City of Columbus - File #: 0009-2011

• File #: 0009-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/4/2011
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 1/31/2011
• Final action: 2/2/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a subscription agreement with EnergyConnect Incorporated, to allow the participation in the PJM/ECI demand response programs for the Department of Public Utilities facilities, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to waive the provisions of competitive bidding and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/2/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/1/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/31/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/31/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/20/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
1/20/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/19/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/19/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/19/2011	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/18/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/18/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/18/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/10/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/4/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
1/4/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/4/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
1/4/2011	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/4/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

.BACKGROUND:

A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a subscription agreement with EnergyConnect Incorporated (ECI), a Curtailment Service Provider, for access to the Demand Response Programs offered by PJM and for Department Of Public Utilities Facilities to participate in these PJM programs. ECI is a member of PJM Interconnection, Inc. ("PJM") and as a Curtailment Service Provider is authorized to represent the City with PJM. PJM Interconnection manages the high-voltage electric grid and the wholesale electricity market that serves 13 states and the District of Colombia. The Demand Response Programs is a planned reduction in electricity use during times of high demand that helps maintain grid reliability by reducing the stress on the electrical grid system. PJM encourages demand response activity in the PJM grid to help reduce wholesale electricity prices and reduce electricity usage to address environmental concerns. ECI will pay the City a premium for temporarily curtailing a portion of the WWTFs energy use through high-return Integrated Demand Response strategies.
The Department Of Public Utilities facilities, and one in particular the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTF) is seeking to participate in energy curtailment through one of ECI's three demand response programs. ECI's GridConnect software is an Integrated Demand Response technology platform designed to take the complexity out of Demand Response participation. The City will have access to a single, web-based portal for easy access to ECI's EventConnect demand response program. The EventConnect program will allow the City to earn money for being on standby or for participating in event calls to temporarily reduce a portion of the electrical load in response to grid- or utility-initiated curtailment events. The EventConnect program will call on the City to particpate in energy curtailment events during th...