REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 14, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Option-to-Lease Agreement between the City of Fresno and Amber Kinetics for 25 acres of land at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Water Reclamation Facility at 2201 South Cornelia Avenue, Fresno, California 93706 (Council District 3)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Fresno City Council approve an Option-to-Lease Agreement between the City of Fresno and Amber Kinetics for 25 acres of land at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 1, 2014, PG&E issued a request for offers (RFO) seeking feasible energy storage project proposals from independent third-parties who would own and operate the energy storage facilities to store excess energy and return it to the transmission grid when needed.
In response to the PG&E RFO, on February 17, 2015 Amber Kinetics submitted a proposal to PG&E for a flywheel storage project to be connected to the New Kearney Substation, located at the intersection of Jensen Avenue and Cornelia Avenue near the City's Fresno-Clovis Regional Water Reclamation Facility. This is a high-value location for PG&E for an energy storage project to be connected to the transmission grid. The flywheel technology uses electricity from the grid during off-peak hours to spin the flywheels. The energy stored in those spinning flywheels is later returned to the grid by using the kinetic energy in the flywheels to generate electricity.
On April 24, 2015 Amber Kinetics was notified by PG&E that the Amber Kinetics' proposal for an energy storage solution was accepted by PG&E for implementation at the New Kearney Substation located at the intersection of Jensen Avenue and Cornelia Avenue. To implement the energy storage solution, Amber Kinetics requires approximately 25 acres to install a 20 megawatt (MW) energy storage facility, and acc...
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