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Anaheim green power supply Biogas/Biomass Anaheim receives renewable energy from the nearby landfill in Brea, California. The waste releases methane gas as it decomposes which is then used to create electricity. The electricity is then provided back to the Anaheim power grid. In the near future we will be adding an additional 20MW from the Bowerman Landfill in Irvine, California 28 MW Geothermal We have two sources for geothermal; Imperial Valley, CA and Utah. In Utah, new technology is used to capture hot water from the earth to create the necessary steam to generate electricity. 16 MW Wind Anaheim’s wind generation comes from a variety of locations: Northern California, Tehachapi Pass—which is close to Palm Springs, and Wyoming. 71 MW Solar Per Senate Bill 1, funds are available to incentivize schools, businesses and residents to install solar systems by 2016. Over 600 Anaheim customers have participated to date. Anaheim is also in the process of installing a large solar facility on top of the Anaheim Convention Center. 4.9 MW Hydroelectric Small hydro power plants in LA Basin, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 10 MW Anaheim Public Utilities uses innovative technology to help make clean, green energy to meet our customers’ needs. Anaheim has a goal to reach 33% green power in their overall energy portfolio by the year 2020 49% 27% 21% 2% 1% Biogas/ biomass wind geothermal sm hydro solar ---PAGE BREAK--- Senate Bill 1 In 2006, the Million Solar Rooftop Initiative mandated utilities to provide rebate incentives for solar rooftop installation. Senate Bill X1 2 (Renewables Portfolio Standard) Passed in 2011, all California utilities are required to reach 33% renewable power in their power portfolios by the year 2020, as well as reach intermediate targets. AB32 (Cap-and-Trade) In late 2006, the State Legislature passed AB32 requiring a statewide reduction in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020; the reduction would effectively be a 30% decline in emissions from current statewide output. SB1368 (Emissions Performance Standard) Prevents utilities from investing any financial capital to operate any coal facility that would result in operations of the facility past its normal and useful operating life. Renewable energy typically costs more than energy produced from conventional sources, like coal or natural gas, but releases far fewer emissions. Fact: What is Anaheim doing? Ô Ô Anaheim has invested in green power for over a decade. The benefit of this early action is that we were able to secure favorable prices since renewable energy is typically more expensive than conventional sources. Ô Ô Our generation fleet is aging and legislative mandates such as the Renewables Portfolio Standard and Cap-and-Trade, we are replacing our fleet with new and sustainable forms of generation, including wind, solar, geothermal and landfill gas. We have signed a second large landfill gas project that converts trash to energy, located in Irvine California that will produce 20MW of renewable energy. Ô Ô We are also well on our way to meeting our Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) mandate of 33% renewable energy serving our retail customers by 2020. As of the end of 2013, we have procured 20% of the required 33% and are well on our way to meeting the RPS mandate by 2020. Ô Ô With the increase in our renewable portfolio, we are reducing our dependency on carbon resources such as coal to serve our customers. To date we have reduced the use of carbon resources by over 20% and will reduce them by over 33% by 2020. Ô Ô Anaheim invests in projects that truly are “sustainable”—projects that can produce dependable, reliable power to address some of challenges that come with renewable energy sources to supplement intermittent sources when the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow. Anaheim continues to procure reliable baseload resources, such as biogas, biomass, and geothermal power. Anaheim Public Utilities is responding to the following state mandates: