Energy Planning & Resources Committee
of the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
12:15 p.m.
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Clean Power Alliance
Executive Conference Room
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Members of the public may also participate in this meeting remotely at the following locations:
Manhattan Beach City Hall
City Manager Conference Room
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Alhambra City Hall
Conference Room A
111 S. First Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Carson City Hall
Executive Conference Room
701 East Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
Temple City City Hall
City Hall Conference Room
9701 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, CA 91780
Sierra Madre City Hall
Council Chambers
232 W. Sierra Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
La Cañada Flintridge City Hall
Rose Conference Room
1 Civic Center Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
West Hollywood City Hall
3rd Floor Conference Room
8300 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
City of Oxnard Service Center 1
East Conference Room
214 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
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CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the February 25, 2026, Energy Committee Meeting
2. Receive and File March 2026 Risk Management Team Report
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Oral Update from the Vice President of Power Supply
4. Receive Presentation on the 2026 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO Launch and Provide Feedback to Staff
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURN – NEXT MEETING MAY 27, 2026
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 1
To: Energy Planning & Resources Committee
Subject: Approve Minutes from the February 25, 2026, Energy Committee Meeting
Date: April 22, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
Approve.
ATTACHMENT
1. Minutes
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MINUTES
Energy Planning & Resources Committee
of the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Meeting videos are available on CPA's YouTube Channel.
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Committee Members participated in this meeting from the following locations:
Manhattan Beach City Hall
City Manager Conference Room
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Clean Power Alliance Office
Executive Conference Room
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Alhambra City Hall
Conference Room A
111 S. First Street
Alhambra, CA 91802
Sierra Madre City Hall
Council Chambers
232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
West Hollywood City Hall
3rd Floor Conference Room
8300 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Arcadia City Hall
Council Chambers Conference Room
240 W. Huntington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91007
Carson City Hall
Executive Conference Room
701 East Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
Temple City City Hall
City Hall Conference Room
9701 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, CA 91780
LA County Sanitation District
Conference Room A
1955 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA 90601
City of Oxnard Service Center 1
East Conference Room
214 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Chair Parkhurst called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. Annie Mendoza, Deputy Clerk of the Board, conducted roll call.
ROLL CALL
Alhambra Jeff Maloney Committee Member Remote
Arcadia Michael Cao Committee Member Absent
Carson Reata Kulcsar Committee Member Remote
La Cañada
Flintridge
Stephanie Fossan Committee Member Remote
Manhattan Beach David Lesser Committee Member Remote
Oxnard Kathleen Mallory Committee Member Remote
Energy Planning & Resource Committee Item 1
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Sierra Madre Robert Parkhurst Chair Remote
South Pasadena Diana Mahmud Committee Member Remote
Temple City Ed Chen Committee Member Remote
West Hollywood Chelsea Byers Committee Member Remote
All votes are unanimous, unless otherwise stated.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the December 8, 2025, Energy Committee Meeting
2. Receive and File January 2026 Risk Management Team Report Motion: Committee Member Byers, West Hollywood
Second: Committee Mahmud, South Pasadena
Vote: The consent agenda was approved by a roll call vote, with an abstention from Committee Member Fossan on Item 1.
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Oral Update from the Vice President of Power Supply
Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President, Power Supply, reported that CPA’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is due on June 1, 2026, however, CalCCA has requested an extension. Ms. Descagnia noted that staff received proposals for the Innovation Solicitation program’s Track 1, which focuses on emerging technologies.
Staff clarified for Committee Member Mahmud that CPUC Commissioners were not involved in setting the filing deadline.
4. Receive Presentation on Carbon Capture Technologies
Tsemon Awala-Velly, Advisor, Structured Contracts, described what carbon capture is and the common methods of utilization. He outlined two carbon capture pilot projects in California. The first is the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and Sutter Energy Center Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Yuba City; the second is Project Enterprise at Los Medanos Energy Center in Pittsburg, CA.
