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The City of Seattle
Ordinance
Council Bill
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An ordinance relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Department to enter into long-term agreements for the acquisition of electric power, including attributes, transmission, or ancillary services; and amending Section 21.49.130 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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The Department forecasts increasing demand for electricity primarily caused by changes in consumer consumption associated with increased adoption of electric vehicles, electrification of buildings, other decarbonization efforts, and installation of new data centers.
The Department's most recent Integrated Resource Plan forecasts load growth through the planning horizon of 2045 and the need to acquire more than 1,700 megawatts of new resources before 2035.
The availability of renewable energy from new or existing generating facilities is not keeping pace with demand from both utilities and other large energy users competing to purchase power from many of the same resources, resulting in an increasingly competitive and higher priced market for renewable resources.
The Department, to meet its increased generation needs, seeks to acquire renewable energy through long-term power purchase agreements.
The Department is better positioned to bid for renewable power purchase agreements and negotiate favorable terms if it can provide assurances during negotiations that it is authorized to execute longer duration agreements without delays or uncertainties associated with obtaining Council approval. Therefore,
Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:
Section 1. Section 21.49.130 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 127296, is amended as follows:
21.49.130 Authority
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B. Rulemaking and contract authority
1. The Department shall have authority to adopt and file as appropriate rules, regu...
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