Peninsula Clean Energy
Board of Directors
Meeting
April 24, 2025
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Agenda
Call to Order / Roll Call
Public Comment (for items not on the Agenda)
• Please note, send any chats to Administrative Assistant, Brianna Arroyo Action to set the Agenda and Approve Consent Items 1-2
• Consent - Public Comment
Regular Agenda
Adjournment
Chair Report (Discussion)
Chair Report: 2025 Board Ad-Hoc Committee
Standing Committee Evaluation: Recommend establishment of a 6-7month Board Ad-Hoc Committee to review the scope, operations and effectiveness of PCE's standing/Brown Act committees to ensure optimal functionality and value/service to the Agency over the next 5 years. a) Community Advisory Committee, Executive Committee, Audit and Finance b) Will benchmark against other CCA best practices
c) May involve brief surveys/interviews
d) Evaluation of the Committees as units of PCE governance; not focused on participants e) May result in some amendments to Policy 16: Board and Committee Operations Board of Directors Survey: Recommend survey of the full Board to receive feedback on Board operations, staff service and support, suggested changes/improvements, etc. a) Last Board survey was conducted in July 2023
Proposed Ad-Hoc Evaluation Committee Members: Donna Colson, Marty Medina, Colleen Mackin, Leslie Ragsdale, Craig Taylor
4 Chair Report: Interim Appointments to Executive Committee and Audit and Finance
5 Executive Committee: (3 interim appointments)
• Lisa Gauthier, County of San Mateo
• Leslie Ragsdale, City of Hillsborough
• Adam Loraine, City of San Mateo
Audit and Finance Committee (1 interim appointment)
• Elmer Martinez Saballos , City of Redwood City
• Open seat to be filled in May
This item will be agendized for formal vote at the May 22, 2025 Board meeting CEO Report (Discussion)
CEO Report: New Innovation Strategy Department
7 1) Organizational strategy – Supporting executive leadership on specific organizational strategy objectives, such as the strategic plan. 2) Innovation and new areas of work – Supporting PCE’s early-stage investigation and initial implementation of advanced energy initiatives that require cross-department strategy development and project management. 3) Revenue diversification – Working across relevant departments, diversifying PCE’s program revenues via public funding opportunities as well as new business models. 4) Subject matter expertise – Follow cutting-edge energy trends in California and function as a subject matter expert to augment existing staff expertise in the areas of programs and policy.
The Department will be led by Jana Kopyciok-Lande, Associate Director of IS CEO Report: April Legislative Update
Pathways Initiative: SB 540 (Becker)
• Passed Senate Energy Utilities & Communications Committee on April 21 • Next Hearing is in Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29 Caltrain/Regenerative Breaking: AB 1372 (Papan)
• Caltrain Bill - Hearing on April 30th
BESS: AB 303 (Addis)/SB 283 (Laird)/AB 1285 (Mult. Authors) • Cal-CCA Opposed 303; Support if Amend on 283
NEM: AB 942 (Calderon)
• Hearing in Assembly U&E on April 30th
Building Codes: AB 306 (Schultz)
• CalCCA – Oppose unless amend; PCE sent letter of concern Geothermal Development: AB 526 (Papan)
• PCE Letter of Support
8 CEO Report: Regulatory Engagement & Recent Wins
October 2024 – CPUC Right-Sizing Electrification Tour
• Toured fully electrified low-income home & multi-family apartment building parking lot
• CPUC recently issued decision endorsing this approach to affordable electrification March 2025 – CPUC 24/7 Procurement Update Meeting
April 2025
• PCIA Ex Parte Meeting with Cmsr. Reynolds' Office
• Ex Parte Meetings with Pres. Reynolds, Cmsr. Reynolds, and Cmsr. Douglas’ staff on PCE Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)
• CPUC Staff Meeting on SGIP Program
CEO Report: PCE's First Community Solar Project
• PCE's community solar project in Dos Palos now operational! • 3 MW, 2600 low-income customers, $700,000 annual savings • Costs reimbursed by CPUC
CEO Report: Other Announcements
• Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) – 70 low-income customers enrolled, $1.2M reserved thus far
• Wright BESS project status
• RFP opening shortly: EV Ready Program Technical Assistance for properties installing EV charging. Current contract term with CLEAResult is ending
• Social Media FAQ sheet at the end of each agenda packet CEO Report: Cal-CCA Conference
PCE Expertise and Thought Leadership:
1. Avoided Costs: Containing Rising Rates and Right Sizing Electrification (Phillip Kobernick)
2. Implementing Equity: An Interactive Workshop
(Kirsten Andrews-Schwind)
3. AC/D.C.: Federal Government Engagement in a New
Administration (Shawn Marshall)
4. Catching the Data Wave: Managing Customers, Risks,
and Opportunities Amidst Increasing Granularity
(Moya Enright)
5. Unlocking the Value of Virtual Power Plants
(Jana Kopyciok-Lande)
6. ‘Choice’ Messaging: Strategies for Communicating CCAs’ Value Proposition (Gwen Rose)
CEO Report: April and May Community Events
13 • April 23 - Gilead Earth Day, Foster City
• April 24 - Panel Careers for a Sustainable World, Virtual • April 26 - Earth Day of Action and Pelican Fest, Pacifica • April 26 - Love Our Earth Festival, Menlo Park
• April 27 - Eco Fest, Millbrae
• April 27 - Earth Day, Atherton
• May 5th - Cindo de Mayo, East Palo Alto
• May 8th - Multilingual Community Resource Fair, San
Mateo
• May 22nd & 23rd - Pacheco High School Wax Museum,
Los Banos
Thanks to our staff and volunteers for
helping with Earth Month Events!
2025 Local Energy Codes:
Maintaining Momentum in Uncertain Times
Event Overview: PCE and SVCE Local Government Dinner
Date/Location: Wednesday, May 29, Ameswell Hotel in Mountain View Audience: Local elected officials & City Managers
Purpose:
• Share key updates on the 2025 California Building Code • Discuss opportunities and challenges for local agencies Why this matters:
• Our region has led in adopting codes that reduce pollution & costs • Recent shifts in law, federal policy, and funding are changing the landscape • Timely, informed decisions are essential for successful local adoption CEO Report: Staffing Updates
Congratulations
• Alejandra Posada, Business Ops Project Manager, Dept of Innovation Strategy Summer Interns
• Application deadline was April 15; several strong candidates for 4 positions We're Hiring!
• Programs Manager, Residential Programs
• https://peninsulacleanenergy.bamboohr.com/careers/60
15 Upcoming Meetings – May 2025
Community Advisory Committee:
• Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Audit and Finance Committee:
• Monday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m.
Executive Committee:
• Monday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m.
Board of Directors Meeting:
• Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Community Advisory Committee
Report
Regional
Coordination,
Local Benefits
Pathways Initiative &
SB 540 (Becker)
April 24, 2025
SB 540 Limits Shift in State Control
FERC Gains No Additional Authority
California ISO (5-Member Board)
Appointed by CA Governor; confirmed by CA Senate
Transmission
Planning &
Project
Selection
Energy Market
Operations
Transmission
System
Operation &
Cost Allocation
Reliability
Coordination
Balancing
Authority
Functions
Energy Market
Rules
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Directs Broad Market and Transmission Policy + Approves/Rejects Proposed Changes to Market Rules
Energy Market
Rules
Regional Organization (7-Member Board)
Independent representatives from any state nominated by committee 19 California CPUC (5 Commissioners)
Appointed by CA Governor; confirmed by CA Senate and/or local governing bodies Renewable
Portfolio
Standard/
GHG Targets
Procurement +
Integrated
Resource
Planning
Transportation
Electrification
& Building
Decarb
Retail Rates,
Low Income
Programs &
Affordability
Distribution
Planning &
Distributed
Energy
Resources
Energy
Efficiency &
Demand
Response
Resource
Adequacy/
Planning
Reserve
Margin
Transmission
CPCN &
Permitting
NEM/NBT
Solar Rooftops
Wildfire Safety
& Mitigation
Outside the Scope of FERC Jurisdiction
20 Critical Policy Decisions Remain in CA
No Change in Status Quo
