AGENDA
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Monday, July 14, 2025
4:30 p.m.
This meeting will proceed as an in-person meeting at 15310 Barranca Parkway, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618, and 2015 Terminal Way, Reno, NV 89502. In addition, as a convenience to the public, the Orange County Power Authority is also providing an option for members of the public to remotely view and participate in the meeting. Further details are below. Please note that, in the event of a technical issue causing a disruption in the remote participation option, the meeting may continue unless otherwise required by law.
Public Comments: Any member of the public may provide comments to the Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors on any agenda items by requesting to speak during Item 4, or on any matter not appearing on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Board by requesting to speak during Item
5. When providing comments to the Board, it is requested that you provide your name and city of residence for the record. Commenters are requested to address their comments to the Board as a whole through the Chair. Comments may be provided in the following manner:
To provide comments during the meeting, in-person attendees, please fill out the public speaker slip and provide it to the clerk at the beginning of the meeting. Before Items 4 and 5, the Chair or Clerk will ask members of the public to join the queue to provide public comment. The queue will remain open for a reasonable amount of time to allow members of the public sufficient time to request to speak and inform the Board of the number of speakers. After such time, the queue will be closed and the members of the public who have joined the queue to speak will be recognized at the appropriate time may speak. To join the queue on Zoom video conference by computer or mobile phone, use the “Raise Hand” feature. If joining the meeting using the Zoom dial-in number, you can raise your hand and join the queue by pressing *9. Members of the public will not be shown on video but will be able to speak when called upon.
Comments shall generally be limited to three minutes when speaking, provided that the Chair may equally reduce each speaker’s time to accommodate a large number of speakers or a large number of agenda items.
Written Communications: If you have a written communication that you wish to be distributed to the Board, please provide it via e-mail to [email protected]. Written communications are public records and, if received by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting, will be distributed to the Board prior to the meeting by either e-mail or hard-copy, posted on the Authority’s website and noted, but not read, at the meeting. Communications received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline will be retained in the Authority’s records.
The public may participate using the following remote options:
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on any items on the agenda.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on any items not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Board.
6. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS & REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/EVENTS
ATTENDED
Board Members may briefly provide information to other members of the Board and the public, ask questions of staff, or report on conferences, events, or activities related to Authority business. There is to be no discussion or action taken on comments made by Board Members unless authorized by law.
7. CLOSED SESSION
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1)
Title: Chief Executive Officer
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion. Prior to the motion to consider any action by the Board of Directors, any public comments on any of the Consent Items will be heard. There will be no separate action unless members of the Board of Directors request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar.
1. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 9, 2025 Recommended Action:
Approve as submitted.
2. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) REPORT
Recommended Action:
Receive and file.
3. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE
Recommended Action:
Receive and file.
4. STRATEGIC PLAN MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
Recommended Action:
Receive and file.
5. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE FOR MARCH – MAY 2025
Recommended Action:
Receive and file.
6. APPROVE RATES EFFECTIVE JULY 14, 2025
Recommended Action:
Approve rates effective July 14, 2025.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR
The following items call for discussion or action by the Board of Directors. The Board may discuss and/or take action on any item listed below if the Board is so inclined.
1. APPROVE SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
Recommended Action: Approve Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines
2. APPROVE PRINTING AND PROMOTIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS
Recommended Actions:
Authorize the CEO to finalize and execute two-year agreements for Printing and Promotional Services with: RR Donnelley d.b.a. Orange County Printing and Communications for an amount not to exceed $180,000; with The DOT Corp., for an amount not to exceed $40,000; and with We Mail For You, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $40,000, including the option for the CEO to extend the agreements for three additional one-year terms, subject to satisfactory performance.
10. STAFF REPORT
Staff may briefly provide information to the Board and the public. The Board may engage in discussion if the specific subject matter of the report is identified, but the Board may not take any action. There is to be no other discussion or action taken unless authorized by law.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Board of Directors meetings comply with the protections and prohibitions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Individuals with a disability who require a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public meeting may contact 949-263-2612.
Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations require different lead times and should be provided at least 72-hours in advance of the public meeting.
Availability of Board Documents
Copies of the agenda and agenda packet are available at www.ocpower.org. Late-arriving documents related to a Board meeting item which are distributed to a majority of the Board prior to or during the Board meeting are available for public review as required by law. Public records, including agenda-related documents, can be requested electronically at [email protected] or by mail to 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue, P.O. Box 54283, Irvine, CA 92619-4283. The documents may also be posted at the above website. Such public records are also available for inspection, by appointment, at 15310 Barranca Parkway, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618. Please contact [email protected] to arrange an appointment.
OCPA ACRONYM LIST
OCPA ACRONYM LIST
Last revised on 6/3/2025
Displaying regularly used acronyms is beneficial for public agencies, enhancing clarity and efficiency in communication. OCPA’s Acronyms Lists contain terms that are often used and abbreviated to simplify complex terms and processes, making information more accessible to both employees and the public.
Our hope is to ensure that everyone understands the terminology we use, reducing confusion, and misunderstandings. When members of the public can easily decode acronyms, they feel more informed and engaged with the agency's operations. This practice also supports training and onboarding efforts, as new employees can quickly familiarize themselves with commonly used terms, accelerating their integration into the team.
AB Assembly Bill
ACC Avoided Cost Calculator
AL Advice Letter
ALJ Administrative Law Judge
ARB Air Resource Board
BA Balancing Authority
BESS Battery Energy Storage System
BioMAT Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff
C&I Commercial & Industrial
CAISO California Independent System Operator
CalCCA California Community Choice Association
CAM Cost Allocation Mechanism
CAPP California Arrearage Payment Program
CARB California Air Resources Board
CARE California Alternate Rates for Energy (Low Income Discount Rate) CCA Community Choice Aggregation
CEC California Energy Commission
CP Compliance Period
CPE Central Procurement Entity
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
CRR Congestion Revenue Right
DA Direct Access (Private Retail Energy Supplier)
DAC Disadvantaged Community (As Defined by CalEnviroScreen 3.0) DAME Day-Ahead Market Enhancements
DCPP Diablo Canyon Power Plant
OCPA ACRONYM LIST
Demand
The rate at which electric energy is delivered to or by a system or part of a system, generally expressed in kilowatts (kW), megawatts (MW), or gigawatts (GW), at a given instant or averaged over any designated interval of time. Demand should not be confused with Load or Energy DER Distributed Energy Resources
DERMS Distributed Energy Resource Management System
Distribution The delivery of electricity to the retail customer’s home or business through low voltage distribution lines
DLAP Default Load Aggregation Point
DR Demand Response
DRP Distributed Resource Plans
DWR Department of Water Resources
ECR Enhanced Community Renewable
ED Energy Division
EDAM Extended Day-Ahead Market
EE Energy Efficiency
ELCC Effective Load Carrying Capacity
ELRP Emergency Load Reduction Program
EPIC Electric Program Investment Charge
ERRA Energy Resource Recovery Account (SCE Generation Rate Setting) ES Energy Storage
ESA Energy Storage Agreement
ESP Energy Service Provider
EV Electric Vehicle
EVSE Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EV Charger)
FERA Family Electric Rate Assistance (Low Income Discount Rate) FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GRC General Rate Case
GT Green Tariff
GTSR Green Tariff Shared Renewables
GWh Gigawatt-hour
ICA Integration Capacity Analysis
IDER Integrated Distributed Energy Resources
IDSM Integrated Demand-Side Management
IEPR Integrated Energy Planning Report
IGFC Income-Graduated Fixed Charge
IOU Investor-Owned Utility
IRP Integrated Resource Plan
JPA Joint Powers Authority
JRM Joint Rate Mailer
OCPA ACRONYM LIST
kW Kilowatt
kWh Kilowatt-hour
LCFS Low Carbon Fuel Standard
LCR Local (RA) Capacity Requirements
LMP Locational Marginal Price
LMS Load Management Standards
LNBA Locational Net Benefits Analysis
Load An end use device or customer that receives power from an energy delivery system
LOLE Loss of load expectations
LSE Load Serving Entity
LTPP Long-Term Procurement Rulemaking
MB Medical Baseline (Discount Rate for Medical Equipment Needs) MEO Marketing Education and Outreach
MPB Market Price Benchmark
MTR Mid Term Reliability
MW Megawatt
MWh Megawatt-hour
NBC Non-Bypassable Charge
NBT Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) Also known as Solar Billing Tariff or Solar Billing Plan
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NEM Net Energy Metering (Usually for Customers with Solar) NP-15 North Path 15
OAT Other Applicable Tariffs
OIR Order Instituting Rulemaking
OSC Order to Show Cause
OSW Offshore Wind
PA Program Administrator
PCC1 Renewable energy generated in the state of California PCC2 Renewable energy generated outside California
PCC3 A REC from a Renewable Resource, independent of Energy PCIA Power Charge Indifference Adjustment
PCL Power Content Label
PD Proposed Decision
PfM Petition for Modification
PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric
PHC Prehearing Conference
Pnode Pricing Node
POLR Provider of Last Resort
POU Publicly Owned or Municipal Utility
PPA Power Purchase Agreement
OCPA ACRONYM LIST
PRP Priority Review Project
PRRR Progress on Residential Rate Reform
PSD Power Source Disclosures
PSPS Public Safety Power Shutoff
PUC Public Utilities Code / Public Utilities Commission PURPA Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act
PV Photovoltaic (Solar) Panels
RA Resource Adequacy
RAM Renewables Auction Mechanism
RCPPP Reliable and Clean Power Procurement Program
RE Renewable Energy
REC Renewable Energy Credit or Renewable Energy Certificate RES-BCT Renewables Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer RFI Request for Information
RFO Request for Offers
RFP Request for Proposals
RFQ Request for Qualifications
RIN Rate Identifier Number
RPS Renewable Portfolio Standard
SB Senate Bill
SBT/SBP Solar Billing Tariff/Solar Billing Plan
SCE Southern California Edison
SDG&E San Diego Gas & Electric
SGIP Self-Generation Incentive Program
SOD Slice of Day
T&D Transmission and Distribution
TBS Transitional Bundled Service
TE Transportation Electrification
Time-of-Use
(TOU) Rates
The pricing of delivered electricity based on the estimated cost of electricity during a particular time-block
TPP Transmission Planning Process
Unbundled RECs
Renewable energy certificates that verify a purchase of a MWH unit of renewable power where the actual power and the certificate are “unbundled” and sold to different buyers.
VAMO Voluntary Allocation, Market Offer
VPP Virtual Power Plant
WECC Western Electricity Coordinating Council
WEIM Western Energy Imbalance Market
WREGIS Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Monday, June 9, 2025
OCPA Board Regular Meeting of June 9, 2025 Page 1
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sonne called to order the Regular Meeting of the Orange County Authority Board of Directors at 4:31 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2025.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Chair Mai led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Director William Go City of Irvine
Director Glenn Grandis City of Fountain Valley
Director Fred Jung City of Fullerton
Vice Chair James Mai City of Irvine
Chair Susan Sonne City of Buena Park
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Vicki Johnson
6. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS & REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/EVENTS
ATTENDED
None.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Director Jung made the motion, seconded by Director Grandis, to:
Approve consent calendar 7.1 – 7.5
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Jung,
Director Grandis, Director Go
Noes: None
Absent: None
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1. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 12, 2025 Action Taken:
Approved as submitted.
2. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) REPORT
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
3. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
4. STRATEGIC PLAN MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
5. PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REPORT
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
8. REGULAR CALENDAR
1. PUBLIC HEARING ON ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2561/GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
3502.3
Senior Human Resources Analyst Friedman provided a brief summary of this item.
Chair Sonne opened the public hearing at 4:49 p.m. There being no testimony in favor of or in opposition to this item, the public hearing was closed.
Director Jung made the motion, seconded by Director Grandis, to:
1. Conduct the Public Hearing pursuant to AB2561/Government Code Section 3502.3.
2. Receive and file the OCPA 2024/2025 annual employee vacancy report.
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The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Jung,
Director Grandis, Director Go
Noes: None
Absent: None
2. APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT WITH REVEILLE, INC
Director of Communications & External Affairs Henderson provided a summary of this item.
Director Jung made the motion, seconded by Director Grandis, to:
Authorize the CEO to execute an amendment to the agreement with Reveille, Inc. for communications, marketing, strategy, public engagement, digital, and graphic design services, effective from July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $1,000,000, bringing the total not-to-exceed amount to $3,999,686.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Jung,
Director Grandis, Director Go
Noes: None
Absent: None
3. APPROVE OCPA’S FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 OPERATING BUDGET
Chief Financial Officer Law provided a summary of this item.
Director Grandis made the motion, seconded by Director Jung, to:
1. Approve the recommended FY2025/26 Operating Budget, which maintains the current 2025 Basic Choice rate discount of 3% below SCE’s equivalent generation rates; or approve one of the three alternate options: Alternate Option 1, approve the FY2025/26 Operating Budget, which reduces the discount to 2% below SCE’s equivalent generation rates, effective August 2025; Alternate Option 2, approve the FY2025/26 Operating Budget, which reduces the discount to 1% below SCE’s equivalent generation rates, effective August 2025; or Alternate Option 3, approve the FY2025/26 Operating Budget, which sets the Basic Choice rate at parity with SCE’s equivalent generation rates, effective August 2025 (Attachments 1 through 4).
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2. Approve the reclassification of two existing full-time positions, including the associated draft job descriptions provided in Attachments 6 through 7.
3. Approve the proposed salary grade and salary range for the Administrative Services Manager position.
4. Approve a 3% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for all full-time employees, effective January 1, 2026, and authorize corresponding updates on the salary ranges.
5. Dissolve the Ad-Hoc Committee for the development of the FY2025/26 Budget.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Jung,
Director Grandis, Director Go
Noes: None
Absent: None
9. STAFF REPORT
CEO Mosca provided his full report in the agenda packet. He introduced the new intern, Analisa Cassidy.
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Sonne adjourned the June 9, 2025, Orange County Power Authority Board Regular meeting at 5:49 p.m.
Submitted by:
Pat Jacquez-Nares, Authority Secretary
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item No. 8.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Jacquie Henderson, Director of Communications & External Affairs Andrew Di Giovanna, External Affairs Manager
Linda Kraemer, Community Engagement Manager
Approved By: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) REPORT
Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☐ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☐ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☐ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☐ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☒ Not Applicable:
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S)
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND
On Monday, July 7, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) held its regular monthly meeting. The agenda featured four staff-led presentations: a review of the approved FY2025/26 Operating Budget, the draft Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines, an update on OCPA’s community programs, and an overview of public engagement activities planned for July and August. The meeting provided CAC members with an opportunity to offer feedback on program design, transparency priorities, and community outreach efforts.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS
The CAC regular meeting on July 7, 2025, included the following presentations and updates:
Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget
OCPA staff presented an overview of the approved Fiscal Year 2025/26 Operating Budget, emphasizing continued financial stability and maintained customer rate discounts. A modest net surplus of $450,000 is projected, with an operating reserve of $45 million by June 2026 and $76 million by December, meeting the Board’s 30% reserve target. The agency will continue using its 3% discounted rate design through December 2025.
Total revenues and expenses are expected to balance at $286 million. Approximately 94% of costs are dedicated to energy procurement, with $270 million projected for clean energy purchases, regulatory compliance, and grid reliability. To offset anticipated revenue pressure, OCPA will deploy the remaining $30 million in its Rate Stabilization Fund. Non-energy costs, including staffing, data services, legal, outreach, and program delivery, represent less than 6% of the budget.
The agency’s staffing level remains unchanged at 29 full-time positions, with reclassifications to reflect expanded responsibilities. Notably, the budget supports planned investments in program expansion, ratepayer equity, and preparations for credit rating application in 2027.
Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines Staff presented OCPA’s draft Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines, designed to ensure that the agency’s investments deliver equitable economic benefits across its service territory. Developed through extensive stakeholder engagement and benchmarking against peer agencies, the guidelines aim to support local job creation, workforce development, and supplier diversity while aligning with California’s clean energy and Just Transition goals.
The guidelines encompass procurement standards, workforce practices, and internal policies. Key components include promoting job quality and prevailing wage standards, supporting apprenticeships and training partnerships, encouraging local and targeted hire, and integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across hiring, procurement, and outreach. Staff emphasized the need for legal compliance, flexibility, and sensitivity to evolving federal and state considerations around DEI language and implementation.
The guidelines also outline processes for supplier diversity reporting and technical assistance for small and minority-owned businesses. Metrics under development include diverse spend percentages, local hire rates, and partnership engagement. Committee members provided input on terminology, outreach strategies, and future implementation tracking. Finalized guidelines will be presented to the Board at its next meeting, with ongoing updates planned for the CAC.
Community Programs Update
Staff presented a comprehensive update on OCPA’s community programs, beginning with the ongoing Community Power Plan Needs Assessment. The assessment, which runs through August, has generated over 700 survey responses and yielded valuable insights through focus groups, with recurring themes such as affordability, digital access, and the need for plain language in communications. While participation among some diverse communities remains lower than desired, response rates among underserved populations have exceeded goals. Staff are working with the Asian Business Association of Orange County and updating translations to improve representation. Draft program recommendations will be shared with the CAC in November.
OCPA has expanded access to its Energy Efficiency Kits, now available at no cost to all customers with a simplified application process. Outreach is supported by digital materials and city partners.
The Charge@home EV charger rebate program continues, with 50 rebates issued to date. The Residential Battery Storage Rebate Program launches mid-July, offering $1,000 incentives for qualifying systems. Staff also highlighted the Bright Futures Grant (21 applications received) and the Equitable Building Decarbonization Direct Install Program, which provides fully funded electrification upgrades for income-qualified customers in disadvantaged communities.
Public Engagement for July and August 2025
Staff presented a schedule of upcoming outreach events, including the Fountain Valley Concerts in the Park & Business Expo, Downtown Fullerton Market, and Super Senior Saturday in Buena Park among others. Additional activities include business mixers, legislative receptions, and educational lectures across OCPA member cities. These events support clean energy education, multilingual engagement, and broader community visibility. CAC members were encouraged to attend, volunteer, and promote program participation within their respective communities.
Updates from Staff
Staff concluded with updates on outreach, communications, and customer engagement. Members were encouraged to share OCPA’s latest “Unplugged” video featuring Chair Sonne, and a recent blog post from the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce highlighting the benefits of community choice energy. OCPA was also nominated for the ACC-OC Golden Hub of Innovation Award in Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency. Though not selected, staff emphasized the value of being recognized alongside regional leaders.
Staff previewed the upcoming landing page for the battery storage rebate program and announced a new website translation widget offering access to over 20 languages. The committee was also briefed on SCE’s Base Services Charge, taking effect in November. While unrelated to OCPA’s generation charges, staff noted it may prompt customer questions.
Finally, staff shared highlights from recent outreach, including participation at Fullerton Pride Fest, Little Saigon 50, and Buena Park’s Friendly Center Food Distribution Day. Planning is underway for OCPA’s three-year anniversary celebration, scheduled for October.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENT(S)
None
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item 8.3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Steven Halligan, Regulatory and Legislative Manager Approved By: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☐ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☐ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☐ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☒ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☐ Not Applicable:
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND
Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) staff actively participate in several regulatory proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Independent System Operator (CAISO), and the California Energy Commission (CEC). A summary of high priority, active proceedings is provided in the Regulatory Analysis.
Staff have identified 120 bills, including 14 priority bills (Attachment – 2025 Orange County Power Authority Bill Tracker) to analyze and monitor. Staff track bills in several categories including but not limited to affordability, building standards, energy sources, CEQA, transmission, decarbonization, demand forecasting, electrification, IOU rate cases and oversight, and workforce development.
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
Regulatory Update
Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Proceeding – R.25-02-005 Background: On February 11, 2025, the CPUC issued an Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) to initiate a new proceeding related to the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA). The proceeding will consist of two tracks. The first track will be an expedited track focused on potential modifications to the Market Price Benchmark (MPB). Track two may consider several issues including a review of the revisions to the MPB, consideration of ERRA-specific implementation guidance for RA program changes, changes to Bundled Procurement Plan directions, and consideration of improved PCIA and ERRA mechanisms to reduce rate volatility. The CPUC has identified four objectives of the proceeding:
1. Consider and identify reasonable improvements to existing ERRA and PCIA rules, mechanisms, and processes to ensure best practices in utility forecasting and other procurement plan activities;
2. Identify ways to mitigate and respond to rate volatility, whether resulting from market conditions or ratemaking constructs;
3. Best ensure indifference among bundled and departed customers;
4. Provide policy guidance to ensure that individual utility forecast ratemaking proceedings function as efficiently and consistently as possible.
Update: CalCCA filed Reply Comments on the Track 1 PD on June 17, 2025, recommending that the CPUC:
• Reject the Joint IOUs’ recommendation to include in the definition of “affiliate” “any Joint Powers Agency [JPA] or partnership in which a load serving entity is a member” given that this definition would result in the exclusion of transactions by individual CCAs who are members of JPAs such as CC Power, which do not fall within the non-market based affiliate transactions the PD seeks to exclude;
• Reject the PD’s proposed timeframe of transactions to include in the RA MPB as supported by parties including the Joint IOUs and CUE, given this timeframe is not supported by the record and will decrease the accuracy of the RA MPB; and • Reject the PD’s adoption of the new calculation methodology for the Final 2025 RA MPB, as such adoption would constitute impermissible retroactive ratemaking.
The Track 1 PD was approved at the June 26, 2025, CPUC Voting Meeting. The Track 1 PD states:
• The current RA MPB methodology examines a three-year dataset to determine the local RA MPB forecast, adding a fourth year to the dataset for the final local RA MPB. Adjusting the methodology to a single RA MPB calculation, utilizing system, flexible, and local RA procurement data from the three- and four- year datasets, allows for the consideration of more transaction data.
• Combining the three MPBs into a single MPB with three years of data for forecast MPBs and an additional year of data for final MPBs appropriately balances data sufficiency with the Commission’s currently established method of valuing RA portfolios based upon short-run market prices. • The RA MPB should be based upon competitive market pricing that reflects supply and demand dynamics.
• Affiliate and swap transactions reflect considerations other than market based supply and demand pricing of the resources involved in the transaction. • Inclusion of affiliate and swap transactions in the RA MPB calculation introduces the potential for manipulation of the RA MPB.
• Transactions between the PG&E CPE and PG&E LSE, as well as transactions between the SCE CPE and SCE LSE are subject to independent verification that ensures transaction values reflect competitive pricing.
• Sleeve transactions involve multiple transactions based involving the same resource and single market-based price. Considering each transaction within a sleeve as a separate transaction in the RA MPB calculation result in the overweighting of a single price determination within the transaction dataset and distorts the RA MPB. • The changes adopted should be applied to the calculation of the 2025 Final and 2026 Forecast RA MPB and all succeeding forecast and final MPB calculations.
Resource Adequacy (RA) - R.23-10-001
Background: The OIR for R.23-10-011 continues the CPUC’s oversight of the RA program, establishes forward RA procurement obligations applicable to Load-Serving Entities (LSEs) beginning with the 2025 compliance year, and considers structural reforms to the program. This proceeding is the successor to R.21-10-002 and includes the following issues in scope: (1) adoption of local and flexible RA requirements; (2) loss of load expectation (LOLE) study and PRM; (3) 24-hour Slice of Day (SOD) framework; (4) unforced capacity (UCAP); (5) QC counting conventions; (6) RA compliance and penalties; and (7) other refinements to the RA program.
Update: CalCCA filed comments on the Track 3 PD on June 11 and reply comments on June 16.
The reply comments recommended:
• SDG&E’s support for declining to adopt hourly load obligation trading is unfounded and should be rejected;
• The PD should be modified to adopt the same PRM for all LSEs, with a waiver for market power mitigation, because party comments demonstrate that the effective PRM has been unsuccessful;
• Parties’ recommendations for additional modeling and stakeholder engagement before adopting the 2027 PRM should be adopted; and
• The PD should be modified to refrain from dictating how to allocate imbalance reserve (IR) and reliability capacity (RC) revenues, as supported by party opening comments.
The Track 3 PD was approved at the June 26, 2025, CPUC Voting Meeting. The Track 3 PD states:
• The CAISO’s recommended LCR study results for 2025-2027 are reasonable and should be adopted.
• The CAISO’s recommended systemwide FCR figures for 2026 are reasonable and should be adopted.
• A modification to the RA measurement hours to 5:00-10:00 pm for winter months (November to February) is reasonable and should be adopted. • A 18% PRM with an extension of the effective PRM target for June-October should be adopted for the 2026 and 2027 RA years.
• The Commission should authorize further development of Energy Division’s UCAP framework proposal.
• The Commission should authorize further discussion of an accreditation methodology for LDES resources.
• The counting rules for PCDS and FCDS co-located resources under the SOD framework should be formalized.
• The Commission should authorize Energy Division to prepare a report in Q2 2026 on whether transactability issues exist.
• SCE’s proposal that an LSE should not be assessed a penalty if it cures its deficiency with a new resource coming online before the T-1 deadline should be adopted. • The off-peak import counting rule should be extended to Q3 2026. • It is reasonable to shift the timing of the mid-year load migration update. • The proposals to incorporate the CPE data collection process into the year-ahead RA filing process are reasonable.
Provider of Last Resort (POLR) - R.21-03-011
Background: The CPUC issued a September 1, 2021, Scoping Ruling to set forth the scope in the Provider of Last Resort (POLR) proceeding. This proceeding implements the POLR requirements and framework directed by SB 520. The POLR proceeding is being considered in three phases.
Phase 1, which culminated with D.24-04-009 in April 2024, focused on issues necessary to establish a comprehensive framework for existing IOU POLRs. Phase 2, currently under consideration, will set rules that allow a non-IOU LSE to be designated as the POLR. Phase 3 may be opened to consider any additional issues not covered in Phase 1 or Phase 2.
Update: A Ruling was issued May 28, 2025, in Phase 2 of the POLR proceeding regarding non-IOU LSE POLRs. The Ruling requests comments on two issues given no non-IOU LSE currently seeks to serve as POLR:
• A “procedural path forward” to allow the CPUC to issue a decision closing the instant proceeding and directing any non-IOU LSE seeking POLR status to file a Petition for Rulemaking at least 12 months before filing an application to assume POLR responsibilities; and
• Definitions framing the CPUC’s authority over non-IOU POLR-specific services.
CalCCA filed Opening Comments on June 13, 2025, recommending the CPUC issue a decision:
• Adopting the Ruling’s proposed Procedural Pathway to close the proceeding and allow a non-IOU LSE to submit a Petition for Rulemaking twelve months prior to submitting an Application to serve as POLR; and
• Clarifying the CPUC’s authority over a Designated POLR through the adoption of the Ruling’s proposed definition for “POLR-specific services” as those services “whose only purpose is to execute POLR responsibilities.”
CalCCA filed Reply Comments on June 20, 2025, recommending that the CPUC:
• Issue a Decision adopting the Ruling’s definition of “POLR-specific services” only; • Reject arguments of PG&E, SDG&E, SCE, and Cal Advocates that support unlawfully extending Commission oversight of a non-IOU LSE POLR beyond POLR-specific services:
• Reject PG&E’s recommendation to place requirements regarding public and governing board approvals on non-IOU LSEs and CCAs because such requirements are not only unlawful and impractical, but also unnecessary;
• Reject SCE’s recommendation to supplement the Ruling’s procedural pathway with a Decision on the threshold issues as party and Commission resources should be conserved until an LSE seeks to serve as the non-IOU LSE; and
• Reject SDG&E’s request to address “carry-over” issues from Phase 1 as such issues are either being addressed in other venues or are moot.
Integrated Resource Planning – R.20-05-003
Background: On April 29, 2025, the CPUC released its long awaited Reliable and Clean Power Procurement Program (RCPPP) Staff Proposal through an ALJ Ruling. The CPUC’s goal in RCPPP is to give LSEs a more predictable regulatory framework to procure their share of the resources needed to meet electric system reliability and GHG emission reduction goals at least cost. The Staff Proposal includes a reliability framework and GHG reduction framework, each with the following key design elements: need determination, need allocation, compliance, and enforcement. The Staff Proposal proposes two options for the reliability framework. The first requires LSEs to demonstrate procurement of new and existing resources. The second requires LSEs to demonstrate procurement of new resources plus adopt a multi-year RA framework for existing resources. The Staff Proposal also proposes a clean energy standard framework for GHG reduction. Finally, the Staff Proposal includes a proposal to allocate CPE procurement via credits to LSEs to show in RCPPP filings. The CPUC hosted a Workshop on May 16, 2025.
Update: Staff attended and CalCCA presented at the June 23-24, 2025, RCPPP workshop. The presentation focused on CalCCA’s initial conclusions regarding the Staff Proposal, including a new plus existing resource reliability framework based upon slice-of-day and a clean energy standard. Comments are due June 15, Reply Comments are due August 5.
SCE Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) 2024 Compliance (A.25-03-009) and 2026 Forecast (A.25-05-008)
Background: ERRA Compliance applications are filed annually by the IOUs for review of costs associated with Utility-owned Generation (UOG) operations and fuel procurement, Portfolio Allocation Balancing Account (PABA) entries, economic dispatch of electric resources, and contract administration. IOUs are required to demonstrate compliance with CPUC decisions and the Pub. Util. Code. ERRA Forecast Applications are filed annually by IOUs to forecast energy procurement-related revenue requirements, which includes forecast allocation of costs across PCIA vintages.
Update: On behalf of the Joint SCE CCAs, CalCCA filed a protest to SCE’s 2026 ERRA Forecast Application on June 18, 2025, focusing on SCE’s RA SOD proposal as well as SCE’s forecast use of pre-2019 banked RECs. While SCE’s RA SOD proposal was approved as an interim approach in the 2025 ERRA Forecast, the PCIA OIR should address a universal approach to accounting for SOD RA in Track 2. SCE forecasts using pre-2019 banked RECs to meet its RPS requirements and proposes to value them at $0, which would increase the PCIA.
California Legislative Update
June 6 was the deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin. Bills that passed out of their house of origin are now being heard in Committees in the other house. Bills must pass out of Committees by July 18, which is also the start of the legislature's summer recess. The legislature will reconvene on August 18. The deadline for approval of bills is September 12. Staff have included a summary and status of the bills being tracked as an attachment to this report (Attachment 1).
Federal Update
On June 30, 2025, the Senate passed their version of the budget bill, H.R. 1, “One Big Beautiful Bill”, on a 51-50 vote. The bill now heads back to the House where a vote is expected prior to July
4. A summary of the Senate version is attached to this staff report (Attachment 2).
On July 3, 2025, the House of Representatives approved the Senate amendments on a 218-214 vote, and the bill was signed into law on July 4th.
Strategic Plan
Strategic Goal 5.6 in Orange County Power Authority’s (“OCPA”) 2025-2026 Strategic Plan (“Strategic Plan”) is to enhance OCPA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts by developing an advocacy roadmap to engage with key stakeholders and legislators to ensure outcomes consistent with OCPA’s strategic goals. To create the advocacy roadmap, staff identified over 100 key stakeholder organizations and individuals (75+ organizations, 30+ individuals), researched the legislative and regulatory spaces they are active in and key topics they support and oppose, determined where OCPA and key stakeholders align, prioritized stakeholders, and determined current relationship strength. Staff then created engagement plans based on the type of organization, current relationship, and key issues, and overlayed the roadmap with legislative calendars and regulatory timelines. By enhancing its advocacy capacity, OCPA aims to shape a policy and regulatory landscape that enables greater renewable energy adoption, grid resilience, community empowerment, and competitive rates. Lastly, as part of the Strategic Goal, staff have created an implementation plan and feedback loop to ensure the roadmap stays up to date. Staff will track shifts in stakeholder policies, update relationship status as advocacy is conducted, and make changes to the roadmap as internal policy priorities shift.
