Agenda packet — Ava Community Energy Board of Directors, January 21, 2026

Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
6:00 pm
In Person:

Board Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Ste 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
• Office of Councilmember Igor Tregub, 2180 Milvia St., 5th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704
• Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 • 4917 Knowlson Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555
• 35653 Scarborough Dr Newark, CA 94560
• 1100 Webster St, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94607 • Larch Clover Community Center – 11157 West Larch Road, Tracy, CA 95376 • Stockton City Hall – 425 N El Dorado St., Stockton, CA 95202 • 1755 Harvest Landing Ln., Tracy, CA 95376
Via Zoom:
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1. Welcome & Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any Ava-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Board are customarily limited to two minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. Approval of Minutes from December 17, 2025

5. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)

REGULAR AGENDA

6. CEO Report

7. CAC Report

8. IRP Overview (Informational Item)
Overview of upcoming IRP compliance analysis & Ava supplemental analysis

9. Update on Changes to Customer Bills (Informational Item) Update on rates and Base Service Charge

10.Meeting Agenda Schedule Protocol (Action Item)
Discuss a schedule management protocol to require agenda items to start prior to 9PM for regular board meetings with an option to extend with majority board vote

11.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas

12.Adjourn
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 6pm.

Draft Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
6:00 pm
In Person:

Board Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Ste 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
• Clipper Club - 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608
• 4917 Knowlson Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555
• 35653 Scarborough Dr., Newark, CA 94560
• 1100 Webster St, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94607 • Larch Clover Community Center – 11157 West Larch Road, Tracy, CA 95376 • Stockton City Hall – 425 N El Dorado St., Stockton, CA 95202 Via Zoom:
https://avaenergy-org.zoom.us/j/87023071843
Or join by phone:

If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board of Directors, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.

1. (2:26) Welcome & Roll Call
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Present: Members: Marquez (Alameda County), Lopez (Albany), Tregub (Berkeley), Morada (Dublin), Kaur (Emeryville), Keng (Fremont), Roche (Hayward), Barrientos (Livermore), Del Catancio (Newark), Brown (Oakland), Balch (Pleasanton), Rickman (San Joaquin County), Fugazi (Stockton), Nygard (Tracy), Sakakihara (Union City), CAC Chair Hernandez (Community Advisory Committee), Vice-Chair Gonzalez (San Leandro) and Chair Andersen (Piedmont)
Not Present: Members: Diallo (Lathrop)
Member Marquez joined the meeting at 22:49. She participated remotely pursuant to the Brown Act ‘just cause’ exception due to a family emergency.

2. (5:24) Pledge of Allegiance
CAC Chair Hernandez led the body in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. (5:51) Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any Ava-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Board are customarily limited to two minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.

There were no speakers for public comment.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. (6:38) Approval of Minutes from November 19, 2025

5. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)

6. Proposal to remove opt-out fee
Adopt a resolution to remove customer opt-out fees

7. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Q1 Financial Statements
Present the 1st quarter financial statements for current fiscal year

8. Maher contract amendment
2026 contract renewal for outsourced accounting services

9. CAC Guide Updates & Term Extensions
Update the CAC Guide to include Unincorporated SJC and other operational improvements. Extend all current terms to 4/30/26.

Member Sakakihara requested to pull Consent Item 9 – CAC Guide Updates & Term Extensions.

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Chair Andersen opened the public comment period and there were no speakers.

Member Tregub motioned to approve the Consent Agenda Items 4-8. Vice-Chair Gonzalez seconded the motion, which was approved 14/0/0/0/4 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present):

Yes: Members: Lopez, Tregub, Morada, Kaur, Keng, Del Catancio, Brown, Balch, Rickman, Fugazi, Nygard, Sakakihara, Vice-Chair Gonzalez and Chair Andersen.

No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Marquez, Roche, Diallo and Barrientos Member Balch motioned to approve the Consent Agenda Item 9. Vice-Chair Gonzalez seconded the motion, which was approved 15/0/0/0/3 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present):

Yes: Members: Lopez, Tregub, Morada, Kaur, Keng, Barrientos, Del Catancio, Brown, Balch, Rickman, Fugazi, Nygard, Sakakihara, Vice-Chair Gonzalez and Chair Andersen.

No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Marquez, Roche and Diallo

REGULAR AGENDA

10.(24:23) CEO Report
CEO Howard Chang presented the CEO Report. The written report is available in the December 21, 2025 agenda packet.

Chair Andersen opened the public comment period and there were no speakers for public comment.

11.(33:12) CAC Report
CAC Chair Hernandez presented the CAC Report.

Chair Andersen opened the public comment period.
(37:27) Public Comment: Jessica Tovar thanked CAC Chair Hernandez and CAC Member Landry for their contributions.
(38:28) Public Comment: Dohee Kim expressed appreciation for the CAC's policy regarding the customer program strategic roadmap.

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(40:35) Public Comment: Cynthia Landry thanked CAC Chair Hernandez for his leadership.

12.(42:57) 2025 Legislative Wrap-up and 2026 Preview (Informational Item) Review the California 2025 legislative session and a preview of the 2026 session Sam Sable, Principal Legislative Manager, introduced the 2026 Financial Forecast and Adjustments item and answered questions from the board.

Chair Andersen opened the public comment period and there were no comments. (1:05:29) Public Comment: Jim Lutz requested to add the CAC Guide to the Key Documents section of the website.

13.(1:01:10) Joint Powers Agreement Amendment (Action Item) Amend the Joint Powers Agreement to add clarifications and to align the Agreement with established Board practice.

John Perkins, Legal Director and Deputy General Counsel, introduced the Joint Power Agreement Amendment and answered questions from the board.

Chair Andersen opened the public comment period and there were no comments.

Member Balch motioned to approve the Joint Powers Agreement Amendment.

