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Recommendation to Approve the Purchase of Up to 10 Megawatts of Battery Energy Storage Products from Trolley Pass Project LLC; and Authorize Alameda Municipal Power's General Manager to Sign the Third Phase Agreement With Northern California Power Agency to Enable Project Participation.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378b (Organizational or administrative activities). (Alameda Municipal Power 10491900)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is seeking City Council approval for the purchase of up to 10 megawatts (MW) for a 20-year term from Trolley Pass Project, LLC (Aypa) for battery energy storage products through a Third Phase Agreement with Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) and other member utility participants. This is Alameda Municipal Power's (AMP) first energy storage project and will help to meet future generation capacity requirements.
BACKGROUND
On March 25, 2020, NCPA, acting on behalf of its Members which includes AMP, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Renewable Energy Resources, Carbon Free Energy Resources, and Energy Storage Solutions, as subsequently amended on April 1, 2022, to solicit competitive proposals for renewable energy projects, energy storage solutions, and products consistent with the Renewable Energy Resources Program (Public Resources Code sec. 25740 et seq.) and the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Public Utilities Code sec. 399.11 et seq.), including amendments enacted by passage of Senate Bill 100 (De Leon 2018), and carbon free energy resources. In latest response to the RFP in April 2024, NCPA received roughly 30 proposals, all of which were solar and/or battery energy storage projects. AMP staff evaluated proposals and narrowed the list down to two projects with comp...
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