HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 038-82 PG&E Hydroelectric RESOLUTION NO. 38-82
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RELICENSING
OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS TO THE
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company has over the past 100 years
developed a safe, reliable, and economic system of hydroelectric generating
facilities for the benefit of its customers living throughout central and northern
California; and,
WHEREAS, PG&E's 3.4 million customers represent an area population of
over 9 million people who now enjoy the benefits of this power PG&E generates
without the use of fossil fuels; and,
WHEREAS, certain of these hydroelectric facilities, consisting of projects
licensed by the Federal Power Commission, now known as the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) are subject to consideration for relicense by
FERC~ and,
WHEREAS, efforts are being made by certain municipal entities to secure
for themselves six PG&E powerhouses on the Mokelumne and Feather Rivers through
application to FERC; efforts which, if successful, would transfer ownership and
operation of these hydroelectric facilities away from PG&E and divert the low
cost power away from PG&E's customers and into their hands; and,
WHEREAS, it would be directly contrary to the best interests of the citizens of
Dublin and to the best interests of the millions of PG&E customers throughout
northern and central California whose rates have supported PG&E's ownership
and operation of these facilities, if the Rock Creek and Cresta plants on the
Feather River (Project No. 1922) and the Mokelumne River Project (Project No. 137)
were cut out of the hydroelectric generating system PG&E uses to serve them; and,
WHEREAS, if these projects were to be transferred to the municipalities seeking
them, PG&E's customers will be forced to pay, every year, increased costs for
electricity from oil or gas fired generating facilities in amounts up to $100,000,000~
and,
WHEREAS, the continued ownership, operation and improvement of its hydro-
electric generating facilities by PG&E is essential to the social and economic
well being of the people of northern and central California; and,
WHEREAS, retention of these projects by PG&E is the only course providing
for the fullest improvement and utilization of these resoureces in the public
interest,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin hereby urges and
requests that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission promptly grant Pacific
Gas and Electric Company's relicensing applications and to reject the applica-
tions of the municipalities and associations seeking to take these projects
away from PG&E and its customers,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be provided to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
U. S. Senators
(Appropriate U. S. Congressmen)
(Appropriate State Senators)
(Appropriate State Assemblymen)
California Public Utility Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 9th day of August, 1982, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Burton, Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt and Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
City C1 erk
Mayor