Member Roche seconded the motion, which was approved 17/0/0/0/1 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present):

Yes: Members: Marquez, Lopez, Tregub, Morada, Kaur, Keng, Roche, Barrientos, Del Catancio, Brown, Balch, Rickman, Fugazi, Nygard, Sakakihara, Vice-Chair Gonzalez and Chair Andersen.

No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Member Diallo

14.(1:08:01) 2026 Financial Adjustments, including Value Proposition (Action Item) Request Board authorization to take rate-setting and budget-management actions to mitigate a forecasted budget deficit.

Howard Chang, CEO, introduced the 2026 Financial Adjustments, including Value Proposition, and answered questions from the board.

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(1:43:06) Public Comment: Ron Perry, CEO - Commercial Energy of Oakland, CA, urged the Board to delay action until staff provides a detailed monthly cash-flow forecast and cost-of-energy analysis.
(1:45:37) Public Comment: Chirag Kathrani suggested including the $1.5 million in efficiencies from Scenario A in Scenario B.

Vice-Chair Gonzalez motioned to adopt the Staff’s Recommendation - Scenario B.

Member Morada seconded the motion.

Member Balch offered a substitute motion to adopt Staff’s Recommendation - Scenario B with the following modification:

1. Reallocate the $13 million budgeted for on-bill credits to the rate stabilization fund.

Member Rickman seconded the substitute motion.

Member Sakakihara offered a friendly amendment to Member Balch’s substitute motion:

1. Reduce the renewable energy procurement target for calendar year 2026 from $10 million to $5 million; and

2. Increase the Renewable 100 premium from 1.5 cents/kWh to 1.75 cents/kWh
Member Balch and Member Rickman accepted Member Sakakihara’s friendly amendment.

Member Balch’s substitute motion was approved 8/6/1/0/3 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present):

Yes: Members: Lopez, Morada, Barrientos, Balch, Rickman, Sakakihara, Vice-Chair Gonzalez and Chair Andersen No: Members: Marquez, Kaur, Roche, Del Catancio, Brown and Nygard Abstain: Member Tregub
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Keng, Diallo and Fugazi

15.(2:51:42) Allocation of Surplus Revenue from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to On-Bill Credits for CARE/FERA Customers (Action Item)
Adopt a resolution for allocation methodology of on-bill credits for CARE/FERA customers based on FY2024-2025 surplus revenues.

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Due to the passage of the substitute motion for Item 14 - 2026 Financial Adjustments, including Value Proposition, Item 15 - Allocation of Surplus Revenue from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to On-Bill Credits for CARE/FERA Customers, was deemed moot and cancelled.

16.(2:51:48) Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
No items were requested to be placed on future agendas.

17.(2:54:09) Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:58pm.

The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6pm.
12/17/25 Ava BOD meeting
AI Generated Courtesy Summary
not official minutes
This summary has not been assessed for accuracy
Welcome & Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM. The Board Clerk noted that several directors were attending remotely from various locations. Each remote director confirmed their location as required. The Board had sufficient attendance to establish a quorum. It was noted that Reza Ngoma was serving as the lead clerk for this meeting for professional development.

Pledge of Allegiance
Ed Hernandez led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Comment
There were no public comments on items not otherwise on the agenda.

Consent Agenda
Items 4-8 on the consent agenda were considered together:
● Approval of Minutes from November 19, 2025
● Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)
● Proposal to remove opt-out fee
● Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Q1 Financial Statements
● Maher contract amendment
Member Triggum moved to approve consent agenda items 4-8. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair.

The motion passed unanimously.

CAC Guide Updates & Term Extensions
Item 9 was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion. The item proposed updating the CAC Guide to include Unincorporated San Joaquin County and extending all current terms to April 30, 2026.

Member Berkeley raised a question about whether there were term limits for CAC members. Staff confirmed that there are existing term limits of four terms for regular CAC members and two terms for at-large members.

CAC Chair Hernandez requested a modification to the proposal to allow Member Cynthia Landry, who has served four terms since 2017, to continue serving for a fifth term as a one-time courtesy. He noted her long-term service to the organization and value to the CAC.

Alex DiGiorgio, representing staff, explained that this would be the first time making an exception to term limits, and staff recommended applying the rules impartially despite appreciating Landry's extensive service.

Member Sakaikihara moved to approve the CAC Guide Updates and Term Extensions as presented by staff without the requested exception. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair. The motion passed unanimously.

CEO Report
CEO Howard Chang provided updates on several items:
● He reported on the December 3rd Executive Committee meeting where members received updates on the value proposition, opt-out fee removal, and community investment grants. ● He announced the next Executive Committee meeting would be on January 14, 2026, at 3 PM, noting this was different from the typical first Wednesday schedule. ● He presented the 2026 schedule for public meetings, including Executive Committee, CAC, Board, FAP, and MRL meetings.
● He noted the preparation of the power content label mailer, a compliance requirement sent to all customers that summarizes the power content mix from 2024. Different versions are being prepared for Alameda and San Joaquin counties.
● He informed the Board of plans to launch service to unincorporated San Joaquin County customers in May 2026, following the successful launches in Stockton and Lathrop earlier. ● He provided an update on the customer programs roadmap, stating that the project would be delayed by 3-6 months while staff evaluates procurement policies of member cities and counties to address concerns raised at a previous meeting about Deloitte's contracts with immigration and customs enforcement agencies.
● He concluded by expressing gratitude to staff and Board members for their work throughout the year, highlighting accomplishments including the smart home charging program, bike electric program, Healthy Communities induction cooktop program, the ribbon-cutting for the first Eva Charge site, and critical communities facilities portfolio contracts.

Vice Chair asked about the power content label, specifically whether the state dictates the format. CEO Chang confirmed that the state heavily regulates the power content portion, while Eva can design the additional information included in the mailer.

