DRAFT
MINUTES
of the
POWER PLANT TASK FORCE
MEETING
December 2, 2004 at 4:00 p.m.
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 408
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chair Philip DeAndrade at 4:15 p.m.
Present: Joe Boss Toby Levy
Absent: John Kosinski
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The minutes of the meetings of October 28, 2004 were approved as written.
3. DEPARTMENT REPORTS RE STATUS OF ELECTRICITY PLAN
Cal Broomhead, Dept. of the Environment and Barbara Hale, PUC, reported jointly on the Electricity Resource Plan. Plan established City-wide goals, assuring that we have reliable power and affordable electric bills. Report divided into SFPUC projects and SFEnvironment Projects that bring total peak demand reduction up to 19,864. Primary point is that the PUC 16-megawatt target for demand-side management and energy efficiency in the Electricity Resource Plan has been exceeded, a target goal.
Power Plant Task Force
December 2, 2004
Minutes
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Gave a context for how much power the City uses. Explained incentive program for businesses to reduce their loads during peak hours; other approach is a demand/response program where businesses cut their loads when they are asked to.
In planning stage with SF General for on-site generation.
Included status reports on projects that affect San Francisco and the Peninsula.
Mr. Broomhead and Ms. Hale answered questions from the Task Force.
Greg Karras of CBE stated that the City needs to spend money to make the bureaucracy move; major approval from ISO for RMR contracts is to be done by 2006. Will create an incentive for Mirant to shut down.
Ms. Lanza requested that the PUC and Dept. of the Environment provide a report on the status of the Electricity Resource Plan bimonthly.
4. SITING OF THE PEAKERS (CT's)
Mr. DeAndrade: re closure of Unit 3, everyone agrees peakers are necessary, but no one says they are sufficient. For the next agenda, Task Force should be prepared to produce a statement for the board of the conditions under which we will accept the siting of the CTs. Asked members to provide TF Clerk with language for the statement a week before the meeting. The clerk will remind members on January 17th to send in language.
Meeting date will be January 27, 2005. December meeting cancelled due to proximity to Christmas.
Mr. DeAndrade requested a report from the City Attorney's Office regarding status of CEC Permit Application, including status of siting issues.
TF also discussed strategizing re ensuring that power and energy issues be included in all City discussions re building permits.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