Taking Action Delivers Consumer Benefits
Passing SB 540 Improves Consumer Outcome vs. “Do Nothing” Scenario Lower Costs Due
to More Efficient
Dispatch
Reduced
Curtailment of
Renewable
Resources
Increased
Supply
Reliability
Reduced
GHG Emissions
Reduced Gas-Fired Generation
Operation
(criteria
pollutant
emissions
reduction)
Increased economic benefit
of ~$500 million/yr to
California consumers
Increased
emergency supply
cushion of 25 GW*
Lower GHG
emissions for
CA (7.7% ) and
WECC (~1%)
>15% greater
reduction in CA
gas-fired
Generation
Data Source: The Brattle Group, Preliminary Day-Ahead Market Impacts Study. Reliability improvements supported by M. Wara, Grid Regionalization in the West: Reliability Benefits from Increased Cooperation in Electricity Markets and Operations
21 SB 540 Creates Protective Guardrails
CAISO Public Process Will Determine Whether in Public Interest 22 Obligation to
Respect State
Authority +
Policies
§345.6 (a)(1)
Extensive Public
Input +
Transparent
Processes
§345.6 (a)(2)-(5), (8),(9)
Compliance
w/Calif. GHG
Emissions
Program
§345.6 (a)(11)
Market
Monitoring and
Analysis
§345.6 (a)(6)
Continued CAISO
Market Operation
§
345.6 (a)(10)
Myth Busting
23 SB 540 will not increase
the Federal government’s
ability of to intervene in
California’s wholesale
energy markets
SB 540 will not reduce
or remove California’s
existing authority over
critical climate and
reliability policies
Fear of another
“Enron” crisis is
unfounded
Fear of “loss of control”
ignores broad regional
support of regulators,
consumer advocates, and
other public entities that will
be gained to help prevent
market manipulation and
other negative outcomes
Brattle does not
demonstrate that SB
540 will increase
emissions and it
concludes no coal
imports into California
24 Electricity Markets Are Not in All States or the Western States Source Data:
2018 ISO/RTO Council - http://isortotest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ISO-RTO-Map-2018.jpg Source: California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
CA Law Requires ISO Accountability to CA Consumers to Minimize Costs, Protect the Environment & Maximize Available Electricity to CA • CAISO runs both our electricity markets AND our
transmission grid, following both CA & Federal law (as a single state RTO)
• Section 345.5(b) mandates that CAISO “shall manage the transmission grid and related energy markets in a manner consistent with:”
1. “Reducing . . . overall economic cost to the state’s consumers” (b)(2) & “minimiz[ing] cost impact on ratepayers. . . .”(b)(5)
2. “Applicable state law intended to protect the public’s health and the environment.” (b)(3)
3. “Maximizing availability of existing electricity generation resources necessary to meet the needs of the state’s electricity consumers.” (b)(4)
• CAISO, a state-created CA public benefits corp. has specific duties to CA (secs. 341 & 345.5) that provide accountability, with AG & Legislative oversight. CAISO board members answer to California.
26 CAISO will answer to the RO, a Delaware Corp, side-stepping CA’s legal mandates to reduce costs & maximize electricity for CA
Source Data:
• Pathways, https://www.caiso.com/documents/briefing-on-west-wide-pathways-initiative-step-2-initiative-presentation-sep-2024.pdf • CAISO’s Board can “use energy markets governed by an independent regional organization” “In lieu of the Independent System Operator managing related energy markets as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 345.5” (sec. 345.6(a) of SB 540) •“In lieu of” means that CAISO or the new market operator can choose NOT to FOLLOW the requirements of Sec. 345.5 (b) to:
• “Reduc[e] . . . overall economic cost to the state’s consumers” (b)(2) & “minimize cost impact on ratepayers. . . .”(b)(5) • Comply with “state law intended to protect the public’s health and the environment.” (b)(3)
•“Maximiz[e] availability of existing electricity generation resources necessary to meet the needs of the state’s electricity consumers.” (b)(4)
SB 540 allows CAISO in 2027 to give away its decision-making power to set electricity market and grid rules.