CAC Report
CAC Chair Ed Hernandez, in his last report as Chair, summarized the recent CAC meeting. The committee discussed unbilled credits, the value proposition, and future agenda items.

He read a letter into the record expressing the CAC's support for the customer program strategic roadmap but endorsing the Board's decision not to move forward with the proposed contractor. The letter emphasized that the CAC considers this program a high priority and recommended developing a policy framework to promote "no fear" in support of future requests or proposals. The CAC suggested that if Eva cannot find an appropriate contractor, it should consider developing the program in-house.

Chair Hernandez also mentioned the CAC's interest in future discussions regarding AI-related electrical demand from data centers and requested a report from Emerald Cities Collective and Local Clean Energy Alliance on the resilient hub initiative.

Several public commenters, including Jessica Tovar from Local Clean Energy Alliance, expressed appreciation for Chair Hernandez's leadership and for Cynthia Landry's service on the CAC. 2025 Legislative Wrap-up and 2026 Preview (Informational Item) Sam Saddle presented a summary of the 2025 legislative session and preview of the 2026 session:
● He reported that during 2025, staff tracked 28 bills closely and took formal positions on 12 bills (10 support, 2 support if amended). Of these, 4 were signed and 2 were vetoed. ● He highlighted several legislative wins, including amendments to SB 283 (battery safety), efforts on SB 541, collaboration on SB 254 to remove threats to CCA autonomy, and work on AB 222 to reject a hostile amendment related to data centers.
● He noted that affordability was a key focus, with climate credit timing addressed in legislation to better match when bills are highest.
● He reported on SB 254, which included a transmission infrastructure accelerator to help drive down costs for transmission and distribution.
● He discussed legislation related to data centers, noting that this would be an increasing focus in 2026. ● He presented changes to cap and invest funding allocations, highlighting that the legislature will now have $1 billion at its discretion annually.
● Looking ahead to 2026, he noted the legislative session would be condensed due to the election, meaning bills would need to be reviewed earlier. He anticipated continued focus on PUC and Energy Commission authorities, data centers, and funding challenges due to the state's structural deficit.

Joint Powers Agreement Amendment (Action Item)
Deputy General Counsel John Perkins presented six proposed amendments to the Joint Powers Agreement, characterizing them as housekeeping changes to reflect how the agency has already been operating:
● Clarifying details about the CAC Chair's role
● Updating the voting formula to remove language that only applied to the first two years of existence and clarifying how energy use is determined for weighted votes ● Confirming that the CAC Chair does not contribute to calculating quorum for the Board ● Adding language that the Board Chair shall appoint Board members to committee assignments ● Ensuring alignment between the JPA and the CAC guide
● Clarifying the appointment process for greater flexibility Member Triggum asked whether a jurisdiction without an appointed director would count against quorum.

Counsel confirmed that it would not lower the number of directors required for quorum.

Member Balch moved to approve the Joint Powers Agreement amendments. Member Roche seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
2026 Financial Adjustments, including Value Proposition (Action Item)
CEO Howard Chang presented a comprehensive overview of financial adjustments needed to address a projected $250 million deficit in calendar year 2026. Key points included:
● The context of the financial changes: customer generation rates are projected to decrease by 25-30% in 2026, which is positive for customers but creates financial challenges for the agency. ● The fiscal year 2024-2025 ended with a budget surplus of approximately $130 million, but the forecast for calendar year 2026 shows a significant deficit.
● The generation rates that are inclusive of both PCIA and AVA's BrightChoice generation costs will decrease about 32% between 2025 and 2026, with AVA's generation portion decreasing by nearly 50%. ● The proposed financial adjustments were presented in three scenarios (A, B, and C), with staff recommending scenario B as a middle ground.

Scenario B included:
● Utilizing the full rate stabilization fund of $150 million ● Setting BrightChoice at a 0.5% discount to PG&E and Renewable100 at a 1.5 cent premium per kWh ● Reducing renewable energy procurement by $10 million (8.4% reduction) ● Reducing local development funds by $10 million (in unearmarked funding) ● Reducing operating expenditures by $3.5 million
● Potentially using $15 million from reserves (with authorization for up to $30 million) During public comment, Ron Perry, CEO of Commercial Energy of Oakland, expressed concerns about the presentation lacking monthly cash flow forecasts. Another commenter suggested including $1.5 million in efficiencies in scenario B.

Board discussion was extensive, with members raising questions about:
● Risk scenarios and their financial impact
● The impact on customers (approximately $15/month reduction in generation charges) ● The relationship between PCIA and EVA's financial situation ● The balance between maintaining renewable energy procurement targets and financial stability ● The implications of the on-bill credits in light of the deficit CAC Chair Hernandez reported that the CAC supported option B with modifications: not reducing renewable procurement and increasing the Renewable100 premium from 1.5 cents to 1.75 cents to offset about 67% of that change.

A substitute motion was made to modify scenario B:
● Add back the $13 million on-bill credit to the rate stabilization fund ● Increase the Renewable100 premium to 1.75 cents per kWh ● Reduce the renewable energy procurement reduction from $10 million to $5 million ● Reduce the reserve utilization to near zero
Member Balch moved a substitute motion to approve scenario B with the following modifications:
reallocate the $13 million on-bill credit to the rate stabilization fund, increase the Renewable100 premium to 1.75 cents per kWh, reduce the renewable energy procurement reduction from $10 million to $5 million, and reduce the reserve utilization to near zero with authorization for up to $15 million if needed.

Member Rickman seconded the motion. The motion passed with 8 yes votes, 6 no votes, and 1 abstention.

Allocation of Surplus Revenue from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to On-Bill Credits for CARE/FERA Customers (Action Item)
This item became moot following the decision in item 14 to reallocate the on-bill credit funds to the rate stabilization fund.

