Executive Committee of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Thursday, August 20, 2026
1:30 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:
Ventura County Government Center
CEO Rincon Room
Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
Monrovia City Hall
Lime Conference Room
415 South Ivy Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
Alhambra City Hall
Conference Room
111 S. First St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Camarillo City Hall
Council Office
601 Carmen Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
Carson City Hall
Executive Conference Room
701 East Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
Hawthorne City Hall
Administrative Office
4455 West 126th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Los Angeles County Hall of Administration
Sybil Brand Conference Room, Room 372
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Santa Paula City Hall
Councilmember Office
970 East Ventura Street
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Conference Room
5900 Ostrom Road
Wheatland, CA 95692
Agoura Hills City Hall
Planning Conference Room
30001 Ladyface Court
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from June 18, 2026, Executive Committee Meeting
REGULAR AGENDA
2. Oral Update from the CEO on CPA Operations
3. Review Draft Agenda for the September 3, 2026, Board of Directors Meeting
4. Overview of Proposed New Multifamily Programs and Power Response Vendor Transition
CLOSED SESSION
5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: 1
6. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS: (Government Code Section 54957: 1
Title: General Counsel
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COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURN – NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 1
To: Executive Committee
Subject: Approve Minutes from the June 18, 2026 Executive Committee Meeting
Date: August 20, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
Approve.
ATTACHMENT
1. Minutes
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Executive Committee Item 1
MINUTES
Executive Committee of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Meeting videos are available on CPA's YouTube Channel.
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Board members participated from the following locations:
Beverly Hills City Hall
Council Office, 4th Floor
455 N. Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Clean Power Alliance
Executive Conference Room
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Camarillo City Hall
Council Office
601 Carmen Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
Ventura County Government Center
CEO Rincon Room
Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
Alhambra City Hall
Conference Room
111 S. First St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Hawthorne City Hall
Administrative Office
4455 West 126th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Los Angeles County Hall of Administration
Sybil Brand Conference Room, Room 372
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Santa Paula City Hall
Councilmember Office
970 East Ventura Street
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Oxford Hotel Bend
20 NW Minnesota Avenue
Bend, OR 97703
Carson City Hall
Executive Conference Room
701 East Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Acting Chair Parkhurst called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Gabriela Monzon, Clerk of the Board, conducted roll call.
Roll Call
Agoura Hills Deborah Klein Lopez Chair Absent
Alhambra Jeff Maloney Committee Member Remote
Beverly Hills Julian Gold Committee Member Remote
Camarillo Susan Santangelo Committee Member Remote
Carson Cedric Hicks Committee Member Remote
Hawthorne Alex Monteiro Committee Member Remote
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Executive Committee Item 1
Los Angeles County Rita Kampalath Alternate Committee Member Remote Santa Paula Jenny Crosswhite Committee Member Remote
Sierra Madre Robert Parkhurst Acting Chair Remote
Ventura County Vianey Lopez Vice Chair Remote
All votes are unanimous unless otherwise stated.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the May 21, 2026 Executive Committee Meeting Prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda, the Board Clerk introduced CPA's electronic voting system.
Motion: Committee Member Hicks, Carson
Second: Committee Member Santangelo, Camarillo
Vote: The Consent Agenda was approved by roll call vote.
REGULAR AGENDA
2. Oral Update from the CEO on CPA Operations
Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer, reported that he and Committee Member Maloney attended the ribbon cutting of the SunZia Wind Project in New Mexico.
Mr. Bardacke noted that CPA served as the project's first major customer and largest offtaker. Committee Member Maloney commented on the scale of the project and expressed pride in CPA's role in contributing to the project’s completion.
Mr. Bardacke provided an overview of planning efforts for the upcoming Board Retreat; advised that staff was monitoring anticipated legislation related to extending operations at Diablo Canyon through 2045.
Committee Member Crosswhite suggested including a discussion regarding CPA's marketing strategy at the Board Retreat.
3. Review Draft Agenda for the July 2, 2026 Board of Directors Meeting Mr. Bardacke reviewed the proposed agenda for the July 2, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, including an amendment to continue contractor training for wildfire hardening in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, annual updates to communications consulting agreements, and proposed administrative amendments to CPA's Energy Risk Management Policy. Mr. Bardacke also summarized the regular agenda, including consideration of a power purchase agreement and presentation of CPA's 2026 Integrated Resource Plan.
