(a) Definitions.
(1) "Renewable energy" shall mean electric energy generated from environmentally-friendly, renewable sources, including but not limited to, wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and landfill gas.
(2) "Renewable energy purchasing" shall mean the City's purchase and retirement of Renewable Energy Certificates or REC(s) based upon an enrolled customer's participating percentage of metered electricity usage (measured in kWh or MWh) during a reporting period.
(3) "Renewable energy purchasing program" means a program where customers may voluntarily enroll to have the City complete renewable energy purchasing on the customer's behalf, and to be assessed a charge therefor.
(b) Availability. Upon application, and based upon availability, customers in all rate classes may voluntarily enroll in a renewable energy purchasing program. A customer may select a participation percentage of twenty-five percent, fifty percent, seventy-five percent, or 100 percent of their metered electricity usage to be subjected to the applicable charge.
(c) Applicable Charges. The applicable charge for customers who are enrolled in the renewable energy purchasing program shall be set by AMP based on the market value for RECs to be used for this program. There will be a forty-five day notice of any price change.
(Ord. 23-20. Passed 12-21-20.)