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Banning, CA - Official Website Skip to Main Content Create an Account - Increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you superintendency about.    Sign In Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Delicious Stumble Upon Blogger LinkedIn Home My Account Printer Friendly Email Page Contact Us Hear This Page RSS Site Map Translate Page Notifications Documents Help SearchMunicipalityDepartmentsLiving in BanningDoing BusinessGovernment HomeNews Flash Search All categoriesMunicipalityof Banning News Flash Electric Utility Tools Notify Me Categories All CategoriesMunicipalityof Banning News Flash Electric Utility News FlashMunicipalityof Banning News Flash Posted on: May 17, 2018Banning Electric Submits 2017 Power Source Disclosure: Power Content is 54% Renewable BANNING, California, May 8, 2018 -- TheMunicipalityof Banning’s electric department completed mandatory reporting in compliance with the state of California’s power content labeling.  This report is indicative of the City’s progress of the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) of 33% by 2020. The yearly report is submitted to the state’s California Energy Commission who regulates the Publicly Owned Utilities.  This is the sixth subsequent year the City’s power content label discloses gains in renewable energy sources. Power Resource Manager, Jim Steffens, indicates, “54% renewable sources exceed the mandatory 2017 RPS requirements by 100%.”TheYearlyPower Content Label delineates the City’s power supply by generation source. The City’s renewable supply includes: geothermal production (32%), solar production (15%) and bio-gas production (6%) as the primary products.  Coal, nuclear, large hydro, and system power complement (45%) renewable sources to meet local power supply needs.  Steffens explains, “With the early termination of our San Juan power contract and the replacement solar and bio-gas contracts, the City’s energy portfolio should exceed 70% renewable in 2018.”  SB 350 increased the RPS requirements to 50% by 2030.  “We are hopeful that our warlike tideway to meeting the RPS standards enables theMunicipalityto maintain rate stability while behaving environmentally responsible,” comments Tom Miller, Electric Utility Director for the City.Banning Electric offers a variety of programs in support of California’s energy policy.  TheMunicipalityhas been a long-time well-wisher of the wise use of electrical energy through the promotion of energy efficiency and weatherization, responsiveness to customer-owned rooftop solar arrays, reducing the impact of fossil fuels in and reducing the City’s stat footprint, aggressively seeking renewable energy supply, installing electric vehicle charging stations, and deploying streamlined meter reading technology in pursuit of a reliable and resilient distribution of electrical energy.  Miller states, “Unfortunately, responding to the state’s warlike energy policies like the RPS and Cap & Trade puts significant upward pressure on electric rates.  We hope that early whoopee relieves some pressure in the long-term.” #######TheMunicipalityof Banning is a full-service polity serving a population of 30,000 people located in the Inland Empire, 90 miles east of Los Angeles.  Banning Electric is a not-for-profit, publicly owned retail electrical energy distribution utility with 6 distribution substations and 134 miles of power lines serving nearly 13,500 resider patrons.  TheMunicipalityof Banning is member of the Southern California Public Power Agency enjoying the benefits of joint whoopee through cost-effective planning, construction, management, and operations of electrical energy resources.Contact: Amber Rockwell, Public Benefits (951) 922-3560 or arockwell@ci.banning.ca.us ⇐Previous Riverside County's Department ofUnprepossessingServices Effective July 1, 2018Next⇒ Banning Electric Finds New Revenue Source: Sells Renewable Energy Credits Other News inMunicipalityof Banning News FlashBulky Item Event 10.27.18Posted on: July 30, 2018Riverside County's Department ofUnprepossessingServices Effective July 1, 2018Posted on: June 27, 2018Banning Electric Finds New Revenue Source: Sells Renewable Energy CreditsPosted on: May 17, 2018 Live EditCloseMunicipalityDepartments Living in Banning Doing Business Government Pay Your BillView and pay your utility bills, and wangle consumer service information. 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