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A Joint Powers Authority of the Cities of Temecula and Lake Elsinore, California
STAFF REPORT
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Board
From: Michael Bracken, Economic Development Consultant to the City of Lake
Elsinore and Staff Liaison to the SRCEA)
Date: December 22, 2017
Subject: Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Chairperson of the Southwest
Riverside County Energy Authority to Request Southern California Edison
(SCE) Assign Interconnection Applications GFID 8628 and 8629 from the
Cities of Temecula and Lake Elsinore (Individually) to Southwest Riverside
County Energy Authority (SRCEA).
Recommendation
adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY ENERGY AUTHOIRTY
REQUESTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) ASSIGN INTERCONNECTION
APPLICATIONS GFID 8628 AND 8629 FROM THE CITIES OF TEMECULA AND LAKE
ELSINORE (INDIVIDUALLY) TO THE SOUTHWEST RIVERSDIE COUNTY ENERGY
AUTHORITY (SRCEA)
Backaround and Discussion
Prior to today, the City of Temecula and City of Lake Elsinore separately filed Interconnection
Applications to Southern California Edison (SCE) in preparation for participating in the SMER
Research 1, LLC Solar Project. Since the originally filing of said applications (GFID 8628 and
GFID 8629), the cities of Temecula and Lake Elsinore have worked to create the Southwest
Riverside County Energy Authority (SRCEA) as a California Joint Powers Authority.
As the actual interconnection agreements are now projected to be with SRCEA instead of the
individual cities, it is necessary to request that Southern California Edison assign the
interconnection agreements to SRCEA.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has recently passed new regulations and
tariffs which impact rate payers through what is known as a Time of Use (TOU) system. In order
for SRCEA to secure participation in the Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer
Program (RES-BCT) without triggering Time of Use, it is necessary for the interconnection
application assignment request to be made by SRCEA to SCE prior to December 31, 2017
Based on this limited time-frame to make a request for assignment, the staff requests that the
SRCEA Board pass the attached Resolution 2017-01 authorizing the chairperson to request that
SCE assign Interconnection Applications GFID 8628 and GFID 8629 from the Cities of Temecula
and Lake Elsinore to Southwest Riverside County Energy Authority (SRCEA)
Staff Report: Resolution Authorizing Interconnection Agreement Assignment to SRCEA
December 22, 2017
Page 2
Fiscal Impact
There is no cost to SRCEA to make the Interconnection Agreement assignment request. Any
additional fees associated with the interconnection or the assignment request will be borne by
SMER Research 1, LLC.
Exhibits
A— Resolution No. 2017-01