HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 28-22 Requesting East Bay Community Energy Enroll Dublin Non-Residential Accounts in Renewable 100 as the Default Electricity Product
Reso. No. 28-22, Item 4.6, Adopted 04/05/2022 Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 28 – 22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
REQUESTING EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY ENROLL CITY OF DUBLIN
NON-RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS IN RENEWABLE 100 AS THE DEFAULT
ELECTRICITY PRODUCT
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has been a leader in the fight against climate change, having
adopted its first Climate Action Plan in 2010 with an update in 2013, with the goal to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2020, the City Council adopted the City of Dublin Climate
Action Plan 2030 and Beyond (CAP 2030) which includes goals to reduce GHG emissions by 40%
below 1990 levels by 2030 and to put the City on a path to reach carbon neutrality by 2045; and
WHEREAS, CAP 2030 identifies renewable and carbon-free electricity as the biggest
opportunity to reduce GHG emissions within the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, the City’s electricity provider, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), offers a 100%
carbon-free and 100% renewable electricity product called Renewable 100; and
WHEREAS, residential accounts were enrolled in Renewable 100 beginning January 1, 2022,
reducing GHG emissions in Dublin by approximately 28%; and
WHEREAS, enrolling non-residential accounts in Renewable 100 has the potential to reduce
GHG emissions in Dublin by an additional 25%; and
WHEREAS, non-residential accountholders in the City would retain the option to opt down to
EBCE’s discounted power portfolio, Bright Choice, which offers a lower percentage of carbon-free
electricity, or opt out to electricity provided by Pacific Gas & Electric; and
WHEREAS, establishing Renewable 100 as the default electricity for both residential and non-
residential accounts would allow Dublin to showcase its continued environmental leadership and
demonstrate efforts to create a sustainable community in line with the goals of CAP 2030.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
request that EBCE hereby enroll the City of Dublin in the Renewable 100 electric power portfolio as
the default electricity product for all non-residential accounts in the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin requests that the
EBCE Board consider Dublin’s Renewable 100 default power portfolio request at the earliest possible
upcoming EBCE Board Meeting.
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Reso. No. 28-22, Item 4.6, Adopted 04/05/2022 Page 2 of 2
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hu, Josey, Kumagai, McCorriston, and Mayor Hernandez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk