Board of Directors of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Thursday, April 3, 2025
2:00 p.m.
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Clean Power Alliance
Diana Mahmud Board Room
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Members of the public may also participate in this meeting at the following locations:
Calabasas City Hall
Council Conference Room
100 Civic Center Way
Calabasas, CA 91301
Ventura County Government Center
Point Mugu Conference Room, 4th Floor
Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
Whittier City Hall
Admin Conference Room
13230 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Conference Room
2355 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 125
Torrance, CA 90501
PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public may submit their comments by one of the following options:
• Email Public Comment: Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments on any agenda item to [email protected] up to four hours before the meeting. Written public comments will be announced at the meeting and become part of the meeting record. Public comments received in writing will not be read aloud at the meeting. • Provide Public Comment During the Meeting: The General Public Comment item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any Clean Power Alliance-related matters not on today’s agenda. Public comments on matters on today’s Consent Agenda and Regular Agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. Comments on items on the Consent Agenda are consolidated into one public comment period. Members of the public who wish to address the Board at CPA’s Office are requested to complete a comment card and provide it to staff. If you are attending from a remote location, please identify yourself to a CPA representative when your item is called. Each speaker is limited to two (2) minutes (in whole-minute increments) per agenda item with a cumulative total of five 5 minutes to be allocated between the General Public Comment, the entire Consent Agenda, or individual items in the Regular Agenda. Please refer to Policy No. 8 – Public Comment for additional information.
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CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the March 6, 2025, Board of Directors Meeting
2. Approve and Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to Execute Task Order No. 07 with Ascend Analytics for 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability Request for Offer Support Services for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $220,000
3. Receive and File Monthly Bill Positions Report
4. Receive and File Monthly Community Advisory Committee Report
REGULAR AGENDA
Action Items
5. Approve Stage 1 of Fire Response Initiatives, Consisting of:
1. Expansion of Energy Team Services to Include Advice on Fire Resiliency Measures
2. Creation of a Resiliency Adder of $1,250 for the Sun Storage Rebate Program for Customers in Communities with “High” or “Very High” Fire Hazard Severity Zones
3. Funding for the U.S. Green Building Council California to Provide for Sustainable Wildfire Recovery Resources and Training Programs for Building Contractors and Construction Workers in the Amount of $50,000 Using Community Benefit Funds from Executed Power Purchase Agreements
6. Approve Resolution 25-04-082 to Amend the CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors Policy to Offer Stipends to the Board of Directors and Community Advisory Committee Members for Meeting Attendance Beginning July 1, 2025.
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Information Item
7. Receive Presentation on FY 2025-26 Rates Outlook
COMMITTEE CHAIR UPDATES
Director Cedric Hicks, Chair, Legislative & Regulatory Committee Director Susan Santangelo, Chair, Finance Committee
Director Robert Parkhurst, Chair, Energy Planning & Resources Committee
MANAGEMENT REPORT
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
ADJOURN – NEXT REGULAR MEETING MAY 1, 2025
Public Records: Public records that relate to any item on the open session agenda for a regular Board Meeting are available for public inspection. Those records that are distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available for public inspection at the same time they are distributed to all, or a majority of, the members of the Board. Public records are available for inspection at CPA’s Office at 801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90017, or online at www.cleanpoweralliance.org/agendas.
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Commonly Used Acronyms
BESS Battery Energy Storage System
CAC Community Advisory Committee
CAISO California Independent System Operator
CALCCA California Community Choice Association
CalEVIP California Electric Vehicle Incentive Program
CARB California Air Resources Board
CARE California Alternate Rates for Energy (Low Income Discount Rate) CCA Community Choice Aggregation
CEC California Energy Commission
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
DA Direct Access (Private Retail Energy Supplier)
DAC Disadvantaged Community (As Defined by Calenviroscreen 3.0) DER Distributed Energy Resources
DR Demand Response
ERMP Energy Risk Management Policy
ERRA Energy Resource Recovery Account (SCE Generation Rate Setting)
ESA Energy Storage Agreement
EVSE Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EV Charger)
FERA Family Electric Rate Assistance (Low Income Discount Rate) GHG Greenhouse Gas
IOU Investor Owned Utility
IRP Integrated Resource Plan
JPA Joint Powers Authority
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Commonly Used Acronyms
Kwh Kilowatt-Hour (A Measure of Energy Used in A One-Hour Period) Kw Kilowatt = 1,000 Watts (Watt = A Measure of Instantaneous Power) LSE Load Serving Entity
MB Medical Baseline (Discount Rate for Medical Equipment Needs) MW Megawatt = 1,000 Kilowatts
Mwh Megawatt-Hour = 1,000 Kilowatt-Hours
NEM Net Energy Metering (Usually for Customers with Solar) OAT Other Applicable Tariffs
PCIA Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (Can Be Called “Exit Fee”) PCC1 Renewable Energy Generated Inside California
PCC2 Renewable Energy Generated Outside California
PCC3 A REC from A Renewable Resource, Delivered Without Energy PCL Power Content Label
POU Publicly Owned or Municipal Utility
PPA Power Purchase Agreement
PSPS Public Safety Power Shutoff
PV Photovoltaic (Solar) Panels
RA Resource Adequacy
REC Renewable Energy Credit
RPS Renewables Portfolio Standard
T&D Transmission and Distribution
TOU Time Of Use (Used to Refer to Rates that Differ by Time Of Day) WECC Western Electricity Coordinating Council
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 1
To: Board of Directors
Subject: Approve Minutes from the March 6, 2025, Board of Directors Meeting
Date: April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Approve.
ATTACHMENT
1. Minutes
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Board of Directors Item 1
MINUTES
Board of Directors of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Meeting videos are available on CPA's YouTube Channel.
http://www.youtube.com/@CPApublicmeetings
Board members participated from the following locations:
Calabasas City Hall
Council Conference Room
100 Civic Center Way
Calabasas, CA 91301
Clean Power Alliance
Diana Mahmud Board Room
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Whittier City Hall
Admin Conference Room
13230 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
Ventura County Government Center
Point Mugu Conference Room, 4th Floor
Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Conference Room
2355 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 125
Torrance, CA 90501
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Chair Klein Lopez called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. and Gabriela Monzon, Clerk of the Board, conducted roll call.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director Mahmud led the Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
1 Agoura Hills Deborah Klein Lopez Chair Present
2 Alhambra Jeff Maloney Director Present
3 Arcadia Absent
4 Beverly Hills Julian Gold Alternate Present
5 Calabasas Ed Albrecht Director Remote
6 Camarillo Tony Trembley Alternate Remote
7 Carson Cedric Hicks Director Remote
8 Claremont Corey Calaycay Director Present
9 Culver City Yasmine-Imani McMorrin Director Present
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Board of Directors Item 1
10 Downey Absent
11 Hawaiian Gardens Absent
12 Hawthorne Alex Monteiro Director Present
13 Hermosa Beach Raymond Jackson Director Remote
14 Los Angeles County Absent
15 Malibu Marianne Riggins Director Remote
16 Manhattan Beach David Lesser Director Remote
17 Monrovia Edward Belden Director Present
18 Moorpark Chris Barrett Director Remote
19 Ojai Michelle Ellison Alternate Present
20 Oxnard Bert Perello Director Remote
21 Paramount Michelle Muller Alternate Remote
22 Port Hueneme Laura Hernandez Director Present
23 Redondo Beach Absent
24 Rolling Hills Estates Debby Stegura Director Remote
25 Santa Monica Absent
26 Santa Paula Jenny Crosswhite Director Present
27 Sierra Madre Robert Parkhurst Director Present
28 Simi Valley Rocky Rhodes Director Present
29 South Pasadena Diana Mahmud Alternate Present
30 Temple City Ed Chen Director Present
31 Thousand Oaks Absent
32 City of Ventura Absent
33 Ventura County Vianey Lopez Vice Chair Present
34 West Hollywood John Erickson Director Present
35 Westlake Village Ray Pearl Director Remote
36 Whittier Mary Ann Pacheco Director Remote
All votes are unanimous unless otherwise stated.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
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Board of Directors Item 1
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the February 6, 2025, Board of Directors Meeting
2. Adopt Resolution No. 25-03-081 to Approve CPA’s Government Claims Procedure Policy No. 2025-19
3. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Mellady Direct Marketing for Printing and Mailing Services for a Total Not-To-Exceed (”NTE”) Amount of $1,000,000 Per Contract Year for a One-Year Term, with an Option to Extend for Two Successive One (1) Year Terms for a Maximum Of Two Additional Years for a Total NTE Amount of $3,000,000
4. Approve Energized Communities Innovation Fund Recipients - (i) Carson, (ii) Culver City, (iii) Oxnard, (iv) Santa Monica, (v) West Hollywood – and Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to Execute Participation Agreements with the Selected Member Agencies for a Total of $1,000,000 to Implement the Proposed Innovation Fund Projects
5. Receive and File Quarterly Financial Report
6. Receive and File Quarterly Risk Management Team Report
7. Receive and File Quarterly Member Agency Programs Report
8. Receive and File Monthly Bill Positions Report
9. Receive and File Monthly Community Advisory Committee Report Motion: Director Hicks, Carson
Second: Director Rhodes, Simi Valley
Vote: The consent agenda was approved by roll call vote.
