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MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 14, 2018
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
FROM: Lisa Rosintoski, Utilities Customer Connections Manager
John Phelan, Energy Services Senior Manager
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager
Kevin R. Gertig, Utilities Executive Director
RE: May 8, 2018 Work Session Summary – Local Solar Goals, Policies and Business Models
Attendees
Kevin Gertig and John Phelan participated in the Work Session. All Councilmembers were present. Staff presented an
update on local solar adoption, discussed related opportunities and challenges and summarized the financial results
of representative business models.
Discussion Summary
Councilmembers expressed support for the development of a Distributed Energy Resource Roadmap, for
local solar as a contributor to energy and climate policies, and also noted that changes may be necessary in
recognition of financial impacts to Utilities.
Councilmembers commented that this issue will be dynamic and changing, which will necessitate robust
planning and communications.
Details were discussed regarding distributed generation, including the impact of the Time of Day rate
structure on existing and potential solar customers, the status of electric utility policies and building code
requirements for energy storage, the basis for solar sizing limits, buy-back pricing and policies for solar
exports, and the basis of the current 2% local solar goal.
Other topics noted included interest in exploring the utility owned rooftop model (in front of the meter) and
the importance keeping a heterogeneous view of distributed energy, including other forms of generation,
storage and active load management.
Councilmembers discussed the importance of alignment with Platte River Power Authority and the need to
understand the roles of both local and utility scale solar in meeting the community’s goals.
Follow-up Items
Staff will follow up in a future Thursday packet on the following items:
Summary of customer feedback and staff analysis on the impacts of the Time of Day pricing structure on
existing and potential solar customers; anticipated in December 2019, a year after TOD has been
implemented.
A framework and timeline for the proposed Distributed Energy Resource Roadmap, including analysis
needed on benefits, costs, opportunities and challenges of various tactics; anticipated third quarter 2018.
cc: Tim McCollough, Light & Power Operations Manager
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