Regular Board Meeting
March 28, 2024
Item 2: CEO Report
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Item 2: CEO Report
•CEA Outreach Efforts
•Presence at Community Events
•Presentations to Community Groups
•Enrollment Statistics
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Completed Community Events
Event Date
North County NAACP, Youth Council Black History Brunch 2/24/24 11am – 2pm Vista Chamber of Commerce, Velocity Podcast 3/6/24 11am – 12pm MainStreet Oceanside, Sunset Market 3/7/24 5pm – 9pm
Roosevelt Middle School Career Day 3/8/24 8:30am – 3:30pm Vista Farmers Market 3/9/24 8am – 12pm
Encinitas & North Coast Democratic Club 3/9/24 1pm – 3pm Vista Green Valley Mobile Home 3/12/24 11:30am – 1pm
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Completed Community Events Cont.
5 Event Date
Vista Realtor Group 3/15/24 9:15am – 10am
Oak Tree Democratic Club 3/18/24 6pm – 7pm
Vista Senior Center 3/20/24 11am & 5pm
Supervisor Desmond Town Hall 3/20/24 5:30pm – 7pm
Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, Meet the City 3/21/24 5pm - 7pm 03/28/24
Upcoming Community Events
Event Date
MainStreet Oceanside, Sunset Market 3/28/24 5pm – 9pm
Vista Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Meeting 4/4/24 12pm – 1:30pm MainStreet Oceanside, Farmers Market 4/4/24 9am – 1pm
San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, Spring Fling 4/7/24 9am – 5pm City of Vista, Launch Reception & Presentation 4/9/24 3pm – 7pm Vista Farmers Market 4/13/24 8am – 12pm
Alta Vista Botanical Gardens, Earth Day 4/20/24 10am – 3pm Sony Electronics, Earth Day Fair 4/23/24 11:30am – 1:30pm 03/28/24 6
Upcoming Community Events Cont.
Event Date
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Green Business Expo 4/27/24 9am – 1pm Vista Business Breakfast 5/2/24 8am – 10am
MainStreet Oceanside, Farmers Market 5/2/24 9am – 1pm
Vista Farmers Market 5/11/24 8am – 12pm
Ocean Hills Country Club, Senior Expo 5/18/24 10am -2pm Escondido Downtown Business Association, Street Festival 5/19/24 10am – 6pm Vista Strawberry Festival 5/26/24 8am-6pm
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Oceanside & Vista Enrollment Stats
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CEA Enrollment Stats
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Questions/Discussion
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Item 3: Consider Approval of a
Feed-In Tariff Program
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Item 3: Consider Approval of a Feed-In
Tariff Program (Local Solar)
• Recommendation:
• Adopt Resolution No. 2024-002 approving a FIT Program Schedule, Application, and PPA
• Authorize CEA staff to begin implementing the FIT Program, to be called the Local Solar program
• Authorize the CEO to execute FIT PPAs for projects with fully completed Applications and meeting all requirements in the FIT Schedule
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Item 3: Feed-In Tariff Program
13 • Background
• Feed-In-Tariffs (FITs) are “standard offer” power purchase program to incentivize local, small-scale renewable energy projects • Developers submit applications, are added to FIT queue; once construction-ready, project enters into long-term power purchase agreement with CCA offtaker
• Many CCAs have FIT programs tailored to incentivize specific goals and objectives; CEA received Board approval to develop an initial FIT program with incentives for workforce development, inclusion of co-located storage
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Item 3: Feed-In Tariff Program
• Proposed Program Outline (as
approved at Oct 2023 Board meeting)
• Projects must be within CEA’s service territory
• 500kW – 1MW project size
• Base FIT offer price of $85/MWh
• Bonus offer price for co-located battery storage
of $15/MWh
• 20-year PPA term
• New-build projects only
• RECs must be transferred to and owned by CEA
• $500 application fee
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Program logo:
Item 3: Feed-In Tariff Program
• Next steps
• Requesting Board approval today
• FIT program webpage is ready to be released next week, along with all program materials (PPA, Schedule, Application) • Marketing will be conducted both to the local developer community and owners of potential sites
• CEA staff will process applications as they are submitted 03/28/24 15
Questions/Discussion
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Item 4: Regulatory Update
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Questions/Discussion
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Item 5: Solar Plus Program
Website Portal
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Solar Plus – Solar + Battery Storage
• Affordable – $0 Upfront Costs
• Equitable Access – No Credit Application
• Energy Cost Savings – Maximize use of battery to avoid generation & delivery costs
• GHG Reductions – Increased renewable energy in CEA
• Reliability – Full use of battery during power shut offs and/or peak demand times
• www.TheCleanEnergyAlliance.org
• Program also accessible directly from Tesla.com/solarpanels 03/28/24 20
Customer Journey – Sign Up
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Solar Plus Website is live!
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Click “Enroll Now” to go to Tesla.com
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Customer Journey:
Enter Address and Estimate Monthly Bill
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Customer Journey:
Select “Solar Panels + Powerwall” Click [Next]
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Customer Journey:
Select "Participate in (Solar Plus) Program”
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Customer Journey:
Select the Right Combo and Click [Continue to Order]
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Customer Journey:
pick the right combo and click [Continue to Order]
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Customer Journey:
pick the right combo and click [Continue to Order]
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Customer Journey:
Review Your Order Summary Again
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Customer Journey:
Enter Contact Information and Place Order!
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Customer Journey:
Receive confirmation via email right away!
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Customer Journey – Process Overview
33 City Inspects
and signs off
Utility Sends
"Permission
to Operate"
Tesla
Completes
installations
Start
Enjoying the
Benefit of
Savings!
Tesla
Prepares and
File Permits
Customers
order on
Tesla.com
Customers
Upload
Utility Bills
Tesla Calls to
Consult and
Finalize
the Design
Customers
Approve
Layout
and Sign
Contracts
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Questions/Discussion
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