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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-3 L
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A RENEWABLE RESOURCE PURCHASE
POLICY BY THE CITY OF ASHLAND FOR SOLAR, WIND, FUEL CELL AND
HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATED BY CUSTOMERS OF THE ASHLAND
ELECTRIC UTILITY; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 2001-10.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Ashland encourages citizens and businesses:
A. To invest in renewable electric energy generations systems, and
B. For those who generate electricity, to remain on the electric grid to use it as a backup
supply.
This policy is designed to provide adequate incentives to encourage renewable generation while
remaining on the City's electric grid.
SECTION 2. The City of Ashland will purchase solar, wind, fuel cell or hydroelectric generated
electricity from a customer-generator subject to the following conditions:
A. All systems will be installed so as to comply with "design requirements for
interconnection of customer-owned, grid-connected solar, wind, fuel cell or
hydroelectric electric generating facilities of up to 50 kW Generating Capacity" as set
forth in Attachment A to this resolution.
B. All systems may utilize a single electric meter, supplied by the City of Ashland, which
moves in both directions. Power used from the City moves the meter forward, power
generated by the customer's system moves the meter backward.
C. The system has a generating capacity of not more than 50 kW.
D. Residential and commercial customers are covered by this policy.
E. The first 1000 excess kilowatt-hours (kWh) generated each month from solar, fuel cells
or wind will be purchased at the rate of 1.25 times the highest block for residential rate.
All additional kWhs produced each month will be purchased at the City's then current
wholesale power rate.
F. Excess kWh generated each month from hydroelectric facilities will be purchased at the
City's then current wholesale power rate.
SECTION 3. Resolution 2001-10 is repealed.
This res tion was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this
ectupon Signi~
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this.,Z.3 day of ~2008.
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day of ~, 2008, and
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