REGULAR AGENDA
Action Items
10. Receive a Presentation on Board Stipends and Direct Staff to either:
Option 1: Bring an amendment to the “CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors” policy for Board consideration to implement the provision of stipends for Board Directors and/or the Community Advisory Committee beginning in July 2025; or,
Option 2: Suspend consideration of the provision of stipends for Board Directors and/or the Community Advisory Committee until a later date.
Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer, reported that the Executive Committee recommended that the full Board decide whether staff should amend the “CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors” policy to implement the provision of stipends for Board Directors and/or the Community Advisory Committee beginning July 2025 or suspend consideration of stipends to a future date.
The Board was asked to express their support or opposition to stipends and to discuss related issues such as eligibility, which meetings would receive compensation, and the amount to be paid. Executive Committee members generally supported Board members receiving a stipend, with the proviso that Board members could opt out of receiving a stipend. The Committee also supported stipends being paid for Board and Committee meetings and that the low to middle range of the proposed level of stipend be considered. Mr. Bardacke presented a range of low, medium, and high fiscal impacts to the budget. The cost ranged from $40,000 a year to $215,000 a year.
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Board of Directors Item 1
Director Rhodes initiated the discussion by asking the Board to explain the problem we are trying to solve by spending more money. He noted that he needed clarity on this matter. Chair Klein Lopez asked Director Erickson to explain his reasons for initiating the stipend proposal. Director Erickson stated that member agency representatives should be paid to participate in meetings, review agenda packets, and travel time; all these efforts take time away from paying jobs and noted that CPA is a growing organization, and paying stipends is a matter of equity. He expressed confidence in staff to provide reasonable stipend rate options. Director Ellison expressed support and noted that some City Council members in her county are unhoused and could benefit from a stipend.
Director Calaycay opposed the proposal as one negative potential outcome would be City Council members competing for appointments that pay stipends, focusing on money rather than service. Director Calaycay also pointed out several issues that can occur if stipends contain automatic or annual adjusters. Director McMorrin supported the stipend proposal, stating the issue is one of equity and expressed that people should be paid for their work, noting that Directors who don’t need the money can opt-out. Director Maloney expressed support for stipends at the lower end of the scale for Board and Committee meetings but not for events. Directors Jackson, Stegura, and Lesser supported stipends with an opt-out clause.
Director Mahmud stated that South Pasadena supported $100 compensation for Board meetings for both directors and their alternates but not for committee meetings. The Community Advisory Committee should get a stipend, but public agency staff should not. Director Barrett stated his agreement with Director Mahmud’s opinions.
Director Gold supported the proposal to offer stipends, saying that the overall impact on the budget was sustainable, and that people should be compensated for the time they give to CPA. He also suggested the policy should include a definition of attendance, especially related to remote participation, and that CPA should publicize the new policy for transparency.
Director Trembley expressed support for board members' alternates to get a stipend but that the Executive Committee should decide whether members of the CAC get paid. The range should be $125 to $150, with a limit of two meetings per month and no pay for attending events, and no pay for agency staff. Director Perello supported a stipend, but not one greater than pay for a day’s work. He also noted that some City Council members get paid for their positions, and others do not. He supported opt-out and a limit on the number of meetings compensated.
Director Monteiro expressed his support for a mid-range stipend for all Board members and committees. However, he clarified that he favored a monthly stipend of $150, regardless of how many meetings the director attended. He also supported an opt-out clause and for CPA to issue a media release.
Director Pacheco stated she could vote either way, and that if stipends were paid it should be at the low end of the range. Staff clarified for her that Board members can get mileage reimbursement for travel to Board meetings. Director Albrecht expressed his support for stipends, noting that CPA Board members read large packets to prepare for meetings and travel to a meeting site. He added that staff could develop an option with an automatic cost-of-living increase. Director Belden suggested that staff find out how much utility companies pay their board members.
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Board of Directors Item 1
Chair Klein Lopez expressed support for stipends because preparing for CPA meetings takes time, and the cost does not have a large fiscal impact upon CPA.
She also acknowledged there are current and future member agency representatives, not in the room, who would benefit from a modest stipend.
Motion: Director Erickson, West Hollywood, for Option 1 Second: Director Mahmud, South Pasadena, for Option 1
Vote: Item 10 was approved by a roll call vote. Directors Calaycay and Rhodes voted No. Director Pacheco abstained.
Information Item
11. Receive Communications & Marketing Quarterly Update and 2025 Look Ahead Presentation
Cara Rene, Director of Communications and Marketing, shared details about CPA’s interactive webpage coming this summer, the 2024 Annual Impact Report, and results of the annual brand tracker survey. Ms. Rene highlighted enhanced engagement and communication ideas for 2025 to elevate CPA’s impacts and benefits to California. CPA aims to strengthen communications and marketing and enhance customers' understanding of clean energy.
A new brand campaign, “Change is Electric. Together We Power Potential,” will launch in the second quarter of 2025. It focuses on community, resiliency, and customer choice, boosting CPA's awareness, community impact, customer trust, and CPA’s position as a partner in making Southern California cleaner and more sustainable. Initiatives include a column by CEO Ted Bardacke, video storytelling, regional and national speaking engagements, and building relationships with local and national news media.
Director Belden recommended that the storytelling graphics feature dollar signs or other clear illustrations depicting customer savings. Director Monteiro expressed excitement over CPA’s look ahead presentation and staff’s upcoming attendance at the City of Hawthorne’s Earth Day celebration in April.
Director Mahmud suggested three-minute videos that can be shared during City Council meetings, encouraged outreach on LAist, and cautioned staff about using images of palm trees as they may evoke an adverse reaction after the recent wildfires. Director Parkhurst agreed with the palm tree imagery and congratulated staff for raising public awareness about CPA in Los Angeles County. He also encouraged staff to attend city council meetings and present in person. Director Perello also agreed about the palm tree imagery.
Director McMorrin encouraged the use of diverse images representing people of color and urban communities while also targeting new and emerging social media platforms like Bluesky. Director Lesser inquired how national politics regarding clean energy may be influencing CPA’s messaging, and staff responded that the brand campaigns and program marketing emphasize personal commitment to clean energy and acting at the local level as part of a network of communities that believe in the mission. Also, the CEO’s column will address larger-scale issues.
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Board of Directors Item 1
COMMITTEE CHAIR UPDATES
Director Hicks, Chair of the Legislative & Regulatory Committee, reported that the committee did not meet in February and extended an invitation to the committee’s next meeting on March 26, 2025.
Director Zuckerman, a member of the Finance Committee, reported on behalf of Chair Santangelo that the financial indicators were positive, highlighted a $13 million increase over budget increase in the net position and reaching 180 days of liquidity on hand.
Director Parkhurst, Chair of the Energy Committee, reported that the committee did not meet in February and informed the Board that the next Energy Committee meeting is on March 26, 2025.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Mr. Bardacke reported that the Rexford and Desert Quartzite solar plus storage projects are now online, providing energy for 270,000 Southern California households. He reminded the Board that the CalCCA Annual meeting is on April 28-30, 2025, and CPA’s Annual Board Retreat is on June 13, 2025. Mr. Bardacke encouraged Board members to invite CPA’s Government Affairs staff to local Earth Day events in April. Staff has been actively working on measures for wildfire response and resiliency since the fires in Los Angeles in January. CPA has used community benefit funding to benefit community groups in the affected areas, and the Board will receive a report on fire-related issues in April.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Director Calaycay expressed gratitude to Mr. Bardacke for attending a meeting with the President of Pomona Community College, who is working to increase green energy use on their campuses.
Director Belden encouraged CPA to help residents who will be rebuilding with the cost of installing solar panels on their roofs.
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
Chair Klein Lopez encouraged Board members to attend the annual Board Retreat in June, emphasizing that it is the only occasion each year when representatives from all member agencies can gather in person. Director Crosswhite supported the Chair’s comments and praised last year’s Board Retreat for being thoughtful, well organized, and leading to ideas that the organization was now working on implementing.
ADJOURN
Chair Klein Lopez adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 2
To:
From:
Reviewed by:
Approved by:
Subject:
Date:
Board of Directors
Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President, Power Supply
John McNamara, Director, Structured Contracts
Matt Langer, Chief Operating Officer
Nancy Whang, General Counsel
Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Task Order with Ascend Analytics for 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability Request for Offer (RFO) Support Services
April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute Task Order No. 07 with Ascend Analytics for 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO support services for a not-to-exceed amount of $220,000.
BACKGROUND
CPA plans to launch a solicitation for long-term power purchase agreements, Resource Adequacy purchase agreements, and energy storage contracts (“2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO”) in May 2025. Projects procured in the 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO are intended to meet CPA’s overall renewable energy and Resource Adequacy portfolio needs. The 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO process is estimated to be completed over a nine-month timeframe. Based on the responses received from previous RFOs and the project eligibility requirements, CPA is anticipating a diverse set of responses to the 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO from a variety of technologies and with highly complex offer structures.