Mr. Awala-Velly explained the value of thermal resources with carbon capture, Resource Adequacy (RA) attributes, and the potential for low-carbon reliability resources in a 2045 net-zero scenario. He also described industry challenges, covering environmental, commercial, and infrastructure aspects. Ms. Descagnia explained the regulatory framework for GHG emissions disclosure, which involves CARB, CEC, and the CPUC. CPA will continue monitoring the development of carbon capture technologies as outstanding regulatory requirements are addressed.
Chair Parkhurst shared a podcast resource on carbon capture and storage technologies. Committee Member Lesser asked about the scale, significance, and feasibility of these proposals, while agreeing that additional steps are needed on Energy Planning & Resource Committee Item 1
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the regulatory side. Staff stated that the Innovation Solicitation program was launched to create the opportunity to explore and launch new technologies. While the scale and feasibility of the projects is still to be determined, CPA continues to engage in policy discussion about the pros and cons of contracting for carbon capture technologies.
Committee Member Mahmud asked about the viability of using retired natural gas storage facilities and its pipeline infrastructure. Staff stated that this kind of reuse is speculative at this stage, but that retrofitting an older plant may be feasible.
Committee Member Mahmud then noted that new technologies require extensive research and development, which is supported by federal funding. The current administration’s perspective on climate change is unlikely to encourage something new to emerge. She suggested a policy discussion on staff resource allocation when technology alternatives present themselves.
Committee Member Chen expressed support for carbon capture being used to meet 2045 goals and inquired about CPA’s engagement in the future of carbon capture. Staff responded that they are still determining if CPA should advocate in the regulatory arena. Committee Member Kulcsar requested that staff provide information about the uses of captured carbon at the next presentation on the subject. Committee Member Maloney commented that the presentation will help member agencies answer questions about carbon capture but acknowledged that the technology is not fully developed yet.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
None.
ADJOURN
Chair Parkhurst adjourned the meeting at 1:07 p.m.
Energy Planning & Resource Committee Item 1
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 2
To: Energy Planning & Resource Committee
From: Lyon Hardgrave, Director, Energy Risk Management
Approved By: David McNeil, Chief Financial Officer
Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Receive and File March 2026 Risk Management Team Report Date: April 22, 2026
March 2026 RMT REPORT
Key Actions
• Reviewed the counterparty credit exposure summary
• Reviewed December 2025 day-ahead load forecast performance • Reviewed February 2026 market performance
• Reviewed 2026 - 2030 energy position recommendations
• Reviewed 2025 - 2030 Renewable and Carbon-Free positions • Reviewed PCC1 purchase and sales strategy
• Reviewed CF purchase and sales strategy
• Reviewed the 2025-2026 Voluntary Allocation update
• Reviewed Sunzia test energy forecast
• Reviewed 2026 - 2028 slice of day RA position
• Reviewed RA purchase and sales strategy
• Reviewed Energy Risk Management Policy (ERMP) compliance for RA, REC, CF, and Energy
• Reviewed Long-Term Energy Contract amendments and terminations • Reviewed March 2026 CRR Allocations
• Reviewed the Negative REC Price strategy
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Energy Planning & Resource Committee Item 2
Policy Compliance
Policy Deviation Required Action
Beginning in June 2024, the
renewable energy hedge ratio
exceeded the maximum hedge
percentage for 2027 due to the
addition of new renewable energy
supply from a PPA.
Beginning in November 2024, the
renewable energy hedge ratio
exceeded the maximum hedge
percentage for 2028-2030 due to a
reduction in the renewable energy
product targets that are used for
long-term power planning and
position management.
None.
The deviations for 2027-2030 will resolve
themselves as CPA nears these years and the
maximum hedge percentages increase.
ATTACHMENT
None.
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 3
To: Energy Planning & Resources Committee
From: Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President, Power Supply
Subject: Oral Update from the Vice President, Power Supply Date: April 22, 2026
The VP will provide an oral report on CPA energy procurement activities.
