Form revised December 4, 2006

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Seattle City Light	Lisa Rennie/684-3793	Thomas Dunlap/386-9120

Legislation Title:

A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; documenting compliance with certain requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

· Summary of the Legislation:

The proposed Resolution acknowledges and affirms that Seattle City Light has completed the consideration and determination process for five new federal standards in accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) public hearing process requirements and the timelines established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005)

· Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

This proposed Resolution documents Seattle City Light’s compliance with certain requirements under The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”).  PURPA was enacted to encourage the conservation of energy supplied by electric utilities, the optimal efficiency of electric utility facilities and resources, and equitable rates to electric consumers.  In 2005, the EPAct amended PURPA by adding five new utility standards on Net Metering, Fuel Sources, Fossil Fuel Generation Efficiency, Time-Based Metering and Communications and Interconnection.  EPAct 2005 required state regulatory authorities, and certain non-regulated utilities like City Light, to engage in a process by which the utilities would determine whether to adopt the new standards, and then document their final determinations before August 8, 2007.  EPAct 2005 also established timelines for the consideration and determination process.  In accordance with the federal law, Seattle City Light has completed its consideration and determination of the five new federal standards prior to the deadline.

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