Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 719 requires electric utility Regional Transmission Organizations to accept bids into their markets for demand response of retail customers that are aggregated by Aggregators of Retail Customers unless the laws and regulation of the relevant electric retail regulatory authority expressly prohibit a retail customer from participation except through their municipal utility. The Council of the City of Columbus has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to enact such legislation in order to ensure that it retains control over its demand response program, thereby ensuring its effectiveness.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no expenditure related to this ordinance.
Title
To allow only the City of Columbus to aggregate demand response of retail customers in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 719; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus owns and operates an electric utility system for the sale of electric power and associated energy for the benefit of its citizens and taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, On October 28, 2008 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") issued Order No. 719, 125 FERC ¶ 61,071, 73 Fed. Reg. 64,099 ("Order 719"); and
WHEREAS, Order 719, 18 C.F.R. § 35.28(g)(1)(iii) provides: "Each Commission-approved independent system operator and regional transmission organization must permit a qualified aggregator of retail customers to bid demand response on behalf of retail customers directly into the Commission-approved independent system operator's or regional transmission organization's organized markets, unless the laws and regulations of the relevant electric retail regulatory authority expressly do not permit a retail customer to participate."; and
WHEREAS, Order No. 719, 18 C.F.R. § 35.28(g)(1)(i)(A) provides: "Every Commission-approved independent system operator or...
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