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Temple City approves Clean Power Alliance grant plan to electrify portions of city fleet
Summary
The council unanimously approved acceptance of a roughly $250,000 Clean Power Alliance grant to produce a fleet-electrification plan for two city sites and authorized applying for Southern California Edison Rule 29 tariff funding; initial charging ports will be reserved for city vehicles.
Temple City’s council on Dec. 16 approved a Clean Power Alliance grant plan to begin electrifying parts of the city’s vehicle fleet and authorized staff to apply for related Southern California Edison (SCE) funding under a Rule 29 tariff.
The council moved and approved item 7B by roll call after Brian, a city staff member, described the proposal as “about $250,000” from the Clean Power Alliance to produce a plan identifying two sites — a city-hall parking area and a location near Live Oak Park — where four to six charging ports would be installed at each site, depending on SCE’s site review. Brian said the grant covers planning work that lets the city pursue the tariff program and that the program’s structure would address equipment and connection charges; the city would continue to handle permitting and plan costs.
“The plan allows us to apply to Southern California Edison for Rule 29 tariff funding,” Brian said, describing the grant as a step toward the state-mandated electrification of public fleets.
Council members pressed staff on several practical points before the vote: whether upgrades would be sized for future additional ports, whether the initial ports would be reserved for city vehicles or made publicly accessible, who would pay electricity costs, and whether the school district could use the chargers. Brian said the initial phase would be for city agency use only and that the city’s cost-recovery policy would guide any later decision about public access; he said several technical questions — including future capacity sizing and cross-agency use — would require follow-up.
A roll-call vote recorded five yes votes: Council Member Chavez, Council Member Chen, Council Member Yu, the Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor Sternquist. The motion passed.
What happens next: staff will finalize the grant-plan deliverable, submit the application to SCE under the Rule 29 tariff process, and return to the council with follow-up answers on capacity, public access, and any proposed cost-recovery terms if public charging is later considered.
