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Council authorizes long-term agreements for resource adequacy and long-duration storage; costs capped at about $25M/year
Summary
The council authorized city staff to execute long-term agreements with Middle River Power (MRP) Pacifica Marketing for a combined-cycle facility and a co-located long-duration storage battery. Staff said the contracts will start deliveries in 2027, reduce emissions and add reliability; the annual cost is capped at just over $25 million.
The San Jose City Council on April 8 authorized the director of the Energy Department to negotiate and execute long-term agreements to secure resource adequacy, mid-term reliability and energy from a co-located long-duration storage facility and an existing combined-cycle plant, staff said.
Assistant Energy Director Zach Scribe and Deputy Director Paul Anamorato presented the recommendation. "As we've constructed our portfolio, it's been important to take a diversified approach on a number of fronts," Scribe said, adding the proposed resources are geographically nearby and fit the…
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