In support of CPA’s 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO, staff issued a Task Order Solicitation. The purpose of the Task Order Solicitation was to acquire consulting services for four tasks: (1) support RFO solicitation design and offer selection criteria, (2) RFO Agenda Page 13 of 82
administration, including a dedicated website and offer intake and validation, (3) assistance with valuing long-term energy proposals submitted in response to the RFO, and (4) ongoing valuation support.
Selection Process
The Task Order Solicitation was sent to all of CPA’s pre-qualified providers and there were three respondents. Ascend Analytics was selected because it was the only provider that offered to provide all four of the tasks being solicited and also had direct experience running energy solicitations. Ascend Analytics is an energy consulting firm offering specialized experience and knowledge in the valuation of energy resources. Ascend Analytics’ services include a customized intake process for project submittal and a robust analytics engine for project evaluation.
Ascend Analytics previously provided long-term RFO support services to CPA in the 2019 Clean Energy RFO, 2020 Clean Energy RFO, 2021 and 2022 Mid-Term Reliability RFOs, the 2023 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO, and the 2024 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO. The fees for the base services ($175,000) have increased by $10,000 relative to those services contracted for in 2024. For 2025, the Task Order authorizes additional services in the event that CPA needs analysis of additional proposals. If CPA chooses to utilize these additional services, the amount of fees could reach the not-to-exceed amount of $220,000, depending on how many additional valuations are required.
FISCAL IMPACT
At a not-to-exceed amount of $220,000 for Tasks 1-4, the Ascend proposal is within CPA’s budgeted cost for these services. Expenditures associated with the proposed Task Order span two fiscal years. Cost expected to be incurred in the current fiscal year are included in the FY2024/25 Budget. Costs expected to be incurred in the next fiscal year will be including in the proposed FY2025/26 Budget to be considered by the Board in June 2025.
ATTACHMENT
1. Ascend Analytics Task Order No. 7
Board of Directors Item 2
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EXHIBIT C1
MASTER AGREEMENT TASK ORDER
(Fixed Price Per Deliverable Basis)
ASCEND ANALYTICS LLC
(“Contractor”)
Task Order No. 7 CPA Master Agreement No. 2018-07-30
Project Title: Long-Term RFO Support Services For 2025 Clean Energy & Reliability RFO
Period of Performance: April 7, 2025, through April 6, 2026 CPA Project Director: Theodore Bardacke
CPA Task Order Manager: Lindsay Descagnia
1. GENERAL
1.1.Contractor shall satisfactorily perform all the tasks and provide all the deliverables detailed in the Task Order attached here to as Exhibit C1-A, on a fixed price per deliverable basis, in compliance with the terms and conditions of Contractor’s Master Agreement.
2. PERSONNEL
2.1.Contractor shall provide the below-listed personnel:
Name Skill Category
Anthony Boukarim Director, Resource Planning & Power Procurement Brent Nelson Managing Director, Market Intelligence
Scott Nicholson Manager, Resource Planning & Power Procurement Sid Mathew Senior Energy Analyst
Akash Karmakar Energy Analyst II
Jaimie Wargo Energy Analyst
3. PAYMENT
3.1.The Total Maximum Amount that CPA shall pay Contractor for all deliverables to be provided under this Task Order is shown below:
Deliverable Maximum Amount
Pre-RFO Activities (Task Order Deliverable 1) $25,000
RFO Administration (Task Order Deliverable 2) $45,000
RFO Evaluation & Negotiation Support, including ten (10) alternative offer valuations (Task Order Deliverables 3 & 4) $100,000 Ascend Fundamental Price Curve (CAISO v. 5.1b) $5,000
Each additional block of ten (10) alternative offer valuations $15,000 Total Maximum Amount: $220,000
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3.2.A project budget shall be presented and approved by CPA for each task before any work commences. CPA reserves the right to reject and to not pay costs that were not approved in compliance with this provision.
3.3.Contractor shall satisfactorily provide and complete all required deliverables in accordance with Exhibit C1-A notwithstanding the fact that total payment from CPA for all deliverables shall not exceed the Total Maximum Amount set forth in Section 3.1, above.
3.4.Contractor shall submit all invoices under this Task Order to:
Clean Power Alliance
Attn: Accounts Payable
801 S. Grand Ave, Ste. 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Email: [email protected]
4. SERVICES
4.1.In accordance with Master Agreement Section 2, Contractor may not be paid for any task, deliverable, service, or other work that is not specified in this Task Order, and/or that utilizes personnel not specified in this Task Order, and/or that exceeds the Total Maximum Amount of this Task Order, and/or that goes beyond the expiration date of this Task Order.
4.2.ALL TERMS OF THE MASTER AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. THE TERMS OF THE MASTER AGREEMENT SHALL
GOVERN AND TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY CONFLICTING TERMS
AND/OR CONDITIONS IN THIS TASK ORDER. NEITHER THE RATES NOR
ANY OTHER SPECIFICATIONS IN THIS TASK ORDER ARE VALID OR
BINDING IF THEY DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MASTER AGREEMENT.
4.3.Contractor’s signature on this Task Order document confirms Contractor’s awareness of the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement and specifically with the provisions of Section 2 of the Master Agreement, which establish that Contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation whatsoever for any task, deliverable, service, or other work:
4.3.1. That is not specified in this Task Order, and/or
4.3.2. That utilizes personnel not specified in this Task Order, and/or
4.3.3. That exceeds the Total Maximum Amount of this Task Order, and/or
4.3.4. That goes beyond the expiration date of this Task Order.
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REGARDLESS OF ANY ORAL PROMISE MADE TO CONTRACTOR BY ANY CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE PERSONNEL WHATSOEVER.
ASCEND ANALYTICS LLC CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
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EXHIBIT C1-A
ASCEND TASK ORDER DESCRIPTION
Long-Term RFO Support Services For 2025 Clean Energy & Reliability RFO
SUMMARY
Contractor shall provide support for CPA’s 2025 solicitation for long-term clean energy, storage, resource adequacy (“RA”) and dispatchable thermal energy contracts including solicitation design, Requests for Offer (“RFO”) administration, and offer evaluation and selection.
CPA TASK ORDER – Scope of Work
TASKS:
Task #1: In advance of the RFO launch, support solicitation design and offer selection criteria.
1. Support CPA’s development of the solicitation scope and process design, including refinement of scope of work and schedule.
2. RFO selection criteria will incorporate the following quantitative and qualitative factors:
2.1.Energy, Ancillary Services, and Resource Adequacy value.
2.2.Development risk.
2.3.Environmental stewardship.
2.4.Workforce Development.
2.5.Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities.
2.6.Project Location.
2.7.GHG emissions.
Task #1 Deliverables:
1. Final solicitation process and schedule; framework for offer qualification and selection criteria, pre-launch notification.
Task #2: Administration of requests for offers of projects.
1. Provide input on CPA’s requested products [Note: form contracts will be provided by CPA].
2. Provide feedback on CPA’s solicitation materials and a comprehensive solicitation protocol to be issued to potential providers [Note: solicitation materials are
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anticipated to be similar to those used in CPA’s 2024 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO].
3. Provide a submission platform that accommodates a high volume of bidders, with multiple, differentiated offers from each bidder.
4. Manage Q&A process to ensure conforming proposals are provided, including all communication with bidders.
5. Project manage the solicitation process to ensure key dates are met.
Task #2 Deliverables:
1. Written solicitation protocol; host website for receipt of offers; miscellaneous RFO administration services.
Task #3: Proposal evaluation and portfolio assessment.
1. Conduct initial QA/QC of offers and notify bidders of errors needing correction.
2. Build a valuation model to perform financial analysis of individual projects and portfolios of projects to assess value and assist CPA with constructing the optimal portfolio of projects for CPA. Proposals should describe in detail how the tool will function and include valuation methodology for RPS-only, RPS plus storage, RA-only, gas tolls and storage-only offers.
2.1.Unless otherwise agreed by CPA in writing prior to the start of work under this Task Order, all models shall be produced in Excel and provided to CPA in unlocked formats.
3. Longlist Summary: Analyze project developers, project characteristics, and offer details to present offers as an initial comprehensive list of qualified and conforming project offers. The longlist deliverable will include a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet summarizing all offers with key descriptive information for each offer.
The deliverable will also include a summary of RFO metrics and trends to be presented to CPA’s Board of Directors Energy Committee.
4. Valuation Ranking: perform advanced analytics on all conforming offers. Present results as a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet summarizing all conforming offers with key descriptive information and selection criteria ranking for each offer while highlighting the most attractive projects to procure. To facilitate CPA’s selection process by the RFO review team and subsequent presentation to the Energy Committee, the valuation ranking should be provided to CPA in comprehensive and easy to understand summary report along with summary of RFO metrics and trends.
4.1.The review team will include CPA’s senior management and approximately 1-3 members of CPA’s Board of Directors.
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5. Slice of Day Portfolio Fit Analysis: Model CPA’s RA portfolio & perform analytics on shortlisted offers to determine impact of the addition of the resource on CPA’s RA portfolio under the slice-of-day RA framework. Analysis should help CPA determine if the resource would provide incremental value to CPA to meet its month-ahead and year-ahead Resource Adequacy compliance obligations throughout the delivery period of the shortlisted offer.
