CC Resolution No. 15-083 Supporting Community Choice AggregationRESOLUTION NO. 15-083
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs allow local governments
to take control of electrical generation revenues and determine the source of their power
supply, with the idea of procuring a cleaner mix of power than is otherwise available;
and
WHEREAS, CCA programs can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated
with electricity consumption by offering a resource mix to customers that is both higher
in renewable power content and lower in carbon intensity than what the investor-
owned utilities offer; and
WHEREAS, Cupertino's Climate Action Plan states that participation in a CCA
program would be the most impactful action the City could take to lower greenhouse
gasses and reduce its carbon footprint; and
WHEREAS, By focusing on demand reduction and the deployment of locally-owned
renewable resources within the construct of a long-term, balanced supply portfolio,
CCA programs potentially offer the advantage of greater rate stability; and
WHEREAS, CCA programs foster competition, with all its affiliated benefits, by
offering an alternative to consumers that encourages beneficial cost efficiencies and
policy changes by utilities that have not otherwise faced a competitive market; and
WHEREAS, CCA program revenues can be reinvested into the community through
targeted investments in clean technology, energy efficiency, energy related jobs
training, or renewable energy development in the local economy benefiting consumers,
municipal operations and local businesses that may wish to offer contract services to the
Community Choice Energy agency; and
WHEREAS, investor-owned utilities continue their efforts to undermine CCA programs
through state legislation and regulations; and
WHEREAS, legislation that supports CCA programs is beneficial to the City and
legislation which undermine CCA programs is detrimental to the City and its goals;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Cupertino by adopting this
resolution, does hereby state that:
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1. The City will take a legislative position in support of Community Choice
Aggregation programs and related efforts to boost local control, choice, and
competition in renewable energy procurement by local governments deemed
beneficial to the City of Cupertino; and
2. The City will take legislative positions against legislation and regulations that
hinder the ability of CCA programs to thrive and deemed detrimental to the City
of Cupertino; and
3. The City hereby delegates to the City Manager the ability to present information
to the Legislature and other decision making bodies, on behalf of the City
Council, which will further the City's legislative positions as outlined above.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 15th day of September 2015, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
ATTEST:
Members of the City Council
Sinks, Chang, Paul, Vaidhyanathan
None
Wong
None
APPROVED:
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Grace Schmidt, City Clerk Rod Sinks, Mayor, City of Cupertino