Board Member and Staff Announcements
There were no announcements or requests for future agenda items.

The Chair thanked the Board members for their time and commitment, noting the nearly perfect attendance at the meeting. She also reiterated thanks to the staff and wished everyone happy holidays.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:58 PM.

Consent Item 5
Consent Item 5
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: January 21, 2026
_____________________________________________________________________

RECOMMENDATION
Accept the CEO’s report on contracts that Ava Community Energy has entered into, as required by the Administrative Procurement Policy, from December 13th, 2025 through January 12th.

Consent Item 5
Counterparty
Name
Record Name Contract Purpose Contract
Value
Not To
Exceed
Expiration
Date
City State Ironclad
Id
Bayer
HealthCare LLC
First Amendment
to Electricity
Service
Agreement
Minor updates to existing
agreement, including
extension of Term.

N/A N/A 2026-12-
31 Whippany New
Jersey
IC-2250
City of Oakland Amended and
Restated
Charging Station
License
Agreement
Amend and restate existing
agreement for the use of
real property for charging
stations.

N/A N/A 2037-10-
05 Oakland California IC-2129
Clean Energy
Regulatory
Research
October 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Add $80,000 to the NTE
and extend the Term.
$80,000 $175,000 2026-12-
31 San
Francisco
California IC-2100
Fractal
Business
Analytics, LLC
December 2025
Consulting
Services
Agreement
Fractal will be providing
energy storage consulting
services to Ava
$15,000 $15,000 2027-06-
30 Austin Texas IC-2247
Kitchen
Stadium Inc.

December 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Extend the term of the
Agreement.

N/A N/A 2026-12-
31 Long Island
City
New York IC-2251
Linda Leung December 2025
Purchase Rider
Provides content strategy
and writing services to
support education and
awareness about
electrification and Ava's
program offerings.
$15,000 $15,000 2026-06-
30 Belmont California IC-2265
Consent Item 5
Omni
Government
Relations, LLC
November 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Increase NTE and extend
Term.
$120,000 $355,000 2026-12-
31 Sacramento California IC-2243
Ramp Business
Corporation
November 2025
Purchase Rider
Credit Card expense and
reimbursement platform
services
$4,800 $4,800 2026-11-
29 New York New York IC-2113
Ryan Litton December 2025
Purchase Rider
Written content for the
Ava website and marketing
collateral, based on topics
and projects assigned by
Ava
$15,000 $15,000 2026-07-
01 Berlin Germany IC-2266
Sage Knox January 2026
Purchase Rider
Written content for
Marketing team
$15,000 $15,000 2026-06-
30 Missoula Montana IC-2277
Townsend
Public Affairs,
Inc.

November 2025
Amendment to
the Consulting
Services
Agreement
Increase compensation and
extend the Term.
$60,000 $240,000 2026-11-
30 Newport
Beach
California IC-2124

CEO Report Item 6
CEO Report Item 6
TO: Ava Community Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: CEO Report (Informational Item)
DATE: January 21, 2026
________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation
Accept Chief Executive Officer (CEO) report on update items below.

Executive Committee Meeting
An Executive Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Members received an update on the Customer Care and Data Management Services Procurement Plan.

The next Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for February 4, 2026 at 3pm. Note that this meeting may be canceled.

Financial, Administrative and Procurement Meeting
The next Financial, Administrative and Procurement meeting will be held on January 28, 2026.

Marketing Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee Meeting The December 19, 2025 meeting of the Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative subcommittee (MRL) was cancelled. The next MRL meeting will be held on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 10am.

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Application Now Open Ava is currently accepting applications for positions on the CAC. The CAC is made up of residents and business owners across Ava’s service area who are appointed, or reappointed, by the Board of Directors. The CAC advises the Board on Ava initiatives and provides a bridge between community stakeholders and the Board. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 20 at 12pm. Interested community members can learn more and apply here.

Ava Outreach Strategy Input
The Marketing team is refining its outreach and engagement strategy and 2026 plan. As key stakeholders, Board of Directors and Community Advisory Committee members are invited to provide input to these efforts via an online survey. Please anticipate receiving an email for more information.

Community Sponsorship Recipients
Three times a year, Ava awards sponsorships to community organizations across our service area. Funding areas include (but are not limited to) sports, art, music, and STEM. More CEO Report Item 6
information, eligibility criteria, and a link to apply for the next round of sponsorships can be found at https://avaenergy.org/community/grants-sponsorships/community-sponsorships/. The most recent sponsorship recipients are:

Recipient Org City Sponsorship
Amount Type
Berkeley Food Network Berkeley $2,500 Food
Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont Fremont $2,500 Food Open Heart Kitchen Livermore $2,500 Food
Community Kitchens Oakland $2,500 Food
Saba Grocers Initiative Oakland $2,500 Food
Tandi Family Farms San Leandro $2,500 Food
UC Gill Tract Community Farm Albany $2,500 Environment
Cal Sailing Club (CSC) Berkeley $2,500 Environment
Berkeley Art Center Berkeley $2,500 Environment
Collective Resilience Berkeley $2,500 Environment
Glad Tidings Community Development
Corporation Hayward $2,500 Environment
Tri-Valley Conservancy Livermore $2,500 Environment
Bright Saver Stockton $2,500 Environment
Cycles of Change Oakland $2,500 Bikes
Emergency Food Stockton $2,500 Basic Needs
HOPE Collaborative Oakland $2,500 Basic Needs
East Bay Agency for Children (EBAC) Oakland $2,500 Basic Needs East Bay Children & Nature Emeryville $2,500 Art
Tri-Valley REACH Pleasanton $1,500 Art
Tracy Community Concert Band & Jazz
Ensemble Tracy $2,500 Art
The Freight Berkeley $2,500 Art
Keep Oakland Beautiful Oakland $2,500 Art
Grants Ideation Public Community Workshop
Following a presentation of Ava’s grant strategy to the Executive Committee in December 2025, staff is hosting a public workshop to solicit grant ideas from interested community members.

