Originally published February 8 2006
Los Angeles water and power commission tries to move ahead of schedule in increasing city's renewable energy resources
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
According to Renewable Energy Access, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) original plan was for the city to increase its renewable energy sources to 20 percent of its power mix by 2017, but commissioners met with citizens and businesses in December to discuss procuring renewable energy resources to own and/or purchase, and meet the 20 percent goal by 2010 instead.
Board President Mary E. Nichols asked LADWP management to begin meeting with neighborhood councils, homeowners, businesses and other stakeholders to discuss the accelerated RPS goals.
The accelerated renewable energy plan, which was presented to the Board during a December 13 workshop, outlines how LADWP would further diversify its retail energy mix to meet the goal of 20 percent by 2010 by procuring renewable energy resources to own and/or purchase.
The renewable resources will include a mix of wind, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas, small hydroelectricity, and solar power.
"This Board believes we must plan for a greener Los Angeles and that we can meet future energy needs with cleaner resources while continuing high standards of reliability and maintaining a competitive price," said Nichols.
"We are all concerned about potential requirements to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and about the wild fluctuations in natural gas prices.
"LADWP is prepared to move forward with an accelerated RPS," said LADWP General Manager Ron Deaton.
-- Proceed with the negotiation and contract development of renewable energy resources as proposed and selected in the LADWP's 2004 request for proposals (RFP), and the 2005 RFP issued by the Southern California Public Power Association (SCPPA).
LADWP will need to procure an additional 3,500 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy by 2010 to meet the accelerated RPS goal as well as to sustain that level in the future.
LADWP has a long-term contract for a biomass facility to supply 333 gigawatt-hours, or 1.4 percent of the RPS, through conversion of organic matter to energy.
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