DATE: July 17, 2018
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PRESENTATION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF ON ARTICLE 12 OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT CODE - REQUIRED REPORTING OF UTILITY USAGE ON TIDELANDS, INCLUDING: AN UPDATE ON 2017 CALENDAR YEAR UTILITY DATA REPORTING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 AND POLICY DISCUSSION CONSIDERING OPTIONS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF ENERGY USAGE DATA FOR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MANAGEMENT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The presentation provides the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) with an update on the implementation of the San Diego Unified Port District Code Article 12, Required Reporting of Utility Use on Tidelands (Port Code Article 12), as well as follow up to the October 2017 presentation on options to increase efficiency and reliability of energy usage data reporting for Climate Action Plan (CAP) management.
In parallel to the District's implementation of Port Code Article 12, the State of California has rolled out the implementation process for Assembly Bill (AB) 802, Energy Efficiency benchmarking requirements. As implementation has been underway for both Port Code Article 12 and AB 802, new challenges have surfaced regarding the automated syncing process for utility account holders. For this reason, the Executive Director issued an extension of 2017 calendar year reporting until technical issues with SDG&E are resolved and staff could gain additional direction from the Board. Compliance rates for Calendar Year 2017 were affected by these technical issues. As of June 2018, 57% of the port-wide electricity was being reported and only 14% of port-wide natural gas usage was being reported. Since 2016 implementation of Port Code Article 12 has cost approximately $800,000.
Given the technical difficulties, resource intensity, and progress with the implementation of state requirements, staff is currently considering potential options to increase the efficiency and reliability of obtaining energy data for CAP management and energ...
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