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Page 1 of 3 <br />ATTY/ORD.421/PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION ORDINANCE <br />REV: 01-28-16 JS <br />ORDINANCE NO.___________ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AUTHORIZING THE <br />IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION <br />PROGRAM <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION 1. THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. The <br />City Council of the City of Redwood City (the “City Council”) has investigated options to <br />provide electric services to customers within the City of Redwood City (the “City”) with the <br />intent of achieving greater local control and involvement over the provision of electric <br />services, competitive electric rates, the development of clean, local, renewable energy <br />projects, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and the wider implementation of energy <br />conservation and efficiency projects and programs; and hereby finds and declares as <br />follows: <br />A. The County of San Mateo prepared a Feasibility Study for a community <br />choice aggregation (“CCA”) program under the provisions of the Public <br />Utilities Code Section 366.2 in San Mateo County with the cooperation of <br />certain cities in San Mateo County. The Feasibility Study shows that <br />implementing a community choice aggregation program may provide <br />multiple benefits, including: <br /> <br />• Providing customers a choice of power providers; <br />• Increasing local control and involvement in and collaboration on energy <br />rates and other energy-related matters; <br />• Providing more stable long-term electric rates that are competitive with <br />those provided by the incumbent utility; <br />• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions arising from electricity use within <br />San Mateo County; <br />• Increasing local renewable generation capacity; <br />• Increasing energy conservation and efficiency projects and programs; <br />• Increasing regional energy self-sufficiency; <br />• Improving the local economy resulting from the implementation of local <br />renewable and energy conservation and efficiency projects; and <br /> <br />B. On January 25, 2016, the City Council held a study session, at which time <br />interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or <br />opposition to implementation of the Peninsula Clean Energy CCA program <br />in the City. <br />9.B. - Page 28