4. Recommend to the Board of Directors: (a) the Adoption of the Customer Contract Pricing Policy, and (b) an Option on the Scope of Board Approvals to Include in the Policy: Option 1: All Contracts Must be Approved by the Board; Option 2:
Contracts Above a Certain Gigawatt-Hour Threshold Require Board Approval; and Agenda Page 6
Executive Committee Item 1
Option 3: Option 1 or 2 but Exclude Customers Who Have Won the Direct Access Lottery from Board Approval
Matt Langer, Chief Operating Officer, presented the proposed Customer Contract Pricing Policy, explaining that it would establish a framework for negotiating contracts with large commercial customers to support retention and acquisition while maintaining financial safeguards and Board oversight. He reviewed the proposed eligibility criteria, pricing methodology, contract terms, product offerings, program capacity limits, confidentiality provisions, and reporting requirements.
Additionally, the presentation also included options for Board approval authority, including delegation to the CEO for certain contracts to improve CPA’s ability to compete for large customers under compressed timelines while preserving Board oversight through reporting mechanisms. Mr. Langer reviewed options regarding Board approval authority for negotiated customer contracts. Option 1 would require Board approval for all contracts, while Options 2 and 3 would delegate approval authority to the Chief Executive Officer for certain contracts based on customer size, subject to quarterly reporting. Any thresholds adopted by the Board could be modified in the future based on program experience.
Mr. Langer also provided an update on ongoing negotiations with the Claremont Colleges; the proposed agreement would provide 100% Green Power through a fixed-price premium structure while maintaining CPA's targeted contribution margin. He advised that, subject to Executive Committee direction, staff anticipated presenting both the proposed policy and the Claremont Colleges agreement to the Board in July, with limited redactions to protect competitively sensitive pricing and negotiated business terms.
Committee Member Hicks asked how customer load changes, including installation of onsite solar generation, would affect negotiated agreements and CPA's anticipated revenues. Mr. Langer explained that proposed contracts would include load caps and other provisions to address changes in customer load, with staff evaluating projected load and generation changes during contract negotiations and incorporating protections as appropriate.
Committee Members discussed the appropriate balance between maintaining Board oversight and providing staff with sufficient flexibility to negotiate contracts in a competitive marketplace. Committee Member Crosswhite expressed support for allowing staff to execute smaller contracts administratively while requesting that the policy includes annual review and the ability to revisit delegated authority if the volume or nature of executed contracts changed significantly. Committee Member Kampalath agreed and suggested incorporating flexibility to return the policy to the Board sooner if operational experience indicates additional oversight is warranted.
Mr. Bardacke agreed with the Committee's comments and stated that staff would include annual policy review language while retaining the ability to return to the Board earlier if experience demonstrated that modifications to the approval thresholds or reporting requirements were appropriate. Committee Members supported Option 3 which would exclude DA customers from Board approval to expedite timelines associated with those procurements, while initially requiring Board approval for all other customer contracts, with the intent to revisit approval thresholds in an annual policy review.
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Executive Committee Item 1
Motion: Vice Chair Lopez, Ventura County
Second: Committee Member Hicks, Carson
Vote: The Executive Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the Board adopt the Customer Contract Pricing Policy with the addition of language requiring an annual review of the policy language and Option 3 (all agreements presented to the Board but excluding customers who have won the Direct Access lottery).
ADJOURN
Acting Chair Parkhurst adjourned the meeting at 2:50 p.m.
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 2
To: Executive Committee
From: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Oral Update from the CEO on CPA Operations
Date: August 20, 2026
The CEO will provide an oral update on CPA operations, including Board Retreat planning.
ATTACHMENT
1. Draft September 18, 2026 Board Retreat Agenda
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CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE BOARD RETREAT
September 18, 2026, 8:30am to 2:00pm
Draft Agenda
8:15AM: Breakfast Ready
8:30AM: Roll Call/Welcome/Intro Remarks/Ice Breaker
• Robert Parkhurst
• Ted Bardacke
• Ice Breaker
9:00AM: Future CPA Expansion
• Overview: Ted Bardacke (15 minutes)
• Breakout Groups (45 minutes – Groups to be Assigned and Given Questions to Facilitate Discussion)
o Question 1: Is there an ideal “End State”?
o Question 2: How do we maintain effective Board governance and member agency input?
o Question 3: Deepening community connection while widening the customer base: Can we do both and how do we measure
effectiveness?
o Question 4: Criteria for new cities, cadence of potential expansion and Board check-ins on expansion?
