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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: MAY 10, 2021 SUBJECT: GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSSELF-GENERATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $3,722,000 WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED; AND AGREEMENTS FOR BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS AT THREE WATER PRODUCTION AND TREATMENT SITE LOCATIONS ISSUE: Consider recommending that City Council authorize grant applications for the California Public Self Generation Incentive Program and approve three agreements with Tesla Inc. to facilitate battery installation, operation, and maintenance; and authorize the City Manager or his designee, to execute three agreements with Tesla Inc., including any amendments. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that City Council: 1. Authorize grant applications to the Self-Generation Incentive Program for battery storage systems in the estimated amount of $3,722,000; 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to accept the amount awarded, including amounts lesser or greater than the amount applied for, and execute all grant documents including making minor and non-substantive changes to documents associated with the grant; 3. Approve three Energy Products Purchase Agreements, and Energy Products Operation and Maintenance Agreements for battery storage systems with Tesla, Inc. for: Gage 31-R Well, Gage 92-3 Well, and Tippecanoe Water Treatment Plant, respectively; and 4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the three agreements with Tesla Inc., including any amendments required for purchase, installations and continued operation of the battery storage systems. BACKGROUND: Several of the City of Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) water supply facilities are located outside the City boundaries and are served electricity by Southern California Edison (SCE). This region