Clean Energy Alliance - Board of Directors
Regular Meeting Minutes
November 17, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
City of San Marcos|Virtual Meeting
Teleconference Locations Per Government Code Section 54953(3) (Assembly Bill 361) CALL TO ORDER: Chair Becker called to order the special meeting of the Clean Energy Alliance at 2:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Board Members: Musgrove, Acosta, Green, Keim, Inscoe, Vice Chair Druker, Chair Becker
FLAG SALUTE: Board Member Musgrove led the flag salute.
BOARD COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
PRESENTATIONS: San Diego Gas & Electric – Overview and Update on 2023 Rate Forecast: Scott Crider, Senior Vice President of External and Operations Support; Adam Pierce, Director of Customer Pricing PUBLIC COMMENT: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
October 20, 2022, Special Meeting
Motion by Chair Becker, second by Vice Chair Druker, to approve the minutes of the special meeting held October 20, 2022.
Approved Unanimously, 6/0 with Board Member Musgrove abstaining.
Consent Calendar
Item 1: Clean Energy Alliance Treasurer’s Report
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file Clean Energy Alliance Treasurer’s Report for September 2022 activity.
Item 2: Consider Approval of Scheduling Special Clean Energy Alliance Board Meetings on December 15, 2022, and January 12, 2023, and cancel Regular Clean Energy Board meeting on December 22, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
Approve scheduling Special Clean Energy Alliance Board Meetings for December 15, 2022, and January 12, 2023, and cancel regular Clean Energy Alliance Board meeting on December 22, 2022.
Motion by Board Member Keim, second by Vice Chair Druker, to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried unanimously, 7/0.
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New Business
Item 3: Receive Annual Audited Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file Clean Energy Alliance Annual Audited Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022.
CEO Barbara Boswell introduced the item and Ryan Domino, LSL CPA, who presented the Fiscal Year 2021/22 Financial Audit results commenting that the audit received an Unmodified Opinion which is the best available per American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. (AICPA) Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) concluding that the financial statements can be relied upon and are materially correct as of June 30, 2022.
Motion by Board Member Green, second by Chair Becker, to approve the recommendation.
Motion carried unanimously, 7/0.
Item 4: Clean Energy Alliance Chief Executive Officer Operational, Administrative and Regulatory Affairs Update
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file Community Choice Aggregation Update Report from Chief Executive Officer and Regulatory Affairs Report from Special Counsel Tosdal APC.
CEO Barbara Boswell provided an update regarding expansion efforts relating to initiating service in the cites of Escondido and San Marcos. Ms. Boswell commented that outreach strategies have begun and both cities will next have to select their default power supply and reviewed the timeline calendar for an April 2024 launch.
Special Counsel Ty Tosdal updated the Board on the following items: Net Energy Metering (NEM) Proposed Decision (R. 20-08-020) commenting that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a new proposed decision which if adopted will end NEM and change to Net Billing rate. The new proposed decision provides a nine-year lock-in period for rates yielding some certainty for that time frame if purchase and interconnection meet certain time-frame criteria, and NEM 2.0 will sunset with implementation beginning withing 120 days of decision adoption; regarding the California Energy Commission (CEC) Load Management Standards Decision (21-OIR-03) that affects CEA in effort to establish cost-effective programs and rate structures to encourage the use of electrical energy at off-peak hours and encourage control of daily peak loads requiring large CCA programs such as CEA to adopt a marginal cost-based rate, establish a marginal cost-based program and develop and submit a compliance plan to the CEC; and lastly regarding Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) CPUC Proposed Decision (R. 18-07-003) to adopt the Draft 2022 RPS plans of Load Serving Entities (LSE) subject to detailed revisions. Additional information required for submittal by CEA will be due to CPUC 30 days following issuance of the final decision.
Board received and filed report.
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Item 5: Consideration of the Circumstances of the COVID-19 State of Emergency to Determine Whether the Legislative Bodies of Clean Energy Alliance will Continue to Hold Meetings Via Teleconferencing and Making Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54943(e)
RECOMMENDATION
Continue meetings by teleconferencing pursuant to Government Code Section 54943(e), finding that: (1) the Board has considered the circumstances of the state of emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person.
CEO Barbara Boswell gave an overview of the item and indicated that no significant change has occurred since the Board last considered the current circumstances.
Motion by Board Member Acosta, second by Member Musgrove to approve the recommendation to continue meetings by teleconferencing pursuant to Government Code Section 54943(e), finding that: (1) the Board has considered the circumstances of the state of emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person.
Motion carried unanimously, 7/0.
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: None.
Chair Becker acknowledged Board Member Inscoe’ s final meeting and extended gratitude for her work and participation on the Board.
Board Member Inscoe extended gratitude and best wishes to the Board and CEO.
ADJOURN: Chair Becker adjourned the meeting at 3:01 p.m. _______________________________________
Susan Caputo, MMC
Interim Board Secretary
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