Task #3: Deliverables:
1. Evaluation of all submitted offers and analysis of selected CPA portfolio and valuation ranking deliverables as described above.
Task #4: Ongoing valuation support for offer variations.
1. Valuation of individual offer variants for approximately 10 offers that may have variations to standard RFO protocol terms. For example, variations on project sizing or term length.
Task #4: Anticipated Deliverables:
1. Evaluation of one-off non-conforming offer variants as compared to both the original offer and the broader longlist valuation.
PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COORDINATION
Each task listed above will be undertaken in close coordination with CPA’s project team.
Contractor will discuss initial findings or approaches for each task with CPA’s project team before developing final work products in order to avoid rework. CPA’s project team will provide timely feedback and input in developing the work product.
The key events for CPA’s 2025 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO are listed below and are subject to change. Note: rows shaded in grey are milestones related to CPA’s Board of Director’s meeting schedule:
Key Event Dates Action
April 3, 2025 CPA Board Meeting - Board approves Clean Energy RFO Services Task Order (if needed)
April 7, 2025 Task Order kick-off with consultant
May 2, 2025 Complete Task 1: Solicitation design
May 16, 2025 Complete Tasks 2.1 and 2.2: Finalize bidder materials
May 20, 2025 Complete Task 2.3: Launch RFO
May 29, 2025 Complete Task 2.4: Conduct RFO Webinar
June 11, 2025 Close Q&A bidder submission window
June 18, 2025 Complete Task 2.5: Post Q&A responses
June 30, 2025 Offers Due
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July 11, 2025 Task 3.1: Complete QA/QC of RFO responses and Task 3.3: Longlist Summary
July 23, 2025 CPA Energy Committee – Review RFO Longlist trends
August 14, 2025 Complete Tasks 3.3, Perform individual contract and portfolio analysis and 3.4, Valuation Ranking
Early-September 2025 Shortlist selection recommendation by CPA’s RFO review team
September 24, 2025 CPA Energy Committee – Approve shortlist September 2025 -
February 2026
Task 4: Ongoing valuation support as needed
through PPA negotiations
February 5, 2026* CPA Board meeting - Approve negotiated PPAs * February 5th is the target date for PPA approvals. PPA negotiations may extend through the first half of 2026.
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 3
To: Board of Directors
From: Gina Goodhill, Senior Director, Government Affairs Approved By: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Receive and File April 2025 Bill Positions Report Date: April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file.
ATTACHMENT
1. 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Policy Platform
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Board of Directors Item 3
Bill Number &
Author
Title & Summary Status CPA Position Alignment with
CPA Policy
Platform
Notes
SB 330
Senator Steve Padilla
Electrical transmission
infrastructure: financing
Would identify transmission
infrastructure pilot projects
that state or local public
agencies could develop,
finance, or operate.
3/17/25
Re-referred to
Committee on
Energy, Utilities
and
Communication.
Support 1e This bill explores a
public-private
partnership model to
develop
transmission, which
could bring down the
cost of transmission
for ratepayers by
leveraging the
municipal tax status
afforded to public
agencies.
SB 540
Senator Josh Becker
Independent System
Operator: independent
regional organization
Pathways bill to establish a
regional energy cooperative
(“regionalization”) to optimize
California’s energy markets,
increase grid reliability,
reduce costs to ratepayers,
and accelerate the transition
to clean energy.
3/24/25
Re-referred to
Committee on
Energy, Utilities
and
Communication.
Support 2g This is the much-anticipated
regionalization bill
that CPA and others
have been expecting
since the Pathways
conversation began
several years ago
and which the Board
took a support
postion on the
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concept in December
2023.
AB 306
Assemblymember Nick
Schultz
Building regulations: state
building standards
Would prohibit a city or
county from making changes
to the building code until
June 1, 2031.
3/20/25
On Assembly
Floor
Watch 3a, 3b This could have an
impact on CPA’s
Reach Code
Program and local
government
autonomy.
AB 1260
Assemblymember
Christopher Ward
Renewable energy
subscription programs
Would re-open the
community solar proceeding
at the CPUC to modify the
calculations in avoided costs,
among other things.
3/10/25
Referred to
Committee on
Utilities and
Energy
Watch 3c This could have an
impact on CPA’s
Power Share
program.
AB 303
Assemblymember Dawn
Addis
Battery Storage Facilities
Imposes requirements to site
battery storage facilities,
uses the same sensitive
receptors, land use
restrictions, and set back
requirements as new oil well
requirements.
3/10/25
Referred to
Committee on
Utilities and
Energy,
Committee on
Natural
Resources, and
Committee on
Watch 2a
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Local
Government
SB 283
Senator John Laird
Battery energy storage
facilities: emergency
response plans and
emergency action plans.
Placeholder bill for
alternative to AB 303 (Addis)
3/20/25
Re-referred to
Committee on
Rules
Watch 2a
AB 420
Assemblymember Cottie
Petrie-Norris
Public Utilities
Commission: proceedings.
Lowers the scrutiny threshold
for ex-parte communications
to CPUC during the three-day quiet period before a
vote on a proposed decision,
meaning if the PD is modified
certain parties can
communicate with the CPUC
2/18/25
Referred to
Committee on
Utilities and
Energy
Watch 1d
SB 239
Senator Jesse Arreguin Open meetings:
teleconferencing:
subsidiary body. Would
extend teleconferencing for
'subsidiary bodies' such as
commissions
3/24/25.
Hearing set for
April 2
Referred to the
Assembly
Committee on
Utilities and
Watch 5c
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Energy,
Committee on
Judiciary
SB 256
Senator Sasha Renee
Perez
Electricity: electrical
infrastructure. Would
require electrical utilities to
prioritize undergrounding of
power lines, strengthen
public safety power shut off
standards and accountability,
requires union labor for the
undergrounding. Would also
grant CPUC the ability to
immediately access all
relevant fault data related to
natural disasters.
2/14/25
Referred to
Committee on
Rules
Watch 2e, 3b, 3c
SB 282
Senator Scott Wiener
Residential heat pump
system: water heaters and
HVAC: installations. Would
streamline heat pump water
heater and HVAC system
installation requirements,
including creating a license
for existing contractors and
reducing the in-person
3/24/25
Set for hearing
April 7 in Senate
Committee on
Energy, Utilities,
and
Communications
Watch 3b, 5c
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inspection requirements from
a city.
SB 332
Senator Aisha Wahab
Investor-Owned Utilities
Accountability Act.
Requires the CEC to
commission a report
exploring options to transition
away from the IOU model,
among other things.
3/19/25
Referred to
Committee on
Energy, Utilities
and
Communication
Watch 1d, 5a
AB 1117
Assemblymember Nick
Schultz
Electricity: rates: optional
dynamic rate tariffs
Would require the CPUC to
develop optional dynamic
rate tariffs and would give
ratepayers the options to
elect a dynamic rate tariff
3/12/25
Referred to
Committee on
Utilities and
Energy
Watch 1a
SB 541
Assemblymember Josh
Becker
Electricity: load shifting:
dynamic pricing
Would require the CEC to
allocate load shifting goals to
load serving entities (LSE),
would require LSE’s to meet
load-shifting goals and to
offer dynamic pricing tariffs.
3/24/25
Referred to
Committee on
Rules
Watch 1a, 1d It is not yet clear how
this bill would interact
with a recent
rulemaking on
dynamic pricing at
the CEC and CPUC.
CPA will be tracking
this to learn more.
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 4
To: Board of Directors
From: Christian Cruz, Senior Community Outreach Manager Approved by: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Monthly Report Date: April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file.
MEETING REPORT
Customer Programs Fire Response
The CAC received an update on CPA’s customer programs fire response initiative. In response to recent fire disasters, CPA programs staff began reviewing how best to leverage programs, both in the short and long term, to help communities recover and rebuild. As a result, CPA will consider fire response programs in three stages:
• Stage 1: Initial Program Support Initiatives in high fire risk or frequent Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) areas by expanding/adjusting existing activities • Stage 2: New Program Offerings for Burn Areas
• Stage 3: Longer term community resilience opportunities As part of the initial phase of CPA’s efforts it will expand the Energy Team service to include wildfire resiliency advising. CPA will also create a new incentive pathway within the Sun Storage Rebate Program, offering customers an additional $1,000 to $2,000 if they have experienced frequent outages or reside in high-fire-threat regions. In addition, CPA staff is evaluating four new program offerings, including community resilience initiatives, for future rollout.
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updating the committee on the rollout and timelines for Stages 2 and 3 as more information is available.
