Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with American Municipal Power, Inc. (“AMP”) to allow the City to participate in a green energy program called EcoSmart Choice. The contract will be a schedule to the existing Master Service Agreement between the City and AMP. Participating in EcoSmart Choice will allow the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power, to offer its electric customers a green energy option. In addition, this legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enroll the City’s three water plants and two wastewater plants in the EcoSmart program.
Fiscal Impact: There is no cost associated with offering this program. However, the Department of Public Utilities’ participation in the program is expected to increase the Department’s electric bill by approximately $150,000 per year.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a schedule to the existing Master Service Agreement with AMP that will allow the Division of Power to participate in the green energy program EcoSmart Choice and to enroll its water and wastewater plants in the program and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities’ Division of Power owns and operates an electric utility system for the sale of electric power to its customers; and
WHEREAS, American Municipal Power, Inc. (“AMP”) is an Ohio nonprofit corporation that functions as a wholesale power supplier and services provider for certain member municipalities that operate electric systems, including Columbus; and
WHEREAS, AMP has developed a green energy program named EcoSmart Choice. EcoSmart Choice is a program that allows municipal electric providers to give their customers a green pricing option, supported by AMP’s purchase of green / renewable energy electricity products, including the green attributes from energy generated from hydroelectric, wind, landfill gas, and other approved gener...
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