City Council

8.\nMUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW THE UPSIZING OF NEW SOLAR CUSTOMER-GENERATOR\nSYSTEMS WITHIN PASADENA WATER AND POWER’S SERVICE\nTERRITORY (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed actions in the agenda report are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption, and as such, no\nenvironmental document pursuant to CEQA is required;\n(2) Adopt a resolution to authorize the Pasadena Water and Power Department ("PWP") to allow the upsizing of new solar customer-generator\nsystems within its service territory as follows:\na. to allow solar customer-generator system sizing up to 150% of the customer's maximum annual historical usage within the past five years\nsubject to localized distribution grid sufficiency, and\nb. to allow solar customer-generator systems sizing greater than 150% of the customer's maximum annual historical usage within the past five\nyears, provided that such installations do not exceed one megawatt, if paired with\nan energy storage system, subject to localized distribution grid sufficiency; and\n(3) Direct PWP staff to provide the Municipal Services Committee recommendations to incentivize battery storage, such as a battery rebate\nprogram, in advance of time-of-use rate implementation.\nMunicipal Services Commission recommendation: Staff presented this item to the Municipal Services Committee ("MSC") on August 26, 2025,\nwith a recommendation to direct the City Attorney to prepare and return with an\nordinance within 60 days amending Pasadena Municipal Code ("PMC") Section 13.04.177, among other things. The original recommendation has\nbeen revised based on the Committee's direction, as outlined in the agenda report.\nSubsequently, as part of the Electric Rate Study and future required amendments to Title 13 of the PMC, relevant portions of the resolution would be\ncodified as appropriate.