CHAPTER 10. SOLAR UTILITY

9-10.01 Purpose.

The purpose of this Chapter is to grant authority to the City Council of the City of Walnut Creek to establish a Municipal Solar Utility.

The welfare of the citizens of the City of Walnut Creek has been jeopardized in the past by shortages of natural gas, petroleum, propane and electric power. The shortage of available energy supplies is expected to continue unless measures are established to conserve available energy. It is declared to be the policy of the City Council of the City of Walnut Creek to encourage and promote the use of solar energy in order to prevent or reduce any adverse impact upon the economy and residents of the City of Walnut Creek due to the shortage of and/or high cost of energy in the future. (§1, Ord. 1557, eff. December 30, 1982)

9-10.02 Establishment of Utility.

The City Council of the City of Walnut Creek hereby establishes itself as the City of Walnut Creek Solar Utility with authority to establish such rules, regulations and procedures which are necessary to implement the policies set forth in Section 9-10.01. (§1, Ord. 1557, eff. December 30, 1982)