CEO Report Item 14
CEO Report Item 14
TO: East Bay Community Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Nick Chaset, Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: CEO Report (Informational Item)
DATE: May 17, 2023
________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation
Accept Chief Executive Officer (CEO) report on update items below.
Executive Committee Meeting
An Executive Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 9am. Members received an update of the 2023-24 Budget and an overview of EBCE’s energy prepayment transactions. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 9am.
Special Board Retreat – Local Programs
A Special Board Retreat was held on Monday, April 24, 2023. Members received an update from the Local Programs team, including overviews of programs provided for in the Local Development Business Plan including Transportation Electrification, Grid Services Energy Efficiency, Building Electrification, and Resilience. The next Special Board Retreat for Marketing and Account Services will be held on Monday, May 22, 2023 at the Oakland Center.
New Staff
Scott Harding - Director of Origination, Power Resources Scott Harding Joined EBCE on 4/27/23 to lead the Origination Department in the Power Resources Division. Scott will lead EBCE's procurement of long-term projects, including RFOs administration, agreements negotiation, portfolio management, and adherence to all compliance requirements.
Prior to joining EBCE, Scott spent the last 22 years at public sector utilities leading energy resource planning and operations efforts which included renewable energy planning and integration, emissions reductions strategy development, forecasting energy supplies and demand, resource adequacy and capacity expansion, energy commodity hedging and risk management and energy resource optimization. These activities all lead to Scott's successful origination, evaluation, negotiation and integration of 100s of MWs of new long term capacity projects as well as 1000s of MWs of short-term energy related resources sourced from mostly renewable energy generation technologies.
CEO Report Item 14
Scott earned a Masters of Public Administration from San Diego State University and is a Certified Energy Manager through UC Davis.
Name and Brand Exploration Update
Staff presented an update to the EBCE Brand Evolution and Name Exploration at the April board meeting, which included a timeline of key milestones and decisions. A driving factor of the timeline was the start of service to Stockton in early 2024. The start of service is now set for January 1, 2025. Though the importance of a name and brand update to encourage the adoption of decarbonization remains high, staff proposes that we delay the timeline slightly to allow for further exploration and alignment around the name decision. The timeline could be pushed up if we are able to find consensus based on feedback from the various committees and stakeholders.
Month Original Proposed Update
April Executive Committee review
CAC + BOD update
No change
May
Executive Committee Review
CAC review
BOD approval of name
Ad Hoc Committees Meetings
BOD CEO Report Update
June
CAC review
BOD approval of brand visual identity
Ad Hoc Committees Meetings
MRL Committee Review
Executive Committee Review
July
Ad Hoc Committees Meetings
CAC Review
BOD approval of name
August Recess
September
Ad Hoc Committees
CAC Review
BOD approval of visual identity