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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with Advanced Microgrid Solutions, of San Francisco, CA, for providing energy management services at four identified sites, on substantially the same terms and conditions offered to the Long Beach Water Department, in an annual amount of $236,373, and authorize a 25 percent contingency in an amount of $59,093, for a total annual amount not to exceed $295,466, for a period of ten years.
(Districts 2,5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) for energy management services and to build, own, maintain, and operate an energy storage system (System) at four sites within the City.
The System provides guaranteed energy cost-savings, greenhouse gas reductions, and improved local grid reliability. Installed at each site, the System will consist of large batteries and supporting infrastructure. Total energy storage capacity at each site is approximately 15 megawatt hours. This System will improve the load profile of each site by providing the on-peak energy demand from stored energy instead of consuming power from the grid during higher cost timeframes. The batteries charge using energy from the grid during off-peak times, at a lower cost, along with the local solar panels located at select sites resulting in energy costs savings. The estimated projected annual net savings to the City is $209,722.
Southern California Edison (SCE) is providing AMS with Local Capacity Requirements (LCR) and Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) funding. AMS will use these funds to offset most of the project costs. In addition to LCR and SGIP funds, AMS will receive approximately 60 percent of the total cost savings of the four sites. AMS will purchase, install, maintain, and operate the System at no upfront cost to the City.
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