The Grants Ideation Public Community Workshop will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 5:30–7:30 PM at our Oakland office. Community members, local nonprofits, and partner organizations are encouraged to participate. A remote option will also be available.

Registration is required, and those interested can do so here.

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM by Acting Chair Sousa.

The time has come to elect a new Chair for the advisory committee and I was blessed enough to have this wonderful group of people in the AVA Advisory Committee nominate and choose me to be their next chair. I believe that there were wonderful candidates besides me, and I will work hard to pave the way for the next leader of the committee who may be someone who you may know, the new Vice-Chair Indira Balkissoon .

My goal for the year is to better understand and make progress on how the advisory committee can serve both AVA staff, and especially the Board as we all know that your time and energy is divided between this very important board, and the cities that you serve. Most importantly, we want to be a focal point for community information and needs, keeping an ear to the ground so that we are always in a continuous path of improvement and growth.

Our meeting was joined by Jessica Tovar from Local Clean Power Alliance. She stressed that we cannot forget that our communities are already suffering from wildfires and issues related to climate change. She also thanked AVA for opposing corporations that are working with ICE, and the important of building resilience in communities.

The committee was pleased with the added benefit of AI generated minutes, and note that some names are misspelled and other potential errors. We agree with AVA staff that the AI generated minutes are solely for the use of enhancing chair and administrative note taking. These minutes and the minutes given from staff were approved.

As far as our synopsis of the last Board meeting, it was noted that the committee was disappointed in the reduction of renewable investments and the removal of the on-bill credits.

I will reserve the two items:

1. IRP overview

2. Customer Bill Updates
for later in the meeting as they are presented.

As for the rest of the committee meeting, we discussed streamlining using Ad Hoc communications using categories such as: risks community concerns, legislative, and opportunities. Although as chair, my knowledge is limited, we have on the committee people who have worked since the inception of AVA Community Energy as well as in the sector of energy, legislative policy, advocacy, and have connections to organizational heavies such as The Sierra Club, UC Berkeley, who have large legislative staffs.

We wanted to point out as an example that it would be prudent to join forces, perhaps using the advisory committee or a board Ad Hoc to fight the PCIA reform which comprises the majority (please correct me if I am wrong) of our 2026 $250 million deficit.

We also would like to have an update on the idea of bringing the call center back into a local jurisdiction, but we are still working on our update from staff.

1. IRP overview
ACA expressed gratitude that the IRP has been brought in-house and we are especially concerned about how the projections impact customer bills, how the PCIA is affecting the IRP, and how data center demand will affect AVA. It bears mention that especially in the realm of the 3 time demand growth targets should include actions by AVA to fight for legislation around data center energy demand to deter the imminent detrimental impact to our current customers. And, if done with prudence, we may be able to partner with these potential customers offering our expertise on how to build a clean energy future and growing AVA in the process.

2. Customer Bill Updates
We were glad that Annie had a plan to express these bill changes to our customers. and emphasized that we need to distinguish between the PG&E charges versus the AVA charges.

Staff Report Item 8
Staff Report Item 8
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Marie Fontenot
Subject: Updating the board on the upcoming 2026 Integrated Resource Planning Proceeding compliance analysis and filing.

Date: January 21, 2026
__________________________________________________________________ Summary/Recommendation
This Staff Report describes the purpose of the 2026 Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Proceeding analysis and compliance filing; this is informational and no action is required.

Financial Impact
N/A
Analysis and Context
All California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) jurisdictional load serving entities, including Ava, are required to comply with regulatory requirements. One of the CPUC’s regulatory proceedings is the Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Proceeding. The IRP has two distinct tracts: track 1, a bi-annual compliance analysis and filing; and track 2, procurement mandates and resource sufficiency demonstrations.

The 2026 bi-annual compliance analysis and filing is currently scheduled to be submitted to the CPUC by May 5, 2026. Ava must perform a long-term resource planning analysis that looks out into the 2040s and evaluates what resources are the best fit for Ava’s portfolio going into the future. The analysis will evaluate potential portfolio costs and how effectively the future, hypothetical portfolio will be able to reduce emissions.The analysis must comply with the CPUC’s prescriptive assumptions and incorporate Ava own assumptions of resource availability Staff Report Item 8
as well as internal requirements, like achieving an carbon-free portfolio as measured on a net annual basis by 2030.

Regulation requires that Ava obtain Board approva of the compliance analysis prior to filing it with the CPUC. Based on the current filing due date of May 5, 2026, staff would present the compliance analysis and filing materials to the Board in the April Board meeting. It is important to note that the compliance filing due date has changed multiple times and staff expects further adjustment of the due date as a CPUC Scoping Memo for the IRP effectively committed that load serving entities would be granted at least six months to complete the analysisand filing following the release of filing requirements by the CPUC. 1 The CPUC has not yet published all
of the required input assumptions for the analysis, so while the current due date is May 2026, staff anticipates an extension of the due date.

In addition to the CPUC-mandated analysis and compliance filing, Ava staff will perform additional analyses using modified assumptions. Staff will present the additional analyses to the Board in the future; these analyses will provide explanations of what Ava’ forecasted demand will growth is, the costs of different possible resource portfolios and the effectiveness of those resource portfolios in reducing Ava’s and grid emissions over time. These long-term planning analyses inform what resources Ava contracts with over time but do not explicitly guarantee that Ava will contract with certain resource types or volumes from any resource type as the assumptions of resource cost and availability that are made when performing the analysis do not perfectly correlate to market conditions when contracting occurs.