Events, Workshops, and Meetings
During the past month staff attended several events, workshops, and meetings. These include:
• CalCCA Regulatory Policy meetings – including several tiger team meetings covering PCIA, POLR, IRP, and RA proceedings
• Weekly CalCCA Legislative Policy meetings - including several Tiger teams such as Infrastructure, Building Decarbonization, Zero-Emission Vehicles, Autonomy, and Affordability
• CalCCA Federal Policy meetings
• CalCCA Monthly CAISO Meeting
• Stakeholder Policy Meetings
• California Assembly Utilities and Energy and Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee meetings and hearings
• CalCCA Regulatory Directors meetings
• CalCCA Compliance meetings
• CPUC Voting meeting
• CEC Business meeting
• Pathways Stakeholder meeting
• Joint CCA SCE ERRA Forecast Review meeting
• CAISO stakeholder meetings
• CPUC RCPPP Workshops
• Sustain SoCal Driving Mobility
• CEC Workshop on Load Flexibility
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: 2025 Orange County Power Authority Bill Tracker Attachment B: Federal Budget H.R. 1 Senate Version Summary Orange County Power Authority
2025 California Bill Tracker (Updated 6/27/2025)
High Priority
Bill # Author Title Category Summary Status Position
AB 306 Schultz and Rivas Building regulations: state
building standards
Building Standards This bill would, from June 1, 2025, until June 1, 2031, inclusive, prohibit a city or county from making changes to the above-described building standards unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
From committee chair,
with author's
amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to
committee. Read
second time,
amended, and re-referred to Com. on
HOUSING.
CalCCA
Oppose
Unless
Amended
AB 527 Papan California Environmental
Quality Act: geothermal
exploratory projects
Geothermal This bill provides that “geothermal exploratory project” includes, among other things, equipment and activities necessary to establish interconnectivity between wells and reservoirs. The bill would exempt geothermal exploratory projects for which the county is the lead agency that meet specified conditions from CEQA. The bill would require the lead agency, at least 30 days before the making the determination to approve or carry out a change in use pursuant to this exemption, to post a written notice on its internet website and at the project site. Because the exemption would apply to projects where the county is the lead agency and the county would be required to determine if a project qualifies for this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
From committee chair,
with author's
amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to
committee. Read
second time,
amended, and re-referred to Com. on
E.Q.
CalCCA
Support
AB 531 Rogers Geothermal powerplants
and geothermal field
development projects:
certification and
environmental review
Geothermal This bill would expand the types of facilities eligible to be certified as environmental leadership development projects by the Energy Commission to include geothermal powerplants and geothermal field development projects, as defined.
Referred to Coms. on
E., U & C. and E.Q.
CalCCA
Support
Orange County Power Authority
2025 California Bill Tracker (Updated 6/27/2025)
High Priority
AB 825 Petrie-Norris Public Transmission
Financing Act of 2025
Public Financing 1) Enhances coordination regarding underground infrastructure notifications. 2) Creates the Public Transmission Financing Program for eligible entities to become a public owner for a portion of a transmission project. 3) Creates the Permitting Local Assistance for Clean Energy Program to help local governments more efficiently permit 100 MW+ projects. 4) Establishes a new demand-side management taskforce at the CEC to meet monthly and evaluate all energy efficiency and demand management programs – including those authorized by the Board’s of CCAs – and to recommend which programs should be consolidated or closed. 5) Allows IOUs to securitize undergrounding costs and excludes the first $15 billion expended from their equity rate base. 6) Updates the IOU wildfire mitigation planning process.
Referred to Coms. on
E., U & C. and B. P. &
E.D.
SB 57 Padilla Data centers: special
tariff or program
Data Centers This bill, the Ratepayer and Technological Innovation Protection Act, would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish a special electrical corporation tariff or program, or modify an existing tariff or program, for transmission and distribution service to eligible customers, as defined, that, among other things, ensures just and reasonable rates for customers of electrical corporations and does not result in cost shifts to customers who do not receive the tariff. The bill would authorize the commission to require an eligible customer to site distributed
June 25 hearing
postponed by
committee.
SB 254 Becker Electricity: wildfire
mitigation: rate
assistance: Policy-Oriented and Wildfire
Electric Reimbursement
Program.
Affordability 1) Creates the Clean Energy Infrastructure Authority to develop transmission and other infrastructure. The Authority, which is exempt from CPUC oversight, can “finance, plan, develop, acquire, own, maintain, sell, or operate eligible clean energy infrastructure (including transmission and storage) necessary or useful” in the state’s transition to 100% clean energy. It includes public financing of transmission that would be operated and maintained by the utilities.2) Overhauls the framework for oversight of wildfire mitigation project review, introduces the need to evaluate wildfire investments based on cost efficiency, and exempts undergrounding from CEQA. 3) Prevents the IOUs from including in their rate base their proportional share of $5 billion of fire risk mitigation capital expenditures and $20 billion of energization capital expenditures approved by the Commission on or after January 1, 2025. 4) Increases the Climate Credit for CARE/FERA customers and concentrates the credit on peak bill months. 5) Establishes the Policy-Oriented and Wildfire Electric Reimbursement (POWER) program that will use appropriated funds, if any, to reimburse CPUC programs
Referred to Coms. on
U. & E. and NAT. RES.
CalCCA
Support
SB 283 Laird Energy Storage Systems Battery Storage This bill would require an application submitted to the Energy Commission in accordance with the above-described provisions relating to certification of facilities by the Energy Commission, and an application submitted to a local jurisdiction for an energy storage management system, to include the applicant’s certification that the facility has been designed in accordance with the NFPA 855,
From committee: Do
pass as amended and
re-refer to Com. on L.
GOV. (Ayes 18. Noes
CalCCA
Support if
Amended
Orange County Power Authority
2025 California Bill Tracker (Updated 6/27/2025)
High Priority
SB 302 Padilla Personal Income Tax Law
and Corporation Tax Law:
exclusions:
environmental credits
Tax Credits This bill, in conformity with federal law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, would exclude from gross income a refund payment made for the specified federal environmental credits described above and any payment received by a transferor as consideration for a transfer, as provided. The bill would also prohibit a transferee from deducting the amount paid as consideration for the transfer, in conformity with federal law.
Referred to Com. on
REV. & TAX.
CalCCA
Support
SB 330 Padilla Electrical transmission
infrastructure: finacning
Transmission This bill would authorize the Governor to establish one or more pilot projects to develop, finance, or operate electrical transmission infrastructure that meet the specified criteria, including, among other things, that the transmission line is identified by the Independent System Operator in its transmission planning process as a project subject to competitive bidding and necessary to support clean energy generation to meet the state’s clean energy goals. The bill would require the Governor to designate existing state agencies, local public agencies, tribal organizations, or joint powers authorities to implement the pilot projects. The bill would authorize the pilot projects to develop, finance, operate, and maintain electrical transmission lines and all works, facilities, improvements, and property, or portions thereof, necessary or convenient for the conveyance of electricity as specified The bill would authorize the Governor to issue guidelines regarding Referred to Coms. on
U. & E. and NAT. RES.
CalCCA
Support
Orange County Power Authority
2025 California Bill Tracker (Updated 6/27/2025)
High Priority
SB 540 Becker and Stern Independent System
Operator: independent
regional organization
Regional Organization This bill would delete provisions providing for the transformation of the ISO into a regional organization. The bill would authorize the ISO and the electrical corporations that are participating transmission owners whose transmission systems are operated by the ISO, in lieu of the ISO managing related energy markets, as provided, to use energy markets governed by an independent regional organization, provided that specified requirements are satisfied. This bill would specify that the above-described provisions do not diminish the PUC’s authority to direct an electrical corporation to withdraw from an energy market governed by an independent regional organization, and would authorize the PUC to direct an electrical corporation to withdraw from an energy market governed by an independent regional organization under specific circumstances. The bill would also require an electrical corporation within the balancing authority of the ISO to withdraw from an energy market governed by an independent regional organization under two specified conditions.
This bill would establish the Regional Energy Market Oversight Council, which would be responsible for ensuring that participation in regional energy markets serves the interests of the state. The bill would require the council to approve or disapprove initial participation in the independent regional organization by electrical corporations and any other participating load-serving entities and determine whether electrical corporations and any other participating load-serving entities should be required to withdraw from an energy market governed by the independent regional organization. The bill would require the council to convene a duly noticed public meeting to make a finding of approval or withdrawal of participation in the independent regional organization and would require the council to disapprove of initial participation in the independent regional organization, or order withdrawal, if the council makes any of specified findings.
In Assembly. Read first
time. Held at Desk.
OCPA and
CalCCA
Support
Orange County Power Authority
2025 California Bill Tracker (Updated 6/27/2025)
High Priority
SB 541 Becker Electricity: load shifting:
dynamic pricing
Dynamic Rates This bill would require the PUC, on or before January 1, 2028, to develop a strategy to leverage distributed resources and load shifting to increase the utilization of existing distribution and transmission infrastructure, increase the effective load-hosting capacity of existing distribution and transmission infrastructure, provide bridging solutions to enable faster energization of new loads, and reduce the total distribution infrastructure investment required to meet long-term electricity load growth. The bill would require the PUC to take certain actions in support of that strategy, as provided. The bill would require the PUC to ensure that a large electrical corporation has made reasonable efforts to increase cost-effective load shifting or other types of peak demand reduction, as specified, before determining that an investment by the large electrical corporation to increase distribution system capacity is just and reasonable, as specified. The bill would require each large electrical corporation to provide relevant distribution planning data to the Energy Commission and to consult with the Energy Commission, as specified.
From committee with
author's amendments.
Read second time and
amended. Re-referred
to Com. on U. & E.
CalCCA
Oppose
Medium Priority
Bill # Author Title Category Summary Status
AB 13 Ransom Public Utilities
Commission:
membership: reports.
CPUC Reporting This bill would require that 4 members of the commission represent the geographic locations of the 4 State Board of Equalization districts, existing as of January 1, 2026, and one member be an at-large member with expertise in nongovernmental public advocacy or public interest law and with a nongovernmental background, as specified.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 39 Zbur General plans: Local
Electrification Planning
Act.
Local Programs This bill, the Local Electrification Planning Act, would require a city, county, or city and county, on or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, to prepare and adopt a specified plan, or integrate a plan in the next adoption or revision of the general plan, that includes locally based goals, objectives, policies, and feasible implementation measures that include, among other things, the identification of opportunities to expand electric vehicle charging and other zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, as specified, and includes policies and implementation measures that address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income households, and small businesses for equitable and prioritized investments in zero-emission technologies that directly benefit these groups. For these purposes, the bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to designate a previously adopted similar plan that meets the above-described requirements, as specified. By increasing the duties of local public officials, the bill would establish a state-mandated local program.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV.
and E., U & C.
AB 44 Schultz Energy: electrical
demand forecasts.
Demand Forecasts This bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before December 1, 2026, and in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, Independent System Operator, load-serving entities, and resource aggregators, to adopt a set of upfront technical requirements and load modification protocols, as defined, to provide the option for a load-serving entity to reduce or modify its electrical demand forecast upon aggregated system operation, as specified. The bill would require the commission to evaluate new and existing mechanisms that can support or expand opportunities for load-serving entities to modify their hourly resource adequacy obligations through load management, and would authorize the Energy Commission to include its findings and recommendations in its integrated energy policy report.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 61 Pacheco Electricity and natural
gas: legislation imposing
mandated program and
requirements: third-party
review.
Programs This bill would request the office to establish, by January 1, 2027, a program to, upon request of the Legislature, analyze legislation that would establish a mandated requirement or program or otherwise affect electrical or gas ratepayers, as specified. The bill would request the office to develop and implement conflict-of-interest provisions that would prohibit a person from participating in an analysis for which the person knows or has reasons to know that the person has a financial interest. The bill would establish the Energy Programs Benefit Fund in the State Treasury and continuously appropriate the moneys in the fund to the office to support the work of the office in providing analyses under the bill.
The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 222 Bauer-Kahan Data centers: energy
usage reporting and
modeling.
Data Centers This bill would require the Energy Commission to require operators of data centers to annually report energy consumption and performance data, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission to include energy consumption trends for data centers in its integrated energy policy reports. The bill would require the Energy Commission to adopt energy efficiency performance standards, as described, for data centers.
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C.
and JUD.
AB 368 Ward Energy: building
standards: passive house
standards
Building Standards This bill would require the commission to evaluate the passive house energy efficiency standards, and, if appropriate, adopt those standards, or any elements that align with the state’s existing requirements, as an alternative compliance pathway for the building efficiency standards established by the Energy Commission.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 420 Petrie-Norris Public Utilities
Commission:
proceedings
CPUC This bill would authorize an interested person to submit a written ex parte communication during a quiet period if the commission modifies, rather than materially modifies, a proposed decision. The bill would require each public utility, as a part of its general rate case, to report all transactions performed pursuant to this exemption, enumerated by date, value, location, and party.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 441 Hadwick Wildfire prevention:
Office of Wildfire
Technology Research and
Development: wildfire
mitigation program
Wildfires Would repeal provisions related to the Office of Wildifre Technology Research and Development. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. with recommendation: To Consent
Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.)
(June 24). Re-referred to Com. on
N.R. & W.
Medium Priority
AB 443 Bennett Energy Commission:
integrated resource policy
report: curtailed solar and
wind generation:
hydrogen production
Hydrogen This bill would require the Energy Commission, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report and each edition thereafter, and contingent upon an appropriation for this purpose, to include an assessment of funding needs for port infrastructure for offshore wind energy development, as specified.
The bill would require the Energy Commission, in consultation with specified entities, to include in the assessment any federal, state, and local funding opportunities, including general obligation bonds and funding from the private sector, that can help build port infrastructure for offshore wind energy development.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 615 Davies Power facilites:
emergency response and
action plan
Power Facilities This bill would require that those applications also contain emergency response and action plans, to be paid for by the applicant, that incorporate impacts to the surrounding areas in the event of an emergency and that would be conducted and coordinated with local emergency management agencies, unified program agencies, and local first response agencies. The bill would require that applications for an energy storage system also contain emergency response and action plans, to be paid for by the applicant, and that the plan plans include analysis and feedback from the local emergency management agencies as to whether the proposed facilities require supplemental first responder capabilities and meet National Fire Protection Association 855 Standard as it relates to setbacks, as specified.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 705 Boerner Public Utilites Comission:
Independent Office of
Audits and Investigations
CPUC This bill would delete the provision providing for the appointment of the chief internal auditor and instead provide that, effective January 1, 2026, the internal audit unit of the commission and its staff are transferred to the Independent Office of Audits and Investigations, which the bill would establish within the commission, as specified. The bill would provide for the appointment and removal of the director of the office, who would have the title of Inspector General. The bill would require that the office have access and authority to examine all records, files, documents, accounts, reports, correspondence, or other property of the commission, public utilities, and other entities regulated by the commission, as specified.
The bill would require the Inspector General to report to the Governor and the Legislature, as provided.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 716 Carillo Fire safety standards:
hydrogen facilities
Hydrogen This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to adopt the National Fire Protection Association Hydrogen Technologies Code (NFPA 2) as the statewide fire safety standards and guidelines for hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facilities. The bill would authorize local governments, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, to adopt more stringent fire safety standards than the statewide fire safety standards, based on unique local hazards and risks. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to appoint a hydrogen fire expert, with specified duties. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to provide ongoing training to local fire departments and building inspectors, as specified.
Referred to Com. on G.O.
AB 729 Zbur Public utilities: climate
credits
Climate Credits This bill would require that the electric California Climate Credit be provided to the residential and small business retail customers of electrical corporations on the bills of those customers for the months of August and September of each year, and to the emissions-intensive trade-exposed retail customers of electrical corporations on the bills of those customers for the month of August of each year, unless otherwise directed by the commission, as specified. The bill would require that the natural gas California Climate Credit be provided to residential customers on the bills of those customers for the month of February of each year unless otherwise directed by the commission, as specified.
From committee chair, with
author's amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 737 Qurik-Silva Energy: building
decarbonization: notice
and recordation of a
decarbonization charge
Decarbonization This bill would additionally add gas corporations to the definition of “energy supplier” for purposes of the above-described provisions.
In committee: Set, first hearing.
Hearing canceled at the request
of author.
AB 738 Tangipa and
Patterson
Energy: building
standards: photovoltaic
requirements
Building Standards This bill would, until January 1, 2029, require residential construction intended to repair, restore, or replace a residential building damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in an area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor to comply only with the requirements regarding photovoltaic systems pursuant to those regulations, if any, that were in effect at the time the damaged or destroyed building was originally constructed and would prohibit that construction from being required to comply with any additional or conflicting photovoltaic system requirements in effect at the time of repair, restoration, or replacement. The bill would only apply to the construction of a building if certain conditions are met with respect to the building owner’s income and insurance coverage, and to the location and square footage of the construction.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 740 Harabedian Integrated energy policy
report: virtual power
plants
VPP This bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before November 1, 2026, to adopt a virtual power plant deployment plan. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in developing the plan, to take certain actions, and would require that the plan meet specified requirements. The bill would require the plan adopted pursuant to these provisions to be included in the above-described integrated energy policy report.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 745 Irwin Electricity: clean energy
transmission projects:
utility infrastructure
undergrounding:
financing.
Transmission Projects This bill would require the credit provided to residential customers of an electrical corporation to be provided on the bills of those customers for the months of July, August, and September of each year, or as otherwise directed by the commission to address extreme, unforeseen, and temporary circumstances.
The bill would require the credit to be volumetric, rather than independent of consumption.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 777 Rodriguez Food assistance:
disasters: utilities.
Data Sharing This bill would require electrical corporations, gas corporations, water corporations, and local publicly owned electric utilities to respond to data requests from the department, and would require the commission to establish any memoramdum memorandum of understanding or other data sharing agreements agreement necessary to direct those utilities to provide data to the department to maximize food assistance, as provided. The bill would require the department to maximize the amount of assistance requested and received through D-SNAP and all other federally funded nutrition assistance, including utilizing that provided utility data, in order to timely seek automated mass replacement of specified federally funded nutrition assistance programs. The bill would require the department, on or before December 31, 2026, to submit a report to the Legislature related to food assistance, as specified.
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C.
and HUMAN S.
AB 841 Patel State Fire Marshal:
personal protective
equipment: fires
Battery Storage This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, to develop a working group with specified membership to make recommendations regarding personal protective equipment used in responding to lithium-ion battery fires. The bill would require, at a minimum, the working group to review, and for the purpose of making the recommendations to consider, the latest personal protective equipment to limit exposure to lithium and other heavy metals, technology to clean personal protective equipment, whether different types of personal protective equipment should be used for different types of lithium-ion battery fires, and current decontamination practices at the fire scene, as specified. The bill would require the recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature on or before September 1, 2026.
Referred to Com. on G.O.
Medium Priority
AB 864 Ward Hazardous waste: solar
photovoltaic modules
Solar Panel Recycling This bill would exempt solar photovoltaic modules not identified as hazardous waste and treated, except as provided, as universal waste, as defined, from state hazardous waste regulations, if transferred to a designated recycler for legitimate recycling, as described, and if the facility meets specified criteria relating to registration permits, as provided. The bill would make the universal waste designation applicable to a solar photovoltaic module that is intended for recycling and cannot otherwise be resold, reused, or refurbished only until the department adopts regulations implementing alternative management standards for solar photovoltaic modules. The bill would also designate a solar photovoltaic module that can be resold, reused, or refurbished as surplus material. The bill would make a conforming change.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 942 Calderon Net energy metering:
eligible customer-generators: tariffs.
NEM This bill would provide that, on and after July 1, 2026, an eligible customer-generator that has taken service pursuant to NEM 1.0 or 2.0 for 10 or more years is no longer entitled to take service under that contract or tariff. The bill would require that eligible customer-generator to take service under the then-current applicable tariff adopted by the commission after December 1, 2022, disqualify that eligible customer-generator from eligibility for the avoided cost calculator plus glide path, as specified, and would require the eligible customer-generator to pay all nonbypassable charges that are applicable to customers that are not eligible customer-generators. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2026, for a large electrical corporation customer that becomes a new eligible customer-generator by purchasing real property that contains a renewable electrical generation facility upon which a prior eligible customer-generator took service, require the new eligible customer-generator to take service under the then-current applicable tariff adopted by the commission after December 1, 2022, would disqualify the new eligible customer-generator from eligibility for the avoided cost calculator plus glide path, as specified, and would require the new eligible customer-generator to pay all nonbypassable charges that are applicable to customers that are not eligible customer-generators.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 1016 Gonzalez Power facility and site
certifications: thermal
powerplants: geothermal
resources
Geothermal This bill would additionally authorize the commission to exempt from the certification requirement, only until January 1, 2030, a thermal powerplant that generates electricity using geothermal resources and meets specified criteria, including that a person proposing an eligible thermal powerplant files an application on or before June 30, 2029, for certification with the local governmental agency that has land use and related jurisdiction over the area in which the powerplant is located to certify the site and related facility, and that the powerplant has a generating capacity of up to 150 megawatts, or that modifications are being made to a thermal powerplant that generates electricity using geothermal resources that do not add capacity in excess of 150 megawatts and for any plan for multiple geothermal powerplants that use at least one common infrastructure component and those powerplants, in total, have a net generating capacity of 50 or more megawatts.. Upon the commission granting an exemption, the bill would require the local governmental agency to be the lead agency to certify the site and related facility, as provided. The bill would make the local governmental agency that has land use and related jurisdiction over the area of the proposed site and related facility the lead agency pursuant to CEQA for any project that the commission exempts from the certification requirement and that generates electricity using geothermal resources as provided.
In committee: Set, first hearing.
Hearing canceled at the request
of author.
AB 1017 Boerner Energy: electrical and gas
corporations: general rate
cases.
General Rate Cases This bill would require an electrical corporation or gas corporation, as a part of its general rate case, to provide to the commission certain information, including, among other things, the authorized and actual rate of return and return on equity for the past 10 years and projects related to the corporation’s distribution capacity that include the forecast submitted in the prior general rate case of the corporation.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 1020 Schiavo Public utilities: energy:
nontraditional funding:
reporting
IOU This bill would require each utility, defined as an investor-owned electrical corporation or gas corporation, to report certain information for any taxpayer funding, as defined, greater than or equal to $1,000,000, that the utility has applied for or received. The bill would require the commission, for each application in which a utility is seeking ratepayer funding, to require the utility to report all relevant taxpayer funding the utility is pursuing or has secured, and, if the commission determines that a utility is not in compliance with that requirement, the bill would authorize the commission to impose a penalty against the utility, as specified. The bill would require the commission to require each utility to promptly deliver the financial benefits of taxpayer funding to ratepayers, as provided.
From committee chair, with
author's amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 1104 Pellerin Net energy metering:
construction of
renewable electrical
generation facilities:
public works project
requirements.
Solar Existing law provides for various enforcement mechanisms related to ensuring a contractor pays each construction worker the prevailing rate of per diem wages, and provides that an enforcement of a willful violation of any of these mechanisms against a contractor for the construction of a renewable electrical generation facility disqualifies that facility from eligibility being eligible to receive service pursuant to NEM
1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff. This bill instead would make a renewable electrical generation facility eligible to receive service pursuant to NEM 1.0, NEM 2.0, or the net billing tariff despite enforcement of a willful violation against a contractor for the construction of the facility, as described above, if restitution has been made to the affected workers and all associated penalties and fines have been paid.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U & C. (Ayes
5. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred
to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 1117 Schultz Electricity rates: optional
dynamic rate tariffs
Rates This bill would require the commission, through a new or existing proceeding, to develop optional dynamic rate tariffs applicable to each large electrical corporation for the large electrical corporation’s commercial and industrial customers on or before July 1, 2028, and for its other customers, including residential customers, on or before July 1, 2030. The bill would require each optional dynamic rate tariff to include, at minimum, specified components, including dynamic transmission and distribution rates that reflect real-time grid conditions and certain nonbypassable charges, as specified.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 1156 Wicks Solar-use easements:
suspension of Williamson
Act contracts: terms of
easement: termination.
Solar This bill would revise these provisions to authorize the Department of Conservation to determine that a parcel is eligible for suspension, as described above, upon the request of the landowner, instead of a request from a county or city, and would require the department to additionally make that determination in consultation with any applicable groundwater sustainability agency or services. The bill would revise the eligibility criteria for a parcel to be deemed eligible under these provisions by (1) additionally authorizing land for which there are or will be insufficient surface water or groundwater rights associated with the land to support commercially viable irrigated agricultural use; (2) deleting the requirement that the land not be located on lands designated as prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of statewide importance; and (3) additionally requiring that the land meet certain additional requirements relating to the land’s historical use as cropland and whether it is encumbered by a conservation easement or enrolled in a land conservation program, as specified. The bill would also require the Department of Conservation to issue its determination of eligibility within 120 days following submission of a completed application package, and would deem any application not rejected within this 120-day period to be approved.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV.
and E.Q.
Medium Priority
AB 1167 Berman Electrical corporations
and gas corporations:
rate recovery: political
activities and promotional
advertising.
IOUs This bill would prohibit, except as provided, an electrical corporation or gas corporation from recording various expenses associated with political influence activities, as defined, or with promotional public messages, as defined, to accounts that contain expenses that the electrical corporation or gas corporation recovers from ratepayers. The bill would require electrical corporations and gas corporations to clearly and conspicuously disclose in all of its public messages whether the costs of the advertising are paid for by the corporation’s shareholders or ratepayers. The bill would require an electrical corporation or gas corporation, on or before May 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, to include, as part of a specified statement to the commission, certain information.
From committee chair, with
author's amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 1207 Irwin Climate change: market-based compliance
mechanism: price ceiling
Cap-and-Trade This bill would require the state board to instead consider the full social cost associated with emitting a metric ton of greenhouse gases, as determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in November 2023.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 1273 Patterson Public utilities: electricity
rates
Rates This bill would prohibit the commission from placing the consideration of an application from an electrical corporation for a rate increase on its consent calendar.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 1280 Garcia Energy Energy This bill would authorize the I-bank to provide financial assistance in connection with the financing or refinancing of a new category of climate catalyst projects, those that enable the decarbonization of industrial facilities’ use of heat and power, including, but not limited to, industrial heat pump and thermal energy storage projects, as specified, with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the State Air Resources Board as consulting agencies. This bill would establish and implement an Industrial Facilities Thermal Energy Storage Program within the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program to provide financial incentives for eligible projects to decarbonize industrial facilities’ use of heat and power, as specified.
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D.
and E., U & C.
AB 1285 Committee on
Emergency
Management
State Fire Marshal:
lithium-ion battery
facilities: guidance
Battery Storage This bill would require the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, to develop fire prevention, response, and recovery measures for utility grade lithium-ion battery storage facilities, as specified.
Referred to Com. on G.O.
AB 1301 Petrie-Norris Electricity: Power
Exchange
Power Exchange This bill would abolish the Power Exchange and would make various conforming changes. Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 1334 Wallis Solar energy: official state
energy
Solar This bill would establish solar energy as the official state energy. In committee: Set, first hearing.
Hearing canceled at the request
of author.
AB 1408 Irwin Electricity:
interconnections
Interconnections This bill would require each electrical corporation, and each local publicly owned utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatthours, to require the evaluation of surplus interconnection options and to consider surplus interconnection options, for purposes of its integrated resource plan.
From committee chair, with
author's amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 1410 Garcia Utilities: service outages
and updates: alerts
Outages This bill would require each electrical corporation, gas corporation, water corporations, or local publicly owned electric utility to automatically enroll customers in alerts for service outages and updates. The bill would require customers to be provided with the opportunity to opt-out of any alerts they do not wish to receive, except as provided. The bill would require each public utility to provide information on customers’ bills on how to update their preferred contact methods and to allow customers to update their contact information by email or telephone.
From committee chair, with
author's amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
AB 1423 Irwin Transportation
electrification: electric
vehicle charging stations:
payment methods:
uptime: regulatiosn:
violations
EVSE This bill would instead authorize direct current fast charging stations to offer services on a subscription-or membership-only basis if the direct current fast charging station allows nonsubscribers or nonmembers to use the direct current fast charging station through options that include, at minimum, Plug and Charge payment capabilities and payment options adopted by the Energy Commission, as provided. The bill would delete the requirement that an electric vehicle charging station allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers to use the station through a contactless payment method that accepts major credit and debit cards in order to offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis. The bill would instead authorize the Energy Commission to adopt regulations to add, remove, or modify payment methods for any electric vehicle service equipment installed at a publicly available parking space, as appropriate in light of cost impacts or changing technologies, except as provided. For level 1 and level 2 charging stations, the bill would authorize the commission, by regulation that is effective no earlier than January 1, 2028, to add to or subtract from those above-described payment methods, as appropriate in light of changing technologies.
From committee chair, with
author's amendments: Amend,
and re-refer to committee. Read
second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Medium Priority
AB 1436 Avila Farias Public Utilities
Commission: outreach.
PUC Outreach Existing law, in effect until January 1, 2020, required the Policy and Planning Division of the Public Utilities Commission to undertake one or more studies of outreach efforts undertaken by other state and federal utility regulatory bodies and make recommendations to the commission to promote effective outreach, including metrics for use in evaluating success. This bill would repeal that obsolete provision.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
SB 24 McNerney Electrical and gas
corporations: rates:
political influence
activities and promotional
advertising: termination
of services.
IOU This bill would prohibit, except as provided, an electrical corporation or gas corporation from recording various expenses associated with political influence activities, as defined, promotional advertising, as defined, or opposing the municipalization of electrical or gas service, to accounts that contain expenses that the electrical corporation or gas corporation recovers from ratepayers. The bill would require electrical corporations and gas corporations to clearly and conspicuously disclose in all of its advertising whether the costs of the advertising are paid for by the corporation’s shareholders or ratepayers. The bill would require an electrical corporation or gas corporation, on or before May 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, to provide the commission with a report of expenses from the previous calendar year and would require that, for each business unit of the corporation that performs work associated with political influence activities or promotional advertising, the report contain specified information. The bill would require the commission to make the report publicly available.
From committee: Do pass as
amended and re-refer to Com. on
APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June
25).
SB 80 Caballero The Fusion Research and
Development Innovation
Hub Program.
Fusion This bill would establish the Fusion Research and Development Innovation Hub Program within the commission to accelerate the development and growth of fusion energy by advancing fusion science and technology with the goal of delivering the world’s first fusion energy pilot plant in the state by the 2040s.
The bill would require, among other things, the commission to designate fusion research and development innovation hubs representing regions of southern California, the central valley, adn the San Francisco Bay.
From committee: Do pass as
amended and re-refer to Com. on
APPR. with recommendation: To
consent calendar. (Ayes 18.
Noes 0.) (June 25).
SB 86 McNerney California Alternative
Energy and Advanced
Transportation Financing
Authority Act: sales and
use tax exclusion.
Fusion This bill would extend to January 1, 2031 the authorization to provide financial assistance in the form of a sales and use tax exclusion for projects approved by the authority. The bill would increase the maximum cumulative amount of the sales and use tax exclusions authorized under these provisions to $200,000,000 per calendar year. The bill would add electrical generation facilities using nuclear fusion technology to the types of projects qualifying for this sales and use tax exclusion. The bill would make other conforming changes.
Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS.
and REV. & TAX. pursuant to
Assembly Rule 96.
Medium Priority
SB 88 Caballero Air resources: carbon
emissions: biomass.
Biomass The bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2028, to adopt a method of quantification of the life-cycle emissions from alternative uses of forest and agricultural biomass residues. The bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2029, to include in the next scoping plan update a strategy to support beneficial carbon removal products, including, but not limited to, biochar, that are generated from agricultural or forest biomass resources.
Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
SB 256 Perez Electricity: infrastructure:
wildfire mitigation:
undergrounding:
emergency operations.
