City of Davis - Green Power Purchasing (California)
Last modified on August 9, 2011.
Rules Regulations Policies Program
| Place | California |
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| Name | Davis - Green Power Purchasing |
| Incentive Type | Green Power Purchasing |
| Applicable Sector | Local Government |
| Eligible Technologies | Photovoltaics |
| Active Incentive | No |
| Implementing Sector | Local |
| Energy Category | Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
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| Percent Renewables | Approximately 1,600,000 to 2,000,000 kWh per year
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| Source | PVUSA in Davis
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| Date added to DSIRE | 2004-08-12 |
| Last DSIRE Review | 2008-09-25
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| References | DSIRE[1] |
Summary
In September 2002, California State Senate Bill 1038 was passed allowing the City of Davis to purchase power generated from the photovoltaics at the Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications (PVUSA) site in Davis. The energy generated at the site will not only be used by the city, but will be treated as a credit toward Davis's PG&E bill for city-owned and operated facilities. Under the legislation, no energy produced at the site will be sold; instead, the city of Davis will use 100 percent of the power. As of 2003 there were approximately 800 kW of PV on the site with plans to increase the amount of PV over time. PVUSA was built by PG&E in the late 80s and has been used for a variety of research and testing over the years under a variety of owners. The City of Davis currently owns the facility, but leases it to others to operate.
Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)
| Authority 1: | CA PUC §2826.5
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Incentive Contact
| Contact Name | Bob Weir |
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| Department | City of Davis |
| Division | Public Works |
| Address | 1717 Fifth Street |
| Place | Davis, California |
| Zip/Postal Code | 95616 |
| Phone | (530) 757-5686
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| PWWeb@ci.davis.ca.us | |
| Website | http://www.ci.davis.ca.us |
- Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.[1]