AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 09/18/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Department of Water and Power
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration to appropriate and authorize the Refundable Construction Deposit Payment to Southern California Edison for Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff 1512.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Authorize the refundable deposit payment for Invoice# 7501020392 in the amount of $555,525 to Southern California Edison's for the estimated cost of the design, engineering, procurement and construction of the interconnection to Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff 1512.
2. Appropriate $555,525 to the Department of Water and Power's Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff ("WDAT") 1512 CIP Project No. 72810 from the Electric Utility Fund.
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ANALYSIS:
The City of Corona Department of Water and Power (DWP) submitted an application on November 9, 2017 to Southern California Edison (SCE) to evaluate the City's request for an interconnect and distribution service for a new Rincon Substation (WDAT 1512) to be approximately 1,375 feet west of the north corner of West Rincon Street and North Lincoln Avenue (Exhibit A). SCE performed a combined System Impact Study and Facilities Study as requested by the City of Corona DWP for a 12,470 Volt (12.47 kV) or 34,500 Volt (34.5 kV) interconnection and distribution service to this location.
The purpose of this combined study is to determine the impact of the proposed load addition on the SCE distribution and subtransmission systems, identify what modifications and/or additions would be necessary to accommodate the request while maintaining system reliability, and to determine the estimated costs and time required to complete those modifications and/or additions. This study was performed for expected year 2019 through 2023 maximum load conditions.
The results of the analysis showed that the 66/12.47 kV bank...
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