Infrastructure This bill would require an electrical corporation, for the description in the wildfire mitigation plan of the preventative strategies and programs to minimize the risk of its electrical lines and equipment causing catastrophic wildfires, to include consideration of areas adjacent to high fire threat areas. The bill would require an electrical corporation’s wildfire mitigation plan to consider the impacts on the opportunity for residents within a household who are not the customer of record to subscribe to receive notifications related to deenergization events and communication with public safety partners, identify any lapses in communication coordination during recent past emergency response events with local governments, describe opportunities to collaborate with local governments and other steps that can be taken to establish more efficient communication coordination during future emergency responses, consider undergrounding distribution infrastructure when it is being rebuilt, include an accounting of all transmission facilities, including permanently abandoned facilities, and include a plan for how and when each permanently abandoned facility will be removed and the wildfire mitigation measures that are being implemented to prevent hazards, as provided. The bill would also require electrical corporations to conduct annual wildfire preparedness workshops, as provided.
June 25 set for first hearing
canceled at the request of
author.
Medium Priority
SB 298 Caballero State Energy Resources
Conservation and
Development
Commission: seaports:
plan: alternative fuels
Alternative Fuels This bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), in coordination with the State Lands Commission, the Transportation Agency, and the state board, to develop a plan on or before December 31, 2030, for the alternative fuel needs of oceangoing vessels at California’s public seaports that will enable the seaports to meet their emissions reduction goals. The bill would require the plan to do specified things, including, among other things, identifying barriers to permitting alternative fuel facilities at seaports and opportunities to address those barriers. The bill would require the Energy Commission to convene a working group to advise the Energy Commission on the development of information required by the plan, as specified. The bill would require the state board to provide the Energy Commission with information regarding fuels for oceangoing vessels that comply with the state board’s regulations for those vessels.
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and
NAT. RES.
SB 326 Becker and Laird Wildfire safety: The
California Wildfire
Mitigation Strategic
Planning Act
Wildfires This bill would require the deputy director, on or before January 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter, to prepare a Wildfire Risk Mitigation Planning Framework sufficient to quantitatively evaluate wildfire risk mitigation actions, as provided. The bill would require the framework to allow for geospatial evaluation and comparison of wildfire risk mitigation actions, as defined, sufficient to direct coordinated mitigation efforts and long-term collaborative mitigation planning. The bill would require the deputy director to, each year the framework is completed, submit a copy of the framework to the Legislature, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, and the Public Utilities Commission for review and consideration.
From committee with author's
amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on E.M.
SB 332 Wahab Investor-Owned Utilities
Accountability Act
IOU Oversight This bill would require the Energy Commission to select a research institute, as defined, to conduct a comparative analysis of the benefits and challenges of transitioning the electrical corporations to a public entity, nonprofit public benefit corporation, or mutual benefit corporation in order to identify a recommended model, as provided. The bill would require the research institute to complete the analysis on or before January 1, 2029, and, upon completion, to submit the analysis to the Legislature and the Energy Commission. The bill would require the Energy Commission to make a draft of the analysis available to the public for comment before submitting the final draft to the Legislature, and would limit the cost of conducting the analysis to $5,000,000.
Upon completing the analysis by the research institute, this bill would require the Energy Commission to present the analysis at a publicly noticed business meeting on or before September 30, 2029.
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
Medium Priority
SB 500 Stern Energy: Benchmarking Energy Data This bill would authorize a utility to satisfy that requirement by delivering or otherwise providing aggregated energy usage data to the owner’s account in any alternative system or tool approved by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
From committee with author's
amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on U. & E.
SB 533 Richardson Electric vehicle charging
stations: internet based
applications
EVSE This bill would create an exception to the above-described provisions that authorizes an electric vehicle charging station to require that payment for charging services be made through the use of an internet-based application and require the use of that internet-based application for admission to the premises.
Referred to Coms. on TRANS.
and U. & E.
SB 534 Padilla Green Empowerment
Zone for the Salton Sea
and Southeastern Desert
Valleys.
Green Empowerment
Zone
This bill, until January 1, 2035, would authorize establishment of a Green Empowerment Zone for the Salton Sea and Southeastern Desert Valleys (empowerment zone). The bill would authorize the empowerment zone to be composed of specified land and communities within the Imperial, Eastern Coachella, and Palo Verde Valleys, upon adoption of a resolution by the Imperial County Board of
Referred to Com. on E.D., G., &
H.I.
SB 567 Limon Gravity-Based Energy
Storage Well Pilot
Program
Energy Storage This bill would, until January 1, 2035, establish the Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program and would authorize the supervisor to authorize the conversion of not more than 250 wells for use as gravity-based energy storage wells, as defined, to evaluate their use, including the establishment of appropriate operating conditions and physical parameters to safely generate energy. The bill would require idle wells that are authorized for use as gravity-based energy storage wells to be identified as gravity-based energy storage wells in a plan for the management and elimination of idle wells or updates to the plan required to be filed with the supervisor. The bill would require the mechanical integrity of gravity-based energy storage wells to be assessed by the Geologic Energy Management Division not less than annually. The bill would require an operator of a gravity-based energy storage well, in the event of a loss of mechanical integrity of the well or a leak to the environment, to notify the division, the State Air Resources Board, the appropriate regional water quality control board, and schools and community members within 3,200 feet of the well and to cease operation until the mechanical integrity is restored or to plug and abandon the well, as provided. The bill would require gravity-based energy storage wells to be continuously monitored for fluid leaks. The bill would specify that the authorization for wells to be used as gravity-based energy storage wells end at the termination of the pilot program. The bill would, by January 1, 2033, require the
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14.
Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to
Com. on APPR.
Medium Priority
SB 593 Hurtado Voltage changes:
consumer protection.
Notice This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2027, to require electrical corporations to adjust their consumer protections to better protect customers from significant voltage changes that can result in damage to customers’ equipment and appliances if the commission determines adjustments to the consumer protections are necessary. The bill would specify the factors that the commission would be required to evaluate when determining whether to adjust the consumer protections, as provided.
From committee with author's
amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on U. & E.
SB 707 Durazo Open meetings: meeting
and teleconference
requirements.
Brown Act This bill would, until January 1, 2030, require an eligible legislative body, as defined, to comply with additional meeting requirements, including that, except as specified, all open and public meetings include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via a 2-way telephonic service or a 2-way audiovisual platform, as defined, and that the eligible legislative body take specified actions to encourage residents to participate in public meetings, as specified. This bill would revise and recast the above-described definition of a legislative body and would specify that advisory committees with a continuing subject matter jurisdiction or a fixed meeting schedule, as specified, are legislative bodies. This bill would also require the agenda for each meeting of an eligible legislative body, as defined, to be translated into all applicable languages. The bill would define “applicable languages” to mean languages spoken jointly by 20% or more of the population in the city or county in which the eligible legislative body is located that, among other things, speaks English less than “very well,” as specified, and except as provided.
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
SB 710 Blakespear Property taxation: active
solar energy systems:
extension
Solar Under existing property tax law, this exclusion remains in effect only until there is a subsequent change in ownership, but an active solar energy system that qualifies for the exclusion before January 1, 2027, will continue to receive the exclusion until there is a subsequent change in ownership. Existing law repeals these exclusion provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would, beginning with the 2026–27 fiscal year, extend the exclusion indefinitely, and would limit the exclusion to customer-sited active solar energy systems, as defined.
From committee with author's
amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on REV. & TAX.
Medium Priority
SB 782 Perez Enhanced infrastructure
financing district: climate
resilience districts.
Enhanced
infrastructure climate
district
This bill would authorize a city or county to adopt a resolution providing for the division of taxes of any participating entity without following specified procedures for the preparation and adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, if certain conditions are met. The bill would require the district to hold a public meeting to consider the resolution of intention to establish the district and a second public meeting to consider the adoption of the infrastructure financing plan, and would require the district to post specified notices prior to the meetings. The bill would require the resolution to include specified information, including that incremental property tax revenue from the city or county and all affected taxing entities within the district may be used to finance the district’s activities. The bill would require the district to make the infrastructure financing plan available for public inspection at least 10 days before the hearing to approve the formation of the district, and would require the designated official of the district to consult with each affected taxing entity prior to development of the infrastructure financing plan.
From committee with author's
amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on L. GOV.
Medium Priority
SB 787 McNerney Energy: Task Force on
Equitable Clean Energy
Supply Chains and
Industrial Policy in
California
Task Force on
Equitable Clean
Energy Supply Chains
This bill would require the commission, on or before March 1, 2026, to designate a person, within the commission, to serve as the Senior Counselor on Industrial Policy and Clean Energy Development and would specify the senior counselor’s duties. The bill would require the Senior Counselor on Industrial Policy and Clean Energy Development to convene working groups that focus on certain issues, as provided. The bill would require the commission, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of General Services, and the office of the Treasurer, on or before March 1, 2026, to enter into an a memorandum of understanding on equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California to, among other things, review, investigate, and develop strategies for building integrated industrial bases in California to support the zero-emission vehicle and battery supply chain industries, offshore wind and offshore wind component industries, and building decarbonization and heat pump industries through industrial planning and public investment, procurement, and subsidization, as provided. The bill would require the Senior Counselor on Industrial Policy and Clean Energy Development to track and coordinate the work taken under the memorandum of understanding and to prepare an annual report summarizing the key findings and recommendations resulting from that work. The bill would require that the report be presented at a public meeting of the commission and be published on the commission’s internet website. The bill would establish in the State Treasury the Equitable Clean Energy Supply Chain and Industrial Policy Fund and would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, authorize the moneys in the fund be expended for the purposes of the bill.
From committee with author's
amendments. Read second time
and amended. Re-referred to
Com. on U. & E.
Medium Priority
SB 804 Archuleta Hydrogen pipeline safety Hydrogen This bill would require the PUC to require that hydrogen pipelines meet specified requirements. The bill would require the PUC to establish, on or before January 1, 2028, and, with the exception specified below, to enforce, standards that meet or exceed those requirements, as provided. The bill would require the Energy Commission to enforce the standards for private, intrastate hydrogen pipelines.
The bill would require a hydrogen pipeline owner to maintain accurate records of hydrogen concentration levels within its hydrogen pipeline and any leakage of hydrogen and, on or before December 31 of each year, to submit a report to the PUC detailing compliance with that requirement.
From committee: Do pass as
amended and re-refer to Com. on
E.M with recommendation: To
consent calendar. (Ayes 18.
Noes 0.) (June 25).
SB 840 Limon and
McGuire
Greenhouse gases: report Cap-and-Trade This bill would extend indefinitely the requirement for the Legislative Analyst’s Office to annually submit to the Legislature the report on the economic impacts and benefits of those greenhouse gas emissions targets. The bill would require the committee, at a public hearing, to review the annual report by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
SB 842 Stern Energy: firm zero-carbon
resources
Zero-Carbon
Resources
This bill would require commission, on or before December 31, 2026, through a new or ongoing proceeding, to establish or identify a process by which each load-serving entity subject to its jurisdiction may solicit bids and propose projects for new firm zero-carbon resources to meet identified local reliability needs, as provided. The bill would require the report to include, among other things, characterization of the resource attributes vital for local reliability and identification of barriers, including market barriers, to deploying firm zero-carbon resources to enhance local reliability.
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
Failed Deadline
Bill # Author Title Category Summary Status
AB 23 DeMaio The Cost of Living
Reduction Act of 2025.
Affordability This bill would require the Energy Commission to develop a rebate methodology to compensate Californians for the higher cost of gasoline, electricity, and natural gas compared to the national average, and, beginning with the 2026–27 fiscal year, in any year where the average prices for gasoline, electricity, or natural gas have exceeded the national average for those energy sources by more than 10% in the preceding 12 months, would require the Controller to provide rebates to households consistent with the methodology developed by the commission. The bill would establish the Cost of Living Reduction Fund and would require an amount necessary to fund the rebates, as specified, to be transferred from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the Cost of Living Reduction Fund, the moneys in which would be continuously appropriated to the Controller for the purpose of making the rebate payments. By requiring the transfer of moneys into a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation.
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
AB 99 Ta Electrical
corporations: rates.
Affordability This bill would prohibit an electrical corporation from proposing a rate increase above the rate of inflation as defined, as a systemwide average for any general rate case cycle, except the bill would expressly authorize the commission to approve a rate increase above the rate of inflation if the commission determines that the costs underlying the rate increase are directly related to safety enhancements and modernization or to higher commodity or fuel costs.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 267 Macedo Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund: high-speed rail: water
infrastructure and
wildfire prevention
GGRF This bill would suspend the appropriation to the High-Speed Rail Authority for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 fiscal years and would instead require those amounts from moneys collected by the state board to be transferred to the General Fund. The bill would specify that the transferred amounts shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to augment funding for water infrastructure and wildfire prevention.
Referred to Coms. on TRANS.
and NAT. RES.
AB 273 Sanchez Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund: high-speed rail:
infrastructure
improvements
GGRF This bill would eliminate the continuous appropriation of 25% of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the High-Speed Rail Authority on June 30, 2026. The bill, beginning with the 2026–27 fiscal year, would instead require 25% of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to be transferred to the General Fund and for those moneys, upon appropriation, to be used to augment funding provided to local governments to improve infrastructure.
Referred to Coms. on TRANS.
and NAT. RES.
Failed Deadline
AB 275 Petrie-Norris Office of Emergency
Services: wildfire
aerial response:
program
Wildfires This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to establish, on or before December 31, 2026, a working group to evaluate and develop recommendations for implementing a wildfire aerial response program to provide year-round, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, rapid aerial suppression capabilities. The bill would require the working group to consider specified elements to ensure effective statewide aerial wildfire suppression and to develop recommendations, including whether the program should be implemented as a pilot program, a full-scale statewide initiative, or if implementation is not recommended based on feasibility findings. The bill would require the Director of Emergency Services, in consultation with the department, to appoint members to the working group who are familiar with wildfire aviation response programs, as provided. The bill would require the working group to report its findings and implementation recommendations to the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management and the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization on or before December 31, 2027, as provided.
In committee: Set, second
hearing. Hearing canceled at the
request of author.
AB 286 Gallagher Electricity: mandatory
rate reduction.
Rates This bill would require the commission to generate a report outlining recommendations to decrease the kilowatt-per-hour rate for electricity charged to ratepayers by not less than 30% by January 1, 2027. The bill would require the commission, in making those reduction recommendations, to take certain actions, as specified.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 303 Addis Battery energy storage
facilities
Battery Storage This bill would prohibit the authorization of a development project that includes a battery energy storage system capable of storing 200 megawatthours or more of energy if the development project is located within 3,200 feet of a sensitive receptor or is located on an environmentally sensitive site, as specified.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 305 Arambula Energy: nuclear
facilities
Nuclear Power This bill would exempt small modular reactors, as defined, from those provisions. This bill would require the PUC, on or before January 1, 2028, to adopt a plan to increase the procurement of electricity generated from nuclear facilities and to phase out the procurement of electricity generated from natural gas facilities.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 388 Rogers Electricity Electrical
Corporations
This bill would revise the definition of “electrical corporation” to exclude a corporation or person employing certain solar or wind generating technology if electricity is transmitted exclusively and directly through private electrical lines to a single facility owned by a different corporation or person that uses the electricity only for new load, not for departing load, and for an electrolytic hydrogen production facility, as defined, or a facility using the electricity to provide industrial process heat, or both.
In committee: Held under
submission.
Failed Deadline
AB 434 DeMaio Construction and
safety standards:
battery storage
facilities
Battery Storage This bill would prohibit, until January 1, 2028, a public agency from authorizing the construction of a battery energy storage facility, as defined. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal, on or before January 1, 2028, to adopt guidelines and minimum standards for the construction of a battery energy storage facility to prevent fires and protect nearby communities from any fire hazard posed by the facility. The bill would require a public agency, when authorizing the construction of a battery energy storage facility on or after January 1, 2028, to require the facility to meet the guidelines and minimum standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal or more stringent guidelines and minimum standards as determined appropriate by the public agency.
In committee: Set, first hearing.
Referred to suspense file.
AB 472 Rogers and
Connolly
Energy: offshore wind
generation
Offshore Wind This bill would amend the definition of “infrastructure” described above to include port infrastructure for offshore wind energy development, and would require the 5-year infrastructure plan to include, beginning in the 2027–28 fiscal year, and contingent upon an appropriation for this purpose, an assessment of funding needs for port infrastructure for offshore wind energy development, as specified. The bill would require the Governor, in consultation with specified entities, to assess federal, state, and local funding opportunities, including general obligation bonds and funding from the private sector, that can help build port infrastructure for offshore wind energy development.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 526 Papan Energy: new in-state
geothermal energy
generation
Geothermal The bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before June 1, 2026, to evaluate and quantify the maximum feasible capacity of new in-state geothermal energy to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment, and decarbonization benefits, and to establish megawatt in-state next-generation geothermal planning goals for 2035 and 2045, as specified.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 884 Essayli Campaign
contributions: investor-owned utilities
IOU This bill would prohibit an investor-owned utility from making a contribution to a candidate for elective state office and would prohibit a candidate for elective state office from accepting a contribution from an investor-owned utility.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 941 Zbur California
Environmental Quality
Act: electrical
infrastructure projects
CEQA This bill would require the commission to determine whether to certify the environmental impact report for an electrical infrastructure project that is a priority project, as defined, no later than 270 days after the commission determines that an application for an electrical infrastructure project is complete, except as specified.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 1173 Patterson Public Utilities
Commission:
organization
IOU/CPUC This bill would prohibit a staff member who moves from the Public Advocate’s Office of the Public Utilities Commission to the commission from working on any matter that the staff member participated in while employed at the office.
In committee: Held under
submission.
Failed Deadline
AB 1174 Alanis Clean Transportation
Program: eligible
programs and
projects: electrical
vehicle charging
stations: vandalism
deterrence
EVSE This bill would add to the categories of programs and projects eligible for funding under the Clean Transportation Program programs and projects to deter and combat vandalism of publicly available electric vehicle charging stations.
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
AB 1176 Flora Energy: renewable
energy resources
programs
Energy Spot Bill In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 1182 Irwin State Energy
Resources
Conservation and
Development
Commission: report:
electrical grid
infrastructure
manufacturing
Transmission and
Distribution
Manufacturing
This bill would require the commission to prepare and submit a report, on or before July 1, 2026, to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the status of electrical transmission and distribution grid infrastructure manufacturing in this state.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 1191 Tangipa California Renewables
Portfolio Standard
Program: hydroelectric
generation.
RPS/Hydro This bill would revise the definition of an eligible renewable energy resource for the purposes of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program to include all hydroelectric generating facilities and would make conforming changes.
In committee: Set, first hearing.
Failed passage.
Reconsideration granted.
AB 1222 Bauer-Kahan Public utilities: judicial
review
IOUs This bill would prohibit the commission from authorizing electrical or gas corporations to recover from their ratepayers the costs associated with seeking judicial review of a commission decision by a state or federal court or requesting relief from a commission decision at a federal agency. The bill would require the electrical and gas corporation to track those costs.
In committee: Held under
submission.
Failed Deadline
AB 1228 Essayli Electricity: expedited
utility distribution
infrastructure
undergrounding
program
Infrastructure This bill would specify that the approval of a distribution infrastructure undergrounding plan is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, as specified.
Referred to Coms. on U. & E.
and NAT. RES.
AB 1238 DeMaio California Energy
Consumer Freedom
Act
Electrification This bill, the California Energy Consumer Freedom Act, would prohibit state agencies and local governments from adopting or enforcing a rule, regulation, resolution, or ordinance that directly or indirectly results in prohibiting the use of gas appliances in residential or nonresidential buildings, and the buying, selling, or use of gasoline-powered vehicles or equipment.
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
AB 1260 Ward Electricity: renewable
energy subscription
programs
Community
Renewables
This bill would revise and recast the requirements for the customer renewable energy subscription program to, among other things, specify that the avoided costs include certain avoided cost values. The bill would impose additional requirements that the program is required to meet, including requiring facilities participating in the program to have no more than 5 megawatts of generation capacity and no more than 5 megawatts of storage, and capping the total program capacity at 5 gigawatts or ending program subscription after 7 years, when either limit is first reached. The bill would require the PUC, on or before September 1, 2026, to adopt or modify the community renewable energy program to ensure consistency with certain requirements, as provided. The bill would require each community choice aggregator and electric service provider, within 180 days of the adoption or modification of the program, to notify the PUC regarding whether it will participate in the program. The bill would authorize a community choice aggregator or electric service provider to begin participating in, or end its participation in, the program at any time by notifying the PUC. The bill would require the PUC, beginning 2 years from the adoption or modification of the program, to evaluate the program to ensure consistency with the program’s requirements and would require the PUC to authorize the termination or modification of the program if the PUC determines that the program does not meet those requirements. The bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to evaluate community solar and storage projects as a load-modifying resource so that those projects may be counted as a load-modifying resource. The bill would require the Energy Commission to undertake the evaluation and issue a determination on or before September 1, 2026, as provided.
In committee: Held under
submission.
Failed Deadline
AB 1295 Patterson Public utilities: bills
and notices:
consolidation and
transparency
Billing This bill would require the commission, on or before June 1, 2026, to evaluate all customer billing and noticing requirements existing on January 1, 2026, that apply to gas or electric utilities, and to identify and consider potential avenues to consolidate and enhance billing transparency, including avenues that clearly show the source and value of each charge within each customer’s bill, as specified, and use the most cost-effective communications channels, as provided. The bill would authorize the commission to seek and consider input from utilities and other relevant stakeholders to inform its evaluation and identification and consideration of potential avenues to consolidate notices and enhance billing transparency.
In committee: Held under
submission.
AB 1302 Wallis Electricity: customer
generators: departing
load charges.
Departing Load This bill would require the commission, until December 31, 2031, to study and design a new system for allowing electrical customers of electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, local publicly owned electric utilities, and electrical cooperatives to generate their own electricity on their commercial or residential sites. The bill would require the commission, in designing the new system, to ensure all electrical customers are treated fairly, increase transparency in the calculation and application of departing load charges, promote the development and integration of renewable energy sources, support the state’s clean energy goals, consider the benefits of customer-generated energy, and provide a mechanism for stakeholder input, as provided. The bill would require the commission, on or before December 31, 2027, to submit a report to the Legislature detailing the proposed new process for departing load charges and any recommendations for legislative action.
Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
AB 1342 Soria Public Utilities
Commission: energy
efficiency programs:
report.
Programs Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission, on or before December 31, 2018, and biennially thereafter, as part of a specified report, to identify and report to the Legislature on electrical and gas corporation ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs that are similar to programs administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority. This bill would instead require the commission to identify and report to the Legislature on those programs on an annual basis.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
Failed Deadline
AB 1347 Carrillo Electrical
modernization zones
Electrical
modernization
zones
This bill would require the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, in conjunction with the ISO, to identify six electrical infrastructure modernization zones, as provided. The bill would require the PUC and the Energy Commission to recognize these zones as load growth priority areas. The bill would authorize an electrical corporation that serves a customer within an electrical infrastructure modernization zone to work with the local jurisdiction to update its electrical load projections. The bill would require the PUC to authorize an electrical corporation that serves a customer within an electrical infrastructure modernization zone to expedite cost recovery and to manage microgrids, as specified.
In committee: Set, first hearing.
Hearing canceled at the request
of author.
AB 1372 Papan Renewable electrical
generation facilities:
electrified commuter
railroads: regenerative
braking: net billing
Rates This bill would, upon an electrical corporation, electric service provider, or community choice aggregator and an operator of an electrified commuter railroad that produces electricity through the regenerative braking of electric trains, including the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, completing certain technical studies, require the electrical corporation, electric service provider, or community choice aggregator to adopt or modify a net billing contract or tariff that is approved by the commission or the appropriate rate approving entity, as provided. The bill would require that contract or tariff to, among other things, require the supplier or distributor to apply bill credits for the electricity exported to the electrical grid based on its value, as specified. The bill would require the load-serving entity responsible for the delivery of electricity to provide, or install at its cost, if necessary, metering that records and documents electricity imports and exports, as specified.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 1404 Ortega Electrical
Corporations:
connections:
affordable housing
projects
Rates This bill would require an electrical corporation to connect an affordable housing project, as defined, to the electrical distribution grid within 60 days, except as specified. The bill would require the commission to streamline any necessary review on an affordable housing project that is ready to connect but sitting vacant and that has not been connected by an electrical corporation within the required 60 days. The bill would delay the effective date of a rate increase approved by the commission for the greater of either the amount of time the electrical corporation took, beyond 90 days from receipt of the project building plans, to provide a final contract, or the amount of time the electrical corporation took, beyond the 60 days allowed, to connect the most recently completed affordable housing project within the electrical corporation’s service area.
In committee: Hearing
postponed by committee.
AB 1484 Bennett Energy reliability Spot Spot Bill Read first time.
Failed Deadline
SB 58 Padilla Sales and Use Tax
Law: exemptions:
certified data center
facilities
Data Centers This bill would, on and after January 1, 2026, provide a partial exemption from those taxes with respect to the gross receipts from the sale, storage, use, installation, assembly, repair, maintenance, or other consumption of data center equipment, as defined, used at or for the benefit of a certified data center facility, as defined. The bill would require a data center facility to meet specified requirements in order to receive certification from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, including requirements relating to job creation, investment, and renewable energy procurement requirements. The bill would require the department to revoke certification where a data center facility obtains certification and subsequently fails to meet these requirements after reasonable opportunity for the data center facility to cure noncompliance, as provided.
May 14 set for first hearing
canceled at the request of
author.
SB 239 Arreguin Open meetings:
teleconferencing:
subsidiary body
Teleconferencing This bill would authorize a subsidiary body, as defined, to use alternative teleconferencing provisions and would impose requirements for notice, agenda, and public participation, as prescribed. The bill would require the subsidiary body to post the agenda at each physical meeting location designated by the subsidiary body, as specified. The bill would require the members of the subsidiary body to visibly appear on camera during the open portion of a meeting that is publicly accessible via the internet or other online platform, as specified. The bill would also require the subsidiary body to list a member of the subsidiary body who participates in a teleconference meeting from a remote location in the minutes of the meeting.
Ordered to inactive file on
request of Senator Arreguín.
SB 252 Valladares CEQA: exemption:
undegrounding
powerlines
CEQA This bill would exempt from the provisions of CEQA a project to underground powerlines. April 2 set for second hearing canceled at the request of
author.
SB 282 Wiener Residential heat pump
systems: water
heaters and HVAC:
installations
Heat Pumps This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2027, to establish a statewide certification program for licensed contractors of residential heat pump water heaters and heat pump heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to obtain a heat pump installation certification, and would require the commission to create a state training program, as described, on residential heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems for purposes of the certification program, as specified.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 285 Becker Net zero greenhouse
gas emissions goal:
carbon dioxide
removal: regulations
GHG Emissions This bill would, for the purpose of meeting, or tracking progress against, any state requirement to achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases,authorize only qualified carbon dioxide removal, as defined, to be used to counterbalance the state’s or an entity’s greenhouse gas emissions and would require qualified carbon dioxide removal used for those purposes to meet certain requirements, as specified.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
Failed Deadline
SB 314 Padilla Weights and
measures: electric
vehicle supply
equipment
EVSE This bill would authorize an EVSE that has been audited or tested by the manufacturer or supplier to be used commercially without further testing during the remainder of the inspection period adopted by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, but not until it has been sealed by a sealer. The bill would, among other things, require the county sealer to ensure that certain EVSE installed before January 1, 2026, are initially placed in service and tested by a sealer on or before January 1, 2027, at no additional cost other than the registration fees paid by the EVSE owner or operator.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 327 McNerney Fusion energy data
centers
Fusion energy This bill would require the commission to initiate an agreement with the United States Department of Energy for the establishment of a fusion energy data center, as specified.
April 29 set for first hearing
canceled at the request of
author.
SB 348 Hurtado State Air Resources
Board: Low-Carbon
Fuel Standard
LCFS This bill would require the state board, beginning no later than January 31, 2026, to reconsider and revise the Low Carbon Fuel Standard to reduce the program’s financial burden on drivers in the state, including by taking specified actions.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 377 Grayson Biomethane
procurement targets
Biomethane This bill would instead require that biomethane delivered to California through a common carrier pipeline meet either of the specified requirements, rather than both. The bill would also additionally add the displacement of conventional natural gas that results in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as one of the specified environmental benefits.
April 7 set for first hearing
canceled at the request of
author.
SB 559 Stern Electricity:
deenergization events:
communications
Deenergization eve This bill would require, at the start of a deenergization event, an electrical corporation to immediately notify local emergency management organizations and local utility districts about the impacts of the deenergization, as specified. The bill would require detailed status information on restoration efforts to be made available to emergency management organizations, public safety officials, customers, and the public in real-time, with regular progress updates issued at intervals of no more than 12 hours, for all impacted circuits, as specified.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 620 Stern Energy utility data. Data This bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to create the Data Access Governance Committee, with specified membership, and would require the committee, on or before January 1, 2027, to provide initial recommendations on prescribed topics to the Energy Commission and the PUC, as specified. The bill would authorize the Energy Commission to work with certain gas corporations, electrical corporations, and local publicly owned utilities that provide gas or electrical service to enact cost-effective energy utility data programs, as specified. The bill would create, and would require the PUC and the Energy Commission to administer and enforce, the Customer Energy Utility Data Bill of Rights, with specified protections and customer rights.
April 29 set for first hearing
canceled at the request of
author.
Failed Deadline
SB 636 Menjivar Electrical or gas
corporations:
deferment of
payments: hardship
Disconnections This bill would prohibit an electrical or gas corporation from disconnecting service of a customer who meets certain criteria, including making a hardship request based on certain circumstances, as provided. The bill would require the corporation to grant that customer a 6-month deferment for any and all payments due from the date that the deferment is granted. Upon the expiration of the deferment period, the bill would require the corporation to enroll the customer into its arrearage management program for any and all debts on the customer’s account.
The bill would authorize the commission to adopt rules to implement these provisions.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 684 Menjivar Polluters Pay Climate
Superfund Act of 2025.
Climate This bill would enact the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 and would establish the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Program to be administered by the California Environmental Protection Agency to require fossil fuel polluters to pay their fair share of the damage caused by greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere during the covered period, which the bill would define as the time period between the 1990 and 2024 calendar years, inclusive, resulting from the extraction, production, refining, sale, or combustion of fossil fuels or petroleum products, to relieve a portion of the burden to address cost borne by current and future California taxpayers. The bill would require the agency, within 90 days of the effective date of the act, to determine and publish a list of responsible parties, which the bill would define as an entity with a majority ownership interest in a business engaged in extracting or refining fossil fuels that, during the covered period, did business in the state or otherwise had sufficient contact with the state, and is determined by the agency to be responsible for more than 1,000,000,000 metric tons of covered fossil fuel emissions, as defined, in aggregate globally, during the covered period.
April 22 set for first hearing
canceled at the request of
author.
SB 698 McNerney California Solar
Initiative: distributed
energy resource
equipment lists
DER This bill would authorize the Energy Commission to establish distributed energy resource equipment lists with rating standards for equipment, components, and systems that further state energy and environmental goals, including, but not limited to, for solar energy systems, energy storage systems, bidirectional charging systems, and electric vehicle supply equipment. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would require the Energy Commission to adopt guidelines for the distributed energy resource equipment lists, as provided.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 708 Alvarado-Gil Public Utilities
Commission: quorum
for the transaction of
business
CPUC Spot Bill Referred to Com. on RLS.
Failed Deadline
SB 714 Archuleta Zero-emission
vehicles: workforce
development: Clean
Energy Workforce
Training Council
Workforce
Development
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish a zero-emission vehicle workforce development pilot project and a Clean Energy Workforce Training Council, as provided.
Referred to Com. on RLS.
