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RESOLUTION NO. 2011- 12 5 R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING INCENTIVES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY CUSTOMERS TO INSTALL DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS SUCH AS WIND AND SOLAR GENERATED ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS; ESTABLISHING A RATE FOR THE CITY TO BUY BACK EXCESS ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM SUCH SYSTEMS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. The City seeks to encourage its electric utility customers to install distributed generation systems that produce electricity through such means as wind and solar power by providing incentives to City of San Marcos Electric Utility Division customers to install such distributed generation systems and establishing a fair rate for the City to buy back excess electricity generated by such systems. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. All applicable permit fees shall be funded by the Electric Utility Division for the installation of City approved and City Code compliant distributed generation systems by City of San Marcos Electric Utility Division customers. PART 2. Subject to available funding approved by the City Council, any City of San Marcos Electric Utility Division customer that installs a City approved and City Code compliant distributed generation system will receive an incentive payment from the City on a $3.00 per watt basis, not to exceed $5,000.00 or 50% of the total installation cost. The reimbursement rate per watt is subject to annual staff review and may be amended by the Director of the City's Public Services Department. This incentive shall be limited only to a single new first -time system installed after the date of this Resolution. No customer shall be entitled to additional incentive payments for expansions or modifications to existing systems or for multiple independent systems at a single platted lot. PART 3. Subject to the reasonable procedures and processes as may be established by the Director of the City's Public Services Department, the City shall purchase excess electricity generated by a City of San Marcos Electric Utility customer's distributed generation system at the same average rate that the City purchases electric power from its wholesale electric power supplier(s) at such time. PART 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. ADOPTED on October 18, 2011.