Committee Recommendation
Not applicable
Attachments
A. PowerPoint presentation
1 Source: Oct 2025 Scoping Memo, pp. 13-15.
https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Efile/G000/M585/K485/585485746.PDF Integrated Resource
Planning - 2026
Marie Fontenot | January 21, 2026
Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
Background: What is an IRP?
2 • Integrated Resources Plan (IRP): a long-term roadmap. ▪ Details how an entity will meet future energy demand reliably & affordably, balancing supply- and demand-side resources.
▪ Considers costs, environmental impact, regulatory goals. ▪ Typically performed by vertically integrated utilities – includes transmission planning; filed with applicable utilities commission for approval and cost recovery.
• IRP in California context.
▪ Long-term transmission planning is led by California Independent System Operator (CAISO).
▪ Resource planning is led by California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for all jurisdictional entities.

Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
Background: IRPs in California
3 • IRP for Ava: a biennial analysis and filing required by CPUC. ▪ Load serving entities (LSEs) submit long-term procurement plans to the CPUC ▪ CPUC mandates many modeling assumptions (demand, resource availability, etc)
▪ Ava submitted compliant analyses: 20181, 20202, 20223; 2024 IRP cycle delayed by CPUC
• Evaluate LSEs’ ability to contribute to emissions reduction while meeting electricity-related compliance obligations. • CPUC evaluates California’s resource needs for 10 coming years.
▪ Important: can result in CPUC-mandated procurement
1: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/electrical-energy/electric-power-procurement/long-term-procurement-planning/2017-2018-irp-events-and-materials/lses-2018-integrated-resource-plans 2: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/electrical-energy/electric-power-procurement/long-term-procurement-planning/2019-20-irp-events-and-materials/lse-2020-integrated-resource-plans 3: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/electrical-energy/electric-power-procurement/long-term-procurement-planning/2022-irp-cycle-events-and-materials/lse-2022-integrated-resource-plans Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
Analytical Benefits of IRP Proceeding to Ava
4 • CPUC-coordinated planning promotes a more stable statewide electricity system • Increased visibility into CPUC view of priority resources – a “hat tip” to future procurement mandates
• Alignment with CPUC view of the market; identification of specific differences in respective views ▪ Ava supplemental analyses evaluate different CAISO market conditions (high vs low market prices) & impact on portfolio. Exact timing of Ava-focused analysis TBD based on CPUC timeline revisions, but will inform resource selection in Ava’s 2026 long-term resource RFO. ▪ Staff goal of performing analyses to inform budget setting for fiscal year 26-27. Analyses will show range of market outcomes and impact on Ava’s financial position. • Evaluation of costs & risks of different portfolios under different potential policy futures • Identify barriers to Ava’s emission reduction objectives balanced with financial costs & ability to reliably serve load
▪ Ava to evaluate costs associated with different emission reduction objectives and counting methodologies • Open-source software can expand modeling & analytic capabilities w/in Ava ▪ Ava performs modeling in-house for 2026 filing; will leverage software to stress-test portfolio costs on a regular schedule going forward
▪ Previous IRP filings utilized consultants to perform analysis, Ava had no or limited ability to expand on analyses. Current model is the result of increased skill & sophistication in the org; will result in more informed decision making on an ongoing basis.

Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
5 Deliverables
Ava Board
1) All CPUC materials for review and
approval pre-filing
2) Understand drivers of portfolio costs
3) Evaluate macro-level resource
ability
4) Identify potential risks to Ava’s
carbon-free 2030 portfolio; later
develop mitigations
CPUC
1) Analyses based on CPUC-prescribed
elements & with Ava-specified changes
2) Prescriptive Narrative document –
analyses, process, results, lessons
learned, procurement targets
3) Resource Data Template – conforming
and preferred portfolios
4) Clean System Power Calculator – an
estimate of each LSE’s GHG emissions
based on the resources actually
online/generating in the CAISO market.

Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
Timeline
6 Date Event
Oct 28, 2025 Scoping Memo establishing 2026 IRP Schedule Jan 16, 2026 Filing requirements published via ALJ ruling TBD* Input data assumptions to be released by the Energy Division June 1, 2026* IRP filing deadline to CPUC
July 15, 2026* Initial comments on IRPs from stakeholders Q3 & Q4 2026* CPUC staff aggregate LSE IRPs, prepare proposed PSP portfolio Q1 or Q2 2027* ALJ ruling seeking comments on proposed PSP Q2 or Q3 2027* Proposed decision addressing LSE IRPs and adopting PSP Q3 2027* Final decision addressing LSE IRPs and PSP
*This schedule is subject to change due to delays in the publishing of required input data.

CPUC staff acknowledged importance of providing at least 6 months from the publishing of filing requirements prior to the final deadline. If no update provided by CPUC soon, CalCCA are prepared to submit a motion to delay the schedule accordingly.

Source: Oct 2025 Scoping Memo, pp. 13-15. https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Efile/G000/M585/K485/585485746.PDF Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
7 Analytical Approach
Capacity
Expansion Model
(CEM)
• Zonal modeling explores the tradeoffs between resource types and their suitability to serve California’s growing electricity needs
• GenX modeling software optimizes statewide resource additions to lower emissions while still ensuring sufficient capacity on the system to avoid rolling blackouts
Production Cost
Model (PCM)
• Hourly dispatch modeling of all generators in state determines price environment which Ava will be operating into the future
• Captures expected shifts in price patterns that may arise from combinations of increased solar & storage resource on the CA grid, electrification efforts, eventual retirement (or not) of Diablo Canyon, etc.