SB 752 Richardson Sales and use taxes:
exemtions: California
Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and
Bus Voucher Incentive
Project: transit buses
Tax on ZE Buses The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those taxes, including, until January 1, 2026, an exemption from those taxes with respect to the sale in this state of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, specified zero-emission technology transit buses sold to specified public agencies that are eligible for specified incentives from the State Air Resources Board. This bill would extend the exemption for specified zero-emission technology transit buses until January 1, 2028.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 755 Blakespear California Contractor
Climate Transparency
Act
California Contract This bill would enact the California Contractor Climate Transparency Act, which would require the board, beginning January 1, 2027, to require a large contractor and a significant contractor, as defined, to report annually specified information, including, for large contractors, an annual disclosure of scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, scope 3 emissions, and climate-related financial risk, as specified, and for significant contractors, an annual disclosure of scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions, as specified.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
SB 803 Durazo California
Conservation Corps:
Green Collar
Certification Program
California Conserva Thisbill would require the Director of the California Conservation Corps to establish a Green Collar Certification Program that provides young persons participating in the corps with skills and education relating to reducing carbon emissions in residential and nonresidential buildings, preparing communities for environmental disasters, and developing conservation infrastructure projects that stabilize shorelines and restore ecological habitats, as provided.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
Failed Deadline
SB 810 Dahle Electricity: ratepayer-funded programs:
reports
Reporting Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to administer various programs, such as the Electric Program Investment Charge program, that are funded by a charge on electrical ratepayers. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to require electrical corporations to implement various programs, such as energy efficiency programs, that are funded by electrical ratepayers. Under its authority, the Governor has issued an executive order directing the Energy Commission and the PUC to examine electrical ratepayer-funded programs under their respective jurisdictions and to identify programs and regulations that may be unduly adding to electricity rates for which the benefits provided may not be justified by the costs imposed on electrical ratepayers. The executive order requires those 2 commissions to report back to the Governor by January 1, 2025. This bill would require the Energy Commission and the PUC, by July 1, 2025, to each submit to the Legislature a report containing certain information required by the executive order.
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
SB 836 Rubio Electricity:
transmission planning
and permitting
Transmission Existing law requires the Energy Commission and PUC, in coordination with the Independent System Operator, every 5 years, to review and update, as necessary, the memorandum of understanding and a related workplan to ensure the memorandum and workplan reflect the coordination that is needed to help meet the state’s energy goals. This bill would require those entities to review and update, as necessary, the memorandum every 3 years, rather than every 5 years.
May 23 hearing: Held in
committee and under
submission.
H.R. 1 Summary (Updated 6/30)
Consumer-facing energy tax credits:
• Eliminates the Previously-owned Clean Vehicle Credit (25E) for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025. Under current law, this credit expires after December 31, 2032.
• Eliminates the Clean Vehicle Credit (30D) for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025. Under current law, this credit expires after December 31, 2032. • Eliminates the Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit (45W) for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025. Under current law, this credit expires after December 31, 2032.
• Eliminates the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (30C) for property placed in service after June 30, 2026. Under current law, this credit expires after December 31, 2032.
• Eliminates the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C) for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Under current law, this credit expires after December 31, 2032.
• Eliminates the Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D) for expenditures made after December 31, 2025. Under current law, this credit cannot be applied to expenditures made after December 31, 2034.
• Eliminates the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction (179D) for property on which construction begins after June 30, 2026. Under current law, this deduction does not have a termination date.
• Eliminates the New Energy Efficient Home Credit (45L) for homes acquired after June 30, 2026. Under current law, this credit expires after December 31, 2032. • Eliminates the special cost recovery period for qualified clean energy facilities, property, and technology (Section 168) placed in service after the date of enactment. Under current law, this deduction does not have a termination date.
Investment/Production tax credits:
• Modifies the Zero-emission Nuclear Power Production Credit (45U) so that the credit cannot be
o Claimed by a taxpayer that is a “specified foreign entity” (beginning in tax year 2026);
o Claimed by a taxpayer that is a “foreign-influenced entity” (beginning in tax year 2028);
o Or applied to a facility that uses fuel produced in Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea (beginning immediately after enactment).
• Eliminates the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (45V) for facilities the construction of which begins before January 1, 2028. Under current law, this credit can be used for facilities on which construction begins before January 1, 2033. • Modifies the Clean Electricity Production Credit (45Y) so that:
o The credit cannot be used by any wind or solar facility placed in service after December 31, 2027.
o For electricity produced by all other qualified means (hydro, nuclear, and geothermal), the existing credit phaseout stands as is, but without the greenhouse gas emissions provision. (75% for facilities on which construction begins in 2034, 50% for facilities on which construction begins in 2035, and 0% thereafter.)
o For all facilities on which construction begins after December 31, 2025, the credit cannot be used if the facility includes any “material assistance from a prohibited foreign entity.” Also prohibits the credit from being used by a taxpayer that is a “prohibited foreign entity” beginning immediately after enactment.
o Denies the credit for wind and solar leasing for residential customers (25D). • Modifies the Clean Electricity Investment Credit (48E) so that:
o The credit cannot be used by any wind or solar facility placed in service after December 31, 2027. This prohibition does not apply to energy storage technology placed in service at wind or solar facilities. o For all other qualified facilities (hydro, nuclear, geothermal, and energy storage), the existing credit phaseout stands as is, but without the greenhouse gas emissions provision. (75% for facilities on which construction begins in 2034, 50% for facilities on which construction begins in 2035, and 0% thereafter.)
o For all facilities on which construction begins after December 31, 2025, the credit cannot be used if the facility includes any “material assistance from a prohibited foreign entity.” Also prohibits the credit from being used by a taxpayer that is a “prohibited foreign entity” beginning in 2026. o Denies the credit for wind and solar leasing for residential customers (25D). • Modifies the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (45X) so that:
o Phases out the credit starting in 2031 for the production of critical minerals.
The credit is 75% in 2031, 50% in 2032, 25% in 2033, and 0% thereafter. o Eliminates the credit for wind energy components produced and sold after December 31, 2027.
o For components produced and sold after December 31, 2025, the credit cannot be used if the component includes any property which includes any “material assistance from a prohibited foreign entity.” o Prohibits the credit from being used by a taxpayer that is a “prohibited foreign entity” beginning in 2026.
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item 8.4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Saul Viramontes, Administrative Services Manager
Approved By: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: STRATEGIC PLAN MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☐ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☐ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☐ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☐ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☒ Not Applicable: Project management for Strategic Plan; promote transparency.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND
On May 12, 2025, the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Board of Directors (Board) approved the 2025-26 Strategic Plan. This strategic plan marks the third iteration of the OCPA strategic planning process. This year’s strategic plan includes five (5) strategic goals and 27 objectives. Specific details on the status of each objective, the expected completion date, and the responsible parties are included in Attachment A.
The strategic plan is available online at – https://www.ocpower.org/strategic-plan 2025-26 Strategic Goals
1. Enrich and Grow the OCPA Community
2. Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability and Affordability
3. Design and Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs
4. Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
5. Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocating for Our Customers Not Started In Progress Completed
Objectives 17 9 1
Change since last
meeting -2 -1/+2 +1
Summary of changes since the last Board meeting:
1.3 Develop educational tools and programs that promote renewable energy for students of all ages, including school partnerships, curriculum support, internship program, youth ambassador program, and community academy.
OCPA staff have begun engaging local students through the OC Leadership Academy, which visited OCPA headquarters and learned about community energy and clean tech careers on June 24, as well as provided a presentation to the Irvine high school students at the Irvine Youth Action Team Summer Camp Cleantech Workshop on June 10.
2.4 Initiate planning for a 0.5MW local renewable energy project in a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) to serve income-qualified residential customers without rooftop solar access. The project will provide 100% renewable energy and a 20% bill discount.
Over the past few months, OCPA has proactively engaged with CPUC Energy Division staff to clarify initial filing requirements for approval. Support was also secured from SCE’s customer programs team for a 0.53 MW capacity transfer from SCE to OCPA.
Currently, OCPA is finalizing the initial Advice Letter filing, including the budget request for the first two years, with a target submission by the end of July. Pending CPUC approval by January 2026, OCPA plans to launch its DAC-GT program in Q1 2026.
In June 2025, OCPA developed a draft DAC-GT program filing that includes a preliminary budget forecast for Program Years 2026 and 2027 (PY26 and PY27). Additional internal and external stakeholder reviews will be conducted prior to submitting the final forecast to the CPUC by the end of July 2025, with the goal of securing program administrator status.
5.5 Develop working relationships with culturally representative organizations to ensure representative and equitable outreach in the top threshold languages.
OCPA’s Administrative Service Manager is working with PACE LA to host a procurement series geared towards introducing OCPA and community energy to diverse businesses to help increase local business engagement and economic growth. The first webinar was hosted on July 1, with the next three following on a weekly basis.
5.6 Enhance OCPA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts by developing an advocacy roadmap to engage with key stakeholders and legislators to ensure outcomes consistent with OCPA’s strategic goals.
To create the advocacy roadmap, staff identified over 100 key stakeholder organizations and individuals (75+ organizations, 30+ individuals), researched the legislative and regulatory spaces they are active in and key topics they support and oppose, determined where OCPA and key stakeholders align, prioritized stakeholders, and determined current relationship strength. Staff then created engagement plans based on the type of organization, current relationship, and key issues, and overlayed the roadmap with legislative calendars and regulatory timelines. By enhancing its advocacy capacity, OCPA aims to shape a policy and regulatory landscape that enables greater renewable energy adoption, grid resilience, community empowerment, and competitive rates. Lastly, as part of the objective, staff have created an implementation plan and feedback loop to ensure the roadmap stays up to date. Staff will track shifts in stakeholder policies, update relationship status as advocacy is conducted, and make changes to the roadmap as internal policy priorities shift.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A – 2025-26 OCPA Strategic Plan Monthly Status Report – 7.3.2025 Strategic Goal Objective Progress Due Date Assigned To Status Date Status Update #1 Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community
1.1 Present an overview of CCAs and OCPA to two (2) organizations per quarter that cover the wider Orange County region or those that are focused on non-member cities.
In progress 10/13/2025 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025 Presented to the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce on May 13 #1 Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community
1.2 Present OCPA to key stakeholders in at least two (2) prospective member cities to promote OCPA’s mission and benefits.
Not started 06/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs #1 Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community
1.3 Develop educational tools and programs that promote renewable energy for students of all ages, including school partnerships, curriculum support, internship program, youth ambassador program, and community academy.
Not started 06/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs 7/3/2025 OCPA staff have begun engaging local students through the OC Leadership Academy, which visited OCPA headquarters and learned about community energy and clean tech careers on June 24, as well as, provided a presentation to the Irvine high school students at the Irvine Youth Action Team Summer Camp Cleantech Workshop on June 10. #1 Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community
1.4 Partner with new local CBOs, including food assistance organizations, to promote state-funded low-income programs widely in member cities, including CARE, FERA, and Medical Baseline.
In progress 12/08/2025 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025 OCPA now has a point of contact at Families Forward (Irvine) and has shared program materials.Currently partnering with Pathways of Hope (Fullerton) to promote the community power plan survey. #2 Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability
2.1 Ensure affordable rates for OCPA customers while covering all expenses and advancing equitable renewable energy initiatives. Not started 01/01/2026 Chief Financial Officer #2 Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability 2.2 Strengthen Financial Resilience and Credit Rating Preparation. Not started 12/08/2025 Chief Financial Officer#2 Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability
2.3 Explore innovative financing to optimize long-term power procurement costs and educate the board on options. Not started 12/08/2025 Chief Financial Officer #2 Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability
2.4 Initiate planning for a 0.5MW local renewable energy project in a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) to serve income-qualified residential customers without rooftop solar access. The project will provide 100% renewable energy and a 20% bill discount.
In progress 01/01/2026 Chief Financial Officer 7/3/2025 Over the past few months, OCPA has proactively engaged with CPUC Energy Division staff to clarify initial filing requirements for approval. Support was also secured from SCE’s customer programs team for a 0.53 MW capacity transfer from SCE to OCPA. Currently, OCPA is finalizing the initial Advice Letter filing, including the budget request for the first two years, with a target submission by the end of July. Pending CPUC approval by January 2026, OCPA plans to launch its DAC-GT program in Q1 2026.In June 2025, OCPA developed a draft DAC-GT program filing that includes a preliminary budget forecast for Program Years 2026 and 2027 (PY26 and PY27). Additional internal and external stakeholder reviews will be conducted prior to submitting the final forecast to the CPUC by the end of July 2025, with the goal of securing program administrator status. #3 Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs 3.1 Finalize the Community Needs Assessment for the Community Power Plan and present the findings and next steps. In progress 10/13/2025 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025#3 Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs 3.2 Develop three (3) new customer programs consistent with the needs identified in the Community Needs Assessment of the OCPA Community Power Plan. Not started 04/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs #3 Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs 3.3 Continue to expand grant and program offerings with a year- over-year growth goal of 25%, respective to total funds allocated, number of applications received, and number of new recipients. In progress 06/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025 The summer 2025 Bright Futures Grant will award 60% more than the previous year #3 Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs
3.4 Develop a landing page specifically for low-income residents to connect with programs, including EBD-DI and DAC-GT programs, once launched; and market resource to community partners and networks.
Not started 12/08/2025 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025 To begin summer 2025 #4 Energize Our Community with
Renewable Energy Sources
4.1 Implement the first OCPA local generation programs, establishing contracts for developing small-scale distributed storage facilities with a 1-5 megawatt capacity each.
Not started 03/01/2026 Director of Power Resources
#4 Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
4.2 Establish precise metrics and effective tools to proficiently identify, avoid, and mitigate market and credit risks for OCPA. Not started 03/01/2026 Director of Power Resources #4 Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
4.3 Create local partnerships with clean technology companies to advance emerging long-term energy storage and technologies. Not started 06/01/2026 Director of Power Resources #4 Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
4.4 Forge partnerships with other CCAs to acquire shared resources, mitigate development risks, and capitalize on economies of scale.
Not started 12/08/2025 Director of Power Resources
#4 Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
4.5 Create a more sustainable electric grid with measurable milestones above California’s renewable energy goals. Not started 06/01/2026 Director of Power Resources #4 Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
4.6 Create partnerships with member agencies to identify local development opportunities. Not started 12/08/2025 Director of Power Resources #4 Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy Sources
4.7 Release at least two (2) long-term solicitations for renewable energy resources.
Not started 06/01/2026 Director of Power Resources
#5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.1 Develop a toolkit of materials for Board member use in engaging with prospective cities about OCPA. In progress 12/08/2025 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025 #5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.2 Host at least two (2) independent pop-up events in member cities per quarter. In progress 06/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs 6/3/2025 The Communications & External Affairs team has hosted three (3) pop- ups, including: Diamond Jamboree, Irvine: 4/12/25; Fullerton City Hall: 4/15/25; Buena Park City Hall: 5/27/25 #5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.3 Sponsor and help facilitate a small business mixer to build community and opportunities for education about OCPA and renewable energy solutions.
Not started 02/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs #5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.4 Develop education curricula for elected officials and their staff; provide this training opportunity annually. Not started 03/01/2026 Director of Communications & External Affairs #5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.5 Develop working relationships with culturally representative organizations to ensure representative and equitable outreach in the top threshold languages.
In progress 12/08/2025 Director of Communications & External Affairs 7/3/2025 OCPA has begun Community Power Plan outreach work with the Asian Business Association Collective, which will hopefully turn into a long-term relationship.In partnership with Reveille, OCPA is identifying organizations throughout member cities.OCPA’s Administrative Service Manager is working with PACE LA to host a procurement series geared towards introducing OCPA and community energy to diverse businesses to help increase local business engagement and economic growth. The first webinar was hosted on July 1, with the next three following on a weekly basis. #5 Raise Awareness of Community
Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.6 Enhance OCPA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts by developing an advocacy roadmap to engage with key stakeholders and legislators to ensure outcomes consistent with OCPA’s strategic goals.
In progress 07/14/2025 Regulatory & Legislative Manager 7/3/2025 To create the advocacy roadmap, staff identified over 100 key stakeholder organizations and individuals (75+ organizations, 30+ individuals), researched the legislative and regulatory spaces they are active in and key topics they support and oppose, determined where OCPA and key stakeholders align, prioritized stakeholders, and determined current relationship strength. Staff then created engagement plans based on the type of organization, current relationship, and key issues, and overlayed the roadmap with legislative calendars and regulatory timelines. By enhancing its advocacy capacity, OCPA aims to shape a policy and regulatory landscape that enables greater renewable energy adoption, grid resilience, community empowerment, and competitive rates. Lastly, as part of the objective, staff have created an implementation plan and feedback loop to ensure the roadmap stays up to date. Staff will track shifts in stakeholder policies, update relationship status as advocacy is conducted, and make changes to the roadmap as internal policy priorities shift. #5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.7 Develop and implement a regulatory monitoring framework to ensure all departments are consistently informed about regulatory changes and their implications.
Not started 12/08/2025 Regulatory & Legislative Manager #5 Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers
5.8 Create a Policy Risk Assessment Guide to help OCPA determine the risk involved with different policy decisions at the state and federal level in both the regulatory and legislative arena.
Not started 12/08/2025 Regulatory & Legislative Manager
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item No. 8.5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Jacquie Henderson, Director of Communications & External Affairs Subject: PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE FOR MARCH – MAY 2025
Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☒ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☐ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☐ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☒ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☐ Not Applicable:
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND
Following is a summary of the Public Outreach efforts for the months of March – May 2025.
Highlights include:
Marketing
• Launched “Get the Facts” paid ad campaign for Next Door and Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
• Announced energy programs including Energy Efficiency Kits, Charge@home Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate, and communication about the Solar Battery Rebate Program • Updated website copy to include information on energy programs • Developed ad buy plan for FY25-26
Public Outreach
• Distributed the second default plan change notice to Irvine and Buena Park customers • Created informational flyers about heat stress and Electric Vehicle and E-bike lithium-ion battery safety
• Launched the Community Power Plan landing page and a digital survey in 10 languages • Sponsored the CicloIrvine event, including bus shelter ads and social video promotion • Participated in 11 community outreach and networking events • Hosted three Community Connect pop-up events
• Captured community event photography during Earth Day and CicloIrvine events Media Relations
• Distributed four news releases announcing the rebate programs, art contest winners, energy efficiency kits, and the Bright Futures Grant opportunity • Hosted media briefings with editors of The Orange County Register and Voice of OC Board and Government Relations
• Hosted third-annual Staffers Luncheon
Digital Communications
• Released one community newsletter (April) and one additional email about Reinvesting in the Community (May) and published three blog posts
• Produced Green P100NEER video featuring Coyote Hills Ophthalmology that received 884 Instagram views and 72 LinkedIn views
Please review the attached public outreach update for additional details on these highlights and the various communications, marketing, and community outreach events. If you would like more information on any of the events, or have a recommendation for a future event, please let OCPA know. Your community input is incredibly valuable.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENT
Attachment A: Public Outreach March - May 2025
1 Public Outreach Update
March – May 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
Marketing
● Launched “Get the Facts” paid ad campaign for Next Door and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) ● Announced energy programs including Energy Efficiency Kits, Charge@home Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate, and communication about the Solar Battery Rebate Program
● Updated website copy to include information on energy programs ● Developed ad buy plan for FY25-26
Public Outreach
● Distributed second default plan change notice to Irvine and Buena Park customers ● Created informational flyers about heat stress and Electric Vehicle and E-bike lithium-ion battery safety ● Launched the Community Power Plan landing page and a digital survey in 10 languages ● Sponsored the CicloIrvine event, including bus shelter ads and social video promotion ● Participated in 11 community outreach and networking events ● Hosted three Community Connect pop-up events
● Captured community event photography during Earth Day and CicloIrvine events 2 HIGHLIGHTS
PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
Media Relations
● Distributed four news releases announcing the rebate programs, art contest winners, energy efficiency kits, and the Bright Futures Grant opportunity
● Hosted media briefings with editors of The Orange County Register and Voice of OC Board and Government Relations
● Hosted third-annual Staffers Luncheon
Digital Communications
● Released one community newsletter (April) and one additional email about Reinvesting in the Community (May) and published three blog posts
● Produced Green P100NEER video featuring Coyote Hills Ophthalmology had 884 Instagram views and 72 LinkedIn views 3 HIGHLIGHTS CONT.
4 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
MARKETING
● Launched “Get the Facts” paid ad campaign for Next Door and Meta (Facebook and Instagram).
Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
● Total Impressions: 730,665
● Reach: 124,593
● Clicks: 5,842
Top
Performer
Next Door
● Total Impressions: 387,581
● Clicks: 1,742
Landing Page Visits
● Total Visits: 6,683
5 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
MARKETING
• Announced energy programs including Energy Efficiency Kits, Charge@home, EV Charger Rebate, and communication about the Solar Battery Rebate Program
6 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
MARKETING
• Updated website copy to include information on new energy programs, including Energy Efficiency Kits, Charge@home, and Solar Battery and Storage rebates
7 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
MARKETING
• Developed the ad buy plan for FY25-26
Paid Social
• Meta
• LinkedIn
• Nextdoor
Online Video
• YouTube (including Multilingual)
Paid Search
• Google
Multicultural Print
• World Journal / Chinese Daily
• Korea Daily
• Korea Times
• Nguoi Viet Daily
• US News Express Digital
• Para Todos
• Miniondas
Outdoor
• Bus Shelters
Community Print
• Irvine World News (Irvine)
• North County News-Tribune (Buena Park/Fullerton)
• Fountain Valley Living (Fountain Valley)
• School News
• Fullerton Connect (Fullerton)
• Inside Irvine (Irvine)
• Buena Park Today (Buena Park)
• Fountain Pen (Fountain Valley)
8 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
● Distributed second notice of default plan change direct mail pieces to Irvine and Buena Park 9 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
• Created informational flyers about heat stress and Electric Vehicle and E-bike lithium-ion battery safety 10 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
• Launched the Community Power Plan landing page and a digital survey in 10 languages 11 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
• Sponsored this year’s CicloIrvine which included purchasing bus shelter advertisements and creating social media video promotion content
12 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Participated in 11 community outreach and networking events:
• North OC Chamber Mixer
• Fullerton College Earth Week Fair
• Buena Park Spring Eggstravaganza + Sustainability Fair • Earth Day Irvine at Quail Hill
• Fountain Valley Business Awards Luncheon
• Fullerton College Earth Week Fair
• Hermosa Drive Elementary
• Diamond Jamboree
• Love Buena Park
• CicloIrvine
• Green Valley Recreation Association’s annual picnic
13 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
• Hosted and promoted Community Connect pop-up events at the Buena Park Community Center, Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center, and the Fullerton City Hall Lobby 14 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
PUBLIC OUTREACH
• Captured community event photography during Earth Day events and CicloIrvine to use in marketing materials 15 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
MEDIA RELATIONS
● Distributed four news releases announcing rebate programs, the art contest winners, energy efficiency kits, and the Bright Futures Grant opportunity
16 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
MEDIA RELATIONS
• Hosted two media briefings with the editors of The Orange County Register and Voice of OC. 17 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
BOARD AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
• Hosted the third-annual Staffers Luncheon bringing together local, state, and federal staffers from across Orange County and beyond to learn more about OCPA directly from Joe Mosca, CEO 18 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Released one community newsletter (April) and an email about Reinvesting in the Community (May) to showcase OCPA’s efforts and dedication to the community 19 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Filmed Green P100NEER video featuring Coyote Hills Ophthalmology, which resulted in 884 Instagram views and 72 LinkedIn views
20 PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE MARCH - MAY 2025
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Published three blog posts, including a Q&A with Pranesh Venugopal, OCPA Energy Programs Manager, Student Artwork Spotlight: Picturing a Better Tomorrow Art Contest and Global Earth Day 2025 Action Starts here in Orange County
THANK YOU!
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item 8.6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Tiffany Law, Chief Financial Officer
Approved by: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: APPROVE RATES EFFECTIVE JULY 14, 2025
Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☐ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☒ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☐ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☐ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☐ Not Applicable:
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve rates effective July 14, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On May 28, 2025, SCE submitted Advice Letter 5555-E requesting authorization to adjust various components of its revenue requirement and rates, effective June 1, 2025. The consolidated revenue requirement will decrease by approximately $387.6 million compared to levels authorized as of March 1, 2025. The primary drivers of this decrease are adjustments in the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) components, particularly the removal of revenue requirements that were fully recovered by May 31, 2025, related to SCE’s 2021 Wildfire Mitigation and Vegetation Management programs. Additionally, a one-time $24.27 million wildfire insurance credit— implemented in June 2024—has been removed as its term has ended.
A significant offsetting factor is the inclusion of recovery costs related to the 2017 Thomas Fire.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in Decision 25-01-042, authorized SCE to recover 85% of the $64.97 million recorded in its Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account (CEMA). This equates to a revenue requirement increase of approximately $34.66 million, which will be recovered through distribution rates over a 12-month amortization period beginning June 1, 2025.
On the transmission side, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a decrease in SCE’s Transmission Access Charge Balancing Account Adjustment (TACBAA) rate—from $0.00351 to $0.00266 per kilowatt-hour. This reduction, driven by a lower forecasted Net Cost-Shift for 2025, results in a $67.58 million decrease in revenue requirements.
Overall, while SCE is making modest adjustments to time-of-use (TOU) differentials in the generation portion of residential default TOU rates, the most significant impacts stem from the T&D changes. These adjustments result in a system average rate decrease of approximately 1.7%, with a typical non-CARE residential customer using 500 kWh per month expected to see a monthly bill decrease of $3.61.
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
Due to Calpine’s billing system requirements, OCPA’s new rates become effective on July 14, 2025. The attached OCPA rate schedules, effective as of that date, will be published on the OCPA website. These rates will also be communicated to customers in their bills and implemented in the OCPA rates comparison tool, which will be updated and available on the OCPA website starting July 14, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Board’s approval of the OCPA rates for July 14, 2025, has no fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS
OCPA Rate Schedules Effective July 14, 2025 – Residential and Commercial Customers Effective: July 14, 2025
OCPA Rate Schedule Period Basic Choice Smart Choice
100% Renewable
Choice Time Period Definitions
DOMESTIC
GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) YEAR-ROUND 0.12323 $ 0.13323 $ 0.13823 $ All electric usage TOU-D-4 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.24654 $ 0.25654 $ 0.26154 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.14078 $ 0.15078 $ 0.15578 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.08437 $ 0.09437 $ 0.09937 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.18053 $ 0.19053 $ 0.19553 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.10868 $ 0.11868 $ 0.12368 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.09145 $ 0.10145 $ 0.10645 $ 8am - 4pm, every day TOU-D-5 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.38140 $ 0.39140 $ 0.39640 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.20501 $ 0.21501 $ 0.22001 $ 5pm - 8pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07564 $ 0.08564 $ 0.09064 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.26061 $ 0.27061 $ 0.27561 $ 5pm - 8pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.10718 $ 0.11718 $ 0.12218 $ 8pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.08206 $ 0.09206 $ 0.09706 $ 8am - 5pm, every day TOU-D-A Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.26354 $ 0.27354 $ 0.27854 $ 2pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.11952 $ 0.12952 $ 0.13452 $ 8am - 2pm & 8pm - 10pm, Monday - Friday 8am - 10pm, Saturday, Sunday & holidays
SUMMER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.08898 $ 0.09898 $ 0.10398 $ 10pm - 8am, every day WINTER ON-PEAK 0.16313 $ 0.17313 $ 0.17813 $ 2pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09488 $ 0.10488 $ 0.10988 $ 8am - 2pm & 8pm - 10pm, Monday - Friday 8am - 10pm, Saturday, Sunday & holidays
WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.09066 $ 0.10066 $ 0.10566 $ 10pm - 8am, every day TOU-D-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.38707 $ 0.39707 $ 0.40207 $ 2pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.11948 $ 0.12948 $ 0.13448 $ 8am - 2pm & 8pm - 10pm, Monday - Friday 8am - 10pm, Saturday, Sunday & holidays
SUMMER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.05374 $ 0.06374 $ 0.06874 $ 10pm - 8am, every day WINTER ON-PEAK 0.15787 $ 0.16787 $ 0.17287 $ 2pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09489 $ 0.10489 $ 0.10989 $ 8am - 2pm & 8pm - 10pm, Monday - Friday 8am - 10pm, Saturday, Sunday & holidays
WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.05460 $ 0.06460 $ 0.06960 $ 10pm - 8am, every day TOU-D-PRIME Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.28834 $ 0.29834 $ 0.30334 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.11305 $ 0.12305 $ 0.12805 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.08087 $ 0.09087 $ 0.09587 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.25415 $ 0.26415 $ 0.26915 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07085 $ 0.08085 $ 0.08585 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.07085 $ 0.08085 $ 0.08585 $ 8am - 4pm, every day TOU-D-T Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.15190 $ 0.16190 $ 0.16690 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday except holidays*
SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.13957 $ 0.14957 $ 0.15457 $ All other hours WINTER ON-PEAK 0.11693 $ 0.12693 $ 0.13193 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday except holidays*
WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.10777 $ 0.11777 $ 0.12277 $ All other hours
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
*Holidays are New Year's Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas.
OCPA Rate RIN - Basic Choice RIN - Smart Choice RIN - 100% Renewable TOU-D-4 USCA-XXOC-0017-0000 USCA-XXOC-0125-0000 USCA-XXOC-0124-0000 TOU-D-5 USCA-XXOC-0018-0000 USCA-XXOC-0127-0000 USCA-XXOC-0126-0000 TOU-D-A USCA-XXOC-0019-0000 USCA-XXOC-0129-0000 USCA-XXOC-0128-0000 TOU-D-B USCA-XXOC-0020-0000 USCA-XXOC-0131-0000 USCA-XXOC-0130-0000 TOU-D-PRIME USCA-XXOC-0021-0000 USCA-XXOC-0133-0000 USCA-XXOC-0132-0000 TOU-D-T USCA-XXOC-0022-0000 USCA-XXOC-0135-0000 USCA-XXOC-0134-0000 Orange County Power Authority Rate Identification Number (RIN) Key The tables below show the corresponding Rate Identification Number (RIN) to Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) rate.
OCPA rates that are not time-dependent or Time-of-Use (TOU) do not have a corresponding RIN and are therefore excluded from this key. Your RIN can also be found below the "Details of your new charges" section on the generation portion of your utility bill.