SB 540 exempts the CAISO from complying with CA law.
Sierra Club, Pollution Photo
https://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/05/new-study-shows-proposed-california-pacificorp-energy-market-integration California Environmental Justice Alliance September 2017 letter opposing regionalization bills Regionalization Increases Coal Plant Emissions and CA Air Pollution The CAISO study showed that a regional grid,
“would result in an increase in the dispatch of
coal power plants that would lead to higher
greenhouse gas emissions in the region by 2020.”
~ Sierra Club
27 “Air quality in disadvantaged communities and
communities already breathing unhealthy air could be
worse under a regional grid: The studies conducted by
CAISO show emission increases at some facilities due
to a regional market.”
~California Environmental Justice Alliance
28 Berkshire Hathaway Coal + Fossil Assets Pervade the West Source Data:
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy, https://theenergycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Scott-Thon.Berkshire-Hathaway-Energy-Transition-Panel-Dec-22.pdf • U.S. Energy Information Administration, https://atlas.eia.gov/apps/coal/explore Coal-Fired Generators
CPUC FLEXMarket Plan
Recommendation
April 24, 2025
Request
Approve the Program Plan for the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC) funded FLEXmarket
Program.
FLEXmarket Overview
Overview
• Multi-technology load shaping program
• Pay-for-performance based on metered results
• Must meet CPUC cost-effectiveness metrics
• All program expenses reimbursed by the CPUC
• Other CCAs have run similar programs (MCE, SCP)
Objectives
• Offer a commercial energy efficiency program
• Align load with grid needs
• Second round to improve implementation with round one learnings Marketplace Architecture
AMI Data Price Register
Programs
Marketplace Platform
First round
Successes
• 11 commercial customers served, 1.24 million kWh saved • Measured savings exceeding forecasts by 30%
• 10% summer peak reduction at site
Lessons learned
• Balancing price signal with cost-effectiveness
• Implementing partner operation refinements
• CPUC requirements such as reporting
CPUC Background
• PCE’s FLEXmarket is fully funded by the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
• Board approved PCE FLEXMarket Nov. 2021
• PCE has operated FLEXMarket since 2022
• Current program funding cycle ends May 2025
• Seeking $2.9 million dollars from the CPUC to
fund the FLEXMarket 2025-2028
• CPUC requires CCA board approval of program plan
Next Steps
35 Timeframe Activity
Apr 2025 PCE EC recommends approval of FLEXMarket Program Plan PCE Board approves FlexMarket Program Plan
May 2025 PCE submits FLEXmarket Program Plan to CPUC
Summer 2025 Contract refinements
Q3 2025 CPUC approves PCE’s proposal (up to $2.9/3 years) Fall 2025 Re-engage providers and launch
Request
Approve the Program Plan for the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC) funded FLEXmarket
Program.
Distributed
Energy Resource
(DER)
Framework
April 24, 2025
1. Programs Overview
2. DER Framework 2025 – 2030
1. Strategic Plan
2. DER Definitions
3. DER Benefits and Barriers
4. 2025 – 2030 DER Goals
Agenda
Programs Overview
How We Effect Change
Drive
Innovation
Energy,
Tech,
Methods,
Data
Shape
Policy
Reach
Codes,
CALGreen,
CPUC, etc.
Influence
Individual
Decisions
Incentives,
Technical
Assistance,
Persuasion 1. Demonstrate scalable
methods and business
models for CA to adopt
to
2. Mobilize market forces
to support
decarbonization
40 Transportation (Not-in-Scope)
13%
Transportation (In-Scope)
41%
Building Methane (In-Scope)
24%
Building Methane
(Not-in-Scope)
7% Electricity (Non-PCE)
2%
Water
0%
Wastewater
0%
Solid Waste
8%
Stationary Sources
5%
San Mateo Countywide Greenhouse Gas Emissions,
2035 Analysis: Board Approved Decarb Scope for PCE
Focus on segments PCE
is best positioned to influence
• Transportation
• Private passenger
• Small fleets
• Buildings
• Single-family residential
• Office
41 Heavy duty vehicles, etc.
Restaurants,
industrial, etc.
