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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting o;1 January 3, 1991 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Gale A. Drews, Electric Utility Director SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMERCIAL Date: 12/24/90 REBATE PROGRAMS, ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM TO CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICY, RESOLUTION NO. R-2-91 DATED JANUARY 2, 1991 BACKGROUND Since March, 1989 the City of Colton Electric Utility has offered rebates to residential customers who purchase high efficient central electric air conditioners when replacing existing central electric air conditioners. The purpose of this program has been to assist residential customers reduce energy costs and, at the same time, reduce expensive summer on -peak purchase power costs of the Electric Utility for the benefit of all.ratepayers. Staf f has completed a study analyzing the costs and benefits of implementing a pilot commercial rebate program for energy efficient indoor lighting measures and for high efficient replacement central electric air conditioning which is designed to assist commercial customers install energy efficient measures and to reduce on -peak purchase power costs of the Electric Utility. The economic analysis conducted by staff indicates that the proposed pilot commercial energy rebate program will be cost effective for the Electric Utility as well for program participants. Several other California electric utilities have implemented similar programs to that proposed by staff. A presentation of the staff recommended pilot commercial rebate program and details on the economic analysis conducted by staff were presented to the Utilities Commission at the Commission's December 3, 1990 meeting. At this meeting, the Utilities Commission unanimously passed a motion recommending implementation of the proposed pilot commercial rebate program and recommending adoption of proposed Customer Service Policy Number 25 implementing the pilot program. A copy of proposed Customer service Policy Number 25 is attached. The proposed policy, provides specific detail on the commercial pilot rebate program proposed by staff. Attachments: Page I of--2— GRIGINAL CENTRAL RECORDS FILE NO. Item No.