REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Discuss Status and Provide Direction Related to Financing Options for the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCEA)
Report
BACKGROUND
On December 15, 2015, the Sunnyvale City Council unanimously approved the actions required to form and participate in the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCEA). SVCEA will operate a Community Choice Energy (CCE) program to pool the electricity demand within the twelve participating jurisdictions to directly procure or generate electrical power supplies on behalf of their residents and businesses.
The December 2015 report to Council (RTC 15-0952) detailed the next steps for forming SVCEA and the early operational steps to develop and launch a CCE program. The report discussed that SVCEA would require operating capital and significant credit capacity for its initial power supply purchases until sufficient ratepayer revenues are received, and it also described that such financing would likely require some form of limited term guaranty typically provided by one or more member agencies. The report also noted that staff would return to Council with an update and potential action regarding this bridge financing.
EXISTING POLICY
Climate Action Plan, Provide a Sustainable Energy Portfolio (EP), Reduction Measure EP-1.1: Create or join a community choice aggregation (CCA) program to take control of power generation for city residents and businesses
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(b)(4) and (5) in that it is a governmental fiscal, organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
Since formation, SVCEA has convened its Board of Directors, hired a Chief Executive Officer, and made significant progress toward launch of a CCE program. In July, SVCEA submitted its ...
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