Existing Programs Portfolio
*
*
+
+
* Low-income program + Includes low-income benefits
Since inception: $60M
investment (incentive &
capital)
Statewide impact:
• Reach codes: set
standard for clean buildings
and EV readiness, now in
state code
• Cost-effectiveness
through right-sizing: ex.
80% lower cost for apt. EV
charging
• Innovation: tech,
methods, business models.
Market maturity differs for each solution
43 • Needs change over time as
market matures/transforms
• Over time increase emphasis on
low-income and target barriers
Our position
• Solar & storage supported
without incentives
• EVs (& ebikes) focus on equity
• Buildings & EV charging in
multi-family need most support
Buildings
EVs
Solar
How Major Programs Meet Our Objectives
Other smaller programs: Used EV, ebikes: equity; GovBE & GovEV: GHG & mbr svcs; FLEXmarket: commercial EE Reach codes
Residential electrification
EV charging
GovPV solar & storage
Residential solar & storage
(forthcoming)
GHG reduction
Equity
Affordability
Resilience
Grid services
Strategic Challenges
1. High Utility Rates/Lack of Affordability
• PG&E territory has some of the highest utility rates in the country • Adversely impacting customer economics, trust and electrification benefits
2. Air District Rules
• New rules to ban gas appliances starting 2027 – priority need: affordability
3. Access to Capital
• Developing approach to deployment of solutions at scale
4. Power Outages
• Power outages are creating both real and perceived customer problems resulting in reticence to electrify
45 DERs as key solution
• Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are (clean) energy assets on the distribution grid
• DERs provide significant opportunities to address the strategic challenges through improved economics
• PCE framework establishes objectives within new Strategic Plan • Part 1 was presented to Executive Committee Oct 2023
• Definitions, scale and objectives
• Complete framework presented here
DER Framework 2025 - 2030
PCE Strategic Plan
As part of its Strategic Plan, PCE has developed four Strategic Policies that describe priorities to guide PCE’s work over the next five years. The following DER Strategic Policy has been developed:
Over the next five years, PCE will prioritize efforts to accelerate the development of carbon-free distributed energy resources (DERs) in order to support further innovation and market transformation of distributed energy technologies, accelerate greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, and provide customer and community resilience.
Potential activities:
• DER Project Development
• Financial Services
• Consulting & Technical Assistance
• Policy Advocacy
This DER Framework further develops the proposed DER activities for 2025 – 2030 DER Definitions and Scale
Front-of-the-Meter (FTM)
projects, on transmission grid
FTM DERs, connected to
the distribution grid
Behind-the-meter (BTM)
projects, at customer sites
Currently available in service territory:
• BTM: ~30 MW shift potential (batteries, EVs, etc.)
• FTM: 11 MW in territory
Virtual Power Plants (VPP): aggregation of DERs for
grid services
DER Benefits and Barriers
Benefits of DERs
Customer
Benefits
• Lower energy costs
• Improve electrification financials
• Provide resilience
PCE Benefits
• Support PCE's renewable energy and GHG goals
• Reduce energy and Resource Adequacy (RA)
costs
• Deepen customer relationships
Grid and
Societal
Benefits
• Defer distribution grid upgrade needs
• Support local economic development
Barriers to DER Deployment
• Customer adoption: Dispatchable technologies are in early stages of adoption. Awareness varies and uptake is difficult to secure. • Upfront costs & capital: Significant added costs in many cases, financing can be inaccessible.
• Value stack access: Economics vary. Would improve if more grid value was unlocked.
• Complexity: For VPPs, technology and market is fragmented and complex. • Permitting and interconnection: Deployment timelines vary substantially.
Permitting and interconnections can be onerous.
