community to make choices about their energy provider and source of energy.
Carlsbad has the opportunity to become the leader it should be in creating a brighter future for its residents with
renewable energy.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Marin Vaughn
Carlsbad, CA
Morgen Fry
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Please print and distribute to council this agenda related item.
From: Sandra Meador
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 2:54 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Feasibility Study
Dear Council Members:
As a longtime Carlsbad resident (since 1969), I urge you to approve the Feasibility Study for Community
Choice Energy.I feel this study could affect future generations and the
quality of life in our community.
Thank you for your service to the city.I trust you will support this very important study.
Sincerely,
Sandra Meador
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Morgen Fry
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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 12:09 PM DatelfiofriCity Manager
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Carlsbad's participation in study for coastal cities'CCE
Mayor Hall and Council members,
I urge Carlsbad to vote to join Del Mar and Encinitas in studying CCE for Carlsbad. Carlsbad has long
distinguished itself by looking out for the best interests of the residents and this is one more such forward
looking action you can take. As I'm sure you'll agree,a monopoly with no competition that has given San Diego
the highest rates in the nation needs a healthy dose of competition.
A Joint Powers Authority for Community Choice Energy (composed of elected officials from participating
agencies) would provide ratepayers with lower cost energy and the choice of type and percent composition of
renewable energy.
There is great potential,as illustrated in Mann County and Lancaster, for generating substantial resources for
local, renewable energy projects as well as further decreasing rate payers energy costs.
This project will center North County, and specifically Carlsbad,as an innovative, sustainable, energy and
water independent and secure region. Local Control is always best!
Respectfully,
Pam Slater-Price
"Mother Nature is cruel by design, humans are cruel by choice"—P Holmes
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Dear Carlsbad City Council Members,
On behalf of Carlsbad Sustainability Coalition -Since 2008 (continuing your Carlsbad community outreach
program of Envision/Imagine Carlsbad)-I would like to please request that Carlsbad City Council votes YES
to participate in the proposed funding of the local N County CCE feasibility study that Encinitas has initiated.
Allow me to please outline just a few of the very compelling reasons why Carlsbad should participate in this
upcoming CCE feasibility study:
A. CCE will offer -for the first time ever -an actual market choice to rate-payers. This fundamental idea of
having consumer choice within our energy market is critical for both residential and commercial rate payers.
Especially given that we currently are paying some of the highest power costs in N America.
B. CCE will catalyze further local renewable E sources of power, which is important for Carlsbad if we truly
wish to fully live up to the World Class City status that is often bragged about in city literature.
C. CCE will quickly provide Carlsbad with significant sums of extra revenue -stemming from significant
financial advantages we'll have gained by direct power purchasing.
D. CCE is considered by the Sierra Club's objective scientific analysis to be a critical requirement in order for
Carlsbad to effectively reach the very highest standards for our CAP.
E.Technology involving renewable E is advancing rapidly -from E storage systems to micro-grids and
beyond. With the flow of extra revenues (millions of dollars!) our community will be well positioned to more
effectively implement exciting new innovations (like E storage) that will work to our collective advantage -by
lowering E costs and more efficient delivery of renewable E thru the entire day.
Reasons why SDGE is aggressively fighting against implementation of CCE:
A. Out of our three state power utilities -SDGE, SCE, and PGE -SDGE is the only one actively and
aggressively opposing formation of CCE -per their continuing mission of maintaining full monopoly control of
our energy. Yet they aggressively pursue this monopoly position to the clear detriment of We The Carlsbad
Rate Payers.
B. Please reference LA Times Article "California Pays a High Price for Electricity Glut"-FEB 5th 2017. The
over-building of gas-fired power capacity lies at the foundation of the "Big Three" utility operator's continuing
quest to lock-in their existing (powerful) monopoly position by forcing rate-payers to bear tremendous capital
costs -costs which will tether us to billions and billions of debt servicing for many years to come -for what
amounts to be unneeded and unwanted additional gas fired power. CCE organizations will finally give our local
communities the needed ability to begin to steer our E future into the direction that best serves our local communityinterests.
