CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Department to establish eligibility requirements for customers participating in the Renewable Plus Program and charging a rate for the delivery of dedicated renewable energy and its associated Renewable Energy Credits supplied by the Department under the Renewable Plus Program; and amending Section 21.49.089 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, Section 21.49.089 of the Seattle Municipal Code authorizes the City Light Department ("City Light") to implement and offer a Renewable Plus Program ("Program") that provides qualifying customers the option to purchase energy from renewable resources, together with associated renewable energy credits ("RECs"), on a long-term subscription basis; and
WHEREAS, the Program is currently limited to non-residential customers with a minimum aggregated annual consumption of 10,000 megawatt hours; and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2024, City Light executed two agreements for the acquisition of energy from renewable resources and RECs over a 20-year term and dedicated to the Renewable Plus Program ("Power Purchase Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, City Light has executed a long-term contract with a Renewable Plus Participant, and City Light anticipates that other customers will participate in the Program as soon as City Light begins receiving the energy from the renewable resources and RECs under the Power Purchase Agreements; and
WHEREAS, an increasing number of City Light's non-residential customers with aggregated annual consumption less than the minimum requirement of 10,000 megawatt hours have expressed interest in participating in the Program; and
WHEREAS, to the extent the Department has sufficient renewable resources and RECs, it wishes to expand the Program to serve additional non-residential customers below the current aggregated annual consumption threshold; and
WHEREAS, to c...
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