2025 – 2030 DER Goals
DER Goals
1. Grow PCE’s behind-the-meter Local Power Portfolio by 15 MW of solar and 35 MWh of storage capacity leveraging scalable and self-sustaining financing solutions
2. Move towards a Whole-Home Energy Approach by integrating electrification, solar + storage, and EV offerings in a streamlined manner in major PCE program
3. Develop a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that aggregates 10 MW of dispatchable capacity from customer-sited resources in PCE’s service area to the benefit of the customer, PCE and the grid
4. Explore business models to foster the development of front-of-the-meter Distribution Resources in PCE’s service area
5. Investigate additional behind-the-meter DER ownership models to scale DER growth
6. Make PCE DER programs more accessible to customers through technical assistance services
7. Engage in policy advocacy on DER value maximization and value stacking Grow PCE’s behind-the-meter Local Power Portfolio by 15 MW of solar and 35 MWh of storage capacity leveraging scalable and self-sustaining financing solutions • Target for local projects that PCE
can influence.
• Programs supporting this goal
include GovPV and a Residential
Solar + Storage Program
• Key objective: develop self-sustaining approach including third-party finance and net
financials to support growth
Move programs towards a Whole-Home Energy Approach integrated electrification, solar + storage, and EV offerings
• To date, different PCE programs support
different technologies
• In the future, PCE will move towards offering
a suite of DERs (electrification measures,
solar + storage, and EV readiness) to
customers under one integrated approach for
both residential and non-residential customers
• This will support a customer-centric approach
with streamlined DER offerings and improved
overall economic value
Develop a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that aggregates 10 MW of dispatchable capacity from customer-sited resourcesin PCE’s service area to the benefit of the customer, PCE and the grid • VPPs use a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) to control devices at a customer site
• A DERMS is a centralized software system that monitors, controls, and optimizes BTM DERs to provide reliable, clean, and cost-effective power
Explore business models to foster the development of front-of-the-meter Distribution Resources in PCE’s service area Focus on the “Missing middle”; i.e., 1-10 MW distribution-connected, FTM resources, preferably in PCE’s service area
• Community solar + storage
• Community-scale, multi-customer microgrids
Examples/ opportunities
1. Community Renewable Energy (CRE) Program (leveraging federal IRA funds under the EPA’s Solar for All grant)
2. Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) - $18 million from PG&E
3. Policy Advocacy on improved value stacking
Additional Goals
Investigate additional behind-the-meter DER ownership models • Asset ownership for equitable rate setting and controls • Offerings such as Energy Service Agreements (ESAs) and third-party capital Make PCE DER programs more accessible to customers through technical assistance services
• Build out Concierge and Consulting services
Engage in policy advocacy on DER value maximization and value stacking • Access resource Adequacy and distribution deferral value • Reduce interconnection and energization timelines
• Enable Vehicle to Grid (V2G) integration
Questions and
Comments
Rafael Reyes
[email protected]
Jana Kopyciok-Lande
[email protected]
Peter Levitt
[email protected]
Appendix
Statewide Impact of PCE Programs
1. Building Codes
• Reach codes since 2019: all-elec new construction, 100% of multifamily units EV-ready • 2025 state code matches PCE for new construction; PCE now focused on existing bld codes
2. Existing Building Electrification
• Benchmark for cost-effective residential electrification (billions in savings statewide) • Incentives, finance, tech pilots; Over 4,000 measures installed, >300 low-income homes
3. Solar and Storage
• Scaled deployment with innovative business model in GovPV • Among the first to receive Investment Tax Credits via elective pay
4. EV Charging
• Benchmark for cost-effective multi-family EV charging (billions in savings statewide) • ~1,500 chargers installed, 2/3 at multi-family housing, projects as large as 200 ports • PCE smart outlet avg cost: ~$2,700/ea. 7X cheaper than PG&E L2s, CALeVIP avg: $12,500/ea.
Electrification Pilots
Smart outlet charging
Solar and storage
Definitions
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are
assets on the distribution grid, either on the
consumer’s side of the energy meter (behind-the-meter / BTM) or in front of the customer meter connected to the distribution grid (front-of-the-meter / FTM). They can be used individually or in aggregate to provide value to
the grid and individual customers. Importantly,
PCE will focus on “clean” DERs, which do not
emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) in their
operations.