ATTACHMENT
1. CAC Meeting Attendance
Community Advisory Committee Attendance
2025
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
East Ventura/West LA County
Angus Simmons ✓ ✓ ✓
Kat Selm ✓ ✓ ✓
Debbie West A A A
San Gabriel Valley
Richard Tom A ✓ ✓
Vacant
West/Unincorporated Ventura County
Kent Bullard A ✓ ✓
Daniel Mora ✓ A ✓
South Bay
Cort Casady ✓ ✓ ✓
Diane Wallace ✓ ✓ ✓
Gateway Cities
Vacant
Genaro Bugarin ✓ ✓ ✓
Westside
Cris Gutierrez ✓ A ✓
David Haake A ✓ ✓
Unincorporated LA County
Neil Fromer ✓ ✓ ✓
Vacant
✓ - Attended A – Absent X – Medical/Personal Leave
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Action Items and Presentations
January
Low Income Solar and Storage Program
July
February
Legislative Update and 2025 Policy Platform
CPA Programs General Update
August
March
CPA Programs Fire Response Programs
September
April October
May November
June
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 5
To: Board of Directors
From: Joanne O’Neill, Director, Customer Programs
Reviewed by: Matthew Langer, Chief Operating Officer
Nancy Whang, General Counsel
Approved By: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Initial Customer Programs Fire Response
Date: April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Stage 1 of Fire Response Initiatives, consisting of:
1) Expansion of Energy Team services to include advice on fire resiliency measures.
2) Creation of a Resiliency Adder of $1,250 for the Sun Storage Rebate program for customers in communities with “high” or “very high” Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ).
3) Funding for the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) to provide for sustainable wildfire recovery resources and training programs for building contractors and construction workers in the amount of $50,000 using Community Benefit funds from executed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
A series of devastating wildfires occurred in January 2025 causing extensive damage and loss of life. The Eaton Fire in Altadena, Unincorporated Los Angeles County, and the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu destroyed the homes and businesses of at least 6,800 CPA customers with the official status of thousands of additional premises
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still unconfirmed. CPA is committed to helping our customers and communities become more resilient to future fires and to recover and rebuild from this recent devastation.
CPA has developed an initial plan to leverage its customer programs to deliver immediate support while also looking forward to longer-term activities. As the situation is still evolving, the needs/gaps in our communities will change, CPA may need to adjust its strategies accordingly.
Customer Programs Response Framework
CPA staff has developed a framework for the stages of support the organization can provide through its customer programs and/or other CPA functional areas. Those stages are:
• Stage 1: Opportunities to enhance support for customers in high fire risk and frequent Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) areas by expanding/adjusting existing activities. Stage 1 initiatives are the subject of this Board item. • Stage 2: New program offerings for burn areas
• Stage 3: Longer term strategies to increase community resiliency Customer Programs Stage 1 Fire Response Initiatives
Stage 1 consists of the following items:
1. Expand Energy Team Services to Include Advice on Fire Resiliency Measures: The current Energy Team service provides phone, chat, and email-based advising for energy upgrades and electrification. Staff propose to expand the Energy Team services to include wildfire resiliency advice for existing residential and small business customer buildings, as well as provide existing resources on fire-safe landscaping options. This support will provide guidance on how energy efficiency, electrification, and wildfire resiliency upgrades overlap and to prioritize actions taken based on customer preferences and needs.
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The proposed action will require a scope of work amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with CLEAResult (Energy Team PSA) that is anticipated to be within the CEO’s signing authority and will not include a change to the $2,310,703 not-to-exceed contract value for the initial 3.25-year term of the Energy Team PSA. This amendment to the Energy Team PSA will include:
• Training the Energy Advisor staff on resiliency measures and the nexus with energy efficiency and electrification, as well as developing a list of external resources for these services.
• Updating the Energy Team database to include data points to support reporting on status and outcomes for resiliency customers.
• Incorporating resiliency and home-hardening into virtual assessment recommendations, including systems and material selection.
The Energy Team PSA, outside of start-up costs, is structured on a time and materials basis for advising support. The amendment to the Energy Team PSA would reallocate funding between existing categories of advice in order to add resiliency advising. As such, the anticipated expansion of services provided will not exceed the overall budgeted amount.
Pending Board approval of Stage 1 initiatives, CPA will finalize negotiations and execute an amendment to the Energy Team PSA. CPA staff would then implement the expanded service and update marketing and outreach materials with a target launch of July 2025.
2. Add Sun Storage Rebate Resiliency Incentive (“Adder”): The current Sun Storage program was launched in February 2024 and offers rebates for CPA customers with existing or new solar PV systems rebates for adding batteries to their systems. The rebate structure includes $750 for eligible residential batteries and a $250 adder for customers on California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE), Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA), or Medical Baseline (MBL), totaling a $1,000 incentive for eligible customers.
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Staff propose the creation of a new resiliency incentive adder that will help customers who are in high fire threat regions and are likely to have experienced frequent PSPS outages to add battery storage to new or existing solar systems. The new resiliency adder would offer an additional $1,250 incentive, creating a total pool of incentives up to $2,250 for customers who qualify for all categories of incentives.
Staff propose that this new adder be available to customers in communities that have residents in a “high” or “very high” Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) as defined by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the new maps that were issued in March 2025. For unincorporated areas of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, eligibility will be determined by zip codes that have residents meeting these criteria. CPA will review eligibility annually, and/or when updated data is available and update eligible communities accordingly.
This adder will be available to the following 25 communities1, representing 436,776 (47.8%) CPA residential customer accounts.
• Agoura Hills • Monrovia • South Pasadena
• Arcadia • Moorpark • Thousand Oaks
• Beverly Hills • Ojai • Ventura
• Calabasas • Oxnard • Ventura County2
• Camarillo • Rolling Hills Estates • West Hollywood
• Claremont • Santa Monica • Westlake Village
• Culver City • Santa Paula • Whittier
• Los Angeles County3 • Sierra Madre
• Malibu • Simi Valley
CPA’s battery rebate can be paired with the state’s Self Generation Incentive Program’s rebate and federal tax credits, resulting in a significant total reduction of battery storage system costs. Residential battery storage offers the potential for electricity cost savings and resiliency during outages to customers and also helps reduce CPA’s energy and 1 La Cañada Flintridge customers will be eligible beginning October 2025 when they join CPA service 2 31 zip codes in unincorporated Ventura County are eligible 3 78 zip codes in unincorporated Los Angeles County are eligible
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Resource Adequacy costs by shifting energy exports from homes to the grid during peak hours.
This new resiliency adder would require an amendment to the PSA with Electric & Gas Industries Association (EGIA), the program’s incentive management contractor. This amendment is within the CEO’s signing authority. The PSA’s initial term was one (1) year with a not-to-exceed of $110,000 which provided budget for 1,000 applications. Through March 28, there have been just over 200 applications processed. Anticipated start-up costs for adding the resiliency adder will not exceed $6,000. Most of the PSA budget is structured on a set cost per application, and if the addition of the resiliency adder leads to a volume increase in rebate applications over the 1,000 rebate level, the contract’s not-to-exceed amount for application processing can be adjusted during the PSA’s the two (2) one-year renewal terms if necessary.
With the resiliency adder, the number of rebates CPA could issue using the current $1.6 million budget for the program (approximately 2,000) will go down by an unknown amount.
But with the lower than expected velocity of applications to-date, CPA can accommodate the additional demand without a budget adjustment for this program for the foreseeable future.
Pending Board approval, CPA will finalize negotiations and execute an amendment to the PSA. CPA staff would then implement the changes and update marketing and outreach materials with a target launch of July 2025.
3. Fund Contractor Wildfire Recovery Resources and Training: In response to the Woolsey Fire in 2018, the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) developed the Wildfire Defense Certificate Training for Construction Professionals program. Since then, USGBC-CA has trained over 1,300 construction professionals though these Wildfire Defense Certificate Training courses. Staff propose funding
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USGBC-CA to host eight additional trainings in the CPA service territory and to update training materials and provide related resources for a 3-year period.
These trainings increase the number of architecture, engineering, and construction industry members trained in wildfire defense to improve the quality and long-term impacts of rebuilding with resiliency and sustainability in mind. CPA would enter into an MOU with USGBC-CA to provide $50,000 in funding. Through our funding, USGBC-CA would host eight 2½ hour in-person or hybrid trainings within CPA’s service territory, which will be available in either English or Spanish, and online educational content to allow for on-going access for construction professionals.
As these trainings are an addition to CPA’s Workforce Development activities, staff propose to use Community Benefit funds secured from previously-executed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to fund these activities with USGBC-CA.
Customer Programs Stage 2 and 3 Fire Response Initiatives CPA staff are in the process of identifying and evaluating activities for medium- and long-term customer and community support. This will consider needs from customers and our communities, as well as evaluating gaps in funding and services from others in the state and region to identify the ways that are most appropriate for CPA’s programs to support.
This includes, but is not limited to the following concepts:
• Zero Bill Homes: Partner with homebuilders to offer new home specifications that allows CPA to offer zero electricity bills for 5-10 years. • Resiliency for residential renters and homeowners: Rebates for indoor air quality and building resiliency measures for existing homes in high fire risk areas prioritizing those in burn areas (ex: whole house fans, air filtration systems, electric generators).
• Small business rebuild support: Help small businesses, perhaps with a focus on restaurants, rebuild more resilient and/or with electrification.
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• Marketing support for State’s Wildfire and Natural Disaster Resiliency Rebuild Program: WNDRR provides up to $30,000 in incentives for customers who lose their homes to natural disasters between 2017-2029 to rebuild all-electric. • Neighborhood Solar with Circuit Level Battery Backup: CPA neighborhood solar installation in lieu of solar on home (code requirement) plus SCE controlled battery backup during outages at the neighborhood level.
