Number
090531
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Water Works to apply for and accept various incentives and rebates, not to exceed $100,000, provided through We Energies’ Focus on Energy program for the purchase and installation of equipment or systems to improve energy efficiency at Milwaukee Water Works facilities.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Milwaukee Water Works to apply for and accept various incentives and rebates, not to exceed $100,000, provided through We Energies’ Focus on Energy program for the purchase and installation of equipment or systems to improve energy efficiency at Milwaukee Water Works facilities.
Body
Whereas, We Energies regularly provides various incentives and rebates through its Focus on Energy program for the purchase and installation of equipment or systems to improve energy efficiency; and
Whereas, The Milwaukee Water Works, in the normal course of maintaining and updating its facilities, regularly purchases and installs energy efficient equipment or systems that appear eligible for Focus on Energy incentives and rebates; and
Whereas, These Focus on Energy incentives and rebates apply to energy efficiency improvements in lighting, pumping, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) and compressors, and would also apply in some cases to energy efficiency improvements the Milwaukee Water Works has already purchased and installed; and
Whereas, These Focus on Energy incentives and rebates reduce the costs of the Milwaukee Water Works normal maintenance and facility updates, and are therefore beneficial to the utility and its ratepayers; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of The City of Milwaukee, that the Milwaukee Water Works is authorized to apply for and accept various incentives and rebates, not to exceed $100,000, provided through We Energies’ Focus on Energy program for the purchase and installation of equipment or systems to improve energy efficiency at Milwaukee Water Works facilities; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Milwaukee Water Works will maintain a separate revenue account, or subaccount, for the deposit of these Focus on Energy incentives and rebates; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Milwaukee Water Works shall apply for and accept Focus on Energy incentives and rebates without further approval until the cumulative total accepted reaches $100,000, at which time additional authority shall be sought if the utility wishes to continue its participation in the program.
Requestor
DPW-Milwaukee Water Works
Drafter
LRB #09348-1
ANC
08/25/09