The City of Banning owns a variety of power generation resources to provide the electricity required to meet the demands of its customers. This includes power from:
Geothermal generation resources (8 MW)
Biowaste (5 MW)
Solar (8 MW)
Nuclear (2 MW)
Hydro (2 MW)
Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)
The City adopted a Renewables Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) in March 2004, where it committed to obtain 20% of its electricity requirements from renewable resources by December 31, 2017. In June of 2007 the City re-evaluated its RPS and increased its commitment from 20 to 33% by December 31, 2020. In December of 2015 the City updated its RPS to expand its commitment to 50% by 2030, in order to comply with Senate Bill 350. The City has already reached this goal, being 54% renewable in 2021. The intent of the RPS is to:
Protect public health
Improve environmental quality
Create new employment opportunities
Promote stable electricity prices
Reduce reliance on imported fuels
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)
The City is required to submit a comprehensive Integrated Resource Plan (Minimum Investment Report) to the Western Area Power Association every 5 years, with annual updates.