• Report Out (15 minutes)
10:15AM: Break (15 minutes)
10:30AM: Programs and Associated Marketing (+ Transmission Update) – Where are we?/Where are we going?
• Transmission Update: David McNeil (10 Minutes)
• Programs: Goals and Marketing Process: Joanne O’Neill and Astrid Raimondo (15 minutes)
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11:00AM: Programs and Transmission Breakouts - World Café Format (75 minutes – Four 15-minute stops, plus report out)
• Tables:
o Table 1: Member Agency and Community Programs (Energized Communities) o Table 2: Residential Customer and Tenant Offerings (Power Response Smart Home/Home, EV Smart Charge, Energy Team, Sun Storage Rebate) o Table 3: Equity Programs (Power Share, Instant AC, SBAP, EBD) o
o Table 4: Programs for Multifamily and Commercial Property Owners/Managers (Multifamily EV Charging, Apartment Building Cooling Assistance Program, Power Response Commercial Leaders)
o Table 5: Community Resilience Programs (Power Ready, Innovation Fund Round 3)
o Table 6: Transmission
• Report Outs (15 minutes – CPA Staff will summarize and report out) 12:15PM: Break/Flex Time – Lunch Ready
12:30PM: Lunch Served
12:50PM: Lunchtime Conversation Begins
• Kate Gordon - https://cafwd.org/about-us/our-team/kate-gordon/ 1:30PM: Conversation/Lunch Ends
2:00PM: Depart Venue
Note:
• Retreat packet to go out Friday, September 11
• We will still hold September 17 ExCom
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 3
To: Executive Committee
From: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Review Draft Agenda for the September 3, 2026, Board of Directors Meeting
Date: August 20, 2026
Staff will provide an overview of the proposed agenda items for the September 3, 2026, Board of Directors meeting for review and feedback from the Executive Committee. The draft Board agenda is attached to this staff report. Information on the main items for Board consideration is provided below.
CONSENT AGENDA
The following items are recommended for inclusion on the Consent Agenda of the September Board meeting.
Power Ready Owners Representative Professional Services Agreement CPA currently offers its member agencies the Power Ready Program, which enhances community resiliency by installing solar-plus-storage clean energy backup power systems at critical municipal facilities to provide electricity during power outage events. These backup power systems enable eligible facilities to provide continuation of critical public services (for example, emergency operations centers) and/or serve as a place of refuge for the community (for example, evacuation and/or cooling centers). The Power Ready Program reserves a portion of the battery for planned and unplanned power outages for designated critical loads and guarantees. Through an on-bill adjustment mechanism, annual electricity charges for participants will be equal to or less than the amount that would have otherwise been charged on their previous rate.
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Executive Committee Item 3
On April 2, 2026, CPA's Board of Directors directed staff to proceed with the activities necessary to operationalize CPA’s ownership of Power Ready assets, thus changing delivery approach for Power Ready Round 2 from the current Power Purchase Agreement model to a model where CPA develops and owns the projects. These activities include obtaining an Owner's Representative to provide project development and support oversight of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors to ensure the projects are being developed in a safe and timely manner that is consistent with code, industry best practices, and the scope of work.
On May 20, 2026, CPA released a Request for Proposals for technical advisory and engineering services, to serve as CPA’s independent advisor, and represent CPA’s interests in the procurement, contracting, design, construction, and on-going operations and maintenance of the Power Ready Round 2 portfolio of projects (“Owner’s Representative”). CPA received four proposals, interviewed two proposers, and selected a vendor based on their relevant experience and expertise with similar portfolios in Southern California. CPA and the proposer are currently negotiating the Professional Services Agreement and, if successful, will request approval at the September Board meeting.
Annual Electricity Usage by Jurisdiction
Per CPA’s Joint Powers Agreement, in the case of a voting shares (weighted) vote by the Board of Directors, voting shares are based on the percentage of retail load served by jurisdiction, in the previous year. Staff will request that the Board receive and file the percentage load by jurisdiction for fiscal year 2025-26.
REGULAR AGENDA
The following items are recommended for inclusion on the Regular Agenda of the September Board meeting.
PSAs for Power Response, Multifamily Programs for EV Charging, and Efficient Cooling
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Executive Committee Item 3
These items will be presented to the Board on September 3rd as three separate items but will be presented as a single presentation to the Executive Committee.