Portfolio
Expansion
Modeling (PEM)
• In the context of the CA energy system modeled above, Ava optimizes resource procurement over the next 20 years to minimize the cost purchased energy while achieving state-mandated or locally-driven goals Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
8 Modeling Framework
Capacity
Expansion Model
(CEM)
• CPUC requires that all load-service entities (LSEs) submit plans consistent with a 30 million metric tons (MMT) and 25 MMT statewide emissions targets
• Staff expects the 25 MMT case to be our “base case” (need final assumptions from CPUC) Production Cost
Model (PCM)
• The base case will likely assume normal hydro conditions and a return to lower natural gas prices • Staff will also look at a case in which constrained hydro availability and natural gas supply volatility put upward pressure on CA electricity prices
Portfolio
Expansion
Modeling (PEM)
• The base case assumes no expansion of Ava territory (beyond San Joaquin County) and that all projects are completed on schedule; staff will evaluate possible load growth associated with data centers • Staff will evaluate additional scenarios like increased new-resource costs, to understand the magnitude of the market exposure that arises in these cases and consider strategies to mitigate that exposure Note: “base case” criteria subject to change due to delays in the publishing of filing requirements.

Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
Impacts of the IRP
9 • IRP-Directed Procurement Trend: More capacity procurement, more procurement of specific technologies
▪ 2019: CPUC ordered 3,300 MW of incremental procurement online in 2021-2023. ▪ 2021: CPUC ordered 11,500 MW of incremental procurement online in 2024-2026, including 1,000 MW of Geothermal and 1,000 MW of Long-Duration Energy Storage. ▪ 2023: CPUC ordered 4,000 MW new procurement online in 2026-2027 ▪ 2026: CPUC procurement order for 6,000 MW online in 2030-2032, alongside development of programmatic approach to procurement directives (RCPPP) • Risk that IRP Procurement Displaces Ava's Resource Portfolio Design ▪ IRP-driven procurement may mandate higher volumes of technology-specific procurement such as geothermal, off-shore wind, energy storage, or other resources than Ava would select on its own.
▪ IRP-driven procurement may require contracting with emitting resource types, e.g. Biomass Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
IRP – what do we get out of it?
10 • Define some of what we’re going to assume
• Informed views of how well different resource portfolios meet Ava’s demand • Estimated emissions associated with different portfolios (annual and hourly) • Estimated costs of different portfolios
• Analysis that will guide procurement choices
▪ Note: modeled portfolio not necessarily available in the real word. Acts as a guide, not explicit instructions
0 2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2024 2025 2026 2028 2030 2032 2035
GWh
Market Purchases
BTM_Solar
Solar
Offshore Wind
Out-of-State Wind
In-State Wind
Biomass/Biogas
Hybrid
PHS_LDS
6hr_batteries
4hr_batteries
Hydro
Geothermal
Retail Sales
Image: example of Conforming Portfolio
Buildout; 2022 IRP compliance filing
Retail Sales
Attachment Staff Report Item 8A
Staff Report Item 9
Staff Report Item 9
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Annie Henderson, Chief Customer Officer
Subject Update on Changes to 2026 Customer Bills
Date: January 21, 2026
__________________________________________________________________ Summary/Recommendation
Receive an update from staff on recent changes that impact customer bills. Specifically, receive an update on Ava’s generation rates, power charge indifference adjustment (PCIA), an upcoming new delivery charge called the Base Services Charge, and planned customer education.

Analysis and Context
January 2026 Rate Updates
Staff provided information at the December 2025 Board meeting regarding the financial forecast through calendar 2026. A portion of the presentation addressed 2026 rate changes based on the October 2025 Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) filing made by PG&E with a note that final rates would be based on the Annual Energy True-Up (AET), filed in late December 2025.

The final rates filed in the AET differed from what PG&E provided in the October ERRA filing.

Based on information in the October ERRA filing, staff projected an overall decrease to Ava generation rates + PCIA of 22-29%. However, the final numbers in the AET resulted in a decrease of 15-21%. The overall bill impact changes from a forecasted 10% decrease to a 5% decrease.

Staff Report Item 9
Summary of Rate Forecast Changes as a % of an average Ava residential customer bill Generation + PCIA Generation + Delivery + PCIA
Forecast based on Oct ERRA filing decrease 22-29% decrease 10% Updated based on AET filing decrease 15-21% decrease 5% Ava provides the generation services for customers and sets rates for that portion of the bill only. Below is the average effective generation rate (inclusive of the reduction of PCIA cost) for an Ava residential customer. These figures are still in draft and are subject to further analysis and refinement.

Average 2025
Residential Rate
Forecast 2026
Residential Rate
Draft 2026
Residential Rate
Bright Choice average
residential rate (per kWh) 14.22¢ 10.08¢ 11.27¢
Renewable 100 average
residential rate (per kWh) 15.22¢ 11.8¢ 13.02¢
Bright Choice % decrease
2025 to 2026 29% 21%
Renewable 100 % decrease
2025 to 2026 22% 15%
Recap of Changes to Bright Choice Discount and Renewable 100 Premium Staff has taken the appropriate actions to implement changes to the Bright Choice discount and Renewable 100 premium as directed by the Board in December 2025. Updates to relevant language on the website and customer bills have been made to reflect the changes. The necessary updates to our billing engine, which generates customer billing data, will be deployed on January 23 with an effective date of January 1. The updated Ava rates will appear on customer bills with bill cycles that begin after January 1. For example, a Bright Choice customer whose bill cycle begins on the 15th of each month will see the following:
• Statement date January 25 billed for usage from December 15-January 14. Customer will still be billed for generation at a 5% discount to PG&E 2025 rates and 2025 PCIA • Statement date February 25 billed for usage from January 15-February 14. Customer will be billed for generation at a 0.5% discount to PG&E 2026 generation rates and 2026 PCIA
Base Services Charge
Base Services Charge is the customer-facing name for what was previously presented to the Board in April 20241 as the Income Graduated Fixed Charge (IGFC). Base Services Charge is a 1 https://avaenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/16.-Item-16-Income-Graduated-Fixed-Charge.pdf Staff Report Item 9
fixed, monthly fee to all PG&E customers that will appear on the PG&E delivery portion of the bill starting in March. The fee is $24 for most residential customers, $6 for CARE customers, and $12 for FERA customers and/or residents of Affordable Housing. The delivery rate charged by PG&E per kWh will go down when the Base Services Charge begins. This fee is the result of Assembly Bill 1999, approved by the legislature in 2024.

