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W A T E R E k RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: September 20, 2013 ITEM NO: 9 SUBJECT: PUBLIC UTILITIES ELECTRIC ANNUAL RESOURCE ADEQUACY PLAN FOR 2014 ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of the Annual Resource Adequacy Plan ("Annual RA Plan") for calendar year 2014 ("Plan"), as required by the Resource Adequacy Program ("RA Program"). RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the Annual Resource Adequacy Plan for 2014 and direct staff to file the document with the California Independent System Operator ("CAISO") in compliance with CAISO tariff requirements. BACKGROUND: "Resource Adequacy" refers to a utility's procurement of adequate power supply resources (i.e., capacity and energy) to serve its projected electric requirements, plus an additional amount to be held in reserve in case of unforeseen circumstances (e.g., unplanned transmission or generation outages). The City of Riverside first established its RA Program on May 23, 2006, through Resolution No. 21170 in response to California Independent System Operator Corporations ("CAISO") Tariff requirements regarding RA Programs. On June 5, 2012, the City Council approved a revised RA Program which updated the program to reflect current grid operational conditions, deleted obsolete provisions, and ensured implementation efficiency while enhancing reliability. On November 13, 2012, the City Council approved RPU's Annual RA Plan for 2013, and delegated the authority to approve future annual RA plans to the Board of Public Utilities to the extent the plan was compliant with the City Council approved RA Program. The 2014 Annual RA Plan attached herein fully complies with the City Council's approved RA Program and assures capacity resources are adequate to serve the electrical requirements of the City's customers in 2014. Upon the approval by the Board, staff will file the Annual RA Plan with the CAISO in accordance with the CAISO tariff requirements.