CPA staff will continue to evaluate these ideas and will return to the Board for feedback.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is sufficient Fiscal Year 2024-2025 funding to support the Stage 1 Initiatives efforts.
Future funding requests will be submitted to the Board for approval as part of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget approval process.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Customer Programs Fire Response Presentation
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Customer Programs Fire Response
April 3, 2025
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Agenda
Fire Response Program Stages
Customer Programs Fire Response Initiatives
Action Requested: Approve Stage 1 of Fire Response Initiatives Agenda Page 44 of 82
2 Fire Response Program Stages
3 1. Opportunities to enhance support for customers in high fire risk or frequent Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) areas by expanding/adjusting existing activities
2. New program offering(s) for burn areas
3. Longer term strategies to increase community resiliency Note: The situation is still evolving and needs/gaps in our community may change, requiring us to adjust our strategies.
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Stage 1: Add Fire Resiliency to Energy Team
4 Provide phone and email-based advising for wildfire resiliency and energy improvements (targeting combined projects/measures)
o Includes training the Energy Advisor staff on added topics and the nexus with energy efficiency and electrification, as well as developing a list of external resources for these services o Update the Energy Team database to include data points to support reporting on status and outcomes for resiliency customers
Incorporate resiliency and home-hardening into virtual assessment recommendations including measure and material selection
Requires scope of work amendment with CLEAResult within CEO’s signing authority, no anticipated budget increase
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Stage 1: Create Sun Storage Rebate
Resiliency “Adder”
5 Communities with customers in “high” or “very high” Fire Hazard Severity Zones, or for unincorporated parts of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, those zip codes with customers in fire hazard zones, will be eligible o Currently 25 communities and 436,776 (47.8%) customers are eligible, this will be re-evaluated annually Batteries can help customers reduce electricity costs and allow them to have power during an outage. They also help reduce CPA’s energy and Resource Adequacy costs by shifting energy exports from homes to the grid during peak hours
Requires scope of work and budget amendment with EGIA within CEO’s signing authority. Increased incentives are expected to be within Board approved program budget for FY2024-2025 Create a new incentive adder that would help customers who are in high fire threat regions and are likely to have experienced frequent outages
Sun Storage
Rebate
$750
Low Income /
Medical
Baseline Adder
$250
New: Resiliency
Adder
$1,250
New: Total
Incentive
Available with
Adder
$2,000- $2,250
Incentive
Structure
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Stage 1: Fund Contractor Wildfire Recovery
Resources and Training
6 This would increase the number of architecture, engineering, and construction industry members trained in wildfire defense to improve the quality and long-term impacts of rebuilding with resiliency and sustainability in mind
Host eight 2½ hour in-person or hybrid trainings and develop virtual training content to allow for on-going access, both of which will be available in either English or Spanish Requires a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for $50,000 using Community Benefit funds from executed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) Fund the U.S. Green Building Council California to provide sustainable wildfire recovery resources and training programs for building contractors and construction workers in CPA service territory
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Stage 2: New Program Offerings for Burn
Areas
7 Currently evaluating the following potential program efforts:
Zero Bill Homes: Partner with homebuilder to offer new home specifications that allows CPA to offer zero electricity bills for 5-10 years (currently under technical analysis)
Resiliency for residential renters and homeowners: Rebates for indoor air quality and building resiliency measures for existing homes in high fire risk areas prioritizing those in burn areas (ex: whole house fans, air filtration systems, electric generators) Small business rebuild support: Help small businesses, perhaps with a focus on restaurants, rebuild more resilient and/or with electrification Marketing support for State’s Wildfire and Natural Disaster Resiliency Rebuild Program: WNDRR provides up to $30,000 in incentives for customers who lose their homes to natural disasters between 2017-2029 to rebuild all-electric (prior programs have had little visibility and limited uptake)
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Stage 3: Community Resiliency
8 CPA will continue to evaluate the following potential program efforts:
Neighborhood Solar with Circuit Level Battery Backup: CPA neighborhood solar installation in lieu of solar on home (code requirement) plus SCE controlled battery backup during outages at the neighborhood level
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Action Requested:
9 Approve Stage 1 of Fire Response Initiatives, consisting of:
1. Expansion of Energy Team services to include advice on fire resiliency measures
2. Creation of a Resiliency Adder of $1,250 for the Sun Storage Rebate program for customers in communities with “high” or “very high” Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ)
3. Funding for the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) to provide for sustainable wildfire recovery resources and training programs for building contractors and construction workers in the amount of $50,000 using Community Benefit funds from executed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) Agenda Page 51 of 82
Questions
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 6
To: Board of Directors
From: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Reviewed by: Nancy Whang, General Counsel
Subject: Amendments to CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors policy to provide stipends to the Board of Directors and Community Advisory Committee members for meeting attendance
Date: April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Resolution No. 25-04-082 to amend the CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors policy in order to provide stipends to the Board of Directors and Community Advisory Committee (CAC) members for meeting attendance beginning July 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND
At the March 6, 2025 Board meeting, staff was directed to bring an amendment to the CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors policy (“Reimbursement Policy”) for Board consideration to implement the provision of stipends for Board Directors and/or the Community Advisory Committee beginning in July 2025. Board members also made comments regarding certain ancillary questions regarding eligibility, reimbursable activities, stipend amount, and other items.
At its March 20, 2025 meeting, the Executive Committee discussed the Board comments on eligibility, reimbursable activities, stipend amounts, and other items and reached a consensus on the major items presented in the attached amendment to the Reimbursement Policy. The Executive Committee also discussed their understanding of
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the rationale for implementing this new practice and, as a consequence, if and how it should be publicized.
DISCUSSION
Proposed Amendments to the Reimbursement Policy contain the following provisions:
1. All members of the Board and the CAC will be eligible to receive stipends, except for those Board members who are staff employed by a member city or county;
2. Board members will be eligible to receive a stipend of $150 for attendance at a Board meeting and $100 for attendance at an Executive Committee meeting and meetings of Standing Committees1 that are named in CPA Article VII of CPA’s Bylaws2;
3. CAC members will be eligible to receive a stipend of $100 for attendance at a meeting of the Community Advisory Committee.
4. Stipend eligibility is based on Board/Committee members being present for all “Action Item” votes. In the case of Board or Committee meetings where the approval of minutes is the only Action Item, stipends will be offered to those members who are present until the conclusion of all Regular Items on the Agenda.
5. Board members are limited to receiving stipends for no more than three meetings per month3 and CAC members no more than one meeting per month.
6. Board and CAC members are to be given the option of opting-out of receiving the stipend.
7. Procedures for opting-out and opting back in to receiving stipends as well as other administrative procedures.
Based on Board and Executive Committee feedback, the proposed Amendment established fixed stipend amounts, e.g. no annual or automatic adjustments are built in. 1 The differential stipend amount between Board and Committee meetings is being recommended to recognize that Committee meetings are shorter in duration and have more remote options. 2 Current Standing Committees are Legislative/Regulatory Committee, Finance, and Energy Resources & Planning.
3 A maximum of three meetings will allow Standing Committee Chairs, and those Executive Committee members who are also on a Standing Committee, to receive a stipend for all meeting attendance.
Currently, four Executive Committee members, including the Standing Committee Chairs, are on a Standing Committee.
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In addition, stipends will not be offered for Events or other activities outside of Board and Committee meetings. The proposed amendment retains the ability for Board members to request reimbursement for transportation costs (including to Board and Committee meetings) and makes no changes to the provisions of the expense reimbursement policy governing attendance at conferences, legislative & regulatory proceedings, and related meetings.
The initiation of stipends being offered to Board and CAC members will be mentioned in a June press release that accompanies the Board’s approval of the FY 2025/26 budget and rates.
FISCAL IMPACT
Assuming maximum attendance at all Board and Committee meetings, no opt-outs, and a typical annual meeting cadence, this change to the Reimbursement Policy will cost $101,500 per fiscal year. This amount will be included in the FY 2025/26 Budget presented for Board consideration at the June 5, 2025, Board meeting.
