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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES SUBJECT: 2019 POWER SOURCE AND ATTESTATIONS COMMISSION ISSUES: Board Memorandum DATE: MAY 11, 2020 ITEM NO: 5 DISCLOSURE REPORTS; 2019 POWER CONTENT LABEL; OF REPORT ACCURACY TO CALIFORNIA ENERGY Approve the 2019 Power Source Disclosure Reports and the 2019 Power Content Label, and attest to the accuracy of the 2019 Power Source Disclosure Reports for submittal to the California Energy Commission. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the 2019 Power Source Disclosure Reports; 2. Attest as to the accuracy of the 2019 Power Source Disclosure Reports; 3. Approve the 2019 Power Content Label; and 4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute and submit the attestations of the 2019 Power Source Disclosure Reports to the California Energy Commission. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: In 1997, the California Legislature adopted Senate Bill (SB) 1305 adding Article 14 (commencing with Section 398.1) to the Public Utilities Code (Article 14). The intent was to establish a program for entities providing electric services in California to disclose accurate, reliable and simple to understand information to consumers on the sources of energy that are used to provide their electric services. In response to the many changes that occurred in the electricity market since 1997, Assembly Bill (AB) 162 was adopted in 2009 to further update the disclosure requirements. Changes were made to Article 14 such as defining additional terms, detailing the specific fuel types and energy resources that were required to be disclosed as a percentage of annual sales, including the development of the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) and changing the frequency of the reporting from quarterly to annually. In 2011, the California Legislature adopted SB X1-2, which officially created the first set of tiered RPS targets of 20% by 2013, 25% by 2016 and 33% by 2020. In 2015, the California Legislature adopted SB 350, which further increased the RPS goal to 50% by 2030.