CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the recommendation by Customized Energy Solutions to award Renewable Energy Certificates for Solar and Wind to Galt Power, 3Degrees Group, Inc. and ACT Commodities, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $184,800
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Lucille Podlesny, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In January 2012, Council awarded Contract 12-148 to Customized Energy Solutions (CES) to develop a renewable energy program to provide residents with renewable energy options supporting solar/wind projects and purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) for Illinois-generated energy as part of their electric service. In December 2012, the City Manager approved a sole source award for CES to continue to manage and administer the program. As the program administer, CES acts as the City's REC broker. The fifth and final extension of the program administration ends on December 31, 2019.[SK1] [MK2]
The Electric Utility annually purchases RECs to support the generation of renewable energy in Illinois. Naperville's Renewable Energy Program is comprised of 99% wind and 1% solar. All REC purchases are sourced from wind and solar energy providers within Illinois, which supports businesses and economic growth in the state. The[SK3] RECs are tradable, non-tangible energy commodities that represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource and was fed into the shared system of power lines which transport energy. One REC is equivalent to one megawatt hour (or 1,000 kilowatt-hours) of electricity generation.
Naperville's residents and businesses continue to embrace its renewable energy offering and collectively support the annual purchase and retirement of more than 11,500 RECs per year (2016 through 2018 average), which represents over 11.5 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy. This is the equivalent of offsetting 8,132 m...
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