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution No. 25-04-082
2. Amended Reimbursement Policy (redline)
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RESO NO. 25-04-082
RESOLUTION NO. 25-04-082
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CLEAN
POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE AMENDED BOARD
DIRECTOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (formerly known as Los Angeles Community Choice Energy Authority) (“Clean Power Alliance” or “CPA”) was formed on June 27, 2017;
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2018, the CPA Board of Directors (“Board”) adopted Policy Number CPA 2018-05, CPA Reimbursements for Board of Directors (“Policy”) to establish the standard procedures relative to expenses incurred by members of the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Board of Directors in the performance of their duties; WHEREAS, as of July 2018, CPA was providing service only to the County of Los Angeles’s municipal accounts and the non-residential accounts for the cities of Rolling Hills Estates and South Pasadena. The remainder of CPA's (then-current) 31 member agencies’ residential and non-residential accounts were scheduled to enroll for CPA service in February and May of 2019, respectively;
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2019, the Board adopted its Financial Reserves Policy (“Reserves Policy”), setting CPA’s minimum reserve target equal to 30% of total operating budget expenditures with a goal of increasing the reserve to a maximum reserve target of 50% of total operating budget expenditures;
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2023, CPA received an ‘A-’ credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings agency;
WHEREAS, in 2024, CPA was named the #1 green power provider in the nation by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab for the second year in a row;
WHEREAS, currently, CPA’s reserves are approximately 40% of its operating budget expenses, and CPA has 35 member agencies, with 3 additional member cities joining CPA’s service in October 2025;
WHEREAS, given the evolution of CPA’s business conditions, on March 6, 2025, the Board voted to implement the provision of stipends for the Board of Directors and the Community Advisory Committee and directed staff to bring an amendment to the Policy for the Board’s consideration;
WHEREAS, the Board provided feedback about the amount of the stipend, attendance requirements, the option to opt out of the stipend, and the need to set maximum limits on the amount of the stipend; and,
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WHEREAS, the Board has considered CPA’s prevailing business conditions and needs and determined that the amendments to the Policy proposed in Exhibit A, attached hereto, are reasonable, necessary, or beneficial;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA that the attached amendments to the Policy, attached hereto as Exhibit A, are hereby approved effective July 1, 2025;
IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that the Policy is renamed “CPA Stipend and Expense Reimbursements” Policy; IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that if any provision of this Resolution, the attached Policy or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Resolution or Policy which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provision of this Resolution and the Policy are severable acts; and
IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that any and all acts authorized pursuant to this Resolution and performed prior to the passage of this Resolution are hereby ratified and approved; and
IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that this Resolution or Policy shall be continuing and remain in full force and effect until such time as the Board amends or revises the Resolution or the Policy.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of April 2025.
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Deborah Klein Lopez, Chair
ATTEST:
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Gabriela Monzon, Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
CPA STIPEND AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY (see attached)
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Policy Title CPA Stipend and Expense Reimbursements for Board of Directors Policy Number CPA 2018-05 Original Date: 05/02/2018
Amendment One: 03/07/2024
Amendment Two: 04/03/2025
I. PURPOSE
To establish the terms, conditions, and standard procedures relative to expenses incurred by for (A) members of the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Board of Directors (individually referred to as a “Director”) and members of the Community Advisory Committee (individually referred to as “CAC Member”) to receive stipend compensation and (B) members of the Board of Directors to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. In general, costs are associated with: A) attendance at Board and Committee meetings and at CPA-sponsored community events, and B) representing CPA at conferences, legislative and regulatory proceedings, and related meetings.
II. Stipends for Members of CPA Board of Directors and the Community Advisory Committee
A. Eligibility. The following individuals shall be eligible to receive a stipend from CPA.
1. A regular Director who attends a “Meeting”. A “Meeting” is a CPA meeting noticed and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the “Brown Act” (California Government Code Section 54950, et seq.)
2. An alternate Director, except an alternate Director who is not a member of the governing body and is employed by a member city or county of CPA, when the alternate Director attends a Meeting in the place of a regular Director.
3. A Board-appointed CAC Member.
B. Board of Directors Meeting
1. Attendance. To receive a stipend specified in Section II.B.2, a Director must be present for all Action Item votes unless the approval of the Consent Agenda is the only Action Item vote, in which case a Director must be present until the conclusion of all items on the Regular Agenda. An “Action Item” is any item on the agenda requiring a vote by the members present.
2. Stipend Amount. A Director is entitled to receive $150 for each Meeting that a Director is in Attendance.
C. Committee Meetings
1. Eligible Committee Meetings are the Executive Committee, Standing Committees as specified in Article VII of the Bylaws, and the Community Agenda Page 59 of 82
Advisory Committee.
2. Attendance. To receive a stipend specified in Section II.C.3., a Director or CAC Member must be present for all Action Item votes unless the approval of the Consent Agena is the only Action Item vote, in which case a Director or CAC Member must be present until the conclusion of all items on the Regular Agenda.
3. Stipend Amount. A Director or CAC member is entitled to receive $100 for each Committee Meeting that the member is in Attendance.
D. Limitations.
1. Directors shall not receive more than three (3) stipend payments in any single calendar month. CAC Members shall not receive more than one (1) stipend payment in any single calendar month.
2. Opt Out/Opt In.
a. A Director or CAC Member may opt out of receiving a stipend by notifying the Board Clerk in writing. Requests to opt out of receiving a stipend will be processed immediately.
b. A Director or CAC Member who has opted out of receiving a stipend may opt back into receiving a stipend by notifying the Board Clerk in writing.
Requests to opt back into receiving a stipend will be processed at the end of each calendar month.
E. Stipend Payment Procedures.
1. A Director or CAC Member shall be entitled to receive a stipend payment for Attendance at a Meeting after the Minutes of that Meeting are approved at a following Meeting.
2. The Board Clerk shall verify Attendance for each Meeting and report the Attendance to the CEO for the processing of the stipend payment.
II.III. REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A. TRAVEL TO AND FROM BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS
1. TRAVEL
The primary costs incurred related to participation in Board and Committee meetings and CPA-sponsored community events are travel, mileage or public mass transit expenses, and parking.
Consistent with other government bodies, these costs will be reimbursed upon request and at cost. For mileage, CPA will reimburse personal vehicle mileage based on the IRS’s latest standard mileage rates. Receipts for parking are required for reimbursement. Receipts are not required for the use of public mass transit as receipts are generally not available for such travel.
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B. CONFERENCES, LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS, AND RELATED
MEETINGS
From time to time, Directors, who are representing CPA, may travel (i) outside of Southern California to represent the Clean Power Alliance at a conference, (ii) to a legislative or regulatory proceeding, or (iii) to a meeting for educational, training, or CPA related program or policy purposes (e.g., at events hosted by the California Community Choice Association, etc.) (“CPA Travel”).
1. TRAVEL & REGISTRATION
All such CPA Travel must first be approved by the Chair of the Board in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The cost of travel to conferences, including conference registration costs, will be reimbursed if the Director is a speaker on behalf of CPA. If a Director is at a conference as an attendee of the conference, such costs may be reimbursed at the discretion of the Chair of the Board in consultation with the CEO. In general, Directors are expected to keep such travel costs to a minimum by booking economy class airfare or train fare well in advance and avoiding overnight stays whenever possible. Receipts for travel and registration are required for reimbursement, except when using public mass transit.
2. ACCOMMODATIONS, MEALS, & INCIDENTALS
The expenses for accommodation, meals, or incidentals will be reimbursed if the Director is a speaker on behalf of CPA. If a Director is attending a conference as an attendee of the conference, such costs for accommodation, meals, or incidentals may be reimbursed if such CPA Travel was approved pursuant to Section III.B.1i.
Consistent with the majority of government agencies, per diem expenses costs for accommodations, meals, and incidentals will shall be reimbursed at GSA rates, which are city-specific, vary by travel season, and are adjusted annually. Higher rates than those provided by GSA are permissible for accommodation when attending a conference and staying at the conference hotel. Further, the Chair may approve a higher reimbursement amount on a case-by-case basis, as may be requested in advance. Receipts for accommodations and meals are required for reimbursement.
C. REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES FOR EXPENSES
All claims for reimbursement requests shall be prepared on a CPA Expense Claim Form, which may be updated from time to time, and shall be submitted no longer than 30 days after the event.
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expenses incurred with the exception of advancespublic transit receipts. If a receipt cannot be obtained or has been lost, a written justification shall be made on the expense form and the reason given. In the absence of an explanation satisfactory to the applicable approving authority, the amount involved shall not be allowed.
All claims for reimbursement of expenses shall be submitted to the CEO or the CEO’s designee for approval.
III.IV. ATTACHMENTS:
1. Sample Expense Claim Form
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 7
To: Board of Directors
From: Karen Schmidt, Director, Rates & Strategy
Approved By: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Receive Presentation on FY 2025-26 Rates Outlook Date: April 3, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Staff will provide a presentation on the item.