Finally -let me please.point out that the best interests of our City of Carlsbad lie at the heart of this groundswell
of local community support for CCE. We the local concerned and involved Public Citizens of Carlsbad stand
before you fully transparent in our continuing efforts to pursue only those public policies that will clearly and
definitively further the very best interests of our entire community of 112,000 citizens. We are advocating
exclusively on behalf of the best interests ofwe the Carlsbad rate-payers. Period.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration. We hope and fully expect -that our Carlsbad City
Council is ready to make the correct decision.
Respectfully,
Phil Rogul
Chair -Carlsbad Sustainability Coalition -since 2008
National Eagle Scout Association -member since 1980
Siena Club -founded 1892
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Honorable Mayor Matt Hall
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad,CA 92008
Dear Mayor Hall:
The city of Carlsbad has made great strides in its efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and
explore new strategies to achieve that goal.In addition to passing its Climate Action Plan, Carlsbad
has proven its commitment to reducing GHGs by exploring positive strategies that will help keep the
city green and improve the quality of life for its residents. Recent discussions have been underway
to improve infrastructure, increase the amount of efficient transportation options, and explore and
expand new renewable energy resources, including alternative energy procurement strategies such
as Community Choice Aggregation (CCA).As the city considers emission reduction strategy options,
we recommend that it adheres to several important policy principles:
•Ensure emission reductions measures result in real and additional emission reductions;
•Ensure that policymakers provide citizens with honest, accurate and reliable information
regarding the costs and benefits of any options the city decides to pursue
•Ensure that analysis into the feasibility of emission reduction strategies is based on accurate
data that can be relied on for planning purposes; and,
•Implement strategies that achieve the greatest emission reductions at the lowest cost and
lowest risk with maximum economic benefits to the city.
I.CAP Measures Should be Designed to Achieve Real and Additional Emission Reductions
In order to analyze emission reduction opportunities in the energy sector, it is important to
understand that investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and CCAs have distinctly different renewable
procurement strategies.IOUs generally enter into long-term contracts that result in new renewable
construction and the generation of additional renewable power.Because this new construction
causes a higher overall percentage of energy demand to be met with zero emitting resources,
Sempra Services Corporation is not the same company as the California utilities,San Diego Gas & Electric
Company (SDG&E)or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Sempra Services Corporation is not
regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Honorable Mayor Matt Hall
July 10, 2017
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overall emissions are reduced.On the other hand,CCA providers in California have primarily relied
on short-term contracts with existing renewable resources to meet their needs.Because those
resources already exist, and because they are dispatched on a "must-run" basis by the California
Independent System Operator at all times, they are already generating renewable energy when they
contract with a CCA provider.These contracts do not result in additional emission reductions or
additional renewable generation; they merely shuffle who gets credit for emission reductions that
are already occurring.
II.Ensuring the Public is Informed with Honest and Accurate Information
The forgoing discussion makes it clear that while a CCA could be implemented to achieve real and
additional emission reductions, this is not the kind of business model that has been implemented in
California to date.Citizens have a right to know this.While a contract shuffling CCA procurement
strategy may deceive customers into believing that they are making a real difference to help curb
Climate Change, it will not actually make a material difference.A procurement strategy based on
long-term commitments that lead to additional renewable generation would be necessary to make
a material difference.No analysis of CCA that relies on short-term commitments and contract
shuffling can be honestly described as one that would result in additional emission reductions.If
citizens are told that a program is being implemented to reduce emissions, that program should be
designed to actually reduce emissions.Citizens should not be led to believe that a program that has
been designed to merely take credit for emission reductions that have already been achieved by
others will result in additional emission reductions.