ATTACHMENT
1. Draft September 3, 2026, Board of Directors Agenda
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Executive Committee Item 3
Board of Directors of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Thursday, September 3, 2026
2:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from the July 2, 2026, Board of Directors Meeting
2. Approve and Authorize Power Ready Owners Representative PSA
3. Receive and File FY 2026/27 Load by Jurisdiction Report
4. Receive and File Quarterly RMT Report
5. Receive and File Quarterly Customer Programs Report
6. Receive and File Quarterly Communications & Marketing Report
7. Receive and File Bill Positions Monthly Report
8. Receive and File Monthly Community Advisory Committee Report
REGULAR AGENDA
Action Items
9. Approve & Authorize the CEO to Execute a Power Response PSA
10. Multifamily Efficient Cooling Partnership Programs
a. Approve and Authorize CEO to execute Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles County
b. Approve and Authorize CEO to execute MOU with Ventura County c. Approve and Authorize CEO to execute PSA with Association of Energy Affordability
COMMITTEE CHAIR UPDATES
MANAGEMENT REPORT
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
ADJOURN – NEXT REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 1, 2026
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 4
To: Executive Committee
From: Joanne O'Neill, Senior Director, Customer Programs Reviewed by: Matthew Langer, Chief Operating Officer
Nancy Whang, General Counsel
Approved By: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Overview of Proposed New Multifamily Programs and a Power Response Vendor Transition
Date: August 20, 2026
Staff will provide a presentation on the item.
ATTACHMENT
1. Presentation
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Proposed New Multifamily Programs
and Power Response Vendor Transition
August 20, 2026
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Agenda
2 Introduction and Program Portfolio Overview
Expanding Focus on Serving Multifamily
Tenants and Property Owners
Power Response Implementation Vendor
Transition
Review of Board Items
Q&A
Informational Item
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Residential
Multifamily
Commercial
Partner Communities
Local Resiliency and Grid
Management
Instant AC Savings: $300 coupon at
participating retailers
EV SmartCharge: App to help
customers save money by shifting
when they charge
Power Response: incentives for
reducing energy use at times of grid
stress
Apartment Building Cooling
Assistance: Rebates for property
owners to install efficient cooling
Peak Management Pricing: Summer
bill discounts for reduced usage
during peak days
Power Ready: Clean energy backup
systems for critical facilities
Building & Transportation
Electrification
Local Clean Energy
Procurement
CPA’s Local Customer Programs
Energy Team: Unbiased information on
energy upgrades for homes or small
businesses from a team of experts
Multifamily EV Charging: Incentives and
technical assistance for property owners
to install EV chargers
Multifamily Efficient Cooling
Partnerships: Additional incentives
available to CPA customers through the
Regional Energy Networks.
Energized Communities: Accelerates
community sustainability goals
• Building Electrification Assistance
• Electric Fleet Transition Services
• Community Electric Vehicle Charging
• Innovation Fund
Power Share: local renewable
energy at 20% bill discount for low- income customers
Sun Storage Rebates: $750 - $2,250
rebates for homeowners who install
a solar battery storage system
Solar & Battery Access Program: No
upfront cost solar and storage
systems for income qualified
customers
New Programs
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Expanded Focus Multifamily Tenants/Properties
4 CPA has programs that can support individual multifamily tenants, such as Power Response, Energy Team, and Instant AC Savings.
• However, many equipment and infrastructure decisions are made by property owners or managers. This can limit renters’ ability to participate in programs and adopt electrification and resilience measures. • There are additional barriers to adoption of electrification measures in multifamily properties, including access to technical knowledge and resources, electrical panel capacity limitations, and cost for upgrades.
In 2023 the Board approved the Local Programs for a Clean Energy Future Action Plan which envisioned CPA’s continued expansion of programs that focus on the multifamily sector to specifically engage property owners and managers to electrify and improve their buildings to benefit the tenants and residents of those properties.
