Special Notice / Hearing: 10-Day Publication Notice
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Ann M. Stillman, Director, Department of Public Works
Subject: Energy Power Purchase Agreement with Peninsula Clean Energy Authority for 2500 Middlefield Road, Redwood City
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Adopt a resolution making findings required by Government Code Section 4217.12 and authorizing a solar energy power purchase agreement between the County of San Mateo and Peninsula Clean Energy Authority for the purchase of energy at a fixed rate allowing for design, installation, operation, and maintenance of a rooftop solar photovoltaic system for the San Mateo County Human Services Building located at 2500 Middlefield Road, Redwood City.
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BACKGROUND:
This Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) reflects the Board's unwavering commitment to climate action by facilitating the production of clean, local, and affordable energy. By reducing greenhouse gas emissions and laying the groundwork for carbon neutrality, this project aligns with the strategies outlined in the Government Operations Climate Action Plan adopted in 2021 (Resolution No. 077960). This PPA reflects the culmination of a successful collaboration between Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCE), the Office of Sustainability, the Department of Public Works, and ten other jurisdictions to procure clean energy through an innovative procurement model.
In 2021, PCE initiated an effort to pilot an aggregate procurement model to install solar power at public facilities using a PPA agreement structure to help reduce the costs and complexities for its local government partners. A PPA is a financial contract between an electricity provider and a purchasing customer where the provider arranges for the design, permitting, financing and installation of a solar energy syste...
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