PG&E messages this fee on their website as follows:

A PG&E email sent to customers in early January presented the impacts of Base Services Charge for a low, medium, and high usage customers as follows:

Staff Report Item 9
This fee will not be applied to commercial customer bills. Additionally, the Base Services Charge will replace the $15 fixed fee that is currently part of the bill for customers on the E-ELEC schedule, which is a requirement for solar customers on the Solar Billing Plan.

Planned Customer Education
The Ava Communications team works hard to ensure that there is up to date and accurate information available to our customers at all times. The team is using various channels to provide updated information to customers and members of the public on both the rate changes and new rate components like Base Services Charge, as described below. • Website content
o A new descriptive Insight (article) about customer bills o An update to the "How PG&E rate changes impact Ava customers" insight, previously posted in October 2025.
o Updates to the "Understanding Your Bill" page
• Newsletter
o Customers will learn more about upcoming changes to their electricity bills through content shared in our Direct Current newsletter. • Digital
o Social media posts that drive to the Insights listed above Staff Report Item 9
o New digital ads will drive customers to content on the website that explains the relationship between Ava and PG&E and how to understand the electricity bill. o Short reel (video) that summarizes all the changes to bills and points to other Ava benefits.
• Talking Points
o For the Board
o For our call center

Staff Report Item 10
Staff Report Item 10
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Chair Betsy Andersen
Subject: Instituting a practice requiring a majority vote to consider any agenda item not yet addressed after 9:00 p.m. at a Board meeting.

Date: January 21, 2026
__________________________________________________________________ Summary/Recommendation
In order to promote efficient time management during Board meetings, this Staff Report proposes for Ava’s Board of Directors to implement a practice whereby agenda items not reached by 9:00 p.m. require a majority vote to be heard that evening and, absent such vote, are continued to a future meeting or otherwise addressed as directed by the Board.

Financial Impact
N/A
Analysis and Context
To help promote efficient use of time at meetings of Ava’s Board of Directors and to respect the demands on the time of the Directors, this Staff Report recommends that the Directors make and pass the following motion:
“Going forward, to institute a practice whereby, at any regular Board meeting, any agenda item not reached by 9:00 p.m. shall be continued to the next regular meeting unless the Board, by majority vote, elects to hear the item that evening. Staff shall note this practice in a conspicuous location on each Board packet, and the Board reserves the right to apply an alternate solution to continuing the item at its discretion, including but not limited to referring the item to a subcommittee and empowering that subcommittee to take such action as it determines appropriate.”
Staff Report Item 10
This proposed policy is similar to those of other California municipalities, including the City Council of Pleasanton and the City Council of San Leandro.1 It provides a default boundary for bringing new items in order to promote practical meeting lengths but includes the flexibility to proceed for longer periods of time provided that a majority of the Directors agree.

Because this action concerns internal meeting procedures, the proposed policy may be implemented upon a majority vote and does not require a resolution.

Attachments
None.
1 See, e.g., City of Pleasanton. (2022). City Council Rules of Procedure (p. 9). Retrieved from https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/assets/our-government/mayor-city-council/city-council-rules-of-procedure.pdf; City of San Leandro. (2025). City Council Member Handbook (p. 20). Retrieved from https://www.sanleandro.org/DocumentCenter/View/10783/Council-Member-Handbook-2025.

People’s Clean Power Alliance
339 15th Street Suite 208
Oakland, CA 94612
[email protected]
December 15, 2025
Dear Ava Community Energy Board of Directors, Community Advisors and Alternates, We applaud Ava Community Energy (Ava’s) recent decision to reject contracting with Deloitte, a firm that maintains contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). By choosing not to align with an entity whose work contributes to the criminalization, harassment, detention and the disappearance of immigrant communities, you have taken a meaningful step toward ensuring that public resources do not reinforce systems that target immigrants and subject people to violent treatment without due process. Your action demonstrates a commendable commitment to transparency, accountability, well-being, and the solidarity of communities served by Ava Community Energy – who operates using public funds from electricity revenues.

We thank the agency for responding to community concerns and recognizing the importance of not investing public funds to operations and practices that undermine human rights. Our community’s values are rooted in dignity, fairness, and inclusion.

Based on the recommendations of Ava’s Legal Counsel and Board Member Elisa Márquez on November 19, we urge the agency to build on this leadership by developing a clear and forward-looking procurement policy that:

1. Prohibits contracts and purchases with firms engaged in activities that contribute to the criminalization, detention, surveillance, and disappearance of immigrants. In addition, prohibit contracts that make community–customer data, personal information, and gatherings vulnerable to such surveillance, criminalization, and other harmful uses.

2. Prioritize contracting with small, local, and emerging businesses and organizations rooted in Ava Community Energy cities and counties.

Such a policy would not only safeguard against future misalignment of ethical standards, adhere to Ava member cities who have committed to being sanctuary cities, but also strengthen the local economy by uplifting businesses that reflect and serve our community. It would embody an investment in equitable growth, shared prosperity, and humane public governance.

Thank you again for your thoughtful action and continued dedication to ethical stewardship of public funds. We look forward to seeing the agency continue to lead with integrity and compassion.

Sincerely,
Daniela Suarez
Local Clean Energy Alliance

Ava Community Energy Board of DirectorsJanuary 21, 2026

Ava Community Energy Board of Directors
January 21, 2026