Residential Customers
Effective: July 14, 2025
OCPA Rate Schedule Period Basic Choice Smart Choice
100% Renewable
Choice Time Period Definitions
TOU-GS-1-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.11273 $ 0.12273 $ 0.12773 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10269 $ 0.11269 $ 0.11769 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07046 $ 0.08046 $ 0.08546 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10664 $ 0.11664 $ 0.12164 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07799 $ 0.08799 $ 0.09299 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.06067 $ 0.07067 $ 0.07567 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00042) (0.00042) $ (0.00042) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00080) (0.00080) $ (0.00080) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00083) (0.00083) $ (0.00083) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 14.59 $ 14.59 $ 14.59 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 4.48 $ 4.48 $ 4.48 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW)
$ (0.19) (0.19) $ (0.19) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.45) (0.45) $ (0.45) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV ($/kW)
$ (0.45) (0.45) $ (0.45) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-GS-1-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.39535 $ 0.40535 $ 0.41035 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.11200 $ 0.12200 $ 0.12700 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.08268 $ 0.09268 $ 0.09768 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.16522 $ 0.17522 $ 0.18022 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09586 $ 0.10586 $ 0.11086 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.05468 $ 0.06468 $ 0.06968 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00117) (0.00117) $ (0.00117) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00254) (0.00254) $ (0.00254) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00258) (0.00258) $ (0.00258) $ All electric usage TOU-GS-1-ES Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.42065 $ 0.43065 $ 0.43565 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.12177 $ 0.13177 $ 0.13677 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.08712 $ 0.09712 $ 0.10212 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.15865 $ 0.16865 $ 0.17365 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09011 $ 0.10011 $ 0.10511 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.05199 $ 0.06199 $ 0.06699 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00116) (0.00116) $ (0.00116) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00254) (0.00254) $ (0.00254) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00258) (0.00258) $ (0.00258) $ All electric usage TOU-GS-1-A Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.14775 $ 0.15775 $ 0.16275 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.13879 $ 0.14879 $ 0.15379 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.13390 $ 0.14390 $ 0.14890 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10115 $ 0.11115 $ 0.11615 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09195 $ 0.10195 $ 0.10695 $ All other hours TOU-GS-1-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.08475 $ 0.09475 $ 0.09975 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.07987 $ 0.08987 $ 0.09487 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07720 $ 0.08720 $ 0.09220 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10115 $ 0.11115 $ 0.11615 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09195 $ 0.10195 $ 0.10695 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 10.71 $ 10.71 $ 10.71 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday
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SUMMER MID-PEAK 3.48 $ 3.48 $ 3.48 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
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TOU-GS-2-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.10934 $ 0.11934 $ 0.12434 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10054 $ 0.11054 $ 0.11554 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06796 $ 0.07796 $ 0.08296 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07693 $ 0.08693 $ 0.09193 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07735 $ 0.08735 $ 0.09235 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04518 $ 0.05518 $ 0.06018 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00081) (0.00081) $ (0.00081) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00180) (0.00180) $ (0.00180) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00182) (0.00182) $ (0.00182) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 18.51 $ 18.51 $ 18.51 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 4.86 $ 4.86 $ 4.86 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW) $ (0.42) (0.42) $ (0.42) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW) $ (0.97) (0.97) $ (0.97) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.98) (0.98) $ (0.98) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV
($/kW)
$ (0.10) (0.10) $ (0.10) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-
219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.25) (0.25) $ (0.25) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.25) (0.25) $ (0.25) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-GS-2-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.34584 $ 0.35584 $ 0.36084 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10054 $ 0.11054 $ 0.11554 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06796 $ 0.07796 $ 0.08296 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.11460 $ 0.12460 $ 0.12960 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07735 $ 0.08735 $ 0.09235 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04518 $ 0.05518 $ 0.06018 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00122) (0.00122) $ (0.00122) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00273) (0.00273) $ (0.00273) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00275) (0.00275) $ (0.00275) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 5.13 $ 5.13 $ 5.13 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 1.99 $ 1.99 $ 1.99 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW) $ (0.17) (0.17) $ (0.17) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW) $ (0.39) (0.39) $ (0.39) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.40) (0.40) $ (0.40) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV
($/kW)
$ (0.04) (0.04) $ (0.04) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-
219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.11) (0.11) $ (0.11) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.11) (0.11) $ (0.11) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-GS-2-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.08179 $ 0.09179 $ 0.09679 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
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SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.07713 $ 0.08713 $ 0.09213 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07458 $ 0.08458 $ 0.08958 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09733 $ 0.10733 $ 0.11233 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06143 $ 0.07143 $ 0.07643 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 12.83 $ 12.83 $ 12.83 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 4.31 $ 4.31 $ 4.31 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday TOU-GS-2-R Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.25127 $ 0.26127 $ 0.26627 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.12445 $ 0.13445 $ 0.13945 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07458 $ 0.08458 $ 0.08958 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09733 $ 0.10733 $ 0.11233 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06143 $ 0.07143 $ 0.07643 $ All other hours
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00208) (0.00208) $ (0.00208) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00470) (0.00470) $ (0.00470) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00475) (0.00475) $ (0.00475) $ All electric usage Effective: July 14, 2025
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TOU-GS-3-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.10181 $ 0.11181 $ 0.11681 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09366 $ 0.10366 $ 0.10866 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06629 $ 0.07629 $ 0.08129 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07507 $ 0.08507 $ 0.09007 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07546 $ 0.08546 $ 0.09046 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04406 $ 0.05406 $ 0.05906 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00082) (0.00082) $ (0.00082) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00180) (0.00180) $ (0.00180) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00183) (0.00183) $ (0.00183) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 15.88 $ 15.88 $ 15.88 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.75 $ 5.75 $ 5.75 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW) $ (0.37) (0.37) $ (0.37) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW) $ (0.85) (0.85) $ (0.85) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.86) (0.86) $ (0.86) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV
($/kW)
$ (0.15) (0.15) $ (0.15) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-
219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.31) (0.31) $ (0.31) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.31) (0.31) $ (0.31) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-GS-3-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.28336 $ 0.29336 $ 0.29836 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09366 $ 0.10366 $ 0.10866 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06629 $ 0.07629 $ 0.08129 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.11550 $ 0.12550 $ 0.13050 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07546 $ 0.08546 $ 0.09046 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04406 $ 0.05406 $ 0.05906 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00151) (0.00151) $ (0.00151) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00337) (0.00337) $ (0.00337) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00342) (0.00342) $ (0.00342) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 4.40 $ 4.40 $ 4.40 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW) $ (0.15) (0.15) $ (0.15) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW) $ (0.34) (0.34) $ (0.34) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.35) (0.35) $ (0.35) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV
($/kW)
$ (0.05) (0.05) $ (0.05) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-
219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.12) (0.12) $ (0.12) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.12) (0.12) $ (0.12) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-GS-3-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.07814 $ 0.08814 $ 0.09314 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
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SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.07359 $ 0.08359 $ 0.08859 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07126 $ 0.08126 $ 0.08626 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09667 $ 0.10667 $ 0.11167 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06022 $ 0.07022 $ 0.07522 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 10.64 $ 10.64 $ 10.64 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 3.56 $ 3.56 $ 3.56 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday TOU-GS-3-R Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.20911 $ 0.21911 $ 0.22411 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10786 $ 0.11786 $ 0.12286 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07126 $ 0.08126 $ 0.08626 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09667 $ 0.10667 $ 0.11167 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06022 $ 0.07022 $ 0.07522 $ All other hours
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ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00176) (0.00176) $ (0.00176) $ All electric usage
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ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00397) (0.00397) $ (0.00397) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00402) (0.00402) $ (0.00402) $ All electric usage Effective: July 14, 2025
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TOU-8-SEC-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.10145 $ 0.11145 $ 0.11645 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09331 $ 0.10331 $ 0.10831 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06615 $ 0.07615 $ 0.08115 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07495 $ 0.08495 $ 0.08995 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07536 $ 0.08536 $ 0.09036 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04388 $ 0.05388 $ 0.05888 $ 8am - 4pm, every day DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 16.74 $ 16.74 $ 16.74 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.13 $ 5.13 $ 5.13 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-PRI-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.09617 $ 0.10617 $ 0.11117 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08865 $ 0.09865 $ 0.10365 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06283 $ 0.07283 $ 0.07783 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07127 $ 0.08127 $ 0.08627 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07178 $ 0.08178 $ 0.08678 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04190 $ 0.05190 $ 0.05690 $ 8am - 4pm, every day DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 15.90 $ 15.90 $ 15.90 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.95 $ 5.95 $ 5.95 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-SUB-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.09028 $ 0.10028 $ 0.10528 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08344 $ 0.09344 $ 0.09844 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.05886 $ 0.06886 $ 0.07386 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.06680 $ 0.07680 $ 0.08180 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06750 $ 0.07750 $ 0.08250 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.03940 $ 0.04940 $ 0.05440 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
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ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00053) (0.00053) $ (0.00053) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 17.56 $ 17.56 $ 17.56 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.67 $ 5.67 $ 5.67 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.17) (0.17) $ (0.17) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.05) (0.05) $ (0.05) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-8-SEC-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.27412 $ 0.28412 $ 0.28912 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09331 $ 0.10331 $ 0.10831 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06615 $ 0.07615 $ 0.08115 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10849 $ 0.11849 $ 0.12349 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07536 $ 0.08536 $ 0.09036 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04388 $ 0.05388 $ 0.05888 $ 8am - 4pm, every day DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 4.64 $ 4.64 $ 4.64 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-PRI-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.25669 $ 0.26669 $ 0.27169 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08865 $ 0.09865 $ 0.10365 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06283 $ 0.07283 $ 0.07783 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.12285 $ 0.13285 $ 0.13785 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07178 $ 0.08178 $ 0.08678 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04190 $ 0.05190 $ 0.05690 $ 8am - 4pm, every day DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 3.90 $ 3.90 $ 3.90 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 0.68 $ 0.68 $ 0.68 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-SUB-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.28096 $ 0.29096 $ 0.29596 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08344 $ 0.09344 $ 0.09844 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.05886 $ 0.06886 $ 0.07386 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10838 $ 0.11838 $ 0.12338 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06750 $ 0.07750 $ 0.08250 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.03940 $ 0.04940 $ 0.05440 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00066) (0.00066) $ (0.00066) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 1.66 $ 1.66 $ 1.66 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 0.81 $ 0.81 $ 0.81 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
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DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.02) (0.02) $ (0.02) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS)
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.01) (0.01) $ (0.01) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
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TOU-8-SEC-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.07793 $ 0.08793 $ 0.09293 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.07315 $ 0.08315 $ 0.08815 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07105 $ 0.08105 $ 0.08605 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09314 $ 0.10314 $ 0.10814 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06093 $ 0.07093 $ 0.07593 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 11.52 $ 11.52 $ 11.52 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 3.79 $ 3.79 $ 3.79 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-PRI-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.07416 $ 0.08416 $ 0.08916 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.06935 $ 0.07935 $ 0.08435 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06763 $ 0.07763 $ 0.08263 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09508 $ 0.10508 $ 0.11008 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.05919 $ 0.06919 $ 0.07419 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 11.19 $ 11.19 $ 11.19 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 3.59 $ 3.59 $ 3.59 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-SUB-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.06951 $ 0.07951 $ 0.08451 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.06482 $ 0.07482 $ 0.07982 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06341 $ 0.07341 $ 0.07841 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.08796 $ 0.09796 $ 0.10296 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.05609 $ 0.06609 $ 0.07109 $ All other hours
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00053) (0.00053) $ (0.00053) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 12.79 $ 12.79 $ 12.79 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 4.14 $ 4.14 $ 4.14 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND MID-PEAK
VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV
($/kW)
$ (0.25) (0.25) $ (0.25) $ 8am - 11pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-8-SEC-R Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.21030 $ 0.22030 $ 0.22530 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10537 $ 0.11537 $ 0.12037 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07105 $ 0.08105 $ 0.08605 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09314 $ 0.10314 $ 0.10814 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06093 $ 0.07093 $ 0.07593 $ All other hours TOU-8-PRI-R Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.20075 $ 0.21075 $ 0.21575 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09802 $ 0.10802 $ 0.11302 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06763 $ 0.07763 $ 0.08263 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09508 $ 0.10508 $ 0.11008 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.05919 $ 0.06919 $ 0.07419 $ All other hours TOU-8-SUB-R Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.19883 $ 0.20883 $ 0.21383 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09324 $ 0.10324 $ 0.10824 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06341 $ 0.07341 $ 0.07841 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.08796 $ 0.09796 $ 0.10296 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.05609 $ 0.06609 $ 0.07109 $ All other hours
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00083) (0.00083) $ (0.00083) $ All electric usage TOU-8-SEC-RBU Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.10145 $ 0.11145 $ 0.11645 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09331 $ 0.10331 $ 0.10831 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06615 $ 0.07615 $ 0.08115 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07495 $ 0.08495 $ 0.08995 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07536 $ 0.08536 $ 0.09036 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04388 $ 0.05388 $ 0.05888 $ 8am - 4pm, every day DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 16.74 $ 16.74 $ 16.74 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.13 $ 5.13 $ 5.13 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
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COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
TOU-8-PRI-RBU Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.09617 $ 0.10617 $ 0.11117 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08865 $ 0.09865 $ 0.10365 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06283 $ 0.07283 $ 0.07783 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07127 $ 0.08127 $ 0.08627 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07178 $ 0.08178 $ 0.08678 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04190 $ 0.05190 $ 0.05690 $ 8am - 4pm, every day DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 15.90 $ 15.90 $ 15.90 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.95 $ 5.95 $ 5.95 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday TOU-8-SUB-RBU Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.09028 $ 0.10028 $ 0.10528 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08344 $ 0.09344 $ 0.09844 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.05886 $ 0.06886 $ 0.07386 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.06680 $ 0.07680 $ 0.08180 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06750 $ 0.07750 $ 0.08250 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.03940 $ 0.04940 $ 0.05440 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00053) (0.00053) $ (0.00053) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 17.56 $ 17.56 $ 17.56 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 5.67 $ 5.67 $ 5.67 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.17) (0.17) $ (0.17) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER WEEKDAYS VOLTAGE
DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV ($/kW) $ (0.05) (0.05) $ (0.05) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
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TOU-EV-7 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.29881 $ 0.30881 $ 0.31381 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.11200 $ 0.12200 $ 0.12700 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.09367 $ 0.10367 $ 0.10867 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.16522 $ 0.17522 $ 0.18022 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.10857 $ 0.11857 $ 0.12357 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.05468 $ 0.06468 $ 0.06968 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00117) (0.00117) $ (0.00117) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00254) (0.00254) $ (0.00254) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00258) (0.00258) $ (0.00258) $ All electric usage TOU-EV-8 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.32984 $ 0.33984 $ 0.34484 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10054 $ 0.11054 $ 0.11554 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07996 $ 0.08996 $ 0.09496 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.14065 $ 0.15065 $ 0.15565 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.09229 $ 0.10229 $ 0.10729 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04518 $ 0.05518 $ 0.06018 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00208) (0.00208) $ (0.00208) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00470) (0.00470) $ (0.00470) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00475) (0.00475) $ (0.00475) $ All electric usage TOU-EV-9-SEC Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.25755 $ 0.26755 $ 0.27255 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09331 $ 0.10331 $ 0.10831 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07450 $ 0.08450 $ 0.08950 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.13167 $ 0.14167 $ 0.14667 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.08417 $ 0.09417 $ 0.09917 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04388 $ 0.05388 $ 0.05888 $ 8am - 4pm, every day TOU-EV-9-PRI Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.23389 $ 0.24389 $ 0.24889 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08865 $ 0.09865 $ 0.10365 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06995 $ 0.07995 $ 0.08495 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.12948 $ 0.13948 $ 0.14448 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07875 $ 0.08875 $ 0.09375 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04190 $ 0.05190 $ 0.05690 $ 8am - 4pm, every day TOU-EV-9-SUB Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.22778 $ 0.23778 $ 0.24278 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08344 $ 0.09344 $ 0.09844 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06531 $ 0.07531 $ 0.08031 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.11529 $ 0.12529 $ 0.13029 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07318 $ 0.08318 $ 0.08818 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.03940 $ 0.04940 $ 0.05440 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00083) (0.00083) $ (0.00083) $ All electric usage
BUSINESS ELECTRIC VEHICLE CUSTOMERS
Effective: July 14, 2025
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TOU-PA-2-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.10982 $ 0.11982 $ 0.12482 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10096 $ 0.11096 $ 0.11596 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07000 $ 0.08000 $ 0.08500 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.08804 $ 0.09804 $ 0.10304 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07198 $ 0.08198 $ 0.08698 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.06286 $ 0.07286 $ 0.07786 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00084) (0.00084) $ (0.00084) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00186) (0.00186) $ (0.00186) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00186) (0.00186) $ (0.00186) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 10.17 $ 10.17 $ 10.17 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 2.30 $ 2.30 $ 2.30 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW)
$ (0.15) (0.15) $ (0.15) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.31) (0.31) $ (0.31) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV ($/kW)
$ (0.31) (0.31) $ (0.31) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER WIND MACHINE CREDIT ($/kW) (9.76) $ (9.76) $ (9.76) $ All electric usage TOU-PA-2-D5 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.20939 $ 0.21939 $ 0.22439 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.19804 $ 0.20804 $ 0.21304 $ 5pm - 8pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06620 $ 0.07620 $ 0.08120 $ 8pm - 5pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.08988 $ 0.09988 $ 0.10488 $ 5pm - 8pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07346 $ 0.08346 $ 0.08846 $ 8pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.06410 $ 0.07410 $ 0.07910 $ 8am - 5pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00087) (0.00087) $ (0.00087) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00191) (0.00191) $ (0.00191) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00192) (0.00192) $ (0.00192) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 9.74 $ 9.74 $ 9.74 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 2.14 $ 2.14 $ 2.14 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW)
$ (0.13) (0.13) $ (0.13) $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.29) (0.29) $ (0.29) $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV ($/kW)
$ (0.29) (0.29) $ (0.29) $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday
WINTER WIND MACHINE CREDIT ($/kW) (9.76) $ (9.76) $ (9.76) $ All electric usage
AGRICULTURE CUSTOMERS
Effective: July 14, 2025
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AGRICULTURE CUSTOMERS
TOU-PA-2-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.34732 $ 0.35732 $ 0.36232 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10096 $ 0.11096 $ 0.11596 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07000 $ 0.08000 $ 0.08500 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10044 $ 0.11044 $ 0.11544 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.08185 $ 0.09185 $ 0.09685 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.07127 $ 0.08127 $ 0.08627 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00139) (0.00139) $ (0.00139) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00302) (0.00302) $ (0.00302) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00303) (0.00303) $ (0.00303) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) YEAR ROUND WIND MACHINE CREDIT
($/kW) $ (9.76) (9.76) $ (9.76) $ All electric usage
TOU-PA-2-E5 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.57163 $ 0.58163 $ 0.58663 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.19804 $ 0.20804 $ 0.21304 $ 5pm - 8pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06620 $ 0.07620 $ 0.08120 $ 8pm - 5pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10085 $ 0.11085 $ 0.11585 $ 5pm - 8pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.08218 $ 0.09218 $ 0.09718 $ 8pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.07155 $ 0.08155 $ 0.08655 $ 8am - 5pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00139) (0.00139) $ (0.00139) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00302) (0.00302) $ (0.00302) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00303) (0.00303) $ (0.00303) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) YEAR ROUND WIND MACHINE CREDIT
($/kW) $ (9.76) (9.76) $ (9.76) $ All electric usage
TOU-PA-2-A Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.22244 $ 0.23244 $ 0.23744 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.10676 $ 0.11676 $ 0.12176 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07538 $ 0.08538 $ 0.09038 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09961 $ 0.10961 $ 0.11461 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06904 $ 0.07904 $ 0.08404 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) YEAR ROUND WIND MACHINE CREDIT
($/kW) $ (9.76) (9.76) $ (9.76) $ All electric usage
TOU-PA-2-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.08271 $ 0.09271 $ 0.09771 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.07715 $ 0.08715 $ 0.09215 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.07538 $ 0.08538 $ 0.09038 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.09961 $ 0.10961 $ 0.11461 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06904 $ 0.07904 $ 0.08404 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 7.21 $ 7.21 $ 7.21 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 2.21 $ 2.21 $ 2.21 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday WINTER WIND MACHINE CREDIT ($/kW) (9.76) $ (9.76) $ (9.76) $ All electric usage Effective: July 14, 2025
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AGRICULTURE CUSTOMERS
TOU-PA-3-D Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.09653 $ 0.10653 $ 0.11153 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08888 $ 0.09888 $ 0.10388 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06203 $ 0.07203 $ 0.07703 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07678 $ 0.08678 $ 0.09178 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07721 $ 0.08721 $ 0.09221 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04502 $ 0.05502 $ 0.06002 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00082) (0.00082) $ (0.00082) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00182) (0.00182) $ (0.00182) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00185) (0.00185) $ (0.00185) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 10.85 $ 10.85 $ 10.85 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 2.34 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW)
$ (0.16) (0.16) $ (0.16) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.38) (0.38) $ (0.38) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV ($/kW)
$ (0.38) (0.38) $ (0.38) $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-PA-3-D5 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.17932 $ 0.18932 $ 0.19432 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.16968 $ 0.17968 $ 0.18468 $ 5pm - 8pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.05891 $ 0.06891 $ 0.07391 $ 8pm - 5pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.07617 $ 0.08617 $ 0.09117 $ 5pm - 8pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.07660 $ 0.08660 $ 0.09160 $ 8pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.04463 $ 0.05463 $ 0.05963 $ 8am - 5pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00083) (0.00083) $ (0.00083) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00182) (0.00182) $ (0.00182) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00185) (0.00185) $ (0.00185) $ All electric usage DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 10.40 $ 10.40 $ 10.40 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday WINTER MID-PEAK 2.86 $ 2.86 $ 2.86 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 2-50kV ($/kW)
$ (0.17) (0.17) $ (0.17) $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 51-219kV ($/kW)
$ (0.39) (0.39) $ (0.39) $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday
SUMMER ON-PEAK AND WINTER MID-PEAK (WEEKDAYS) VOLTAGE DISCOUNT - DEMAND 220kV ($/kW)
$ (0.38) (0.38) $ (0.38) $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday
TOU-PA-3-E Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.29845 $ 0.30845 $ 0.31345 $ 4pm - 9pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.08888 $ 0.09888 $ 0.10388 $ 4pm - 9pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06203 $ 0.07203 $ 0.07703 $ 9pm - 4pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.10563 $ 0.11563 $ 0.12063 $ 4pm - 9pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.08605 $ 0.09605 $ 0.10105 $ 9pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.03725 $ 0.04725 $ 0.05225 $ 8am - 4pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00127) (0.00127) $ (0.00127) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00289) (0.00289) $ (0.00289) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00292) (0.00292) $ (0.00292) $ All electric usage Effective: July 14, 2025
OCPA Rate Schedule Period Basic Choice Smart Choice
100% Renewable
Choice Time Period Definitions
AGRICULTURE CUSTOMERS
TOU-PA-3-E5 Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.48359 $ 0.49359 $ 0.49859 $ 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.16968 $ 0.17968 $ 0.18468 $ 5pm - 8pm, Saturday, Sunday, & holidays* SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.05891 $ 0.06891 $ 0.07391 $ 8pm - 5pm, every day WINTER MID-PEAK 0.11007 $ 0.12007 $ 0.12507 $ 5pm - 8pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.08959 $ 0.09959 $ 0.10459 $ 8pm - 8am, every day WINTER SUPER OFF-PEAK 0.03854 $ 0.04854 $ 0.05354 $ 8am - 5pm, every day
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 2-50kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00128) (0.00128) $ (0.00128) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 51-219kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00290) (0.00290) $ (0.00290) $ All electric usage
YEAR ROUND VOLTAGE DISCOUNT -
ENERGY 220kV ($/kWh) $ (0.00292) (0.00292) $ (0.00292) $ All electric usage TOU-PA-3-A Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.19450 $ 0.20450 $ 0.20950 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.09285 $ 0.10285 $ 0.10785 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06663 $ 0.07663 $ 0.08163 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.08698 $ 0.09698 $ 0.10198 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06344 $ 0.07344 $ 0.07844 $ All other hours TOU-PA-3-B Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.07300 $ 0.08300 $ 0.08800 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 0.06809 $ 0.07809 $ 0.08309 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06663 $ 0.07663 $ 0.08163 $ All other hours WINTER MID-PEAK 0.08698 $ 0.09698 $ 0.10198 $ 8am - 9pm, Monday - Friday WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06344 $ 0.07344 $ 0.07844 $ All other hours DEMAND CHARGE ($/KW) SUMMER ON-PEAK 7.64 $ 7.64 $ 7.64 $ 12pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday SUMMER MID-PEAK 2.24 $ 2.24 $ 2.24 $ 8am - 12pm & 6pm - 11pm, Monday - Friday Effective: July 14, 2025
OCPA Rate Schedule Period Basic Choice Smart Choice
100% Renewable
Choice Time Period Definitions
Streetlighting
(LS-1, LS-2, DWL, and OL-1)
GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) YEAR-ROUND 0.06846 $ 0.07846 $ 0.08346 $ All electric usage LS-3
GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) YEAR-ROUND 0.06854 $ 0.07854 $ 0.08354 $ All electric usage AL-2-F
GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) YEAR-ROUND 0.06854 $ 0.07854 $ 0.08354 $ All electric usage AL-2-GF Summer - June through September; Winter - October through May GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) SUMMER ON-PEAK 0.14775 $ 0.15775 $ 0.16275 $ 8am - 4pm, every day SUMMER OFF-PEAK 0.06854 $ 0.07854 $ 0.08354 $ All other hours WINTER ON-PEAK 0.10115 $ 0.11115 $ 0.11615 $ 8am - 4pm, every day WINTER OFF-PEAK 0.06854 $ 0.07854 $ 0.08354 $ All other hours TC-1
GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) YEAR-ROUND 0.09268 $ 0.10268 $ 0.10768 $ All electric usage WTR
GENERATION CHARGE ($/KWH) YEAR-ROUND 0.10647 $ 0.11647 $ 0.12147 $ All electric usage *Applicable holidays for rate time periods are as follows: New Year's Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. When any holiday listed above falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be recognized as a holiday. No change will be made for holidays falling on Saturday.
STREETLIGHT CUSTOMERS
Effective: July 14, 2025
Wildfire Fund Non-Bypassable Charge
Competition Transition Charge
Rate Group WFC (All Vintages) CTC (All Vintages) GMS Factor (All Vintages) Domestic1 $ (0.00058) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
GS-12 $ (0.00041) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
TC-13 $ (0.00044) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
GS-24 $ (0.00043) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
TOU-GS-35 $ (0.00042) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
TOU-8-Sec6 $ (0.00041) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
TOU-8-Pri6 $ (0.00040) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
TOU-8-Sub6 $ (0.00038) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
Small AG7 $ (0.00042) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
Large AG8 $ (0.00042) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
St. Lighting
9 $ (0.00053) 0.00595 $ 0.009261
2 Includes Schedules GS-1, TOU-GS-1, TOU-GS-1-RTP, AL-2 (On-Peak), LS-3 Option B (On- Peak), and TOU-EV-7. 3 Includes Schedules TC-1, Wi-Fi-1, and WTR.
4 Includes Schedules GS-2, TOU-EV-8, TOU-GS-2, and TOU-GS-2-RTP. 5 Includes Schedules TOU-GS-3 and TOU-GS-3-RTP.
6 Includes Schedules TOU-EV-9, TOU-8, TOU-8-RBU, and TOU-8-RTP. 7 Includes Schedules PA-1, PA-2, TOU-PA-2, and TOU-PA-2-RTP. 8 Includes Schedules TOU-PA-3 and TOU-PA-3-RTP.
9 Includes Schedules AL-2-(Off-Peak), DWL, LS-1, LS-2, LS-3, LS-3 Option B (Off-Peak), and OL-1.
The Wildfire Fund Non-Bypassable Charge (WFC) supports the California Wildfire Fund. This charge is assessed to all customers, including SCE-only customers, but is collected separately for CCA customers. The funds go to the State of California for potential disbursement to IOUs, such as SCE, if a catastrophic event occurs. Customers on CARE and Medical Baseline Programs are currently exempt from these charges.
OCPA Rates in SCE Territory
Surcharge
The Generation Municipal Surcharge (GMS) Factor recovers franchise fees paid by SCE to operate within certain municipal jurisdictions within California. This charge is assessed to all customers, including SCE-only customers, but is collected separately for CCA customers. The charge equals the product of the GMS factor and the SCE rates or charges that have been removed from the bill of a customer receiving CCA service. An exemption applies to CA political subdivision and certain cogeneration or nonutility generation facilities. It is the responsibility of the customer to self-identify for exemption.
The ongoing Competition Transition Charge (CTC) recovers the CPUC-approved market price limit for legacy electricity contracts (signed prior to 1998), as well as statutorily authorized costs that are related to restructuring of California’s electric industry prior to the energy crisis. These charges are assessed to all customers, including SCE-only customers, but are collected separately for CCA customers and go directly to SCE.
Effective: July 14, 2025
Power Charge Indifference Adjustment
Rate Group PCIA Vintage
Domestic1 $ 2022 (0.01613)
GS-12 $ 2021 (0.00906)
TC-13 $ 2021 (0.00962)
GS-24 $ 2021 (0.00949)
TOU-GS-35 $ 2021 (0.00922)
TOU-8-Sec6 $ 2021 (0.00899)
TOU-8-Pri6 $ 2021 (0.00879)
TOU-8-Sub6 $ 2021 (0.00831)
Small AG7 $ 2021 (0.00930)
Large AG8 $ 2021 (0.00919)
St. Lighting9 $ 2021 (0.01160)
The Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) is a fee collected by SCE and assessed to customers who receive their electric generation services from another provider. The PCIA is considered an "exit fee" assessed by SCE to cover costs for departing customers; resources acquired prior to a customer's change in service providers, and to ensure their current customers are “indifferent” to costs associated with the departed customers. SCE assigns customers a "PCIA Vintage" based on the date a customer’s respective community enrolled in alternative service; this date is reset upon reenrollment if a customer opts-out and later re-enrolls in OCPA service. The PCIA is charged on a per kWh basis based on net monthly usage, and is unaffected by time of use.
OCPA Rates in SCE Territory
OCPA Rate RIN - Basic Choice RIN - Smart Choice RIN - 100% Renewable TOU-GS-1-SEC-D USCA-XXOC-0038-0000 USCA-XXOC-0167-0000 USCA-XXOC-0166-0000 TOU-GS-1-PRI-D USCA-XXOC-0035-0000 USCA-XXOC-0161-0000 USCA-XXOC-0160-0000 TOU-GS-1-SUB-D USCA-XXOC-0041-0000 USCA-XXOC-0173-0000 USCA-XXOC-0172-0000 TOU-GS-1-SEC-E USCA-XXOC-0039-0000 USCA-XXOC-0169-0000 USCA-XXOC-0168-0000 TOU-GS-1-PRI-E USCA-XXOC-0036-0000 USCA-XXOC-0163-0000 USCA-XXOC-0162-0000 TOU-GS-1-SUB-E USCA-XXOC-0042-0000 USCA-XXOC-0175-0000 USCA-XXOC-0174-0000 TOU-GS-1-SEC-ES USCA-XXOC-0040-0000 USCA-XXOC-0171-0000 USCA-XXOC-0170-0000 TOU-GS-1-PRI-ES USCA-XXOC-0037-0000 USCA-XXOC-0165-0000 USCA-XXOC-0164-0000 TOU-GS-1-SUB-ES USCA-XXOC-0043-0000 USCA-XXOC-0177-0000 USCA-XXOC-0176-0000 TOU-GS-1-A USCA-XXOC-0033-0000 USCA-XXOC-0157-0000 USCA-XXOC-0156-0000 TOU-GS-1-B USCA-XXOC-0034-0000 USCA-XXOC-0159-0000 USCA-XXOC-0158-0000 TOU-GS-2-SEC-D USCA-XXOC-0048-0000 USCA-XXOC-0187-0000 USCA-XXOC-0186-0000 TOU-GS-2-PRI-D USCA-XXOC-0045-0000 USCA-XXOC-0181-0000 USCA-XXOC-0180-0000 TOU-GS-2-SUB-D USCA-XXOC-0051-0000 USCA-XXOC-0193-0000 USCA-XXOC-0192-0000 TOU-GS-2-SEC-E USCA-XXOC-0049-0000 USCA-XXOC-0189-0000 USCA-XXOC-0188-0000 TOU-GS-2-PRI-E USCA-XXOC-0046-0000 USCA-XXOC-0183-0000 USCA-XXOC-0182-0000 TOU-GS-2-SUB-E USCA-XXOC-0052-0000 USCA-XXOC-0195-0000 USCA-XXOC-0194-0000 TOU-GS-2-B USCA-XXOC-0044-0000 USCA-XXOC-0179-0000 USCA-XXOC-0178-0000 TOU-GS-2-SEC-R USCA-XXOC-0050-0000 USCA-XXOC-0191-0000 USCA-XXOC-0190-0000 TOU-GS-2-PRI-R USCA-XXOC-0047-0000 USCA-XXOC-0185-0000 USCA-XXOC-0184-0000 TOU-GS-2-SUB-R USCA-XXOC-0053-0000 USCA-XXOC-0197-0000 USCA-XXOC-0196-0000 TOU-GS-3-SEC-D USCA-XXOC-0058-0000 USCA-XXOC-0207-0000 USCA-XXOC-0206-0000 TOU-GS-3-PRI-D USCA-XXOC-0055-0000 USCA-XXOC-0201-0000 USCA-XXOC-0200-0000 TOU-GS-3-SUB-D USCA-XXOC-0061-0000 USCA-XXOC-0213-0000 USCA-XXOC-0212-0000 TOU-GS-3-SEC-E USCA-XXOC-0059-0000 USCA-XXOC-0209-0000 USCA-XXOC-0208-0000 TOU-GS-3-PRI-E USCA-XXOC-0056-0000 USCA-XXOC-0203-0000 USCA-XXOC-0202-0000 TOU-GS-3-SUB-E USCA-XXOC-0062-0000 USCA-XXOC-0215-0000 USCA-XXOC-0214-0000 TOU-GS-3-B USCA-XXOC-0054-0000 USCA-XXOC-0199-0000 USCA-XXOC-0198-0000 TOU-GS-3-SEC-R USCA-XXOC-0060-0000 USCA-XXOC-0211-0000 USCA-XXOC-0210-0000 TOU-GS-3-PRI-R USCA-XXOC-0057-0000 USCA-XXOC-0205-0000 USCA-XXOC-0204-0000 TOU-GS-3-SUB-R USCA-XXOC-0063-0000 USCA-XXOC-0217-0000 USCA-XXOC-0216-0000 TOU-8-SEC-D USCA-XXOC-0008-0000 USCA-XXOC-0107-0000 USCA-XXOC-0106-0000 TOU-8-PRI-D USCA-XXOC-0003-0000 USCA-XXOC-0097-0000 USCA-XXOC-0096-0000 TOU-8-SUB-D USCA-XXOC-0013-0000 USCA-XXOC-0117-0000 USCA-XXOC-0116-0000 TOU-8-SEC-E USCA-XXOC-0009-0000 USCA-XXOC-0109-0000 USCA-XXOC-0108-0000 TOU-8-PRI-E USCA-XXOC-0004-0000 USCA-XXOC-0099-0000 USCA-XXOC-0098-0000 TOU-8-SUB-E USCA-XXOC-0014-0000 USCA-XXOC-0119-0000 USCA-XXOC-0118-0000 TOU-8-SEC-B USCA-XXOC-0007-0000 USCA-XXOC-0105-0000 USCA-XXOC-0104-0000 Orange County Power Authority Rate Identification Number (RIN) Key The tables below show the corresponding Rate Identification Number (RIN) to Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) rate.