III.Ensuring Analysis is Based on Accurate Data that Can be Relied on for Planning Purposes
Today, uncertainties exist in two key areas that make it impossible to assess either the costs or
benefits of CCA as part of a feasibility analysis: (1) the exit fee that will apply to CCA customer bills;
and (2) state law governing whether CCA could conceivably create any additional GHG emission
reductions after implementation of state law.
a.Data on Financial Benefits or Costs (PCIA)
Analysis of emission reduction options must include, at some level,an analysis of the costs and
benefits that would be associated with any emissions reduction strategy.In the case of CCA,the
costs include procurement costs as well as an exit fee (the "PCIA") that must be paid by CCA
customers and which significantly impacts whether CCA bills or utility bills will be higher or lower
than the other.
There has been significant debate over the CCA exit fee in California, and this issue was recently
addressed by the Legislature in 56350.In order to implement this legislation (which requires that
rates to non-CCA customers not increase as a result of another customer's decision to take CCA
service), the CPUC has just initiated a new rulemaking proceeding.In this proceeding, the
Sempro Services Corporation is not the same company as the California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric
Company (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Sempra Services Corporation is not
regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Honorable Mayor Matt Hall
July 10, 2017
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Commission will consider a wide range of proposals from various parties and its outcome will
largely drive future comparisons between IOUs and CCA bills, wherever CCA exists.
Unfortunately, until this CPUC proceeding has been completed, it will be impossible to ascertain
what the future exit fee will be or how it may be calculated.This makes it impossible to conduct a
reasonable analysis of the feasibility of any CCA proposal, because there is no way to determine
whether CCA would be more expensive or less expensive than utility service.This uncertainty also
makes it impossible to determine how many customers choose to become or remain CCA customers
or for what period of time.With this kind of uncertainty, it is also not possible to ascertain how
much energy and capacity should be procured by a CCA provider or for how long.Of course, this
also makes a CCA provider even less likely to make the long-term investments that are necessary to
create real and additional emission reductions.
Until the CPUC Rulemaking has been completed, it will not be possible to obtain accurate or reliable
data regarding the PCIA exit fee or to make any reasonable forecast of CCA bills compared to utility
bills.In addition, legislation currently pending in Sacramento creates additional uncertainty by
making it impossible to ascertain what,if any, GHG reductions could result from CCA if it is
implemented beyond reductions already mandated by state law.
b.Data on Emission Reductions (Environmental Benefits)
After Consideration of State Mandates
SB100 which has already passed the state Senate is now being considered by the state Assembly.
As currently written, this legislation would increase the Renewable Portfolio Standard from 50%to
60% and take additional actions to move the entire state to a 100% carbon free energy portfolio by
2045.If the electricity portfolio of SDG&E were to become 100% carbon free pursuant to state law,
a CCA program would not be able to achieve any additional GHG reductions and,as a result, could
not create any CAP benefits.
When critical inputs to determine both costs and benefits associated with CCA are not yet available,
it is obviously premature to conduct a feasibility analysis of the costs and benefits that could be
achieved through CCA.SDG&E's power mix already includes a higher proportion of renewable
energy than any other utility in the state, with SDG&E currently procuring 43% of its electricity from
renewable facilities. This is 30% higher than the state's 2020 Renewables Portfolio Standard of 33%
and puts San Diego well on its way to meeting the 2030 goal of 50% renewable.Under these
circumstances, it is difficult to understand the need to rush to conduct a feasibility study when the
information necessary to conduct that study is simply not yet available.
Sempra Services Corporation is not the same company as the California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric
Company (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Sempra Services Corporation is not
regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Honorable Mayor Matt Hall
July 10, 2017
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IV.Implement Measures with Greatest Emission Reductions at the Lowest Cost and Lowest Risk
The two largest sources of emissions in the City of Carlsbad are transportation and energy, but
transportation emissions are far higher than energy.While California is currently considering
whether the entire state should move to a zero-emissions electricity portfolio, no statewide effort
of similar magnitude is being considered in the transportation sector.Under these circumstances,
the City should consider working on a regional basis with other cities in the county to see if unique
opportunities exist in the transportation sector that may achieve greater incremental emission
reductions at lower cost and with lower risk than implementation of a CCA program that may just
end up doing what the state would require in any event.For example, most vehicle miles that begin
in one city in San Diego County likely end in another city in San Diego County.What could the cities
in the County do, working together, to dramatically increase the number of miles traveled between
cities in the county with zero emission vehicles?This is an area that is receiving far less attention,
at both the state and local level.
