CEO Report Item 15
CEO Report Item 15
TO: Ava Community Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: CEO Report (Informational Item)
DATE: October 21, 2026
________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation
Accept Chief Executive Officer (CEO) report on update items below.
Executive Committee Meeting
An Executive Committee Meeting met on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Members received updates on the Customer Programs Strategy Engagement Consultant Selection and Renewable Energy Procurement and Power Content Reporting. Members also reviewed and provided feedback on the proposed agreement extension with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for critical billing and customer services. The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 3:00 pm.
Marketing Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee Meeting A Marketing Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee Meeting met on Friday, September 18, 2026. Members received an update on the Power Chair Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) regulatory proceedings and reviewed developments from the 2026 California Legislative Session. The next Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee meeting will be held on Friday, November 20, 2026, at 10:00 am.
Long Term Project Online Date Announcement
The Oakland 2 project from Ava’s Disadvantaged Community Green Tarriff Program (DAC) came online on August 31, 2026. The Oakland 2 project is a 0.72 MW Solar facility, located in Oakland, California delivering renewable energy for Ava’s customers for a 20-year term. The project is a part of Ava’s DAC program which funds local renewable generation projects while providing eligible low-income residential customers with 100% renewable energy. The Oakland 2 site, developed by Prologis Inc., is the first of five DAC projects to come online with all projects located in Ava’s service territory.
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Oakland 2 Inverter Covers on the roof
Ava in the Community - October
To raise awareness of Ava’s service, support our community, and connect customers to our offerings, Ava sponsors and staffs events throughout our service territory all year long.
Additionally, we also deliver presentations to community groups. Below is a list of upcoming events we’ll be attending between 10/01 and 11/30. Learn more at https://avaenergy.org/about-ava/meetings-events/events/ Date Event Type Location
10/1/2026 Lathrop Country
Breakfast Volunteering Lathrop
10/3/2026 Science in the Park Tabling and
Sponsoring Hayward
10/3/2026 Emeryville Harvest
Festival Tabling Emeryville
10/11/2026 E-Bike Test and Ride #3 Co-hosting Hayward
10/11/2026 Fremont Chess Festival Sponsoring Fremont
10/17/2026 Edible Schoolyard Fall
Harvest Festival
Tabling and
Sponsoring Stockton
10/19/2026 Fashion Fest Tabling and
Sponsoring Oakland
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10/19/2026
CEO Impact Report
presentation to San
Leandro City Council
City Council meeting San Leandro
10/20/2026
CEO Impact Report
presentation to Pleasanton
City Council
City Council meeting Pleasanton
10/23/2026 Clements Stampede Tabling and
Sponsoring
Unincorporated
San Joaquin
County
10/24/2026
Habitat for Humanity
Sequoia Grove Home
Celebration
Tabling and
Sponsoring Hayward
10/24/2026 YMCA Trunk or Treat Sponsoring Stockton
10/27/2026
CEO Impact Report
presentation to Berkeley
City Council
City Council meeting Berkeley
11/1/2026 Día de Los Muertos
Festival
Tabling and
Sponsoring Oakland
11/7/2026 Tri-City Intergenerational
Climate Roundtable
Presenting and
Sponsoring Fremont
11/11/2026 Lathrop Veterans Day
Resource Fair Tabling Lathrop
11/17/2026
CEO Impact Report
presentation to Emeryville
City Council
City Council meeting Emeryville
New Web Content
Ava regularly publishes educational content on our website to help customers understand the benefits of Ava, navigate their bills, and participate in our programs. Below is a list of content published in the past 3 months. For additional resources, visit AvaEnergy.org/insights.
Date Title Link Descriptio
n
10/9/2
6 Video: E-Bike Test &
Ride
Customer
Testimonial
s: Charlie
https://youtube.com/shorts/9ehqOh8L_b0?si=otYC5Yn-WC_6rnEi A 30-
second
customer
testimonial
from the E-Bike Test &
Ride event.
10/7/2
6 Video: E-Bike Test &
Ride
Customer
https://youtube.com/shorts/KQ6VYrjVFKw?si=xL_5_rF8_
FtJvY_e
A 15-
second
customer
testimonial
from the E-
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Testimonial
s: Linda
Bike Test &
Ride event.
10/6/2
6 Video: E-Bike Test &
Ride (Short
Version)
https://youtube.com/shorts/9ehqOh8L_b0?si=rinetqW83
Henybc_
A 30-
second
cutdown of
the E-Bike
Test & Ride
video for
resharing
on social
media.
9/29/2
6 What It’s
Like to
Own an EV
Without
Home
Charging
https://avaenergy.org/insight/what-its-like-to-own-an-ev-without-home-charging/ Frequently
asked
questions
about
owning an
EV without
access to
home
charging,
answered
by an Ava
employee.
9/8/26 Powering
Community
Connection
s with
Mandela
Partners
https://avaenergy.org/insight/powering-community-connections-with-mandela-partners/ A story
about our
collaboratio
n with
Mandela
Partners,
an Ava
Community
Sponsorshi
p recipient
that
empowers
local
entrepreneu
rs and
creates
community
connections
.
9/2/26 New EV
Driver
Checklist:
4 Things
To Do in
the First
https://avaenergy.org/insight/new-ev-driver-checklist-4- things-to-do-in-the-first-month-of-ev-ownership
A checklist
of 4 simple
ways for
residents to
adjust to
the lifestyle
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Month of
EV
Ownership
of owning
an EV.
8/31/2
6 Video:
Ava
Community
Energy x
Bike East
Bay: E-Bike Test &
Ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLuh8Pub_GU A video
recap of our
E-Bike Test
& Ride
events
8/17/2
6 Sequoia
Grove
Constructio
n Update:
Summer
2026
https://avaenergy.org/insight/sequoia-grove-construction-update-summer-2026/ An update
on Habitat
for
Humanity
East
Bay/Silicon
Valley’s
Hayward
developme
nt, which is
all-electric
with funding
from Ava.
8/12/2
6 Types of
Electric
Vehicles:
BEV vs.
HEV vs.
PHEV
https://avaenergy.org/insight/types-of-electric-vehicles-bev-vs-hybrid-vs-plug-in-hybrid/ Explains
the
differences,
pros, and
cons of
common
types of
EVs to help
customers
consider
the best
option for
them.
8/11/2
6 Health-e
Communiti
es Pilot:
What Ava
Learned
from
Replacing
Gas
Ranges
with
Induction in
162 Homes
https://avaenergy.org/insight/health-e-communities-pilot/ Pilot
evaluation
and final
report for
the Health-e
Communitie
s pilot,
including
our air
quality
findings,
key
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challenges
and
learnings,
and
customer
experience.