Since the adoption of the Action Plan, and in support of the adoption of Los Angeles County’s maximum indoor temperature threshold for rental housing units, CPA has also expanded its focus on providing efficient and electrified cooling options to increase customer’s resilience to extreme heat. CPA recognizes and seeks to address the importance of healthy communities, including those disproportionately affected by air pollution and climate change1. • Increasing access to energy-efficient air conditioning promotes public health and decreases the cost of operation. Efficient equipment can also enable participation in demand response programs to support grid reliability, both of which reduce costs for CPA and its customers. 1Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Joint Powers Agreement Section 8(m) Agenda Page 20
Multifamily Efficient Cooling Programs for
Property Owners and Managers
Multifamily Efficient Cooling Partnerships
5 Goal: Address property owners technical and
funding barriers to increase availability of high
efficiency cooling equipment for tenants
in extreme heat prone areas
Program Overview: CPA implemented
program focused on small properties without
existing or adequate cooling to incentivize
installation of easy to install room/window
AC and heat pumps
Apartment Building Cooling Assistance
Goal: Partner with regional programs to drive
additional uptake in efficient and electrified cooling
upgrades, while minimizing administrative burden and
level of effort to participate
Program Overview: Layer incentives onto existing
comprehensive upgrade programs administered by the
Southern California and Tri-County Regional Energy
Networks to support larger projects and complex
HVAC system installations of central ducted heat
pumps and mini splits
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Multifamily Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging
6 Goal: Support the transition to electric vehicles by providing closer and more cost-effective charging for current (and prospective) EV owners. This program will also enable
managed charging to support reliability and reduce EV
charging costs for CPA and its customers.
Program Overview: Technical assistance and incentives for multifamily properties to install low-powered EV charging outlets and level 2 chargers for residents’ use. Self-service and incentive only options available for smaller properties.
Multifamily Program Eligibility:
• Both the Multifamily EV Charging and Apartment Building Cooling Assistance programs share the same eligibility requirements to enable simpler communication with property owners and managers. • Properties receiving technical assistance must have and maintain an active CPA account; tenant unit/parking spot or meter tied to equipment receiving a rebate must have an active CPA account. • Properties that are designated as affordable housing or have 2/3+ units on low-income rate assistance programs will be eligible for higher incentives.
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Power Response Program
7 Upcoming Program Enhancements
• In 2027 the program will add a new
pathway creating a streamlined
approach for small and medium
business customers.
• The new vendor will support an
enhanced customer experience and
program interface displaying information
about customer’s event impacts, GHG
emissions reductions, and incentives.
• Implementing a revised and simplified
incentive structure focused on
performance payments for measured
demand reductions to better align with
avoided procurement costs.
A demand response program that encourages both residential and commercial customers to reduce energy usage during Energy Savings Events, when electricity cost is at its highest or demand is high.
What is Power Response?
How Does it Work?
Participants in the program receive financial incentives for temporarily reducing stress on the grid during Energy Saving Events The program features three tracks, making it available to all CPA customers so that everyone can receive incentives for shifting or reducing energy usage; ~4,000 current CPA customers enrolled Shifting usage away from high priced times reduces procurement costs and supports overall CPA rate affordability
Direct Load Control
through smart
devices, such as
smart thermostats
& batteries
Smart Home
Behavioral
approach, where
participants make
manual adjustments
to systems at home
Home
Custom load
reduction strategies
are developed for
business customers
to reduce energy
Commercial
Leaders
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Power Response Implementation Vendor Transition
8 Background:
After running as a pilot from 2019-2021, CPA issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a vendor to implement the Power Response Program.
In September 2021, the Board approved a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Autogrid, which was subsequently acquired by Uplight.
After 5 years, and in alignment with CPA’s Non-Energy Contracting Policy, staff launched an RFP in April to assess the market and ensure the best value.
CPA is negotiating a PSA with the selected vendor from that RFP process.
Vendor Transition:
CPA has allocated 6 months to support the vendor and customer transition to the new implementer in order to be ready for summer 2027
Customers will automatically be transitioned and will not be required to re-enroll.
However, communication will be sent to participants about the transition, program enhancements, and newly available resources.
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Program Items Requesting Approval at
September Board Meeting
9 Power Response
1. Approve and Authorize CEO to execute Power Response PSA Multifamily
2. Approve and Authorize CEO to execute Multifamily Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging PSA
3. Approve and Authorize CEO to execute Apartment Building Cooling Assistance PSA
4. Multifamily Efficient Cooling Partnership Programs
a) Approve and Authorize CEO to execute Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles County b) Approve and Authorize CEO to execute MOU with Ventura County c) Approve and Authorize CEO to execute PSA with Association of Energy Affordability Agenda Page 25
Questions
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Staff Report – Agenda Items 5 and 6
To: Executive Committee
Subject: Closed Session
Date: August 20, 2026
ATTACHMENT
1. Attachments for Closed Session items will be forwarded under separate cover.
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