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 4
To: Energy Planning & Resources Committee
From: John McNamara, Director, Structured Contracts
Reviewed by: Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President, Power Supply Approved By: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: 2026 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO Launch
Date: April 22, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
Receive presentation on the 2026 Clean Energy & Reliability RFO launch and provide feedback to staff.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2026 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO Launch Presentation Agenda Page 10
2026 Clean Energy and
Reliability Request for
Offers (RFO) Launch
April 22, 2026
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CPA intends to launch the 2026 Clean Energy and Reliability Request for Offers (RFO) on May 19th
Staff continues to recommend securing renewable energy and Resource Adequacy (RA) supply under long-term contracts to reduce exposure to short-term market volatility The RFO design for 2026 will be similar to 2025, but with modifications to:
Eligibility requirements, including a reduction in maximum project size, to better reflect CPA's needs Address a new CPUC procurement order for baseload/clean firm generation and long duration energy storage (LDES)*
Include an option for projects currently under contract with CPA to create a co -located resource by adding renewable generation or energy storage to an existing facility Executive Summary
The purpose of this meeting is to give an overview of the 2026 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO design for Energy Committee’s awareness and feedback prior to shortlisting decisions this fall *Energy storage resources with a discharge duration of eight hours or more Agenda Page 12
2 Agenda
RFO Overview
Next Steps
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3 RFO Overview
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RFO Overview and Goals
The purpose of the 2026 Clean Energy and Reliability RFO is to continue to fill a larger portion of CPA’s portfolio needs for renewable energy and RA with long-term contracts.
The timing of this RFO aligns with several key industry milestones and will allow CPA to solicit for:
Remaing CAISO Queue Cluster 14 projects that need a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to retain Full Capacity Deliverability Status (FCDS) and/or have a generation component that is still eligible for federal tax credits.
Baseload/Clean firm or LDES capable of meeting the new CPUC procurement order requirements.
Similar to the 2025 RFO, the 2026 solicitation will continue to:
Have a ‘fast track’ provision that will allow CPA to target and start negotiations for high-value projects that have FCDS and can therefore provide RA.
Allow proposers to offer price adders if tariff costs exceed a benchmark tariff cost and price reducers if the proposer receives tax credits above a benchmark tax rate identified by the proposer.
Solicit for energy and RA from hybrid natural gas plants that would reduce GHG -emissions by adding battery energy storage or utilize blended fuels.
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5 CPUC Procurement Order (D.26-02-057)
New Targets for Clean Firm Resources and/or LDES
On March 5, 2026, the CPUC issued a procurement order which required load-serving entities to procure additional reliability resources with commercial operation dates between 2030 and 2032.
The stated goal of the order is to pursue viable projects that can still qualify for Federal tax credits or other incentives as well as to continue the momentum of procurement activity that began under the mid-term reliability (MTR) and supplemental MTR requirements.
CPA’s share of the new procurement requirement is 354 MW of Net Qualifying Capacity (NQC), of which 118 MWs NQC needs to achieve commercial operation each year by June 1 of 2030, 2031, and 2032, respectively.
The order requires that at least one-quarter of the procurement come from baseload/clean firm and/or LDES resources. CPA's baseload/clean firm and/or LDES requirement is 89 MW NQC.
Recent procurement activity has positioned CPA well to meet the Procurement Order, but additional procurement is needed to meet the baseload/clean firm or LDES requirement by 2032.
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6 New Product Category
CPA is adding a new product category to this year’s RFO: “RPS Generation or Storage Paired with an Existing CPA Resource”, that will solicit for opportunities to create a co-located resource from an existing stand-alone renewable generation or energy storage project that is currently under contract with CPA.
Example 1: Add energy storage to an existing stand-alone solar or wind project.
Example 2: Add solar or wind to an existing stand-alone energy storage project.
Given limited near-term interconnection availability, this new product type may increase the number of projects submitted into the 2026 RFO.
This new product category may prove to be a win-win for Proposers and for CPA.
