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August, 2012 Marin Energy Authority MARIN CLEAN ENERGY Agenda Item No. 4(C) ---PAGE BREAK--- MCE In a Nut Shell 2 • Administered by local, not-for-profit, public agency (Marin Energy Authority) • Created to give residents and businesses the option of having their energy demands met with greener energy • Partner with PG&E to deliver energy and maintain power lines • Provide choice of 50 or 100% renewable power • Service area includes all of Marin County • Currently serving approximately 95,000 customers • Self-funding, no public funds or tax dollars ---PAGE BREAK--- How It Works 3 • California Assembly Bill 117 passed in 2002 • Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) • CCA is default electricity provider ---PAGE BREAK--- CCA – A Hybrid Approach 4 IOU Investor-Owned Utility (PG&E) CCA Community Choice Aggregation (Marin Clean Energy) Public Utility Municipality (SMUD, Palo Alto) PG&E Purchases Power Muni Purchases Power PG&E Maintains Transmission Lines MCE Purchases Power PG&E Provides Customer Service PG&E Maintains Transmission Lines Muni Provides Customer Service Muni Maintains Transmission Lines PG&E Provides Customer Service ---PAGE BREAK--- Choice of 3 Energy Products 5 PG&E 20% Renewable Energy Marin Clean Energy Light Green Product 50% Renewable Energy Marin Clean Energy Deep Green Product 100% Renewable Energy ---PAGE BREAK--- MCE’s 2011 Contracted Power Supply* Schulz Solar Farm, CA (3,617 MWh) Nine Canyon, WA (1,999 MWh) Big Horn Wind, WA (6,203 MWh) Klondike Wind Power, OR (8,000 MWh) High Desert, CA (6,203 MWh) Columbia Ridge, OR (19,801 MWh) Tri Dam, CA (36,000 MWh) Sierra Pacific, WA (17,319 MWh) biomass wind biogas hydro solar *Does not include System Power ---PAGE BREAK--- MCE Contracts for New Renewables ---PAGE BREAK--- Renewable Purchases 8 Renewable Energy Contracts • 30 MW new solar – enXco • 2014 - Kings, Tulare, Kerns County • 15 MW new solar – North American Power Group • 2013 – Placer • 3.2 MW of new biogas – G2 Energy • 2012 – Yuba, Solano County • 4.8 MW of biogas (partially new) – GenPower/Energy 2001 • 2013 – Placer County • 20 MW of new solar – RE Kansas • 2016 – Kings County Local Solar Procurement • 972 kW solar at San Rafael Airport – September 2012 • 1 MW new solar carport shade structures in Marin – March 2014 • 1700+ MCE customers generating solar power ---PAGE BREAK--- Sample Bill – Summary Page 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- Net Energy Metering 10 Marin Clean Energy offers one of the best Net Energy Metering programs in California to incentivize distributed generation. MCE PG&E All generation credited at premium rate (retail rate + $0.01/kWh) Surplus generation credited at $0.04/kWh $4 bonus credit for net generators No additional incentives Annual cash-out option for credit balances of >$100 Compensation or credit rollover settlement Annual settlement Perpetual rollover of excess credits Credit balances settled annually at true-up date ---PAGE BREAK--- Giving Back & Funding Local Programs 11 • Local renewables • Feed-In Tariff • San Rafael Airport Solar • Net Energy Metering • Solar Carport Shade Structure • Will be offering more than $125,000 in multifamily energy efficiency incentives in 2012 • Provided $20,000 in energy efficiency and solar rebates to MCE customers • 5 electric vehicle charging stations in Marin (San Rafael, Tiburon, San Anselmo) • Support local community groups, nonprofits, and youth sports ---PAGE BREAK--- Why Customers Choose MCE 12 About 80% of customers enroll in MCE. Why? • Reduced pollution from electricity usage • Creates a competitor – both in cost and quality of service – for PG&E • Reduces reliance on fossil fuels • Ratepayer money stays in Marin County to invest in local projects & programs • Potential cost savings The County of Marin, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Ross, Mill Valley, Tiburon, San Anselmo, and San Rafael are all MCE customers. Fairfax and Belvedere are Deep Green (100% renewable) customers. ---PAGE BREAK--- Helping Cities Achieve Climate Action Goals 13 • Reduction of community/global greenhouse gas emissions • Choice of energy providers and ability to purchase 100% renewable energy • Advance local environmental and sustainability policies • New opportunities to deploy energy efficiency, local solar or other distributed renewable generation through MCE incentives and programs • MCE creates modest demand for local jobs and other local economic activity ---PAGE BREAK--- Richmond joins Marin Energy Authority! 14 • Richmond City Council elects to join the Marin Energy Authority on June 6, 2012 • First California City outside of Marin County to offer CCA to customers • Anticipated enrollment date of Richmond customers in July 2013 ---PAGE BREAK--- Richmond CCA Policy Synergy 15 Policy EC3.A Community Choice Aggregation of the General Plan Update (2030) encourages the City to collaborate with neighboring jurisdictions. In 2011, 80% community survey respondents stated that improving environmental quality was either “essential” or “very important” while only 4% stated it was “not important”. City Council adopted resolutions: - Committing to GHG emissions reduction targets established by California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, or Assembly Bill 32 - Committing to Urban Environmental Accords - Opposing Prop 16 and supporting “citizens' ability to opt for locally controlled public power by forming municipal utility districts or CCAs” ---PAGE BREAK--- Richmond’s Evaluation 16 Community Outreach with MEA Residents, community based organizations, neighborhood councils and business groups Extensive Legal Review and Risk Analysis Concluded City would not incur any potential recourse from JPA debts and liabilities and Richmond would have board representation. Environmental & Community Co-benefits Reduction of GHG emissions, provide a choice to customers, local innovative energy programs, workforce development opportunities, feed-in tariff, energy efficiency funding from CPUC. ---PAGE BREAK--- MEA: Walking the Talk 17 Achieving Goals • Creating demand for new renewable supply in California & Marin • MCE electricity’s carbon footprint is approximately 23-33% lower than PG&E’s 551 lbs/MWh Exceeding Targets • MCE’s Light Green has grown to 50% renewable • MCE is exceeding CA State renewable mandate, and leading the State in renewable supply ---PAGE BREAK--- Marin Clean Energy…It’s working. 18 Call 1 (888) 632-3674 Visit MarinCleanEnergy.com