OCPA rates that are not time-dependent or Time-of-Use (TOU) do not have a corresponding RIN and are therefore excluded from this key. Your RIN can also be found below the "Details of your new charges" section on the generation portion of your utility bill.
Commercial Customers
TOU-8-PRI-B USCA-XXOC-0002-0000 USCA-XXOC-0095-0000 USCA-XXOC-0094-0000 TOU-8-SUB-B USCA-XXOC-0012-0000 USCA-XXOC-0115-0000 USCA-XXOC-0114-0000 TOU-8-SEC-R USCA-XXOC-0010-0000 USCA-XXOC-0111-0000 USCA-XXOC-0110-0000 TOU-8-PRI-R USCA-XXOC-0005-0000 USCA-XXOC-0101-0000 USCA-XXOC-0100-0000 TOU-8-SUB-R USCA-XXOC-0015-0000 USCA-XXOC-0121-0000 USCA-XXOC-0120-0000 TOU-8-SEC-RBU USCA-XXOC-0011-0000 USCA-XXOC-0113-0000 USCA-XXOC-0112-0000 TOU-8-PRI-RBU USCA-XXOC-0006-0000 USCA-XXOC-0103-0000 USCA-XXOC-0102-0000 TOU-8-SUB-RBU USCA-XXOC-0016-0000 USCA-XXOC-0123-0000 USCA-XXOC-0122-0000 TOU-EV-7-SEC USCA-XXOC-0025-0000 USCA-XXOC-0141-0000 USCA-XXOC-0140-0000 TOU-EV-7-PRI USCA-XXOC-0024-0000 USCA-XXOC-0139-0000 USCA-XXOC-0138-0000 TOU-EV-7-SUB USCA-XXOC-0026-0000 USCA-XXOC-0143-0000 USCA-XXOC-0142-0000 TOU-EV-8-SEC USCA-XXOC-0028-0000 USCA-XXOC-0147-0000 USCA-XXOC-0146-0000 TOU-EV-8-PRI USCA-XXOC-0027-0000 USCA-XXOC-0145-0000 USCA-XXOC-0144-0000 TOU-EV-8-SUB USCA-XXOC-0029-0000 USCA-XXOC-0149-0000 USCA-XXOC-0148-0000 TOU-EV-9-SEC USCA-XXOC-0031-0000 USCA-XXOC-0153-0000 USCA-XXOC-0152-0000 TOU-EV-9-PRI USCA-XXOC-0030-0000 USCA-XXOC-0151-0000 USCA-XXOC-0150-0000 TOU-EV-9-SUB USCA-XXOC-0032-0000 USCA-XXOC-0155-0000 USCA-XXOC-0154-0000 TOU-PA-2-SEC-D USCA-XXOC-0070-0000 USCA-XXOC-0231-0000 USCA-XXOC-0230-0000 TOU-PA-2-PRI-D USCA-XXOC-0066-0000 USCA-XXOC-0223-0000 USCA-XXOC-0222-0000 TOU-PA-2-SUB-D USCA-XXOC-0074-0000 USCA-XXOC-0239-0000 USCA-XXOC-0238-0000 TOU-PA-2-SEC-D5 USCA-XXOC-0071-0000 USCA-XXOC-0233-0000 USCA-XXOC-0232-0000 TOU-PA-2-PRI-D5 USCA-XXOC-0067-0000 USCA-XXOC-0225-0000 USCA-XXOC-0224-0000 TOU-PA-2-SUB-D5 USCA-XXOC-0075-0000 USCA-XXOC-0241-0000 USCA-XXOC-0240-0000 TOU-PA-2-SEC-E USCA-XXOC-0072-0000 USCA-XXOC-0235-0000 USCA-XXOC-0234-0000 TOU-PA-2-PRI-E USCA-XXOC-0068-0000 USCA-XXOC-0227-0000 USCA-XXOC-0226-0000 TOU-PA-2-SUB-E USCA-XXOC-0076-0000 USCA-XXOC-0243-0000 USCA-XXOC-0242-0000 TOU-PA-2-SEC-E5 USCA-XXOC-0073-0000 USCA-XXOC-0237-0000 USCA-XXOC-0236-0000 TOU-PA-2-PRI-E5 USCA-XXOC-0069-0000 USCA-XXOC-0229-0000 USCA-XXOC-0228-0000 TOU-PA-2-SUB-E5 USCA-XXOC-0077-0000 USCA-XXOC-0245-0000 USCA-XXOC-0244-0000 TOU-PA-2-A USCA-XXOC-0064-0000 USCA-XXOC-0219-0000 USCA-XXOC-0218-0000 TOU-PA-2-B USCA-XXOC-0065-0000 USCA-XXOC-0221-0000 USCA-XXOC-0220-0000 TOU-PA-3-SEC-D USCA-XXOC-0084-0000 USCA-XXOC-0259-0000 USCA-XXOC-0258-0000 TOU-PA-3-PRI-D USCA-XXOC-0080-0000 USCA-XXOC-0251-0000 USCA-XXOC-0250-0000 TOU-PA-3-SUB-D USCA-XXOC-0088-0000 USCA-XXOC-0267-0000 USCA-XXOC-0266-0000 TOU-PA-3-SEC-D5 USCA-XXOC-0085-0000 USCA-XXOC-0261-0000 USCA-XXOC-0260-0000 TOU-PA-3-PRI-D5 USCA-XXOC-0081-0000 USCA-XXOC-0253-0000 USCA-XXOC-0252-0000 TOU-PA-3-SUB-D5 USCA-XXOC-0089-0000 USCA-XXOC-0269-0000 USCA-XXOC-0268-0000 TOU-PA-3-SEC-E USCA-XXOC-0086-0000 USCA-XXOC-0263-0000 USCA-XXOC-0262-0000 TOU-PA-3-PRI-E USCA-XXOC-0082-0000 USCA-XXOC-0255-0000 USCA-XXOC-0254-0000 TOU-PA-3-SUB-E USCA-XXOC-0090-0000 USCA-XXOC-0271-0000 USCA-XXOC-0270-0000 TOU-PA-3-SEC-E5 USCA-XXOC-0087-0000 USCA-XXOC-0265-0000 USCA-XXOC-0264-0000 TOU-PA-3-PRI-E5 USCA-XXOC-0083-0000 USCA-XXOC-0257-0000 USCA-XXOC-0256-0000 TOU-PA-3-SUB-E5 USCA-XXOC-0091-0000 USCA-XXOC-0273-0000 USCA-XXOC-0272-0000 TOU-PA-3-A USCA-XXOC-0078-0000 USCA-XXOC-0247-0000 USCA-XXOC-0246-0000 TOU-PA-3-B USCA-XXOC-0079-0000 USCA-XXOC-0249-0000 USCA-XXOC-0248-0000 AL-2-GF USCA-XXOC-0001-0000 USCA-XXOC-0093-0000 USCA-XXOC-0092-0000
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item 9.1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Steven Halligan, Regulatory and Legislative Manager Louis Ting, Director of Power Resources
Approved by: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: APPROVE SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☐ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☐ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☒ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☐ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☐ Not Applicable:
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines
BACKGROUND
As a public agency committed to advancing clean energy and supporting equitable economic development, Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) recognizes the importance of fostering a sustainable, local workforce to meet its long-term operational and climate goals.
In alignment with California’s clean energy transition, state legislation such as SB 350, SB 100, and AB 841 emphasizes the importance of high-quality jobs, workforce training, and support for underrepresented communities. Several Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) in California have developed sustainable workforce approaches to ensure the benefits of clean energy programs and activities are equitably distributed across their communities. These approaches often include considerations for local hiring, power procurement practices, and support for local electrical energy projects.
Earlier this year OCPA staff began conducting research and outreach to research best practices in order to develop a Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guideline. Staff researched the current policies of several CCAs and municipalities and solicited feedback from several external stakeholders including labor organizations and environmental organizations.
On May 12, 2025, staff presented the findings from the outreach and research conducted to the OCPA Board of Directors. After presenting to the Board, staff conducted additional outreach to key external stakeholders and developed a set of draft Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines (Attachment 1). On July 9, 2025 staff presented the Draft Guidelines to the Community Advisory Committee for review and feedback. Staff have also conducted additional outreach to stakeholders to review the draft Guidelines.
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
OCPA staff have conducted broad outreach and research into the workforce development approaches used by other CCAs and local jurisdictions, including cities and Joint Powers Authorities. OCPA stakeholder outreach has included meetings with multiple environmental and labor groups and the Community Advisory Committee.
In developing these sustainable workforce guidelines, OCPA considered a range of best practices and frameworks that promote equity, job quality, and workforce development aligned with our mission. The proposed guidelines include:
• Job Quality Standards: Encouraging or requiring the use of prevailing wages, benefits, and workplace safety standards to ensure fair compensation and working conditions. • Apprenticeship and Training Programs: Supporting the use of state-certified apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship pipelines that prepare workers— particularly from underserved communities—for careers in the clean energy sector. • Local and Targeted Hire: Including provisions that prioritize the hiring of workers from local jurisdictions, disadvantaged communities, or those facing barriers to employment. • Labor Engagements: Engaging with local labor unions, workforce boards, and community-based organizations to ensure inclusive access to career pathways. • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Embedding DEI principles by promoting equitable access to job opportunities and advancement within the clean energy workforce. • Supplier and Business Diversity: Encouraging procurement from local and diverse businesses and providing fair and transparent procurement opportunities. • Alignment with State Policy Goals: Ensuring consistency with California’s Just Transition principles, the state's workforce development initiatives, and guidance from the California Workforce Development Board.
The proposed guidelines allow for programmatic flexibility and legal compliance. They also include information on implementation and reporting.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENTS
Draft Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines DRAFT OCPA Sustainable Workforce and Inclusive Economic Development Guidelines
Purpose
These guidelines support OCPA’s mission to deliver clean, reliable energy while fostering inclusive economic opportunities, job quality, and a sustainable workforce. By advancing these principles, OCPA seeks to promote economic development within its service territory and ensure that its clean energy investments create meaningful and equitable benefits for local communities. OCPA seeks to promote economic development, support disadvantaged communities, and align with California’s clean energy and just transition goals.
Policy Objectives
OCPA will advance the following objectives across its direct operations, procurement processes, program development, and partnership strategies to build a sustainable and inclusive workforce:
1. Job Quality Standards
OCPA is dedicated to promoting high-quality employment opportunities that enhance worker well-being and economic stability. To achieve this, OCPA will:
• Encourage contractors and suppliers to provide:
o Competitive and Prevailing Wages: Ensure wages meet prevailing wage standards as defined by the California Department of Industrial Relations for relevant job classifications.
o Comprehensive Benefits: Promote access to health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave, and other benefits that support long-term financial security for workers.
o Safe and Respectful Working Conditions: Require adherence to workplace safety regulations, including compliance with California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) standards and fostering environments free from harassment and discrimination.
o Compliance with Labor and Employment Laws: Ensure all contractors and suppliers comply with applicable federal, state, and local labor laws, including those related to minimum wage, overtime, and anti-discrimination.
2. Apprenticeship and Training Programs
OCPA will support workforce development by fostering pathways to skilled careers in the clean energy sector. To this end, OCPA will:
• Support the use of state-certified apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to provide structured training and career advancement opportunities in fields such as geothermal, wind, solar installation, energy storage, building decarbonization, and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. • Encourage contractors and suppliers to demonstrate participation in California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS)-registered apprenticeship programs where applicable, to ensure consistent job quality and long-term career opportunities.
• Encourage partnerships with workforce training institutions, including:
o Community colleges.
o Regional workforce development boards.
o Nonprofit organizations serving underrepresented populations, such as women, veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals. • Promote programs that provide hands-on training, certifications, and job placement support to prepare individuals for sustainable careers in clean energy.
3. Local and Targeted Hiring
To maximize economic benefits within its service territory, OCPA will prioritize local employment and equitable access to opportunities. Specifically, OCPA will:
• Prioritize the employment of workers residing within OCPA’s service area. • Encourage recruitment of individuals from:
o Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) to address environmental and economic inequities.
o Communities facing barriers to employment, including low-income individuals, youth, and those impacted by the criminal justice system. o Communities of Concern, such as historically underserved or marginalized groups identified through community engagement.
• Support contractors in developing hiring plans that prioritize such workers, including through job fairs and community outreach.
4. Labor Engagements
OCPA will foster collaborative relationships to build a robust workforce pipeline for clean energy jobs. To achieve this, OCPA will:
• Collaborate with:
o Local Labor Unions, Labor Organizations, and Building Trades Councils to identify skilled labor pools and ensure high labor standards and to facilitate referrals.
o Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to connect with diverse and underserved populations.
o National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 441. o Workforce Development Boards to align training programs with clean energy industry needs.
• Support workforce pipelines by:
o Facilitating connections between contractors and local labor organizations. o Promoting training-to-employment pathways that transition trainees into full-time clean energy roles. • Encourage stakeholder engagement through workshops, OCPA’s Community Advisory Committee, and public forums to ensure workforce strategies meet community needs.
• Consider Project Labor Agreements on major projects to promote local hire, workforce equity, safety, and timely project delivery.
5. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
OCPA is committed to fostering DEI principles across its operations to create an equitable and inclusive clean energy ecosystem. To this end, OCPA will:
• Integrate DEI principles into:
o Internal Hiring Practices: Ensure recruitment, retention, and promotion processes that will help foster a diverse and equitable workforce, such as providing outreach to underrepresented groups, while ensuring compliance with nondiscrimination, privacy, and labor laws.
o Supplier and Contractor Participation: Encourage vendors to adopt DEI practices and encourage participation by businesses that reflect diverse ownership and workforce demographics.
o Public Outreach and Community Engagement: Design inclusive outreach strategies to ensure diverse communities, including DACs, have access to OCPA programs and opportunities.
• Encourage contractors and vendors to track and voluntarily report workforce demographics, including participation by:
o Women
o Minorities
o Disabled veterans
o LGBTQ+ individuals
• Use demographic data to assess diversity of OCPA vendors and inform future outreach strategies, while ensuring compliance with nondiscrimination, privacy and labor laws.
6. Supplier and Business Diversity
OCPA will promote economic inclusion by promoting participation of diverse and local businesses in its procurement processes. Specifically, OCPA will:
• Encourage procurement from:
o Local Businesses within OCPA’s service territory to stimulate economic growth.
o Diverse Businesses, including those owned by women, minorities, disabled veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
o Enterprises in Disadvantaged Communities, businesses that serve or are located in DACs.
• Provide fair and transparent procurement opportunities by:
o Publicizing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Offers (RFOs) widely to attract diverse bidders.
o Offering technical assistance to potential vendors, including small and diverse businesses, to enhance their ability to compete for contracts. • Track supplier diversity metrics to evaluate and improve outreach efforts.
7. Alignment with State Policy Goals
OCPA’s workforce and economic development practices will align with California’s clean energy and equity objectives, ensuring compliance with state policies and contributing to a just transition. Specifically, OCPA will:
• Align with:
o SB 350 (2015): Promote clean energy access and economic benefits for DACs.
o SB 100 (2018): Support the state’s 100% clean energy goal by 2045, creating demand for green jobs.
o AB 841 (2020): Advance energy efficiency and workforce training for sustainable building upgrades, EV infrastructure, and Energy Efficiency Programs.
• Reflect Just Transition principles, ensuring workers and communities impacted by the shift to clean energy are supported through training and job opportunities. • Support objectives from the California Workforce Development Board and the State’s Clean Energy Transition Plan, including equitable workforce development and green job creation.
8. Nondiscrimination
OCPA will not discriminate, and will require its suppliers and contractors to not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other category protected under state or federal law in the solicitation, selection, hiring, or treatment of subcontractors, vendors, or suppliers. Suppliers and contractors will also provide equal opportunity for subcontractors to participate in subcontracting opportunities.
9. Programmatic Flexibility and Legal Compliance
OCPA recognizes that project-specific requirements may vary based on legal, financial, or contractual constraints. To ensure effective implementation, OCPA will:
• Apply these guidelines flexibly to accommodate project-specific needs, such as funding sources, project scale, or regulatory requirements. • Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, including labor, procurement, and nondiscrimination regulations. For example, in the event that the application of these guidelines to a specific OCPA project or program is limited or prohibited pursuant to applicable state or federal law, or as a condition of the receipt of state or federal funds, such law or funding condition will control. • Periodically review and update these guidelines to reflect: the strategic goals as approved by OCPA’s Board for Directors, OCPA’s growth, evolving funding requirements, and regulatory requirements from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission (CEC) and other agencies. • Ensure all demographic reporting will remain voluntary, anonymized, and consistent with applicable labor and privacy laws.
• Provide optional templates for workforce and DEI metrics to streamline compliance and reduce administrative burden.
Implementation and Reporting
To operationalize these guidelines, OCPA will:
• Incorporate Guidelines into Operations: OCPA staff will integrate these principles into procurement opportunities, program design, and contractual frameworks, including RFPs, power purchase agreements (PPAs), and community programs where applicable. Specifically, OCPA will:
o Provide clear, advance guidance on workforce expectations in solicitations and pre-bid materials.
o Include a defined scope for electrical infrastructure projects requiring C-10 licensed professionals in RFPs.
• Project-Specific Provisions: Staff may recommend tailored workforce or diversity-related provisions in solicitations where applicable based on:
o Project Size: Projects over $1 million (e.g., utility-scale solar or storage) may include specific local hire or apprenticeship requirements. o Funding Source: Projects funded by local, state, or federal grants may require compliance with specific labor or equity standards. o Scope: Energy efficiency or electrification projects may prioritize training and hiring for relevant skills.
• Encourage Transparency: OCPA will promote voluntary reporting from contractors and vendors on workforce demographics, local hiring, and labor standards to support continuous improvement.
• Annual Review and Reporting: OCPA will:
o Assess the effectiveness of these guidelines annually through metrics such as local hire rates, diverse supplier participation, and training program outcomes.
o Publish a summary of progress in OCPA’s annual report or community updates, ensuring transparency with stakeholders.
o Ensure the following data provided by the reporting from contractors and vendors is included in the annual report:
▪ Workforce Composition (Race, gender, zipcode/city of residence). ▪ Progress on development of apprenticeship programs with participating workforce training institutions.
▪ Progress towards supplier diversity and number of bidders from communities of concern.
• Community Engagement: Engage the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and other stakeholders to provide input on guideline implementation and ensure alignment with community needs.
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item 9.2
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From: Jacquie Henderson, Director of Communications & External Affairs Saul Viramontes, Administrative Services Manager
Approved by: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: APPROVE PRINTING AND PROMOTIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS Date: July 14, 2025
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STRATEGIC GOALS
☐ Enrich & Grow the OCPA Community:
☐ Prioritize Fiscal Sustainability & Affordability:
☐ Design & Deploy Community-Aligned Customer Programs:
☐ Energize Our Community with Renewable Energy:
☒ Raise Awareness of Community Energy & Advocate for Our Customers:
☒ Not Applicable: Vendor support required for delivery of regulatory mailers/production of promotional materials.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the CEO to finalize and execute two-year agreements for Printing and Promotional Services with: RR Donnelley d.b.a. Orange County Printing and Communications for an amount not to exceed $180,000; with The DOT Corp., for an amount not to exceed $40,000; and with We Mail For You, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $40,000, including the option for the CEO to extend the agreements for three additional one-year terms, subject to satisfactory performance.
BACKGROUND
Consistent with the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) joint powers agreement, California Public Utilities Commission regulations, and California Energy Commission requirements, OCPA is required to formally notice and inform customers who are current or new to OCPA service regularly. Based on these requirements, staff are projecting the following print services needs over the next two years:
August 2025 – July 2027 – Regular weekly move-in mailers for all new customers moving into OCPA territory (approximate volume of 140,000 – 160,000 move-ins over a two-year period).
August 2025 – Joint Rate Comparison mailer to all active OCPA customers. December 2025 – Power Content Label mailer to all active OCPA customers. 2026 – Various mailers (4-5) sent to Fountain Valley customers joining OCPA. Some customer classes, such as Net Energy Metering customers, will receive an additional mailer.
June 2026 – Joint Rate Comparison mailer to all active OCPA customers. December 2026 – Power Content Label mailer to all active OCPA customers.
Based on the projected print needs, staff determined the need for a Request for Proposals (RFP) for print services. Moreover, based on the nexus between commercial print services and promotional materials, staff identified an opportunity to solicit applications for a secondary OCPA need: promotional materials and giveaway creation, which are frequently used during outreach.
As a result of the needs described above, staff released an RFP requesting bids from vendors capable of:
1. Managing OCPA’s weekly move-in noticing process, which consists of working with our data manager to acquire a list of new move-ins and properly notifying them of their relationship with OCPA, including their product plan;
2. Delivering OCPA’s yearly regulatory mailers, including the Joint Rate Comparison mailer and the Power Content Label mailer;
3. Other print services such as flyers, brochures, etc., as needed; and
4. Sourcing promotional materials for use in outreach activities.
On June 6, 2025, OCPA staff released an RFP soliciting applications from qualified Print and Promotional services vendors. This invitation to submit proposals was extensively distributed to 460 potential bidders on BidNet Direct ensuring wide reach and transparency. The RFP was also publicly available on the OCPA website. On June 13, 2025, staff posted responses to 13 questions from potential vendors, demonstrating our commitment to clear communication. By the RFP's closing date, 35 potential vendors had downloaded the document. By June 27, 2025, OCPA received five (5) proposals in response to the RFP.
The evaluation panel consisted of three (3) internal OCPA staff who are familiar with the scope of services for the RFP and have experience overseeing related contracts and vendors. The summarized scores were as follows:
Weight DRM - UPS
Store
OCPC-RRDThe Dot
Corp WMFY ZCommerce
Firm & staff experience 20% 3.33 5.00 4.33 5.00 3.33
Move-in mailer process 20% 3.67 4.33 4.00 3.67 2.33
JRM/PCL Regulatory mailer
process and experience 20% 3.33 4.67 4.67 3.33 2.33
Other offerings/services 10% 3.00 4.33 4.00 3.67 2.33
Sustainability practices 15% 2.67 4.67 4.67 3.33 3.00
Pricing 15% 1.33 4.00 3.67 5.00 1.67
Total 100% 2.97 4.53 4.25 4.02 2.53
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
After evaluating the bids and discussing OCPA needs, the panel recommends RR Donnelley d.b.a.
Orange County Printing and Communications (RRD), The DOT Corp. (DOT), and We Mail For You, Inc. (WMFY) for agreements.
RRD (Irvine) has served as OCPA’s print services vendor since inception and has supported this organization through various noticing projects, including launching service, the Huntington Beach reversion, and the most recent changes in default product plans for the cities of Irvine and Buena Park. While some of these projects were carefully planned and executed, others followed more compact timelines. During various projects, RRD staff have shown a commitment to service, sustainability, and adding value to OCPA.
RRD is a premier competitor in the industry and attracts highly qualified and experienced staff in the field, and is able to retain them by providing competitive compensation and benefits. Additionally, RRD staff regularly take additional steps, above and beyond their scope, to ensure minimal postage costs by applying walk sequences to our large projects.
A walk sequence in mass mailing is a technique that leverages the specific delivery order of postal routes to achieve discounts through efficiency. WMFY (Fullerton) currently serves OCPA in various capacities, including smaller print jobs, printing of translated materials, promotional materials, and other branded durable goods. WMFY is a SupplierClearinghouse-certified business (CPUC program), is a small business located within OCPA territory, and has demonstrated competitive rates across various offerings.
DOT (Irvine/Santa Ana) is a new vendor with no previous experience with OCPA but has demonstrated strong operations, competitive pricing, and a comprehensive list of offerings.
The expected distribution of workload is as follows:
Vendor RRD WMFY DOT
Not-to-Exceed
amount: $180,000 $40,000 $40,000
Primary Scope: Move-in mailers
Joint Rate Comparison
mailers
Power Content Label
mailers
Small volume print jobs
On-call/
As needed:
Promotional items
Other print jobs
Promotional items
Other print jobs
Additional/backup capacity
for move-in and regulatory
mailers
Promotional items
Other print jobs
Additional/backup capacity
for move-in and regulatory
mailers
Staff will maintain a competitive bidding process for all new “on-call/as needed” projects by ensuring that the three (3) vendors quote each project and award it to the vendor that best fits OCPA’s needs.
Maintaining a group of on-call print and promotional service vendors is expected to improve operations at OCPA by:
Establishing a group of qualified and vetted vendors capable of providing OCPA with quality services at competitive rates through a Board-approved process. Providing staff a mechanism to meet business needs by establishing a process with less administrative burden.
Developing relationships with multiple print service vendors in the event of an emergency or disruption in operations at one of the print facilities. Minimizing disruptions of unplanned projects at vendor facilities by providing alternative options for the fulfillment of projects.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $180,000 for RR Donnelley, the NTE amount of $40,000 for The DOT Corp., and the NTE amount of $40,000 for We Mail For You, Inc., totaling $260,000, are all within the board-approved direct mail budget of $412,200 for FY2025/26.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A – On-Call Print Services & Promotional Materials RFP Attachment B – RFP Evaluation Scoring Worksheet
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
For
Orange County Power Authority
On-Call Print Services &
Promotional Materials
Solicitation Number: 25-004
RESPONSE DUE
by
5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
on
June 27, 2025
For complete information regarding this project, see RFP posted at www.ocpower.org or contact OCPA at the email address listed below.
Thank you for your interest!
[email protected]
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A. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION
Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms (Consultants) to provide Print Services and Promotional Materials (“Services”). This solicitation is not intended to create an exclusive service agreement and multiple awards may be made. OCPA retains the ability, at its sole discretion, to add qualified Consultants at any time.
1. BACKGROUND
OCPA is a California joint powers authority created by a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) on November 20, 2020, as a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) in Orange County. OCPA provides several benefits to its participating customers including:
• Providing electric power at competitive costs with reduced carbon emissions • Procuring energy with a priority on the use and development of local renewable resources
• Stimulating local job creation through various program development • Promoting personal and community ownership of renewable resources • Stabilizing long-term electricity rates for residents and businesses OCPA is governed by a board of directors (Board) consisting of elected representatives from each participating jurisdiction. The JPA authorizes OCPA with the rights and powers to set rates for the services it furnishes, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds or other obligations. OCPA was established for the acquisition of electric power for its service area as well as to provide other benefits to the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers in communities located within the cities of Buena Park, Fullerton, and Irvine.
In April 2022, OCPA began providing service to approximately 32,000 commercial, industrial, and agricultural customer accounts and in October 2022, OCPA initiated the second enrollment phase, enrolling all residential customers accounts.
2. TERM OF AGREEMENT
The Agreement is expected to have a term of two (2) years with the option to extend for up to three (3) additional one (1) year terms. OCPA is not required to state a reason if it elects not to extend.
3. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND GENERAL EXPECTATIONS OF THE
CONSULTANT
• All proposers should have a valid business license for the City in which they operate. • All Consultants must have the technical expertise, breadth of experience, and availability to support OCPA’s energy and customer program needs.
• The firm proposing services must be able to demonstrate experience working with at least two (2) California-based public agencies, municipalities, and/or large corporate customers. • Due to the nature of OCPA’s operations, a non-disclosure agreement will need to be signed in relation to any information the Consultant may be privy to regarding OCPA customer information.
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B. SERVICES REQUESTED
The Services sought under this RFP are set forth in more detail in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Notwithstanding the inclusion of such Services in Exhibit A, the final scope of Services negotiated between OCPA and the successful Proposer shall be set forth in the Professional Services Agreement (“Agreement”) executed by and between OCPA and the successful Proposer. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference.
C. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
OCPA will establish a Consultant Selection Panel (“Panel”). This Panel will evaluate the proposals based solely on the information provided, in accordance with the proposal evaluation criteria outlined below.
OCPA reserves the right to invite short-listed Proposers for a pre-selection interview if deemed necessary.
Following the assessment of proposals and/or interviews, the Panel will rank the proposals. The Panel will then recommend the best fit Proposer to the Board of Directors for potential contracting.
The Board of Directors retains the final authority to approve and enter into a contract with the selected Proposer. OCPA reserves the right to not select any proposals from this RFP.
Only digital submissions will be accepted. Please submit all proposals via www.bidnetdirect.com, which is a free platform to applicants. If bidnetdirect.com creates a hardship, please email submissions in PDF format to [email protected] by the established deadline. Submissions in other digital formats will not be accepted.
OCPA requests proposals consist of the following minimum requirements to ensure the proposer has a comprehensive understanding of the project and such that OCPA has a complete understanding of the proposer’s ability to meet OCPA’s needs.
1. CONTENT AND FORMAT OF PROPOSAL
a. Executive Summary: (limit: 1 page)
Summarize the content of your firm’s proposal in a clear and concise manner b. Table of Contents (with page numbers)
c. Identification of Proposer: (limit: 2 pages)
i. Legal name and address of the company.
ii. Legal form of company (partnership, corporation).
iii. If company is a wholly owned subsidiary of a “parent company,” identify the “parent company.”
iv. Name, title, address and telephone number of the proposed representative to contact concerning the Proposal Submittal.
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v. California Business License Number
d. Firm and staff experience (limit: 2 pages in addition to resumes) • Tell us about your firm’s experience, service offerings, and experience serving similar customers.
• Attach resumes of at least two (2) staff members who are being proposed to serve the OCPA.
• Provide at least two (2) government agency or large corporate customer references. • The Proposer shall identify functions that are likely to be subcontracted and identify the subcontractor / sub-consultant that is anticipated to perform each function, if known at this time.
e. Weekly Mailers and Proposed Process (limit: 3 pages) • Explain your experience with weekly mailings.
• Describe your process for managing weekly mailings, including turnaround time and quality control.
• Provide examples of similar recurring mailer projects. • Detail your capabilities for variable data printing and address list management. • What is your minimum and maximum volume capacity per week? • What strategies have you implemented to help your customers save money on recurring and regular print costs?
f. Regulatory Mailers and Proposed Process (limit: 3 pages) • Explain your experience with regulatory or compliance-related mailings. • How do you ensure accuracy and compliance with mailing regulations? • What tracking, certification, or customer service options do you offer customers for high-priority mailing projects?
