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Discussion Point for September BPU Annual Presentation with the Council
Recommended Action
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Staff Recommendation
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Discussion Points - FY16 Initiatives
• Board of Public Utilities and Department of Public Utilities Accomplishments 2016
• Development of a Financial Policy Strategy
• Adoption of a goal for LAC to be carbon neutral in its electric production by 2040
• Approval of new partnership agreement in the San Juan Coal Plant that will last until the expiration of the LAC agreement
• Presentation of chromium plume remediation plan
• Completion of the Future Energy Report by a citizen sub-committee
• Adoption of a set of strategic initiatives derived from the FER report that will provide a path to carbon neutrality by 2040
• Adoption of a set of strategic initiatives derived from the FER report that will help provide a basis for managing distributed solar and other customer initiated power generation
• Development of a draft implementation plan for the FER recommendations as well as a draft schedule for implementation.
• Continuation of LAC/DOE discussion with UAMPS about inclusion in the NuScale generating station
Potential Future (FY17 and beyond) Efforts
• Approve and implement Financial policy
o develop rate strategies to support policy, funding shortfalls and overages
• Continue working on FER Strategic Implementation Plan, including making near term decisions and recommendations that will influence future DPU initiatives
• Reviewing and providing comment to the development of the Integrated Resource Plan
• San Juan Generating Station decision points
• determination and Feasibility of of NUAMPS involvement
• investigation of expansion of utility-scale solar
• investigation of solar garden
• development of system model to determine maximum distributed solar penetration in LAC
o drive rate structure
o policy initiatives
o county involvement and interaction
• Smart meter implementation
• keeping an eye on the power sharing agreement
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
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