ATTACHMENT
1. FY 2025-26 Rates Outlook Presentation
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FY 2025-26 Rates Outlook
April 3, 2025
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Summary
CPA expects to be able to maintain competitive rates and continue building reserves in the next fiscal year
Rate options for FY 2025/26 will consider:
1. Price spread between CPA’s three rate products (Lean, Clean, 100% Green) o Largely depends on the amount of renewable energy in each product
2. Competitiveness with SCE
o Total bill comparisons for all rate products are expected to be as competitive or more competitive than current levels, at least through the end of 2025
3. Reserve accumulation
o CPA expects to approach the maximum reserve target in its Reserve Policy in FY 25/26 or FY 26/27
4. SCE rate volatility
o SCE generation rates will increase in October 2025 with the reversal of the October 2024 ERRA trigger. This will improve competitiveness
o PCIA rates may increase in January 2026, potentially offsetting the October 2025 gain in competitiveness
Rate and financial projections shown in this presentation are preliminary and subject to change
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2 Rate and Budget Schedule
Month FY 2025/26 Rate Setting FY 2025/26 Budget
February/March • Interim Rate Adjustment (Board)
• Cost of Service update (Staff)
April
• Discuss rate product content, rate
product price differentials, and
competitiveness outlook (Board)
• Discuss/Recommend rate setting
approach (CAC, ExCom)
• Discuss budget priorities (CAC, ExCom
and Finance Committees)
May • Adopt rate setting approach (Board)
• Discuss budget priorities (Board)
• Finance Committee recommends FY
25/26 budget
June • Adopt final rates (Board) • Adopt final budget (Board) July • Implementation of FY 25/26 rates • Start of new Fiscal Year 3 CPA sets rates annually in conjunction with the development of a fiscal year budget Agenda Page 67 of 82
In April 2024 CPA established product content targets for calendar years 2025-2026 to maintain CPA’s overall preference for renewables, keep the 100% Green product intact, and allow for competitive rates
o Lean = 40% GHG-free
o Clean = 50% GHG-free (target 25% renewable energy minimum) o 100% Green = 100% renewable energy
These content targets provide a realistic, flexible, and achievable pathway to continue CPA’s progress toward the state goal of a 90% GHG-free grid by 2035 CPA’s overall renewable energy content remains above SCE’s GHG emissions of the Lean and Clean products are similar or better than SCE’s base rate
No changes are necessary for 2025-2026 product content to meet the April 2024 objectives
4 2025-2026 Product Content
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Price differentials between each of CPA’s rate products are based on cost -of-service and highly dependent on renewable energy prices and, secondarily, carbon-free energy prices While renewable energy prices are coming down, Resource Adequacy and brown power prices are coming down faster, lowering the cost of Lean Power and widening the spread between Lean and 100% Green Power
Differentials shown below are not competitive targets with SCE The increasing spreads shown for the coming fiscal year reflect lower Lean rates, not higher Clean or 100% Green rates
Product Price Differentials
5 Energy Product FY 2020-21 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 Lean 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Clean +1% +1% +1% +1% +2-3%
100% Green +10% +4% +5% +6% +7-8%
Product Price Differentials 2020-2026 (Total bill,* Compared to Lean Power) *Product differentials based on projected CPA cost of service and average total customer bills.
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Competitiveness will likely improve in July
Staff expect to present rate setting options to the Board in May that would improve CPA’s competitive position for many customers while approaching CPA’s Board-approved maximum 50% reserve target:
o Lean Power expected to be at a discount to SCE
o Clean Power expected to be at parity or a discount to SCE o 100% Green Power expected to be no worse than current comparisons and may improve Subset rates (large commercial, industrial, pumping and agriculture, and street lighting) are getting more competitive, and most subset customers are expected to have at least one option that is less expensive than SCE
6 Energy Product July 2024 October 2024 January 2025 March 2025 Lean -1% +3.6% +7.0% 0%
Clean 0% +4.6% +8.0% +1%
100% Green +5% +9.7% +13.0% +6%
Total Bill Comparisons to SCE – Residential and Small/Medium Business* *Comparisons are based on representative 2018 PCIA vintage rate schedules, average customer usage and load profile for each rate class, SCE rates as of the dates specified in the table. Individual customer comparisons vary by specific rate schedule and customer usage.
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SCE rate volatility
In October 2025, SCE’s temporary ERRA trigger rate reduction will be reversed, raising SCE generation rates and significantly improving CPA’s competitive position These gains may be offset by an increase in PCIA rates and decrease in SCE generation rates in January 2026, although 2026 SCE rates/PCIA are uncertain $0.05
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$0.25
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1/1/2019 7/1/2019 1/1/2020 7/1/2020 1/1/2021 7/1/2021 1/1/2022 7/1/2022 1/1/2023 7/1/2023 1/1/2024 7/1/2024 1/1/2025 7/1/2025 $/kWh
Residential Electricity Rates 2019-2025*
SCE Generation -
Base Rate
CPA Generation -
Lean Power
CPA Generation -
100% Green Power
SCE Delivery (Equal
for All Customers)
*Annualized rates based on 2024
average monthly customer usage.
Generation rates inclusive of
PCIA, Competition Transition
Charge, and Generation Municipal
Surcharge. Delivery rates inclusive
of Wildfire Fund Charge and Fixed
Recovery Charge.
October 2025
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Rates for new communities
Communities beginning CPA service in October 2025 – La Cañada Flintridge, Lynwood, and Port Hueneme – will maintain competitive rate comparisons throughout FY 2025/26, per the rate setting approach approved by the Board in December 2024 o For residential and small/medium business customers, Lean Power will be at a 1% total bill discount to SCE, Clean Power will be at parity with SCE, and 100% Green Power will be at a 5% total bill premium
o For large commercial, industrial, pumping and agriculture, and street lighting (“subset”) customers, total bill comparisons will be at or below July 2024 levels throughout FY 2025/26
CPA will assume PCIA and competitiveness risks, if any, from January to June 2026 by maintaining the above comparisons to provide rate stability and predictability for new customers in these communities
As subset rates are getting more competitive, subset rates for the new communities may be adjusted based on cost of service
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8 Next Steps
Month 2025/26 Rate Setting 2025/26 Budget
April
• Discuss rate product content, rate product
price differentials, and competitiveness
outlook (Board)
• CAC discusses rate setting approach
• ExCom recommends rate setting approach
• Discuss budget priorities (CAC, ExCom
and Finance Committees)
May • Adopt rate setting approach (Board)
• Discuss budget priorities (Board)
• Finance Committee recommends FY
25/26 budget
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9 Questions and Discussion
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Management Report
To: Board of Directors
Subject: Management Report
Date: April 3, 2025
Federal Report
Board Chair Deborah Klein Lopez and CEO Ted Bardacke will provide a verbal report on a recent trip to Washington DC.
CPA at Earth Day Events
April is Earth Month and a busy time for CPA’s government/community affairs teams, who will participate in a number of events throughout CPA territory. Currently CPA staff are scheduled to table at events in Paramount, Carson, Whittier, Calabasas, Sierra Madre, Hawthorne, Thousand Oaks, Ventura City, Rolling Hills Estates, Westlake Village, Claremont, Beverly Hills, and Alhambra. Please contact Gina Goodhill if your city is hosting an Earth Day themed event and would like a member of the CPA team to participate.
Two Community Solar Projects Operational
CPA’s first two Community Solar projects are now operational. The Beverly and San Gabriel projects are 400 kW and 270 kW, respectively, rooftop solar projects located in Pico Rivera. These projects will serve 360 low-income residential customers in the Unincorporated Los Angeles County neighborhoods of Bassett and Avocado Heights as well as the City of Whittier. Like all Power Share customers, participants will receive 100% renewable energy from these projects and 20% discounts. An estimated 20 construction jobs were created in the building of this project, which achieved full commercial delivery status in early March. Bassett Unified School district was the Community Sponsor for these projects, along with the Bassett Avocado Advanced Energy Community grant project.
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Board of Directors Management Report
Two more Community Solar projects located in the City of Carson are anticipated to come online in late 2025. These projects are 2.7MW in total and will serve approximately 1,500 customers in the Carson. The City of Carson is the Community Sponsor for these projects.
Monthly Financial Performance
CPA’s net position in January increased by $8.0 million, 39% more than the budgeted increase of $5.7 million. The increase occurred despite the temporary fiscal impact of January’s fires and Public Safey Power Shutoffs, which contributed to both revenue and cost of energy to be under budget by 11%. For the year-to-date, CPA has recorded a increase to the net position of $72.8 million, compared to a budget net decrease of $15.4 million. The monthly financial dashboard for January is provided as Attachment 1.
Customer Participation Rate and Opt Actions
As of March 25, 2025, CPA’s overall participation rate was 92.8%, down slightly from the
92.9% participation rate recorded in the previous month. CPA had 1,042,117 active customers, down 792 customers compared to the end of February. Participation Rates and Active Customer data continues to be impacted by fire data cleanup and is expected to remain volatile over the next several months as SCE provides more data and CPA validates that data. Opt-outs in March – 747 – were lower than in February, which posted 866 opt-outs. New accounts (“move-ins”) were lower than closed accounts (“move-outs”) by 2,159 customers in the same time period. Participation rates and active accounts by member agency are provided in Attachment 3 of this report.
Customer Service Center Performance
Incoming calls to CPA’s Customer Service Center were lower in March compared to the previous month as customer inquiries about rising bills due to SCE’s January rate increase and then CPA’s rate reduction in March began to taper off. Through March 25, CPA received 3,091 calls compared to 4,027 calls in February. Call center performance was steady, with 92% of calls answered within 45 seconds, unchanged from the previous month, while the average wait time was 14 seconds compared to 13 seconds in February.
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Board of Directors Management Report
Contracts and Amendments Executed Under the CEO Authority A list of amendments to, and terminations of, Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements and Energy Storage Agreements executed under the CEO’s signing authority since July 2024 is provided in Attachment 3. A list of non-energy contracts executed under the CEO’s signing authority is provided in Attachment 4. This list includes all open contracts as well as all contracts, open or completed, executed in the past 12 months.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Monthly Financial Dashboard, January 2025
2. Participation Rates by Member Agency
3. Long Term PPA/ESA Amendments Executed under CEO’s Authority
4. Non-Energy Contracts Executed under CEO’s Authority
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