Adding a resource will optimize the existing interconnection capacity by allowing the co-located project to share an existing point of interconnection, which could also reduce the development risk of the project.
Sharing existing resources (land, infrastructure, interconnection, etc.) could reduce the cost of creating the new co-located facility.
Adding storage to a generation resource allows for shifting the energy into more valuable hours while reducing curtailment.
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7 Reductions to Max Project Size Eligibility
For this year’s RFO, CPA is reducing the maximum project size eligible from 250 MW to 150 MW across most product types.
Reduction to max project sizes has several advantages including:
Better alignment with CPA’s smaller open positions in the 2029-2033 timeframe.
Reduced risk exposure by spreading procurement across multiple smaller projects rather than fewer larger projects.
Greater flexibility to combine shortlisted projects to more precisely meet RA and Renewable Energy procurement targets.
Proposers typically have the flexibility to right-size projects to meet RFO requirements.
For Long Duration Standalone Storage, CPA is limiting the maximum project size eligible to 100 MW to better align with the Procurement Order.
Product types and eligibility criteria are likely to change in future years depending on the circumstances at the time.
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8 Product Types and Eligibility
Product Types Description of Eligible
Resources
Term
(Years) Size (MW) 2 Earliest
Online Date
Latest Online
Date 3
Renewable Portfolio
Standard (RPS)
Generation Only
Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, small
hydro (bundled with RA or energy-only) 10 to 201 15 to 150 January 1, 2029 December 31, 2033 RPS Generation +
Storage RPS generation paired with storage 10 to 20 15 to 150 January 1, 2029 December 31, 2033 RPS Generation or
Storage Paired with
Existing CPA Resource
RPS generation paired with storage where
one component is an existing CPA resource 10 to 20 15 MW up to the existing interconnection capacity January 1, 2029 December 31, 2033 Standalone Storage Standalone storage facilities with a minimum duration of at least 4 hours 10 to 20
15 to 100 (8hr)
15 to 150 (4hr)
January 1, 2029 December 31, 2033
Resource Adequacy (RA)
- Only
Offers from any technology for RA capacity
(no energy) 5 to 15 15 to 150 January 1, 2029 December 31, 2033 Blended or Hybrid Tolls
Natural gas facilities that reduce emissions
by converting to a blended fuel source and/or
adding battery energy storage
2 to 10 10 MW Minimum January 1, 2029 December 31, 2033 1 Term limits for Energy Only offers will be 5 to 20 years 2 The minimum size eligibility requirement for projects located within Los Angeles or Ventura county (excluding product type Blended or Hybrid Tolls) will remain at 5 MWs 3 Clean firm and LDES projects will have a latest online date of June 1, 2032 to align with the eligibility requirements for CPUC Decision D.26-02-057.
To reflect CPA’s needs this year, CPA has updated the project size and extended the latest online date to 2033 Agenda Page 19
9 Evaluation Criteria
With the exception of natural gas tolls, projects will be ranked using CPA’s standard criteria (see Appendix for detailed descriptions):
Environmental
Stewardship
Workforce
Development
Quantitative
Evaluation
(Value)
Development
Risk
Project
Location
Benefits to
DACs
Tariff and Tax
Credit Price
Adjuster
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10 NEXT STEPS
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RFO Process
• Staff presents confidential valuation results to RFO Review Team • Review Team meets to develop shortlisting approach and recommended shortlist for Energy Committee consideration • Shortlisted bidders are invited to enter exclusivity
• Negotiations begin for bidders in exclusivity
• Intake all offers in partnership with Ascend Analytics • Perform quality control (QC) on all offers
• Perform valuation and enter into negotiations with fast-track candidates • PPAs brought to full Board for approval on a rolling basis • Announce RFO to market
• Recommended shortlist presented to Energy Committee for approval • Confidential information is removed
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12 APPENDIX:
Qualitative
Scoring for
Renewable
Resources
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Development Score
Projects will be ranked from high (good) to low (bad)
The development risk metric is a composite rank based on a number of factors impacting project risk:
o Site control
o Interconnection status
o Environmental screens
o Land use and permits
o Project financing
o Developer experience
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14 Environmental Stewardship
Projects are ranked high, neutral, and low based on the following prioritization:
HIGH
LOW
NEUTRAL
Project is located in a multi-benefit or renewable energy zone or is located on non-natural land (e.g. commercial or industrial areas, areas with existing energy infrastructure).
