HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2021-210RESOLUTION 2021-210
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA REGARDING NET ENERGY METERING 3.0
PROCEEDING BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Net Energy Metering (NEM) is designed to support the installation of
customer-sited renewable energy generation; and
WHEREAS, NEM allows customers to receive bill credits for power generated by their
solar system and shared with the power grid and ultimately save money on their utility bills; and
WHEREAS, NEM is what has allowed solar to become increasingly accessible to low- and
moderate-income households; and
WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has launched a formal
proceeding to update the current NEM structure to be introduced in 2022 as NEM 3.0 and a number
of parties have submitted their proposal for what they believe NEM 3.0 should look like; and
WHEREAS, proposals call for drastic changes to NEM that would make customer-sited
renewable energy more expensive, increase the amount of time it takes for customers to pay off
their systems, and ground to a halt the installation of distributed solar in California; and
WHEREAS, some proposals would make it impossible for customer-sited renewables to
continue to grow sustainably as mandated by law as a result of high monthly fixed fees for all solar
installations, and slashing credits customers receive for sharing their excess electricity with the
power grid; and
WHEREAS, proposals submitted to CPUC by Protect Our Communities Foundation,
California Solar & Storage Association, Vote Solar, GRID Alternatives, Solar Energy Industries
Association, and others not only would encourage new solar adoption but also include additional
subsidies for low-income customers; and
WHEREAS, California cannot meet its clean energy targets in time with utility scale solar
alone and needs to triple the amount of rooftop solar, as reported by the California Energy
Commission 2021 SB 100 Joint Agenc y Report Summary; and
WHEREAS, the clean tech industry provides over $8.2 billion in economic benefits, as
reported by Cleantech San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego County rooftop solar industry provides over 9,000 jobs to the
region, as reported by the Solar Foundation Solar Jobs Census; and
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WHEREAS, protecting rooftop solar and expanding access to rooftop solar in communities
of concern will help California move toward 100 percent clean energy, lessen the impacts of the
climate crisis, and reduce climate injustices from dirty energy; and
WHEREAS, we are in a climate crisis and need to make the transition to clean energy more
accessible.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, does resolve
as follows:
1. That the City Council supports protecting and expanding rooftop solar via a strong
succeeding NEM tariff and expanding clean energy access by making it easier, not
harder, for people to adopt rooftop solar and energy storage in order to meet California's
ambitious clean energy targets and deploy solar in all communities and households,
particularly those struggling to pay for electricity; and
2. That the City Council:
(a) expresses its support for the items as stated in numbered paragraph 1
immediately above; and
(b) urges the CPUC to:
(i) strengthen NEM to expand access to all households, particularly
of low-and-moderate income;
(ii) expand access to other clean energy technologies that pair with
solar, such as batteries;
(iii) ensure that the solar installations continue to grow in order to
meet State and City climate goals; and
(iv) exclude provisions set forth in any proposal such as high
monthly fixed fees and reducing or eliminating credits for sharing
electricity with the power grid.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Eric C. Crockett Glen R. Googins
Deputy City Manager/Director of Economic City Attorney
Development
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 9th day of November 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, McCann, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Galvez and Padilla
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2021-210 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 9th day of November 2021.
Executed this 9th day of November 2021.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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