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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to Project Agreement No. 3 Between and Among Transmission Agency of Northern California and its Participating Members (EU)
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MEETING DATE:
July 1, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Jiayo Chiang, Senior Electric Utility Resources Analyst
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Project Agreement No.3 between and among the Transmission Agency of Northern California and its participating members.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) is a joint powers agency established in 1984 by a group of publicly owned utilities, including Lodi.
TANC plans, owns, and operates major electric transmission infrastructure like the California Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) to deliver cost effective energy to multiple member utilities. More recently, TANC has engaged in certain regulatory forums to support Lodi and other members as it relates to exposure to transmission costs when transacting in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) markets.
In 2014, Lodi approved a 25-year layoff of its 26 megawatt (MW) share of COTP transmission service as the economic benefits had eroded for those entities in the CAISO Balancing Authority (BA). However, the layoff did not impact Lodi's membership in TANC.
The TANC Project Agreement No. 3 (PA 3) authorizes TANC to act on behalf of the members in activities related to the development and operations of the COTP, which consists of electric transmission facilities between California and the Pacific Northwest.
TANC and its members now propose approval of Amendment No. 1 to modify certain provisions of PA 3 to ensure consistency with current business practices. Amendment No. 1 (i) will clarify changes to transfer capability made for the scheduling rights layoff to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), (ii) includ...
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