Burbank Water & Power
Renewables Portfolio Standard
Adopted June 5, 2007
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Purpose:
This standard represents Burbank’s commitment to renewable resource procurement.
Goal:
BWP will increase procurement of electricity from eligible renewable resources towards a portfolio level of 33% by 2020, measured by the amount of energy required for retail sales of electricity.
Rate Impact:
The addition of renewable energy resources should not increase BWP electricity rates beyond that approved by the Burbank City Council.
Qualifying Resources:
Electricity produced from the following technologies constitute “eligible” resources: biomass, solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, fuel cells using renewable fuels, low impact hydroelectric generation, digester gas, municipal solid waste, landfill gas, ocean wave, ocean thermal, tidal current, or renewable distributed generation on the customer side of the meter and other sources deemed eligible by the California Energy Commission. Facilities can be located anywhere in the interconnected transmission system.
Timing of Long-Term Resource Additions:
Renewable resources will be procured to the extent they fulfill unmet power supply needs identified in BWP’s Integrated Resources Plan (IRP). In accordance with the IRP, BWP will pursue economic conservation, efficiency, and demand management in order to reduce the need for additional power supply.
Transmission and Exchanges:
To facilitate the delivery of renewable energy, in order to maximize the use of existing transmission and minimize the need for new transmission, allow exchanges or the sale of related energy of a renewable facility and the retention of the renewable attribute.