V.Conclusion
Sempra Services applauds the efforts of the city of Carlsbad to explore all options for protecting its
environment and its commitment to efficient and renewable energy.As the City continues its
efforts, we recommend the following principles:
•Ensure emission reductions measures result in real and additional emission reductions;
•Ensure that policymakers provide citizens with honest, accurate and reliable information
regarding the costs and benefits of any options the city decides to pursue
•Ensure that analysis into the feasibility of emission reduction strategies is based on accurate
data that can be relied on for planning purposes; and,
•implement strategies that achieve the greatest emission reductions at the lowest cost and
lowest risk with maximum economic benefits to the city.
By following the foregoing principles, the City will be able to maximize environmental and economic
benefits while minimizing cost and risk.Above all else,if the City tells its citizens it is analyzing a
program that will achieve emission reductions, it has an obligation to ensure that the strategy that
is being analyzed would actually achieve real and additional emission reductions.
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City Manager.
Sempra Services Corporation is not the same company as the California utilities, San Diego Gas &Electric
Company (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Sempra Services Corporation is not
regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Morgen Fry
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Original Message
From:Ed Stoll
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:09 PM
To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Energy choice feasibility study.
I'd like to urge city council to conduct a feasibility study for Community Choice Energy.
We've had solar panels on our home for five years, and are appalled by the lack of support from SDG&E.
By adding this choice for the residents to vote on,the council will make another bold step to make Carlsbad one of the
most unique cities in the nation. We have the water plant, now we need the power choice.
Ed Stoll
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From:Carolina Rodriguez-Adjunta
Sent:Tuesday, July 11, 2017 4:06 PM
To:Matthew Hall; City Clerk; Council Internet Email; Keith Blackburn; Michael Schumacher;
Cori Schumacher; mark.packard@carlsbad.gov
Cc:Sophie Wolfram; Nicole Capretz;
Subject:Letter RE City Council Meeting 7/11/17
Attachments:07-11-17_SDEDCACCarlsbad support letter.pdf
Dear Mayor Hall and City Councilmembers,
Please find attached a letter of support attached for today's City Council Meeting Agenda item #17 on the
Technical Study for Community Choice Energy from Climate Action Campaign and San Diego Energy
District.
Thanks,
Carolina Rodriguez-Adjunta
Deputy Director of Operations and Programs
(limate .1ctioil Campaign
Follow us on Twitter: @sdclimateaction
Our Mission is Simple: Stop Climate Change
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Mayor Hall and Councilmembers July 11, 2017
Carlsbad City Council
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008
RE: Community Choice Energy Technical Study
Mayor Hall and Councilmembers Packard, Blackburn, Schumacher, and Schumacher:
On behalf of our collective members and the citizens of our communities, all of whom will benefit from
the formation of a Community Choice program in the Cities of San Diego region, the San Diego
Energy District and Climate Action Campaign urge you to vote YES on the resolution before you
tonight.
Community Choice is one of the most powerful and cost effective mechanisms available to combat
climate change and is the single most powerful tool to enable cities to reach 100% renewable energy.
With seven years of operating experience, eight operating Choice programs in California, and one
million customers served, the models and operational feasibility of these programs are tried and true.
Community Choice Energy offers myriad benefits to families and businesses:it gives us a choice
when it comes to our electricity, allows the local community to have a voice in key decision-making
processes related to procurement and rate-setting, spurs local economic development through the
buildout of local renewable energy projects.
By approving this resolution, Carlsbad can support an effort to quantify the benefits that may be
available to the Carlsbad and north County region,in the form of electricity cost reductions, jobs
created and jobs retained, to the region should a Community Choice program be launched in this
jurisdiction.
In San Jose,a similar study estimated the Community Choice program would spur creation of 12,000
jobs and $1.28 in related economic benefit over six years. Surely Carlsbad citizens deserve to know
what the analogous benefits would be to their community and region.
