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Resolution No. 21-1262 Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, protecting rooftop solar and expanding access to rooftop solar in communities of concern will help California and cities in EBCE service territory to move toward 100 percent clean energy, lessen our contribution to the climate crisis, and reduce air quality injustices from dirty energy; and WHEREAS, we are in a worldwide climate crisis and need to make the transition to clean energy more accessible by keeping all types of eligible renewable energy in the mix. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. That the City of Pleasanton supports protecting and expanding rooftop solar via a strong succeeding NEM tariff and expanding clean energy access by making it easier, not costlier, for people to adopt rooftop solar and related energy storage in order to meet California's important clean energy targets and deploy solar in all communities and households, particularly those most struggling to pay their electricity bills. SECTION 2. That the City of Pleasanton respectfully urges the CPUC to strengthen the NEM program in a manner that (i) Expands clean distributed generation access to all households, particularly of moderate income and below ratepayers; (ii) Expands access to other clean energy technologies that pair with solar, such as battery storage; (iii) Ensures that the solar installations continue to grow in order to help meet State and local climate goals; and (iv) Excludes provisions for monthly fixed fees. (v) Integrates Time-Of-Use rates into NEM 3.0 as appropriate to incentivize solar distributed generation, electrification and energy efficiency. (vi) Ensures that customers in communities of concern who have not had much access to rooftop, behind-the-meter solar are provided generous incentives so they can be a greater part of the clean energy solution to the climate crisis. (vii) Ensures that low-income customers have the opportunity to access the bill savings and resilience benefits associated with the NEM tariff. (viii) Provides a pathway for communities of concern to own and operate distributed generation and related storage projects in their communities and to their benefit, and (ix) Ensures lower-income customers are incentivized with retail rates to participate in the NEM program.