MINUTES
Energy Planning & Resources Committee
of the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
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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
La Cañada Flintridge City Hall
Rose Conference Room
1 Civic Center Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
City of Oxnard Service Center 1
East Conference Room
214 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
Temple City City Hall
City Hall Conference Room
9701 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, CA 91780
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
Carson Reata Kulcsar Committee Member Absent
La Cañada
Flintridge Stephanie Fossan Committee Member Remote
Manhattan Beach David Lesser Committee Member Remote
Oxnard Kathleen Mallory Committee Member Remote
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 Absent
All votes are unanimous, unless otherwise stated.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the April 22, 2026, Energy Committee Meeting
2. Receive and File April 2026 Risk Management Team Report Motion: Committee Mahmud, South Pasadena
Second: Committee Lesser, Manhattan Beach
Vote: The consent agenda was approved by a roll call vote.
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Oral Update from the Vice President of Power Supply
Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President of Power Supply, reported that the SunZia wind project located in New Mexico has begun commercial operations, bringing online 575 MW of CPA’s 700 MW capacity.
4. Receive Presentation on the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and Provide Feedback
Lindsay Descagnia, Vice President of Power Supply, stated that staff will integrate committee feedback into the IRP that will be filed with the CPUC on August 10, 2026. Ms. Descagnia noted the presentation would include key assumptions used in the modeling and the preliminary results for a resource buildout; however, the CPA’s actual procurement decisions may vary from the submitted IRP.
Anthony Boukarim, Resource Planner, provided an overview of CPA’s IRP, which is designed to demonstrate a portfolio buildout that meets specific GHG metrics from 2027-2045 while providing critical direction for the state's long-term energy planning. CPA’s IRP incorporates more aggressive clean energy targets than the state mandates, achieving 90% GHG-free by 2031 and 100% by 2041. Using more conservative assumptions than the CPUC, staff is using its own power price forecast, resource costs, and availability that better reflect current market conditions. The model identifies the least-cost portfolio that satisfies all targets and constraints. CPA’s resulting IRP portfolio reflects a diverse mix of resources such as solar, onshore wind, geothermal, biomass, and storage. Additional resources will be needed beginning in the mid-2030s. Mr. Boukarim noted that CPA is projected to meet its reliability needs with a mix of long-term contracts, short-term resource adequacy purchases, and energy storage.
CPA staff are monitoring potential legislative and regulatory changes that could impact long-term planning, including changes to the state’s clean energy targets, potential extensions of nuclear power generation at Diablo Canyon, and changes to resource adequacy requirements. These changes could affect CPA’s resource portfolio, procurement strategy, and long-term planning assumptions. Mr.
Boukarim noted that the proposed IRP achieves the state’s lowest GHG emissions portfolio, while meeting CPA’s clean energy and reliability targets. The portfolio serves as a guide rather than a binding procurement commitment. Staff will continue to refine the IRP study before presenting the analysis to the Board in July, with a request to delegate final IRP approval to the Energy Committee later that month.
Committee Member Mahmud asked about the regulation of nuclear power production and noted potential interest from data center developers that may use small nuclear to serve their load. Staff explained that state law currently excludes Diablo Canyon power from long-term planning, though CPA may have to use a share of that power if the plant’s operation is extended. CPA has opted to exclude partly because of its uncertainty past 2030 and new nuclear is unlikely to be permitted absent a change in state law. Committee Member Lesser asked how modeling accounts for the growth of the transmission grid, and staff responded that CPA has to make assumptions related to resources and transmission expansion in preparing the IRP.
Committee Member Fossan acknowledged the IRP provides guidelines and that CPA may not follow it exactly; asked if CPA must notify the CPUC of any deviations, and when the next IRP update is due. Staff responded that an updated IRP is due every two years though the deadline has often been extended. Unlike other state requirements for housing or other planning purposes, the IRP is supports statewide planning rather than a binding plan for CPA’s resource procurement. Committee Member Mahmud also asked about the capacity of transmission lines to handle solar geothermal from the Imperial Valley. Matt Langer, Chief Operating Officer, responded that the IRPs filed by all the LSEs are incorporated into the CAISO’s transmission development to ensure proper planning. Committee Member Lesser commented that CAISO is allocating $6.7 billion to build 38 transmission projects and asked if the transmission grid will have enough capacity to support CPA’s commitments, obligations, and targets. Mr.
Langer explained that in addition to the state’s central planning process, CPA also focuses on interconnection for each of its individual projects. CPA is aggressive in signing long-term contracts with deliverability to meet the portfolio’s needs.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Committee Member Lesser relayed his gratitude for Chair Parkhurst’s leadership and thanked him for his service as he moves on to be CPA’s Board Chair.
ADJOURN
Chair Parkhurst adjourned the meeting at 1:19 p.m.