• Provide a sample project timeline for a typical high-priority mailing. • What strategies have you implemented to help your customers save money on large-volume print costs? g. Print Service Offerings and Services (limit: 3 pages) • Describe your print capabilities, including formats, finishes, and turnaround times. • Do you offer in-house design services or templates?
• Provide pricing tiers for different quantities and paper types. • What types of promotional products do you offer? Include a sample catalog or product list.
• Describe your customization capabilities (e.g., embroidery, screen printing).
What is your typical lead time for promotional item orders? • Do you offer warehousing or fulfillment services?
h. Sustainability and Workforce Practices (limit: 5 pages) • Do you pay employees at or above a livable wage in your region of operation? Please explain.
• Do you offer benefits such as healthcare, paid leave, or retirement plans to your employees? Please explain.
• Are any of your production or fulfillment services outsourced? Please explain.
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• Do you offer tree-free or alternative fiber paper options (e.g., hemp, bamboo)? • Do you use soy- or vegetable-based inks?
• What environmentally friendly finishing options do you offer (e.g., aqueous coating, biodegradable laminates)?
• Where are your primary printing and fulfillment facilities located? • Do you subcontract any part of the printing or mailing process? If so, please list the subcontractors and their locations.
• Do you hold any third-party certifications (e.g., ISO 14001, B Corp, Green Seal, CPUC Supplier Clearinghouse, etc.)?
i . Pricing and Fee Structure
1. Provide pricing terms for Weekly Move-in mailers as detailed in Scope of Services, #1 Regular Weekly Move-in mailers. This process includes receiving the mailing list from the Authority’s data manager, printing, addressing, and mailing each move-in letter to an approximate volume of 1,500 weekly customers.
Your response should include a complete proposed fee structure – Cost per unit
Setup fees
Volume discounts
Inserting into envelopes
2. Provide pricing terms for Joint Rate Comparison Mailer as detailed in Scope of Services, #2 Yearly Regulatory mailers.
Your response should include a complete proposed fee structure – i. Cost per unit
ii. Setup fees
iii. Volume discounts
iv. Proofing, plate setup fees
v. Project management/handling fees
3. Provide pricing terms for Power Content Label Mailer as detailed in Scope of Services, #2 Yearly Regulatory mailers.
Your response should include a complete proposed fee structure – i. Cost per unit
ii. Setup fees
iii. Volume discounts
iv. Proofing, plate setup fees
v. Project management/handling fees
4. Other Print Services Pricing Chart
Please complete the pricing chart below with the following assumptions:
2 Pages – front and back
Artwork: provided by the Authority print-ready electronically Proofing: Authority approval required
Stock: 100# Gloss cover
Ink: 4 color CMYK – front and back
Finishing: Trim to size, inkjet, mail w. Authority Indicia (Santa Ana) On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 5 of 28
Packaging: mail tray
Delivery: local USPS office
Postage paid by the Authority directly to USPS
Volume Size Cost per Unit
5,000 6 x 11
10,000 6 x 11
25,000 6 x 11
50,000 6 x 11
100,000 6 x 11
150,000 6 x 11
175,000 6 x 11
200,000 6 x 11
5,000 8.5 x 11
10,000 8.5 x 11
25,000 8.5 x 11
50,000 8.5 x 11
100,000 8.5 x 11
150,000 8.5 x 11
175,000 8.5 x 11
200,000 8.5 x 11
j. Insurance: See the Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit B, for a description of the insurance requirements.
k. Litigation: Provide litigation history for any claims filed by your firm or against your firm related to the provision of any services in the last five (5) years. l. Other Information: This section shall contain all other pertinent information regarding the following:
Demonstration of record of staffing tasks efficiently and completing projects on time and within the allocated budget.
Description of community involvement.
Description of any previous involvement with OCPA.
2. EVALUATION CRITERIA
The proposals submitted in response to this RFP shall be evaluated for award based on the criteria set forth below. Consultants should submit information sufficient for OCPA to easily evaluate proposals with respect to the selection criteria. The absence of required information may cause the proposal to be deemed non-responsive and may be cause for rejection.
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The Panel will select the proposal that offers the greatest value to OCPA based on an analysis of the following criteria:
a. The firm is independent and properly licensed to practice and authorized to do business in the State of California.
b. The firm has no conflict of interest with regard to any other work performed by the firm for OCPA.
c. Clarity and conformance of proposal to RFP.
d. Content of the proposal.
e. Proposer’s experience and performance.
f. Team members’ experience and performance.
g. Pricing and Fee Proposal
h. References
It is OCPA’s intent to select a firm(s) evidencing demonstrated competence and professional qualification sufficient to perform the Services. As outlined in the Evaluation Criteria, the decision to award the contract will consider multiple factors, prioritizing what's best for OCPA. It is important to note that OCPA will not necessarily award the contract to the lowest bidder.
OCPA reserves the right to reject all proposals, select by proposal review only or interview as needed. Certain firms may be selected to make a brief presentation and oral interview after which a final selection will be made. The successful proposer(s) will be selected on the basis of information provided in the RFP, in-person presentations, and the results of OCPA’s research and investigation.
Upon selection of a firm(s), OCPA will endeavor to negotiate a mutually agreeable goods and services agreement with the selected firm(s). In the event that OCPA is unable to reach agreement, OCPA will proceed, at its sole discretion, to negotiate with the next firm selected by OCPA. OCPA reserves the right to contract for services in the manner that most benefits OCPA including awarding more than one contract if desired.
3. RFP SCHEDULE
The tentative schedule is as follows:
Release of RFP June 6, 2025
Deadline for Question Submittal June 13, 2025
Posting of Responses to Questions June 17, 2025
Proposals Due June 26, 2025
Board Approval based on OCPA evaluations July 14, 2025
Notification of Board decision July 21, 2025
Contract Begins August 1, 2025
The above scheduled dates are tentative and OCPA retains the sole discretion to adjust the above schedule. Nothing set forth herein shall be deemed to bind OCPA to award a contract for the above-described professional Services, and OCPA retains the sole discretion to cancel or modify any part of or all of this RFP at any time.
D. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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a. Incurring Cost
This RFP does not commit OCPA to award or pay any cost incurred in the submission of the proposal, or in making necessary studies or designs for the preparation thereof, nor procure or contract for services or supplies. Further, OCPA will not reimburse the proposer for any costs incurred in responding to this RFP.
b. Claims Against OCPA
Neither your organization nor any of your representatives shall have any claims whatsoever against OCPA or any of its respective officials, agents, or employees arising out of or relating to this RFP or these RFP procedures, except as set forth in the terms of a definitive agreement between OCPA and your organization.
c. Guarantee of Proposal
Responses to this RFP, including proposal prices, will be considered firm and irrevocable for ninety (90) days after the due date for receipt of proposals. d. Basis for Proposal
Only information supplied by OCPA in writing by OCPA in connection with this RFP should be used as the basis for the preparation of Proposer’s proposal. e. Form of Proposals
Proposals must be submitted electronically by e-mail and must be received by OCPA prior to the deadline.
f. Amended Proposals
Proposers may submit amended proposals before the Deadline to Submit Proposals. Such amended proposals must be complete replacements for previously submitted proposals and must be clearly identified in a written format.
g. Withdrawal of Proposal
Proposers may withdraw their proposals at any time prior to the Deadline to Submit Proposals.
The Proposer must submit a written withdrawal request signed by the Proposer’s duly authorized representative addressed to and submitted to the Contact. h. No Late Responses
To be considered, proposals must be received electronically via bidnetdirect.com by the date and time reflected on the cover page.
i. California Public Records Act (CPRA)
Pursuant to Michaelis, Montanari, & Johnson v. Superior Court (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1065, proposals submitted in response to this RFP may be held as confidential by OCPA and shall not be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Cal. Government Code § 7920.000 et seq.) until after either OCPA and the successful proposer(s) have completed negotiations and entered into an Agreement or OCPA has rejected all proposals. All correspondence with OCPA including responses to this RFP will become the exclusive property of OCPA and will become public records under the California Public Records Act. Furthermore, and notwithstanding any other provision of this RFP, OCPA will have no liability to the proposer or other party as a result of any public disclosure of any proposal or the Agreement.
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in the California Public Records Act which provides the exemption as well as the factual basis for claiming the exemption. For example, if a proposer submits trade secret information, the proposer must plainly mark the information as “Trade Secret” and refer to the appropriate section of the California Public Records Act which provides the exemption as well as the factual basis for claiming the exemption. Although the California Public Records Act recognizes that certain confidential trade secret information may be protected from disclosure, OCPA may not be in a position to establish that the information that a Proposer submits is a trade secret. If a request is made for information marked “Confidential”, “Trade Secret” or “Proprietary”, OCPA will endeavor to provide proposers who submitted the information with reasonable notice to seek protection from disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction at the proposer’s sole expense. j. Confidentiality
All data and information obtained from or on behalf of OCPA by the Proposer and its agents in this RFP process, including reports, recommendations, specifications, and data, shall be treated by the Proposer and its agents as confidential. The Proposer and its agents shall not disclose or communicate this information to a third party or use it in advertising, publicity, propaganda, or in another job or jobs, unless written consent is obtained from OCPA. Generally, each proposal and all documentation, including financial information, submitted by a consultant to OCPA is confidential until a contract is awarded, when such documents become public record under State and local law, unless exempted under CPRA.
k. Electronic Mail Address
Most of the communication regarding this procurement will be conducted by electronic mail (e-mail). Potential Proposers agree to provide the contact with a valid e-mail address to receive this communication.
l. OCPA Rights
OCPA reserves the right to do any of the following at any time:
• Reject any or all proposal(s), without indicating any reason for such rejection; • Waive or correct any minor or inadvertent defect, irregularity, or technical error in a proposal or the RFP process, or as part of any subsequent contract negotiation; • Request that Proposers supplement or modify all or certain aspects of their proposals or other documents or materials submitted;
• Cancel the RFP, and at its option, issue a new RFP;
• Procure any services specified in this RFP by other means; • Modify the selection process, the specifications or requirements for materials or services, or the contents or format of the proposals;
• Extend a deadline specified in this RFP, including deadlines for accepting proposals;
• Negotiate with any or none of the Proposers;
• Modify any terms and/or conditions described in this RFP in the final agreement; • Terminate failed negotiations with any Propoeser without liability, and negotiate with other Proposer(s);
• Disqualify any Proposer on the basis of a real or apparent conflict of interest, or evidence of collusion that is disclosed by the proposal or other data available to OCPA;
• Eliminate, reject, or disqualify a proposal of any Proposer who is not a responsible Proposer or fails to submit a responsive offer as determined solely by OCPA or its representative; and/or
• Accept all or a portion of a Proposer’s proposal.
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m. Protests
A Proposer may protest a contract award if the Proposer believes that the award was inconsistent with OCPA policy or this RFP is not in compliance with law. A protest must be filed in writing with OCPA (email is not acceptable) within five (5) business days after receipt of notification of the contract award. Any protest submitted after 5:00 p.m. of the fifth business day after notification of the contract award will be rejected by OCPA as invalid and the Proposer’s failure to timely file a protest will waive the Proposer’s right to protest the contract award. The Proposer’s protest must include supporting documentation, legal authorities in support of the grounds for the protest and the name, address and telephone number of the person representing the Proposer for purposes of the protest. Any matters not set forth in the protest shall be deemed waived.
OCPA will review and evaluate the basis of the protest provided the protest is filed in strict conformity with the foregoing. OCPA shall provide the Proposer submitting the protest with a written statement concurring with or denying the protest. Action by OCPA relative to the protest will be final and not subject to appeal or reconsideration. The procedure and time limits set forth in this Section are mandatory and are the Proposer’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of protest. Failure to comply with these procedures will constitute a waiver of any right to further pursue the protest, including filing a Government Code claim or legal proceedings. n. Independent Contractor
Services provided by the successful Proposer (“Consultant”) shall be performed as an independent contractor. All persons employed by Consultant in connection with this agreement shall not be agents or employees of OCPA. Consultant shall be solely and exclusively in charge of determining the means by which the professional services called for herein are performed, and shall be responsible for all costs incurred in connection therewith, unless OCPA agrees otherwise in a duly executed writing delivered to consultant prior to the incurring of such expense.
Consultant may also retain or subcontract for the services of other necessary consultants with the approval of OCPA. Payment for such services shall be the responsibility of consultant. o. Non-Discrimination for Employment with Consultant
During the performance of this agreement, the successful Proposer will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selecting for training, including apprenticeship. The Consultant will ensure that all qualified applicants for employment with Consultant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Likewise, the Consultant will insure that all qualified applicants for OCPA Chief Executive Officer will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
p. Conflict of Interest
The selected Proposer shall employ no OCPA official or employee in the work performed pursuant to this agreement. No officer or employee in OCPA shall have any financial interest in this agreement in violation of California Government Code Sections 1090 and following, or Sections 87100 and following; nor shall OCPA violate any provision of its Conflict of Interest Code adopted pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 87300 and On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 10 of 28
following.
q. Agreement for Professional Services
The selected Proposer will be required to sign the attached Standard Professional Services Agreement and to provide the insurance certificates and all other required documentation within seven (7) calendar days of notification of selection.
r. Exceptions Certification to this RFP
In submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, Proposer is certifying that it takes no exceptions to this RFP including, but not limited to, the Agreement. If any exceptions are taken, such exceptions must be clearly noted in the proposal and may be reason for rejection of the proposal.
As such, Proposer is directed to carefully review the attached Agreement and, in particular, the insurance and indemnification provisions therein.
s. Disclosure Provision/ Conflict of Interest
OCPA complies with all California statutes and regulations related to conflicts of interest. Under the applicable conflict of interest requirements, the selected proposer may be required to complete and file Form 700 with OCPA before starting or at a future point during the engagement if such requirements become applicable to the selected proposer. t. Reporting of Supplier Diversity Information
Public Utilities Code Section 366.2(m) requires certain community choice aggregators, including OCPA, to annually submit to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) a report regarding its procurement from women business enterprises (WBEs), minority business enterprises (MBEs), disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBEs), and LGBT business enterprises (LGBTBEs). Businesses may become certified WBEs, MBEs, DVBEs, and LGBTBEs through the CPUC Clearinghouse, which can be found here: www.thesupplierclearinghouse.com.
Proposers that are awarded the contract will be asked to voluntarily disclose their certification status with the CPUC Clearinghouse, as well as their efforts to work with diverse business enterprises, including WBEs, MBEs, DVBEs, and LGBTBEs. OCPA will use that information solely for compliance with its reporting obligations under Public Utilities Code Section 366.2(m) and evaluation of OCPA’s outreach and other activities consistent with applicable law. Pursuant to Article I, Section 31 of the California Constitution, OCPA shall not discriminate against or give preferential treatment to any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin, except as otherwise permitted thereunder.
u. Prevailing Wage
Proposers shall take cognizance of the requirements of California Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. and 1770 et seq., as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000 et seq. (“Prevailing Wage Laws”), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the performance of other requirements on certain “public work” and “maintenance” projects. The Proposer must agree to fully comply with and to require its subcontractors/subconsultants to fully comply with such Prevailing Wage Laws to the extent applicable.
2. OCPA CONTACT
All questions regarding these specifications, terms and conditions are to be submitted via www.bidnetdirect.com or to [email protected], no later than 5:00 p.m. June 27, 2025.
Bidnetdirect.com will be the official notification posting place of all Requests for Interest, Proposals, Quotes and Addenda.
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Go to https://www.bidnetdirect.com/california/orangecountypowerauthority to view current contracting opportunities.
3. ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit “A”: Scope of Services
Exhibit “B”: OCPA Standard Goods and Services Agreement On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 12 of 28
EXHIBIT “A”
SCOPE OF SERVICES
1. Regular Weekly Move-In Mailers
• Print and mail weekly move-in letters or postcards to new customers.
Typical contents may include welcome letters or flyer folded into a standard envelope.
• Vendor must address list updates and ensure timely delivery. The list will be provided by the Authority’s data manager on a regular basis through a Secure File Transfer Protocol.
• The Authority will design the welcome letters/flyers and branded envelopes. The successful vendor will be responsible for addressing and mailing weekly mailers. • Approximate volume is 1500 mailers per week.
• Sorting of addresses as needed for post drop off
• Envelope printing and stuffing
• Postage paid by the Authority directly to USPS.
• Must be mailed/postmarked from within Orange County
2. Yearly Regulatory Mailers
• Print and distribute annual regulatory notices (e.g., joint rate comparison mailer, power content label).
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local mailing requirements. • Provide certified mail or tracking options as needed. • Must be mailed/postmarked from within Orange County
Projected projects include:
• Joint Rate Comparison Mailer (yearly between July-September) o Versions: 3 total – for different customer classes
o 2 Pages – front and back
o 6” x 11”
o Artwork: provided by the Authority print-ready electronically o Proofing: Authority approval required
o Stock: 100# Gloss cover
o Ink: 4 color CMYK – front and back
o Finishing: Trim to 6” x 11”, inkjet, mail w. Authority Indicia (Santa Ana) o Packaging: mail tray
o Delivery: local USPS office
o Estimated volume – 180,000
o Postage paid by the Authority directly to USPS
• Power Content Label (yearly between September-December) o Versions: 1 total – for all customer classes
o 2 Pages – front and back
o 8.5” x 11”
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o Proofing: Authority approval required
o Stock: 100# Gloss cover
o Ink: 4 color CMYK – front and back
o Finishing: Trim to 6” x 11”, inkjet, mail w. Authority Indicia (Santa Ana) o Packaging: mail tray
o Delivery: local USPS office
o Estimated volume – 180,000
o Postage paid by OCPA directly to USPS
3. Miscellaneous Print Services (Flyers, Brochures, etc.) • On-demand printing of marketing and informational materials such as flyers, brochures, posters, and signage.
• Support for both small and large print runs.
• Delivery to multiple locations or direct mail options such as mass promotional mailers.
• To be quoted as needed.
4. Promotional Materials and Items
• Source, customize, and deliver branded promotional items (e.g., pens, tote bags, mugs, apparel).
• Provide product catalogs or sourcing options.
• Manage inventory and fulfillment for events or campaigns. • Ensure brand consistency across all items.
• To be quoted as needed.
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EXHIBIT “B”
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
GOOD AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Goods and Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into on [Date of Award], by and between ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY, a California joint powers authority (“Authority”) and [Vendor Name]. (“Contractor”). Authority and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
RECITALS
A. Contractor desires to perform and assume responsibility for the provision of certain goods and services required by Authority on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Contractor represents that it is experienced in providing printing and mailing services, is licensed in the State of California, and is familiar with the plans of Authority.
B. Authority desires to engage Contractor to render such goods and services for the [name of the project] (“Project”) as set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
1. Scope of Services and Term.
1.1 General Scope of Services. Contractor promises and agrees to furnish to Authority all labor and services and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply assist the Authority the implementation services necessary for the Project (“Services”). The Services are more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and which are stated in the proposal to Authority. All Services shall be subject to, and performed in accordance with, this Agreement, the exhibits attached hereto, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
1.2 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from [Term start date – term end date] earlier terminated as provided herein. Contractor shall complete the Services within the term of this Agreement and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines.
2. Responsibilities of Contractor.
2.1 Control and Payment of Subordinates; Independent Contractor. The Services shall be performed by Contractor or under its supervision. Authority retains Contractor on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. Contractor retains the right to perform similar or different services for others during the term of this Agreement. Any additional personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Contractor shall also not be employees of Authority and shall at all times be under Contractor’s exclusive direction and control. Contractor On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 15 of 28
shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such personnel in connection with their performance of Services under this Agreement and as required by law. Contractor shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance.
2.2 Schedule of Services. Contractor shall perform the Services expeditiously, within the term of this Agreement, and in accordance with the Schedule of Services set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto. Contractor represents that it has the professional and technical personnel required to perform the Services in conformance with such conditions. In order to facilitate Contractor’s conformance with the Schedule, Authority shall respond to Contractor’s submittals in a timely manner. Upon request of Authority, Contractor shall provide a more detailed schedule of anticipated performance to meet the Schedule of Services.
2.3 Conformance to Applicable Requirements. All work prepared by Contractor shall be subject to the approval of Authority.
2.4 Authority’s Representative. Authority hereby designates the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“Authority’s Representative”). Authority’s Representative shall have the power to act on behalf of Authority for all purposes under this Agreement. Contractor shall not accept direction or orders from any person other than Authority’s Representative, or designee.
2.5 Contractor’s Representative. Contractor hereby designates Ian Martin, Sales Development Executive, or designee, to act as its Representative for the performance of this Agreement (“Contractor’s Representative”). Contractor’s Representative shall have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Contractor for all purposes under this Agreement.
The Contractor’s Representative shall supervise and direct the Services, using his or her best skill and attention, and shall be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Services under this Agreement.
2.6 Coordination of Services. Contractor agrees to work closely with Authority staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to Authority’s staff, Contractors and other staff at all reasonable times.
2.7 Standard of Care; Performance of Employees. Contractor shall perform all Services under this Agreement in a skillful and competent manner, consistent with the standards generally recognized as being employed by professionals in the same discipline in the State of California.
Contractor represents and maintains that it is skilled in the professional calling necessary to perform the Services. Contractor warrants that all employees and sub- contractors shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform the Services assigned to them. Finally, Contractor represents that it, its employees and subcontractors have all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the Services, and that such licenses and approvals shall be maintained throughout the term of this Agreement. As provided for in the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, Contractor shall perform, at its own cost On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 16 of 28
and expense and without reimbursement from Authority, any services necessary to correct errors or omissions which are caused by the Contractor’s failure to comply with the standard of care provided for herein. Any employee of the Contractor or its subcontractors who is determined by Authority to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project, a threat to the safety of persons or property, or any employee who fails or refuses to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to Authority, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Contractor and shall not be re-employed to perform any of the Services or to work on the Project.
2.8 Laws and Regulations. Contractor shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations in any manner affecting the performance of the Project or the Services, and shall give all notices required by law. Contractor shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with Services. If the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations and without giving written notice to Authority, Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold Authority, its officials, directors, officers, employees and agents free and harmless, pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with such laws, rules or regulations.
2.9 Insurance.
2.9.1 Time for Compliance. Contractor shall not commence the Services under this Agreement until it has provided evidence satisfactory to Authority that it has secured all insurance required under this section, in a form and with insurance companies acceptable to Authority. In addition, Contractor shall not allow any subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract until it has provided evidence satisfactory to Authority that the subcontractor has secured all insurance required under this section.
2.9.2 Minimum Requirements. Contractor shall, at its expense, procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Agreement by the Contractor, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.
Contractor shall also require all of its subcontractors to procure and maintain the same insurance for the duration of the Agreement. Such insurance shall meet at least the following minimum levels of coverage:
(A) Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as the latest version of the following: (1) General Liability: Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence form CG 0001 or exact equivalent); (2) Automobile Liability: Insurance Services Office Business Auto Coverage (form CA 0001, code 1 (any auto) or exact equivalent); and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance. (B) Minimum Limits of Insurance. Contractor shall maintain limits no less than: (1) General Liability: $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 17 of 28
property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit; (2) Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California. Employer’s Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.
2.9.3 Professional Liability. Contractor shall procure and maintain, and require its subcontractors to procure and maintain, for a period of five (5) years following completion of the Services, errors and omissions liability insurance appropriate to their profession. Such insurance shall be in an amount not less than $2,000,000 per claim. This insurance shall be endorsed to include contractual liability applicable to this Agreement and shall be written on a policy form coverage specifically designed to protect against acts, errors or omissions of the Contractor. “Covered Professional Services” as designated in the policy must specifically include work performed under this Agreement. The policy must “pay on behalf of” the insured and must include a provision establishing the insurer's duty to defend.
2.9.4 Insurance Endorsements. The insurance policies shall contain the following provisions, or Contractor shall provide endorsements on forms supplied or approved by Authority to add the following provisions to the insurance policies:
(A) General Liability.
(i) Commercial General Liability Insurance must include coverage for (1) Bodily Injury and Property Damage; (2) Personal Injury/Advertising Injury; (3) Premises/Operations Liability; (4) Products/Completed Operations Liability; (5) Aggregate Limits that Apply per Project; (6) Contractual Liability with respect to this Agreement; (8) Broad Form Property Damage; and (9) Independent Contractors Coverage. (ii) The policy shall contain no endorsements or provisions limiting coverage for (1) contractual liability; (2) cross liability exclusion for claims or suits by one insured against another; or (3) contain any other exclusion contrary to the Agreement. (iii) The policy shall give Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, and agents insured status using ISO endorsement forms 20 10 10 01 and 20 37 10 01, or endorsements providing the exact same coverage. (iv) The additional insured coverage under the policy shall be “primary and non-contributory” and will not seek contribution from Authority’s insurance or self-insurance and shall be at least as broad as CG 20 01 04 13, or endorsements providing the exact same coverage.
(B) Automobile Liability. The automobile liability policy shall be endorsed to state that: (1) Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers shall be covered as additional insureds with respect to the ownership, operation, maintenance, use, loading or unloading of any auto owned, leased, hired or borrowed by the Contractor or for which the Contractor is responsible; and (2) the insurance coverage shall be On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 18 of 28
primary insurance as respects Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, or if excess, shall stand in an unbroken chain of coverage excess of the Contractor’s scheduled underlying coverage. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way. (C) Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Coverage. (i) Contractor certifies that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and Contractor will comply with such provisions before commencing work under this Agreement.
(ii) The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of the insurance policy which arise from work performed by the Contractor. (D) All Coverages. Defense costs shall be payable in addition to the limits set forth hereunder. Requirements of specific coverage or limits contained in this section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits, or other requirement, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. It shall be a requirement under this Agreement that any available insurance proceeds broader than or in excess of the specified minimum insurance coverage requirements and/or limits set forth herein shall be available to Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees and agents as additional insureds under said policies.
Furthermore, the requirements for coverage and limits shall be (1) the minimum coverage and limits specified in this Agreement; or (2) the broader coverage and maximum limits of coverage of any Insurance policy or proceeds available to the named insured; whichever is greater. (i) The limits of insurance required in this Agreement may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and non-contributory basis for the benefit of Authority (if agreed to in a written contract or agreement) before Authority’s own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured. The umbrella/excess policy shall be provided on a “following form” basis with coverage at least as broad as provided on the underlying policy(ies). (ii) Contractor shall provide Authority at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation of any policy required by this Agreement, except that the Contractor shall provide at least ten (10) days prior written notice of cancellation of any such policy due to non-payment of premium. If any of the required coverage is cancelled or expires during the term of this Agreement, the Contractor shall deliver renewal certificate(s) including the General Liability Additional Insured Endorsement to the Authority at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of cancellation or expiration. (iii) The retroactive date (if any) of each policy is to be no later than the effective date of this Agreement. Contractor shall maintain such coverage continuously for a period of at least three years after the completion of the work under this Agreement. Contractor shall purchase a one (1) year extended reporting period A) if the On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 19 of 28
retroactive date is advanced past the effective date of this Agreement; B) if the policy is cancelled or not renewed; or C) if the policy is replaced by another claims-made policy with a retroactive date subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement. (iv) The foregoing requirements as to the types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained by Contractor, and any approval of said insurance by Authority, is not intended to and shall not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations otherwise assumed by the Contractor pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to, the provisions concerning indemnification.
(v) If at any time during the life of the Agreement, any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced, Authority has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by Authority will be promptly reimbursed by Contractor or Authority will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Contractor payments. In the alternative, Authority may cancel this Agreement. Authority may require the Contractor to provide complete copies of all insurance policies in effect for the duration of the Project. (vi) Neither Authority nor any of its directors, officials, officers, employees or agents shall be personally responsible for any liability arising under or by virtue of this Agreement.
2.9.5 Separation of Insureds; No Special Limitations. All insurance required by this Section shall contain standard separation of insureds provisions. In addition, such insurance shall not contain any special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers.
2.9.6 Deductibles and Self-Insurance Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by Authority. Contractor shall guarantee that, at the option of Authority, either: (1) the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions as respects Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers; or (2) the Contractor shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigation costs, claims and administrative and defense expenses.
2.9.7 Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII, licensed to do business in California, and satisfactory to Authority.
2.9.8 Verification of Coverage. Contractor shall furnish Authority with original certificates of insurance and endorsements effecting coverage required by this Agreement on forms satisfactory to Authority. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy shall be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf and shall be on forms provided by Authority if requested. All certificates and endorsements must be received and approved by Authority before work commences. Authority reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.
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satisfactory to Authority that they have secured all insurance required under this section.
Policies of commercial general liability insurance provided by such subcontractors shall be endorsed to name Authority as an additional insured using ISO form CG 20 38 04 13 or an endorsement providing the exact same coverage. If requested by Contractor, Authority may approve different scopes or minimum limits of insurance for particular subcontractors.
2.9.10 Safety. Contractor shall execute and maintain its work so as to avoid injury or damage to any person or property. In carrying out its Services, the Contractor shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and shall exercise all necessary precautions for the safety of employees appropriate to the nature of the work and the conditions under which the work is to be performed. Safety precautions as applicable shall include, but shall not be limited to: (A) adequate life protection and life-saving equipment and procedures; (B) instructions in accident prevention for all employees and subcontractors, such as safe walkways, scaffolds, fall protection ladders, bridges, gang planks, confined space procedures, trenching and shoring, equipment and other safety devices, equipment and wearing apparel as are necessary or lawfully required to prevent accidents or injuries; and (C) adequate facilities for the proper inspection and maintenance of all safety measures.
3. Fees and Payments.
3.1 Compensation. Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth in Exhibit C, attached hereto. The total compensation shall not exceed $XXX,XXX (not including USPS postage billed directly to the Authority) without written approval of Authority’s Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate. Extra Work may be authorized, as described below, and, if authorized, said Extra Work will be compensated at rates agreed upon by the Authority and Contractor. The Authority’s Chief Executive Officer is authorized to execute any extensions, subject to any limits in Authority policies or, if applicable, in the Board of Directors’ action approving this Agreement; the Board shall approve any amendments/extensions exceeding the Chief Executive Officer’s authority.
3.2 Payment of Compensation. Contractor shall submit to Authority a statement which indicates work completed by Contractor. The statement shall describe the amount of Services and supplies provided since the initial commencement date, or since the start of the subsequent billing periods, as appropriate, through the date of the statement. Authority shall, within 45 days of receiving such statement, review the statement and pay all approved charges thereon.
3.3 Reimbursement for Expenses. Contractor shall not be reimbursed for any expenses unless authorized in writing by Authority.
3.4 Extra Work. At any time during the term of this Agreement, Authority may request that Contractor perform Extra Work. As used herein, “Extra Work” means any work which is determined by Authority to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which the Parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement.
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from Authority’s Representative.
4. Accounting Records. Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all costs and expenses incurred under this Agreement. All such records shall be clearly identifiable. Contractor shall allow a representative of Authority during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement.
5. General Provisions.
5.1 Termination of Agreement.
5.1.1 Grounds for Termination. Authority may, by written notice to Contractor, terminate the whole or any part of this Agreement at any time and without cause by giving written notice to Contractor of such termination, and specifying the effective date thereof, at least seven (7) days before the effective date of such termination. Upon termination, Contractor shall be compensated only for those services which have been adequately rendered to Authority, and Contractor shall be entitled to no further compensation. Contractor may not terminate this Agreement except for cause.
5.1.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, Authority may require Contractor to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such documents and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.
5.1.3 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, Authority may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.
5.2 Delivery of Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be given to the respective Parties at the following address, or at such other address as the respective parties may provide in writing for this purpose:
Contractor:
[Print Vendor Contact]
Authority:
Attn: Joseph M. Mosca, CEO
Orange County Power Authority
P.O. Box 54283
Irvine, CA 92619
Such notice shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed, forty-eight (48) On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 22 of 28
hours after deposit in the U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service.
