Title
Amendment to Gainesville Code of Ordinances to Implement Solar Feed-In-Tariff (NB)
This item is regarding the Solar Feed-In-Tariff.
Explanation
On October 13, 2008, staff gave a presentation to the City Commission regarding Solar Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) during the Solar Workshop. This was followed up with a workshop hosted by staff on November 10, 2008, to receive input from Solar Contractors from our community. On November 20, 2008, the City Commission directed the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk to advertise the amendment to the City's Ordinance per staff's recommendation. Additional analysis has been performed and staff would like to discuss the results before prices are finalized.
Recommendations
The City Commission 1) Receive a presentation from staff discussing the reasons that different FIT models yielded varied results; 2) provide guidance to staff on setting FIT prices.
Fiscal Note
Under staff's initial proposal, one MW of PV installed with a payment of $0.26 per kWh will result in an impact of $0.32 on a 1,000 kWh residential bill in 2009. If the payment per kWh is increased to $0.32, the impact on a 1,000 kWh residential bill would be $0.42.
Drafter
Prepared by Ed Regan, P.E. AGM for Strategic Planning
Submitted by Robert E. Hunzinger, General Manager