HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2023-150 Adopt DER PlanMEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
September 11, 2023
TB Resolution 2023 -150: Approval of the Town of Ithaca Local Distributed Energy Resource Plan for Community Choice Aggregation (DER)
Whereas the Town adopted a local law establishing a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program in 2022, now known as the Tompkins Green Energy Network (T-GEN) to achieve town-wide decarbonization
through Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), and
Whereas T-GEN enables the Town to procure clean energy resources on behalf of residents and businesses, so customers get cleaner energy, local control, and competitive rates, and
Whereas a draft DER Plan was developed which details the processes for engaging customers in a voluntary DER investment,and
Whereas the plan details the roles and responsibilities of the Administrator of T-GEN, the Town, and other municipal partners and the legal documents and agreements that will be required
to launch T-GEN, and
Whereas the draft plan was submitted for review and discussed by the Town Board, now, therefore be it
Resolved that the Town Board hereby adopts the Distributed Energy Resources Plan.
Moved: Rich DePaoloSeconded: Rod Howe
Vote: ayes – DePaolo, Howe, Levine, Bleiwas, Rosen, and Johnson