CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a two-year agreement with the Port of Seattle for the construction of system improvements associated with Terminal 46 and the Pier 66 Shore Power Project and negotiation and execution of an operations agreement.
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WHEREAS, the primary metered service connections and construction of system improvements associated with Terminal 46 and the Pier 66 Shore Power Project ("the Project") are part of the Port's long-term planning goals for carbon and air emissions reduction; and
WHEREAS, the Project will include the provision of electrical power via submersible cable running from Terminal 46 to Pier 66, which will allow cruise vessels to plug into the local electrical grid and turn off their auxiliary diesel engines while at berth, resulting in an overall reduction in air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and
WHEREAS, shore power at Pier 66 is estimated to reduce annual emissions by 54 metric tons of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), 1 metric ton of diesel particulate matter (DMP), and 2,700 metric tons of GHG; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy includes an objective to install shore power at all major cruise berths by 2030; and
WHEREAS, the Project helps establish electrification of medium- and heavy-duty commercial fleets and maritime vessels and facilities, grid modernization, integrated planning, strategic technologies, and clean energy objectives as described in Seattle City Light's Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan and 2023-2028 Strategic Plan Update; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The CEO and General Manager for the City Light Department is authorized for and on behalf of The City of Seattle to execute and deliver a two-year agreement with the Port of Seattle for the construction of the Project in t...
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