Project is not located in a multi-benefit area, renewable energy zone, or high-conflict area.
Project is located in a high-conflict area or on natural, undisturbed lands that are not located in a multi-benefit area or renewable energy zone.
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15 Workforce Development
Projects are ranked high, medium or low based on the following prioritization:
The project will secure a multi-trade project labor agreement or will utilize a combination of targeted-hire and union labor (including requirements for state-apprenticeship graduates)
HIGH
The project does not commit to have a project labor agreement, but will pay prevailing wages, use union labor, and make targeted hire commitments MEDIUM The project does not demonstrate the requirements for a High or Medium score
LOW
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16 Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities
(excluding tolls)
Projects are ranked high, medium, neutral, and low based on the following prioritization:
Located within a DAC and demonstrates DAC workforce and community development benefits HIGH
Project not located within a DAC but can demonstrate DAC benefits and has completed community outreach MEDIUM
LOW Project is inconsistent with community priorities
NEUTRAL Project does not demonstrate DAC benefits
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17 Project Location (excluding tolls)
HIGH In Los Angeles and Ventura counties
The project is located in another county within California or it is located within a Federally-designated energy community or on tribal lands with demonstrated community support (including outside of California) MEDIUM
Projects outside of California not located in a Federally-designated energy community or on tribal lands without demonstrated community support LOW
Projects are ranked high, medium, and low based on the following prioritization:
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18 APPENDIX:
Natural Gas Tolls
Evaluation Criteria
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Toll Evaluation Criteria
CPA could receive tolling offers from hybrid natural gas facilities that incorporate battery energy storage or convert to a blended fuel source, such as green hydrogen Only offers that can demonstrate a plan for transition to a cleaner alternative will be eligible for participation in this RFO
CPA will use the following criteria when evaluating these offers:
Workforce
Development
Quantitative
Evaluation
(Value)
Plan for
Transition to
Cleaner
Operations
Benefits to
DACs
GHG
Emissions
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20 GHG Emissions
CPA will forecast the expected generation and associated GHG emissions of each blended fuel or hybrid fuel/battery storage facility CPA may receive offers from facilities that are very efficient and are expected to run frequently and offers from facilities that are less efficient and expected to run infrequently
CPA will use forecasted data to analyze a facility’s total GHG output and the facility’s efficiency and determine the effects such facility will have on CPA's Product Content Label and GHG emissions profile
This will be a quantitative measure, not ranked High, Medium, Low Agenda Page 31
21 Disadvantaged Community Impacts
Blended fuel and hybrid natural gas/battery storage resources will have differing impacts on DACs than renewable resources. Impacts to DACs will be assessed in conjunction with scoring in the three qualitative evaluation criteria; 1) impacts of the agreement on a transition to cleaner operations, 2) workforce development, and 3) GHG emissions
HIGH Demonstrates DAC benefits, including transition to cleaner operations NEUTRAL Project does not demonstrate additional DAC benefits, or is not located in a DAC LOW Project is harmful or inconsistent with community priorities Agenda Page 32
22 Workforce Development
CPA will use its traditional workforce development criteria with a slight modification to address existing facilities
The project is a union site or will use targeted-hire, union labor, or multi-trade project labor agreements (including requirements for state-apprenticeship graduates) HIGH
The project is not a union site or does not have a labor agreement, but can demonstrate prevailing wage, union labor, and targeted hire commitments MEDIUM
The project does not demonstrate prevailing wage, union labor, and targeted hire commitments
LOW
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