For City Council Meeting and Rialto Utility Authority [June 12, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Request City Council to Approve the Budget Resolution No. 7351, Conduct a Public Hearing to Introduce for first reading: Ordinance No. 1601 Entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA A RIALTO COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND PROVISION OF ELECTRIC POWER TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CITY OF RIALTO CITY LIMITS". Reading by Title Only and Waiving Full Reading Thereof;
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BACKGROUND:
In 2002, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 117, enabling Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs. CCA's are governmental entities formed by cities and counties to aggregate the buying power of individual customers within their defined jurisdiction in order to secure alternative energy supply contracts on a community-wide basis, but allowing consumers not wishing to participate to opt out.
Under a CCA program, the City buys or generates electricity for customers within the Rialto city limits. The City then delivers electricity to customers using SCE's transmission lines and distribution system. SCE remains responsible for billing, meter-reading, maintenance and customer service.
In 2016, the City of Rialto solicited proposals from qualified consultants to complete a feasibility analysis on the economic benefits of forming a CCA in Rialto. On May 10, 2016, City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Good Energy, L.P. for the Rialto Community Choice Aggregation Feasibility Study.
The results of the Feasibility Study and initial economic analysis were encouraging for the establishment of a CCA in Rialto. The study indicated savings for residential and significant segments of the commercial customer bases within the ...
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