5.3 Ownership of Materials and Confidentiality.
5.3.1 Documents & Data; Licensing of Intellectual Property. This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for Authority to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by Contractor under this Agreement (“Documents & Data”). Contractor shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that Authority is granted a non-exclusive and perpetual license for any Documents & Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor has the legal right to license any and all Documents & Data. Contractor makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents & Data which were prepared by design professionals other than Contractor or provided to Contractor by Authority. Authority shall not be limited in any way in its use of the Documents & Data at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at Authority’s sole risk.
5.3.2 Intellectual Property. In addition, Authority shall have and retain all right, title and interest (including copyright, patent, trade secret and other proprietary rights) in all plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, materials, data, computer programs or software and source code, enhancements, documents, and any and all works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium or expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or other data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer media (“Intellectual Property”) prepared or developed by or on behalf of Contractor under this Agreement as well as any other such Intellectual Property prepared or developed by or on behalf of Contractor under this Agreement.
Authority shall have and retain all right, title and interest in Intellectual Property developed or modified under this Agreement whether or not paid for wholly or in part by Authority, whether or not developed in conjunction with Contractor, and whether or not developed by Contractor. Contractor will execute separate written assignments of any and all rights to the above referenced Intellectual Property upon request of Authority.
Contractor shall also be responsible to obtain in writing separate written assignments from any subcontractors or agents of Contractor of any and all right to the above referenced Intellectual Property. Should Contractor, either during or following termination of this Agreement, desire to use any of the above-referenced Intellectual Property, it shall first obtain the written approval of the Authority.
All materials and documents which were developed or prepared by the Contractor for general use prior to the execution of this Agreement and which are not the copyright of any other party or publicly available and any other computer applications, shall continue to be the property of the Contractor. However, unless otherwise identified and stated prior to execution of this Agreement, Contractor represents and warrants that it has the right On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 23 of 28
to grant the exclusive and perpetual license for all such Intellectual Property as provided herein.
Authority further is granted by Contractor a non-exclusive and perpetual license to copy, use, modify or sub-license any and all Intellectual Property otherwise owned by Contractor which is the basis or foundation for any derivative, collective, insurrectional, or supplemental work created under this Agreement.
5.3.3 Confidentiality. All ideas, memoranda, specifications, plans, procedures, drawings, descriptions, computer program data, input record data, written information, and other Documents and Data either created by or provided to Contractor in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be held confidential by Contractor. Such materials shall not, without the prior written consent of Authority, be used by Contractor for any purposes other than the performance of the Services. Nor shall such materials be disclosed to any person or entity not connected with the performance of the Services or the Project. Nothing furnished to Contractor which is otherwise known to Contractor or is generally known, or has become known, to the related industry shall be deemed confidential. Contractor shall not use Authority’s name or insignia, photographs of the Project, or any publicity pertaining to the Services or the Project in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of Authority.
5.3.4 Infringement Indemnification. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless, pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, for any alleged infringement of any patent, copyright, trade secret, trade name, trademark, or any other proprietary right of any person or entity in consequence of the use on the Project by Authority of the Documents & Data, including any method, process, product, or concept specified or depicted.
5.4 Cooperation; Further Acts. The Parties shall fully cooperate with one another and shall take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to attain the purposes of this Agreement.
5.5 Attorney’s Fees. If either Party commences an action against the other Party, either legal, administrative or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to have and recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and all other costs of such action.
5.6 Indemnification.
5.6.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall defend (with counsel of Authority’s choosing), indemnify and hold the Authority, its officials, officers, employees,
volunteers, and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury of any kind, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, in any manner arising out of, pertaining to, or incident to any acts, errors or omissions, or willful misconduct of Contractor, its officials, officers, employees, subcontractors, Contractors or agents in connection with the performance of the Contractor’s services, the Project or this Agreement, including without limitation the payment of all damages, On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP 24 of 28
expert witness fees and attorney’s fees and other related costs and expenses. Contractor shall defend, at Contractor’s own cost, expense and risk, any and all such aforesaid suits, actions or other legal proceedings of every kind that may be brought or instituted against Authority, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. Contractor shall pay and satisfy any judgment, award or decree that may be rendered against Authority or its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers, in any such suit, action or other legal proceeding.
Contractor shall reimburse Authority and its directors, officials, officers, Contractors, employees, agents and/or volunteers, for any and all legal expenses and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by each of them in connection therewith or in enforcing the indemnity herein provided. Contractor's obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by Contractor, the Authority, its officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers. This section shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
5.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings or agreements. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by both Parties.
5.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Venue shall be in Orange County, California.
5.9 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.
5.10 Authority’s Right to Employ Other Contractors. Authority reserves right to employ other Contractors in connection with this Project.
5.11 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties.
5.12 Assignment or Transfer. Contractor shall not assign, hypothecate, or transfer, either directly or by operation of law, this Agreement or any interest herein without the prior written consent of Authority. Any attempt to do so shall be null and void, and any assignees, hypothecates or transferees shall acquire no right or interest by reason of such attempted assignment, hypothecation or transfer.
5.13 Construction; References; Captions. Since the Parties or their agents have participated fully in the preparation of this Agreement, the language of this Agreement shall be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any Party. Any term referencing time, days or period for performance shall be deemed calendar days and not work days. All references to Contractor include all personnel, employees, agents, and subcontractors of Contractor, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. All references to Authority include its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. The captions of the various articles and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content, or intent of this Agreement.
5.14 Amendment; Modification. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties.
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5.15 Waiver. No waiver of any default shall constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant or condition. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party shall give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.
5.16 No Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no intended third party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties.
5.17 Invalidity; Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
5.18 Prohibited Interests. Contractor maintains and warrants that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Contractor, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Contractor warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Contractor, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, Authority shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of Authority, during the term of his or her service with Authority, shall have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.
5.19 Equal Opportunity Employment and Subcontracting. Contractor represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability in the solicitation, selection, hiring, or treatment of applicants, employees, subcontractors, vendors, or suppliers. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination. Further, Contractor shall provide equal opportunity for subcontractors to participate in subcontracting opportunities.
5.20 Labor Certification. By its signature hereunder, Contractor certifies that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers’ Compensation, or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Services.
5.21 Authority to Enter Agreement. Contractor has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and perform the Agreement. Each Party warrants that the individuals who have signed this Agreement have the legal power, right, and authority to make this Agreement and bind each respective Party.
5.22 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
5.23 Subcontracting. Contractor shall not subcontract any portion of the work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without prior written approval of Authority.
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in this Agreement.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have made and executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY, a
California joint powers authority
By : ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: ________________________________
[Vendor Company]
By : ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: ________________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Secretary, Authority Board of Directors
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
General Counsel
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% Weight DRM - UPS Store OCPC-RRD The Dot Corp WMFY Zcommerce Firm/staff exp. 20% 3.33 5.00 4.33 5.00 3.33 5 Best
Weekly/Move-in mailers 20% 3.67 4.33 4.00 3.67 2.33 4 Above Average JRM/PCL Regulatory mailers 20% 3.33 4.67 4.67 3.33 2.33 3 Average Other offerings/services 10% 3.00 4.33 4.00 3.67 2.33 2 Below Average Sustainability practices 15% 2.67 4.67 4.67 3.33 3.00 1 Not Satisfactory Pricing 15% 1.33 4.00 3.67 5.00 1.67
Total 100% 2.97 4.53 4.25 4.02 2.53
% Weight DRM - UPS Store OCPC-RRD The Dot Corp WMFY Zcommerce Evaluator 1 Firm/staff exp. 20% 3 5 4 5 3
Weekly/Move-in mailers 20% 4 5 4 4 2
JRM/PCL Regulatory mailers 20% 3 5 5 3 2
Other offerings/services 10% 3 4 4 3 2
Sustainability practices 15% 3 5 5 4 3
Pricing 15% 2 4 4 5 2
Total 100% 3.05 4.75 4.35 4.05 2.35
% Weight DRM - UPS Store OCPC-RRD The Dot Corp WMFY Zcommerce Evaluator 2 Firm/staff exp. 20% 3 5 4 5 3
Weekly/Move-in mailers 20% 3 4 4 3 2
JRM/PCL Regulatory mailers 20% 3 5 5 3 2
Other offerings/services 10% 3 5 4 4 2
Sustainability practices 15% 2 5 5 3 3
Pricing 15% 1 4 3 5 1
Total 100% 2.55 4.65 4.20 3.80 2.20
% Weight DRM - UPS Store OCPC-RRD The Dot Corp WMFY Zcommerce Evaluator 3 Firm/staff exp. 20% 4 5 5 5 4
Weekly/Move-in mailers 20% 4 4 4 4 3
JRM/PCL Regulatory mailers 20% 4 4 4 4 3
Other offerings/services 10% 3 4 4 4 3
Sustainability practices 15% 3 4 4 3 3
Pricing 15% 1 4 4 5 2
Total 100% 3.30 4.20 4.20 4.20 3.05
OCPA On-Call Print and Promotional Services RFP Evaluator Scoring Sheet
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Staff Report – Item 10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors
From: Joe Mosca, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
Date: July 14, 2025
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern California Edison (SCE) Base Services Charge
California Assembly Bill 205 requires electric utility companies, including SCE, to adjust the way residential customers are billed. While this change is solely on the transmission and distribution side of the electricity bill, which is the responsibility of SCE and not Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) – OCPA is solely responsible for generation – the change will affect all customers, and therefore it is important to share an overview of what will take place. OCPA has been working closely with SCE over the past year to ensure understanding of the changes to help educate customers and answer customer questions.
Attachment B of this report is an expanded overview to assist with answering questions from stakeholders.
Green Prepayment Bonds
Staff consulted with PFM, our municipal advisor, to explore the roadmap for issuing Green Prepayment Bonds—a financing tool used by more than nine CCAs in recent years to significantly reduce long-term power costs. These bonds can lower contracted power purchase agreement payments by approximately 10% to 12%, translating to estimated annual savings of $4 to $6 million for our first transaction. As a tax-exempt entity, OCPA can take advantage of the interest rate differential between taxable and tax-exempt financing.
Staff plan to hold educational sessions with each board member in September 2025, onboard service providers in October 2025, and structure the prepayment transaction in November 2025.
Our target is to finalize the deal documents in the first quarter of 2026.
Revenue Deferral Transfer
As planned in the FY2025/26 Budget, OCPA will utilize the $45 million in previously deferred revenue from FY2023/24 - $15 million in FY2024/25 and $30 million in FY2025/26 - to help offset the anticipated revenue shortfall. This shortfall is primarily driven by the continuation of the 2024 rate design in 2025 and the City of Irvine’s shift from 100% Renewable Choice to Basic Choice. This strategic use of deferred revenue aligns with the Board-approved Rate Stabilization Policy and serves as a key financial tool to support long-term rate stability and affordability. By proactively reallocating these funds, OCPA strengthens its ability to manage financial risks, stabilize rates, and protect customers from market volatility.
CPUC Load Management Standards Update
The California Energy Commission (CEC) reviewed OCPA’s May 2024 Load Management Standards (LMS) compliance plan and requested a revised draft. On July 1, 2025, staff submitted the revised compliance plan to the CEC (attached). Since Fall 2023, OCPA has remained compliant by consistently uploading all customer rate updates to the Market Information Data Access System (MIDAS) database and including QR codes on bills and our website to ensure easy customer access to Rate Identification Numbers (RINs).
An analysis of OCPA’s load profile shows that total on-peak and off-peak loads are generally similar year-round; however, residential usage spikes significantly during summer evenings (5–9 PM), driving real-time price fluctuations. Key barriers to managing this peak include limited load flexibility, competing household priorities, technology gaps, and the challenges of coordinating individual households. Despite this, paired solar and battery systems have helped flatten peak demand by storing energy during low-cost periods and discharging during peak hours.
To encourage load shifting, OCPA is piloting a Dynamic Rate Program using marginal cost-based rates with CAISO Day Ahead price signals. The initial focus will be commercial customers through the upcoming Customer Premium Care Program, which will provide sub-hourly usage data, rate information, and billing projections to help businesses shift consumption to off-peak hours. While participation may be limited initially, this approach will inform future scaling.
For residential customers, OCPA is pursuing a two-part strategy. The Paired Battery Storage Incentive Program automates load shifting with minimal impact on daily routines, while the Customer Premium Care Program will provide households with detailed usage data and forecasts to support informed decisions. Together, these initiatives aim to reduce peak demand impacts and help customers benefit from marginal cost-based rates while maintaining comfort and convenience.
CalCCA Protest for SCE 2026 ERRA Rates Forecast Application CalCCA, in coordination with Keyes & Fox and NewGen Strategies, reviewed SCE’s 2026 Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) Forecast Application and filed a protest on June 18. The protest contends that SCE has not yet provided adequate evidence to support its requested relief and that a preliminary review reveals potential non-compliance with prior CPUC decisions and policies.
CalCCA expresses strong concerns regarding the accuracy and fairness of SCE’s proposed charges, particularly the PCIA, which significantly impacts CCA customers. Specific issues raised include the accounting and treatment of Resource Adequacy (RA) and Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) resources, the reliability of SCE’s cost forecasts, and the handling of pending transactions. In addition to substantive concerns, CalCCA recommends adjustments to the procedural schedule to ensure a thorough and transparent review process. It proposes extending the intervenor testimony deadline to August 22, moving the October Update filing date forward to October 10, and shifting related deadlines accordingly. These changes would help preserve sufficient time for CPUC deliberation and a final decision by December 8, 2025. 2025 OCPA External Audit Services Solicitation
In line with best procurement practices, OCPA issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for external audit services since the current agreement for audit services has been in place for three (3) years.
Staff posted the open solicitation on Bidnet, a widely used procurement platform, and the ocpower.org website, for a month. A total of 593 firms were notified, with 33 accounting firms downloading the solicitation package. Finance staff and a representative from Maher Accountancy reviewed the proposals and unanimously agreed on the same proposal.
The total expected not-to-exceed amount of the new agreement for external audit services is within the CEO’s authorized signing authority and is not expected to come to the Board for approval.
Staff will include the final Agreement details in the Non-Power Supply Contracts In Excess of $50,000 to Under $100,000 report following successful contract execution.
Communications & External Affairs Updates
Communications
• OCPA has enhanced its website to include a translation plug-in that allows users to translate the entire site. The translation bar is located in the top right corner of the OCPA website and is available for all pages to immediately translate the content into the languages represented across Orange County. This plug-in is also used by other CCAs, including San Diego Community Power, Clean Energy Alliance, and Redwood Coast Energy Authority. • OCPA is proud to have received the highest level of Green Business certification— Innovator! This level is reserved for businesses and organizations that have met the highest verifiable standards of sustainability. The OCPA homepage has been updated with this new designation.
• OCPA was officially nominated for a 2025 Golden Hub of Innovation Award through the Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC) in the category of Environmental Sustainability & Energy Efficiency. While OCPA was not named the winner, it was an incredible opportunity to be included in this event that honored prominent people and organizations across Orange County.
• The June edition of Fountain Valley Living Magazine is out, and OCPA’s latest back cover ad is attached for your review. We promoted the two big upcoming events where OCPA will be present to connect with community members.
• OCPA also placed the attached ad in the Fountain Valley School USD School News June edition. The OCPA ad is prominently placed on page 4.
• To help promote the Community Power Plan's need assessment survey, OCPA places geotargeted, translated digital ads in underserved zip codes in member cities where the main language is not English. The goal is to increase diverse representation in the survey responses, as a review of the current feedback showed an overrepresentation of English responses.
Community Engagement
• OCPA attended the Fountain Valley Senior Expo, which was packed with residents! We had the opportunity to introduce ourselves for the first time to many Fountain Valley and surrounding area seniors and give away many overview postcards and OCPA swag. • OCPA also presented at the Irvine Youth Action Team Summer Camp Cleantech Workshop. We shared a bit about OCPA and clean tech jobs with 24 students. • On June 14, OCPA sponsored the Irvine Eco Fair, where we promoted the free Energy Efficiency Kits and the free Level 2 chargers.
• On June 19, staff tabled at the Buena Park Juneteenth celebration, where we connected with residents of all ages while celebrating inclusivity and togetherness. We connected with each of the Buena Park City Council members (great to see you, Chair Sonne!) as well as Congressman Derrick Tran.
• OCPA supported Fountain Valley Summerfest by sponsoring this days-long event which provided an opportunity to connect with many Fountain Valley residents and introduce ourselves.
• OCPA attended Fullerton PRIDE on Saturday, June 7, and shared information on the benefits of community energy with customers of Fullerton and surrounding areas (including Buena Park).
• OCPA attended the #SolarOC Taskforce in-person meeting arranged by Tara Tisopulos, County of Orange, Sustainability Lead, regarding a Mobile Home Park request for assistance on solar alternatives due to outage issues. We sent Tara follow-up information and resources.
• Staff attended an introduction meeting with Cindy Villegas of NationalForests.org, who was interested in discussing local fire readiness, the watershed impacts of South Orange County, and information on future grant opportunities.
• OCPA connected with Yessenia Delgado of Girls Inc. of Orange County (Costa Mesa-based) and obtained information on this year’s Girls Inc. IgniteHER Program, co-sponsored by Irvine Valley College and Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris. • OCPA was proud to sponsor Little Saigon 50, which was hosted in partnership with the Cities of Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster. We connected with stakeholders from across the four cities and beyond while celebrating the Vietnamese community's strength, resilience, and heritage.
• Staff held its monthly Community Advisory Committee meeting, where the Director of Power Resources (Louis) and Management Analyst (Saul) attended to present an Energy 101 overview and an update on OCPA’s Strategic Plan, respectively. • OCPA attended the SoCal Ren Virtual Energy Education Quarterly Workshop, gathering valuable information on the state of multiple cleantech training and certification programs in California, including those offered by CARB, SCE, for-profit organizations, and SoCal Ren.
External Affairs
• Staff connected with a Net Energy Metering (NEM) customer in Irvine who expressed frustration over the limited bill credits received from SCE and perceived penalties for being with OCPA. After a detailed review of her bill, the staff explained that the discrepancy stemmed from credits being issued at the Net Surplus Compensation (NSC) rate, which is lower than the retail rate. While the customer appreciated the transparency, she remained concerned about the value she’s receiving. This engagement helped correct a common misconception and reinforced OCPA’s commitment to personalized service and transparency.
• OCPA also attended two events hosted by the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce this week – the monthly Government Affairs Committee meeting and the inaugural Multicultural Business & Community Roundtable. The latter provided an opportunity to connect with business stakeholders, including the managing owner of Los Caballeros Sports Village, a major commercial energy user. We are working to set up an introductory meeting.
• OCPA connected with Hadassa Jakher of Costa Mesa and checked on the status of the next Council Meeting. She requested an updated timeline of meetings and steps needed if the city decides to move forward. Staff also connected briefly with Council Member Reynolds, who shared that information on how OCPA can assist small and large businesses would be helpful.
• Outreach to Medical Manufacturer: Staff responded to an opt-out inquiry submitted via OCPA’s website by a large medical manufacturing firm. The contact, who appears to manage supply chain cost controls and is based on the East Coast, was identified as a key decision-maker. Staff are working on scheduling a call to understand the motivations behind the inquiry better and to explore how OCPA’s services can continue supporting the company’s financial and sustainability goals. This proactive engagement with a high-usage commercial account is critical to preventing potential opt-outs and allows OCPA to present a compelling value proposition tailored to the commercial sector. • Staff met with Santa Ana City Councilmember Thai Viet Phan early last week, who was receptive to OCPA’s outreach and requested follow-up information on the agency’s financial health and customer programs.
Customer Programs
• Community Power Plan: OCPA’s Community Needs Assessment partner, the Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC), has started attending events. ABAOC has had success leveraging printed short surveys and plans to continue with that strategy. • Equitable Building Decarb Program: No new update - the contract between OCPA and the County of Los Angeles is fully executed, with the next step being program launch. This will take place in Summer 2025.
• Energy Efficiency Kits: These kits, with almost $50 worth of products, are now FREE for all OCPA customers. With this update to the program, we have seen a nice increase in applications, to a total of 118. Attached is an updated flyer on the program. • Bright Futures Grant: The recipients of the 2025 funding totaling $100,000 have been identified and are being internally vetted. We hope to have the organizations finalized by next week and will share the good news with the Board shortly thereafter. • EV Charger Program: To date, 38 chargers have been ordered through this program on the OCPA Marketplace landing page. We will boost this on OCPA’s social channels via geotargeting and continue to share fliers with member city auto dealerships. We will attend the Sustain SoCal Driving Mobility Summit next week, where we will present an overview of the program to attendees.
• Solar Battery Rebate Program: OCPA is working to launch this program soon with support from The Energy Coalition. We are finalizing application and eligibility details, after which promotional materials will begin being developed. One note is that the application process is much more complex than prior programs and will take outside platform expertise. Program launch is still expected in July 2025.
Human Resources Updates
Recruitment
• Tula Larsen has joined OCPA as a Regulatory and Legislative Policy Intern. Tula is studying Environmental Science and Political Science (Double Major/pre-law track) at Emory University. She has experience with the American Red Cross, The Climate Reality Project, Reform and Sustain, and Citizens' Climate Lobby. Last summer, she interned with the County of Orange in Supervisor Katrina Foley's office, working on environmental issues.
• OCPA will readvertise the Origination and Trading Manager position after final interviews and consideration of the candidates based on internal vetting. • OCPA has made an offer for the Energy Contracts and Compliance Analyst. Lena Garvey will be joining the OCPA team on July 21. Lena possesses extensive power contract management, risk management, and public agency experience. Lena is very excited to join OCPA soon.
Events & Stakeholder Outreach
The OCPA team has attended the following events and community meetings since our last Board meeting.
City Event & Meetings Date Time
Irvine Irvine High School Youth Outreach
CleanTech Presentation Tuesday, June 10, 2025 N/A
Regional
ACC-OC Annual Leadership
Summit and Golden Hub of
Innovation Awards
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Regional Cal Cities Division Meeting Thursday, June 12, 2025 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Irvine Cool Irvine Annual Eco Fair Saturday, June 14, 2025 N/A Fountain Valley Senior Health Expo 2025 Wednesday, June 18, 2025 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Fountain Valley Multicultural Business and
Community Roundtable Wednesday, June 18, 2025 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Fountain Valley Summerfest (FV Community
Foundation)
Thursday, June 19 - Sunday,
June 22 All day
Buena Park Juneteenth Event Thursday, June 19, 2025 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Irvine OC Leadership Academy visit to
OCPA Tuesday, June 24, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Costa Mesa State of the City Wednesday, June 25, 2025 N/A N/A OC United Way Summer Academy Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Fullerton State of the City Thursday, June 26, 2025 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Buena Park Buena Park Pumpfest Tuesday, July 1, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Irvine 4th of July Celebration Friday, July 4, 2025 N/A San Jose California Climate and Energy
Forum
Wednesday, July 9 - Thursday,
July 10 All day
Irvine Sustainability Commission Meeting Wednesday, July 9, 2025 N/A Regional SOCEC Board Installation Wednesday, July 9, 2025 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM We are looking forward to many opportunities to engage with the community and key stakeholders, including:
City Event & Meetings Date Time
Fountain
Valley
FV Chamber of Commerce Business
Expo Thursday, July 10, 2025 N/A
Regional ACC-OC OC San Supercritical
Water Oxidation Project Thursday, July 10, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Irvine Dragon Kim Foundation Endless
Summer Nights Friday, July 11, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Regional FACCOC Business Mixer Thursday, July 17, 2025 N/A Irvine ACC-OC 2025 Summer Legislative
Reception Thursday, July 17, 2025 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Irvine IgniteHer Summit (OCPA in-kind
sponsorship) Friday, July 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Regional Asian Business Association Summer
Mixer Wednesday, July 30, 2025 N/A
Regional Arab American Chamber Gala Saturday, August 9, 2025 N/A Irvine Dragon Kim Foundation Graduation
- pop-up table opportunity Sunday, August 10, 2025 N/A
Sacramento OCBC Legislative Day Thursday, August 14, 2025 8:00 A - 2:30 PM Fullerton Fullerton State of Agency Tuesday, August 19, 2025 N/A Attachments:
Attachment A – Non-Power Supply Contracts In Excess of $50,000 to Under $100,000 Attachment B – Base Services Charge Overview
Attachment C – Fountain Valley Living Magazine Ad
Attachment D – OCPA Energy Efficiency Kit Flyer
Attachment E – Load Management Standards Update
Orange County Power Authority
Non Power Supply Contracts In Excess of $50,000 to Under $100,000 Item No Vendor Term Contract Amount Brief Service Description Remark 1 California Community Choice Association 04/01/25-12/31/26 $63,000 SCE 2024-2026 ERRA Case Special Assessment Southern California Edison (SCE) Base Services Charge
California Assembly Bill 205 requires electric utility companies, including SCE, to adjust the way residential customers are billed. While this change is solely on the transmission and distribution side of the electricity bill, which is the responsibility of SCE and not Orange County Power Authority – OCPA is solely responsible for generation – the change will affect all customers, and therefore it is important to share an overview of what will take place. OCPA has been working closely with SCE over the past year to ensure understanding of the changes to help educate customers and answer customer questions.
Beginning in November 2025, SCE customers will see a change in the delivery section of their electric bill. It will include a Base Services Charge as a separate line item, replacing the current Basic Charge. This change will affect residential customers, including those with solar. The Base Services Charge will have no impact on OCPA generation costs for customers.
The approximate amount of the charge will vary by customer and the number of days in the customer’s billing cycle. Customers enrolled in an income-qualified program or living in a qualifying housing property known as deed-restricted affordable housing (DRAH) are eligible to receive a discounted Base Services Charge. Current rate plans and participation in programs like California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE), Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA), and Medical Baseline will not be affected.
Below are the approximate Base Services Charge amounts that will automatically be applied to customer bills:
• California Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE) customers: $6 per month • Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) customers: $12 per month • Customers in qualified deed-restricted affordable housing (DRAH): $12 per month • Customers not enrolled in CARE, FERA, or living in qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing: $24 per month
Customers will get one communication (email or letter) between July 15, 2025 and September 18, 2025 communicating this billing update. The outreach will include:
• Why This Is Happening: California Assembly Bill 205
• What is Changing: Base Services Charge
• How Bills Will Change: A sample bill provided will illustrate average monthly bills based on various usage amounts that visually explain the changes • Resources: Income-qualified programs, rate comparison plan tool, self-generation incentive program (SGIP) for solar customers, website with FAQs and bill samples • Contact information: Customer Contact Center (800-253-8123) More information on this program is available at sce.com/BaseServicesCharge, including resources to determine eligibility for a discounted Base Services Charge and/or a monthly bill discount through an income-qualified program.
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Orange County Power Authority is a not-for-profit public agency that offers clean power at competitive rates and reinvests in local energy programs.
Since its launch in 2022, OCPA has helped reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2 billion lbs.
Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) is offering all OCPA customers Energy Efficiency Kits for free through the OCPA marketplace! All items are easy to use and install,
and help customers reduce their
carbon footprint and contribute to
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OCPA Marketplace
by June 30th or
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Save Energy and Money –
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LED Lightbulbs (2)
Energy-efficient LED lightbulbs that
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Efficiency Kit
Valued at approximately $50
Seven Outlet Advanced
Power Strip
Helps reduce energy waste by powering
off electronics that aren’t in use and
preventing “phantom” energy drain
Wi-Fi Smart Plug
Enables smart control of home appliances
from a smartphone or tablet via Wi-Fi or
Bluetooth connection
Rubber Weatherstrip
Helps seal gaps around windows and
doors, preventing drafts and improving
home insulation
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1. OCPA (Orange County Power Authority) Load Management Compliance Status
Customer RIN uploading to MIDAS
OCPA has been uploading its entire rates every time they are updated to the MIDAS database required by CEC since 2023 fall (Figure 8). In addition, QR codes for these RINs are found on customer bills and the OCPA websites as required.
2. OCPA’s Historical Load Profile
Understanding OCPA’s Load Profile
An analysis of OCPA's total load profile since 2023 reveals that load during on-peak hours does not differ drastically from off-peak hours (Figure 1). However, examination of residential load during summer months shows a significant increase during on-peak hours (Figure 2).
Figure 1
Further analysis of historical average Real Time price (DLAP) changes since 2023 during summer months (June through September) reveals that residential load is the primary contributor to RT (Real Time) price fluctuations, given that RT prices during peak-load hours are heavily influenced by marginal increases in load consumption (Figure 3).
Figure 2
Figure 3
Several Key Barriers in Managing Residential Load
As found in Figure 3, Residential energy consumption peaks during post-work (5-9 PM) when marginal costs are typically highest with the following characteristics:
• Limited Load Flexibility: Essential household activities including lighting, cooking, entertainment, and comfort conditioning cannot be easily shifted without impacting quality of life
• Competing Priorities: Household decision-making prioritizes comfort, convenience, and routine over short-term cost optimization • Technology Gaps: Many residential customers lack automated systems capable of responding to real-time price signals
• Aggregation Challenge: Managing individual household loads cannot produce a significant company-wide impact without extensive and ongoing communication with individual account holders
Impact of Solar and Battery Systems on Historical Load Patterns Despite the unique characteristics of the residential load profile, OCPA has found on-peak hour load shift through paired solar and battery installations, though this approach relies heavily on individual account holders' awareness and participation. An analysis of Figure 4, which shows solar panel operation alone, reveals a steep upward trend beginning after 4 PM. However, following battery installation and operation, as shown in Figure 5, this steep upward trend was successfully managed and reduced (For the same month of two different years).
Figure 4
3. Understanding Marginal Cost-Based Rates (OCPA Dynamic Rates) from the Early Phase of CCA Establishment and Their Technological Feasibility From the generation side of electricity service, energy costs are composed of the following components: hedged energy, CAISO settlements, renewable energy, Resource Adequacy, relevant NEM expenses, and administrative costs. Among these expenses, hedged energy, CAISO settlements, renewable energy, and Resource Adequacy account for the majority of the total costs (approximately 90%-93%).
For our pilot Dynamic Rate Program, we are currently exploring methods to incorporate price signals from CAISO Day Ahead prices. However, participation will be limited during the initial implementation phases since this approach may not fully recover energy costs. The primary target for this Marginal Cost-Based Rate Program will be commercial customers enrolled in our future Customer Premium Care Program, where customers will have access to their sub-hourly load data as soon as one day after energy usage through our website and the CEC's MIDAS database for rate information.
Through this Customer Premium Care Program, OCPA plans to engage with customers and provide forecasted load and billing projections to encourage load shifting to off-peak hours based on their recent usage patterns and price movements.
Figure 5
4. Load Management for Residential Customers through Paired Battery Storage Incentive Program and Customer Premium Care Program
Recognizing the substantial barriers that residential customers face in responding to marginal cost signals—including limited load flexibility, competing household priorities, technology gaps, and aggregation challenges—OCPA has developed a comprehensive dual-approach strategy to enable effective residential load management.
The ongoing Paired Battery Storage Incentive Program addresses the core issue of peak-hour consumption (5-9 PM) by automating load response through battery installations that charge during low-cost periods and discharge during peak hours. This effectively reduces customer exposure to high marginal costs without requiring significant behavioral changes. As demonstrated in Figure 5, paired solar and battery systems successfully flatten the steep upward load trend that typically begins after 4 PM, transforming what would otherwise be unmanageable peak demand into a controlled, predictable load profile.
Complementing this incentive program solution, the future Customer Premium Care Program will leverage sub-hourly load data available through OCPA's website and the CEC's MIDAS database to provide residential customers with peak-demand profiles, forecasted load, and billing projections. This information will enable informed decision-making about load shifting opportunities (see Figures 6 and 7) This integrated approach combines automated battery response for immediate peak reduction with enhanced customer engagement tools that gradually build awareness and participation in demand response activities. Together, these efforts create a scalable pathway for residential customers to benefit from marginal cost-based rate structures while maintaining comfort and convenience in their daily routines.
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