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WATER r.. .. . RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: May 18, 2012 ITEM NO: 9 SUBJECT: ANNUAL RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION (CEC), ANNUAL POWER CONTENT LABEL,AND ATTESTATION ISSUE: That the Board of Public Utilities consider approval of the following items related to Riverside's annual renewable energy procurement: (i) Annual Retail Electric Provider's Report to the California Energy Commission ("CEC"); (ii) attestation as to accuracy of the Annual Retail Electric Provider's Report; and (iii) annual Power Content Label. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the Annual Retail Electric Provider's Report for calendar year 2011; 2. Attest as to the accuracy of the Annual Retail Electric Provider's Report; 3. Approve the annual Power Content Label for calendar year 2011; and 4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee,to execute and submit the attestation. BACKGROUND: In 1997, the California Legislature adopted SB 1305 adding Article 14 (commencing with Section 398.1)to the Public Utilities Code("Article 14"). Article 14,entitled"Disclosure of Sources of Electrical Generation",as intended to ensure that retail electricity customers receive full and accurate information about the electricity products they purchase. Among other requirements, Article 14 requires retail providers that make claims to consumers of specific purchases of eligible renewable energy, or the environmental effects of such energy, to submit an annual report to the CEC, detailing the power mix of the electricity sold to retail consumers in the prior year. Article 14 also requires retail providers to prepare an annual Power Content Label comparing the fuel mixes of their electricity products with the most recently published California power mix. The California power mix reflects the energy resource mix for electricity consumed in California less electricity sold to consumers as specific purchases. AB 162,enacted in 2009, resulted in several changes to SB 1305, including: (1)retail providers are no longer required to report quarterly customer disclosures and quarterly reporting to the CEC; and (2)annual Power Content Labels can now be posted directly to Riverside Public Utilities'(RPU)website for customer disclosure whereas in the past the information was provided on the back of customers utility bill.