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Ordinance No. 2008 - 04
ESTABLISH A RATE FOR THE
VOLUNTARY RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in an effort to help District residential and commercial customers to reduce their individual
environmental impact, the Board of Directors took action to participate in a voluntary Green Renewable
Energy Certificate Program; and
WHEREAS, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) also called "Green Tags" represent the environmental
benefits that occur when clean, new renewable energy is substituted for power that is produced by burning
fossil fuel; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors directed staff to pursue the voluntary Green Renewable Energy
Certificate Program with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to provide an accounting of the number of
Green Tags purchased and the certification; and
WHEREAS,on February 6,2008,a public hearing was held to receive comments from the public concerning
the voluntary rate; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Directors has set the cost to participate in the program would be$0.02 per kilowatt
hour(kWh) usage; and
WHEREAS,the$0.02 per kWh usage rate includes all labor with overheads plus the cost to purchase Green
Tags.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District
as follows:
1. This ordinance shall be effective sixty(60)days after adoption by the Board of Directors of the District.
2. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in a newspaper
of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a meeting
duly called and held within the District on the sixth day of February 2008 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Directors Aguera, Hemig, Sutton and Thomason
NOES: None
ABSENT: Director Taylor
TRUCKEE DONNER PU UTILITY DISTRICT
By v
s Tim F. Taylor, Presidedof the Board
ATTEST:
Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board