CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the Resolution Authorizing Execution and Approval of New Parallel Operation and Energy Purchase Agreement Between City of Naperville Department of Public Utilities-Electric and Nalco Company LLC
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Curran, Electric Utility Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Discussed with Public Utilities Advisory Board (PUAB) in conjunction with Primary and Transmission Standby Rates.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Naperville and Nalco Company LLC entered into an original parallel operation and energy purchase agreement on August 27, 1985. The Nalco facility was a Qualifying Facility as defined in the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978. This legislation was passed to promote increased efficiency in the utilization of energy resources and authorized non-utility entities to enter the business of generating electricity. The thermal energy from the cogeneration plant is used for building heating and to drive chiller equipment. The city has been required to purchase electric energy generated above that required for the Nalco facility. The two parties entered the original agreement to define the requirements and parameters, which allowed Nalco to install and operate the cogeneration facility in parallel with the city's electrical system. BP is the only other electric utility customer within the city that operates a cogeneration facility.
DISCUSSION:
The Nalco facility continues to be a Qualifying Facility under the PURPA of 1978 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The facility is interconnected with the Electric Utility system at a voltage of 12.47kV and served by a dedicated 12.47kV utility feeder. The agreement outlines the interconnection, maintenance, operating, billing and insurance requirements to allow parallel operation of the cogeneration facility with the city's electric system.
The agreement requires Nalco to pay a monthly Standby Capacity...
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