Through June 30, 2019, VMUS' cumulative electric operating deficit was $26.2 million. These losses have been funded primarily through transfers and loans from the City's General Fund. VMUS incurred significant start-up costs, including payment of exit fees to Southern California Edison and outstanding indebtedness associated with the unanticipated failure of the Foxborough Cogeneration Facility. Significant capital expenditures are also required by VMUS to improve electric service reliability and expand capacity to serve new businesses.

Finding: The Victorville City Council finds that VMUS' cost limitation should be set at a level that does not threaten the long-term financial stability of VMUS by reducing its existing customer base and that VMUS' cost limitation is also set at a level that allows VMUS to reduce its negative Net Fund Position.

C. Cost of Full Compliance

To estimate the cost of full compliance for Compliance Period 3, VMUS relies on the cost data from completed transactions by another small POU. Based on the completed transactions by another POU, VMUS assumes that the cost of the electricity product would have been for: PCC1 is $15.50/MWh; PCC3 is $0.95; and PCC2 is $6.00. The following table shows the forecasted cost of full compliance based on these assumptions.

YearPCCFormula to Calculate CostCompliance Cost
2017PCC123,711 PCC1 RECS × 75% × 15.50/PCC1 REC275,637
PCC323,711 PCC3 RECS × 10% × 0.95/PCC3 REC2,252
PCC223,711 PCC2 RECS × 15% × 6.00/PCC2 REC21,342
2018PCC126,243 PCC1 RECS × 75% × 15.50/PCC1 REC305,071
PCC326,243 PCC3 RECS × 10% × 0.95/PCC3 REC2,493
PCC226,243 PCC2 RECS × 15% × 6.00/PCC2 REC23,616
2019PCC126,835 PCC1 RECS × 75% × 15.50/PCC1 REC311,953
PCC326,835 PCC3 RECS × 10% × 0.95/PCC3 REC2,550
PCC226,835 PCC2 RECS × 15% × 6.00/PCC2 REC24,150
2020PCC132,035 PCC1 RECS × 75% × 15.50/PCC1 REC372,403
PCC332,035 PCC3 RECS × 10% × 0.95/PCC3 REC3,044
PCC232,035 PCC2 RECS × 15% × 6.00/PCC3 REC28,830
Total1,373,341