City of Gainesville - File #: 080671.

• File #: 080671.
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) Requirements (B)
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/18/2008
• In control: General Manager for Utilities
• Final action: 12/18/2008
• Title: Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) Requirements (B) Staff will make a presentation on the schedule and public participation procedure for consideration and determination of Standards 16, 17, 16 and 17 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 as amended by The Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) of 2007. PURPA jurisdictional members have until December 19, 2008, to begin consideration of Integrated Resource Planning, Rate Design to Promote Energy Efficiency Investments, Smart Grid Investments and Smart Grid Information. Note that the numbering of the standards is redundant. Standard numbers 16 and 17 were each used twice when the legislation was written and we must now refer to these items as designated in the legislation.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/18/2008	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title
Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) Requirements (B)

Staff will make a presentation on the schedule and public participation procedure for consideration and determination of Standards 16, 17, 16 and 17 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 as amended by The Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) of 2007. PURPA jurisdictional members have until December 19, 2008, to begin consideration of Integrated Resource Planning, Rate Design to Promote Energy Efficiency Investments, Smart Grid Investments and Smart Grid Information.

Note that the numbering of the standards is redundant. Standard numbers 16 and 17 were each used twice when the legislation was written and we must now refer to these items as designated in the legislation.
Explanation
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) was enacted as part of the National Energy Act by President Jimmy Carter. The Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) of 2007 adds four additional PURPA standards that state commissions and non-regulated utilities must consider. These include (1) Integrated Resource Planning; (2) Rate Design to Promote Energy Efficiency Investments; (3) Smart Grid Investments; and (4) Smart Grid Information.

PURPA jurisdictional members have until December 19, 2008, to begin consideration of Standard 17, Rate Design to Promote Energy Efficiency Investments and Standard 17, Smart Grid Information. There is no timeline imposed for Standard 16 Integrated Resource Planning or Standard 16, Smart Grid Investment, but it is staff's recommendation that all four standards be addressed at this time for simplicity.

The PURPA Integrated Resource Planning Standard (16) requires that each electric utility shall: 1) integrate energy efficiency resources into utility, State and regional plans; and 2) adopt policies establishing cost-effective energy efficiency as a priority resource.

The PURPA Rate Design Modificat...