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Erika Morgan, Executive Director Sophie Wolfram, Policy Advocate
San Diego Energy District Climate Action Campaign
San Diego Energy District Foundation
CLIMATE ACTION
249 S. Highway 101, P.O. Box 564,CAMP A I G N
Solana Beach, CA 92075 4452 Park Blvd #209, San Diego, CA 92116sandiegoenergydistrict.orq climateactioncampaign.om
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Jason Haber
July 11, 2017
Community Choice Energy
Technical Feasibility Study
Overview
•Community Choice Energy
•Policy Guidance
•Coastal North County -Cost Share Proposal
•Technical Feasibility Study –Scope
•Council Options
CCE –What is it & How does it work?
•CCE/CCA
•AB 117
•SB 350
•SB 100
•CPUC
•RPS
•CEC
•CAISO
•REC
•WREGIS
•WECC
•RE1/RE2/RE3
•IOU
•SDG&E
•PCIA
•PAM
•CAL CCA
•NEM
CCE –What is it?
•Enabled by state law (AB 117) in 2002
•Allows local governments to purchase electrical
power and deliver it to customers in partnership
with local utility (SDG&E) transmission and
distribution.
•Opt-out program: customers are included unless they
take specific action to remain with the local utility
CCE –What is it?
IOU CCA Public Utility
IOU Purchases
Power
IOU Maintains
Transmission Lines
IOU Provides
Customer Service
IOU Maintains
Transmission Lines
IOU Provides
Customer Service
CCA Purchases
Power
Gov. Provides
Customer Service
Gov. Purchases
Power
Gov. Maintains
Transmission Lines
Policy Guidance
•General Plan –Sustainability Element Policy 9-P.14:
Support a regional approach to study the feasibility of establishing CCA or another program that increases the renewable energy supply and maintains the reliability and sustainability of the electrical grid.
•Environmental Guiding Principles
Coastal North County Cost Share Proposal
•Encinitas, Del Mar, Oceanside, Carlsbad
•Issue an RFP: $100,000 Study
–10% Fixed Cost
–Population-based Proportional Cost
–5% Administrative Fee
Coastal North County Cost Share Proposal
•Carlsbad Cost Share Amount:
–$32,000 to $60,000
–Depends on actual study cost; how many
and which cities agree to participate
Technical Feasibility Study -Scope
1. Governance / Operations / Financing
–Independent
–JPA
–Hybrid JPA
•Start-up and Operating Cost Projections
•Financing Options
•Program Timeline
Technical Feasibility Study -Scope
2. Rate Projections & Comparison
–Energy Mix Scenarios
•Renewable Energy % Targets (RPS / Voluntary)
•Renewable Energy by Category (1/2/3)
–Customer Enrollment Scenarios
–Current & Projected SDG&E Rates
(Analysis based upon load data from SDG&E.)
Technical Feasibility Study -Scope
3. Other Factors
–Power Charge Indifference Adjustment
–Energy Market Dynamics
–Customer Opt-Out Rates
–Regulatory & Legal Risk
Technical Feasibility Study -Scope
3. Other Factors (cont.)
–Local Solar Generation Rates
–Net Energy Metering Rates
–Direct Access Accounts
–Economic Impacts
Technical Feasibility Study
•Engage SDG&E
•Ensure valid cost-benefit analysis on
projected CCA/IOU energy portfolios
•Stress Test Uncertainties
Council Options
•Option 1 (Recommended Action):
–Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, execute and fund a cost share agreement allowing for the City of
Carlsbad’s participation in the preparation of a CCE Technical Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $60,000, and to request energy load data from San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
Council Options
•Option 2:
–Decline to participate in the cost share agreement.
•Option 3:
–Same as Option 1, but limiting participation in an amount not to exceed $32,000.
•Option 4:
–Direct staff to initiate an alternative method of investigation of CCE, or similar program feasibility, to meet General Plan Policy.
July 11, 2017
Community Choice Energy
Technical Feasibility Study