BTM DERs and VPPs
Behind-the-meter (BTM) DERs are resources that are
interconnected at the customer side of the meter, including both residential and non-residential customers. PCE will integrate the majority of BTM DERs under its Virtual Power Plant (VPP).
A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is a collection of energy resources that are located at a customer site that can be aggregated together and flexibly managed to meet grid needs. The devices comprising a VPP can include:
• Solar + energy storage systems (ESS) or standalone ESS • Electric vehicles (EVs) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)
• Heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) and other home appliances • HVAC equipment controlled via a smart control thermostat (SCT) • Commercial building energy management systems (BEMS)
FTM DERs
Front-of-the-meter (FTM) DERs refers to all
generation and storage resources that are
connected directly to the distribution system. In
contrast to BTM DERs, FTM resources are not
offsetting any customer load but instead directly
feed electricity into the distribution grid. FTM
DERs are typically 1-10 MW in size and act as a
wholesale resource, supplying energy directly to
the grid. FTM DERs include:
• Local community solar and storage systems
• Local community-scale, multi-customer
microgrids
Status of DERs in PCE’s Service Area – BTM DERs
Technology Number of
Devices
Nameplate
Capacity (MW)
Estimated Load Shift
Capacity (MW)
Solar PV 24,398 206 n/a
Energy Storage 5,448 50 17.5
Electric Vehicles 57,197 257.4 11.4
Heat Pump Water Heaters 430 0.215 0.086
Heat Pump HVAC 1,416 2.8 1.13
Technology Number of
Devices
Nameplate
Capacity (MW)
Estimated Load Shift
Capacity (MW)
Solar PV 15,639 242 n/a
Energy Storage 1,039 7.8 2.73
Electric Vehicles 2,879 13 0.576
Heat Pump Water Heaters 7 0.004 0.001
Heat Pump HVAC 126 0.252 0.101
San Mateo County
Merced County
Total Load Shift Potential
San Mateo County: 30 MW
Merced County: 3.4 MW
Status of DERs in PCE’s Service Area – FTM DERs
Technology Online
Capacity San
Mateo
County (MW)
Withdrawn
Capacity San
Mateo
County (MW)
Online
Capacity Los
Banos* (MW)
Withdrawn
Capacity Los
Banos* (MW)
Solar 2.04 24.26 7.72 127.67
Solar +
Storage
1.57 11.29 0 22.29
TOTAL 3.61 35.55 7.72 149.96
Source: PG&E’s Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff (WDAT) *Los Banos data based on known substations serving the City Budget Billing
Program
April 24, 2025
Agenda
1. Background
2. Customer Impact
3. Fiscal Impact
4. Implementation
5. Request
Request
Approve implementation of the proposed Budget Billing Program for Peninsula Clean Energy charges.
Background – Program Objectives
• Helps customers manage monthly
energy costs and avoid seasonal
spikes caused by weather and
seasonal rates
• In BBP, customer payments are
calculated based on average energy
costs over last 12 months
• BBP is not a savings program
Background – Current Program Status
• About 7,650 (2% of eligible) PCE customers enrolled in PG&E’s BBP
• PCE customers only receive BBP benefit on PG&E electric distribution and gas charges
• Recent changes to PG&E methodology make it possible for PCE and other CCAs to offer BBP for generation charges that aligns with PG&E’s BBP
• PG&E began marketing campaign this year to double enrollment in BBP by the end of 2025
Customer Impact
Fiscal Impact
• Nominal cashflow risks due to the deferral of charges on customer bills during peak months
• At current enrollment, up to $37,500 in deferred monthly revenues • At 2x enrollment, up to $75,000 in deferred monthly revenues • No additional cost to develop program with back-office provider and minimal staff time to implement
Implementation and Next Steps
• If approved, PCE BBP can be developed by CYQ3 of this year • All customers currently enrolled in PG&E’s program will be defaulted into PCE BBP, expected by end of 2025
• Customers will continue to manage enrollment with PG&E Request
Approve implementation of the proposed Budget Billing Program for Peninsula Clean Energy charges.
Board Members’ Reports
Peninsula Clean Energy
Adjournment
Peninsula Clean Energy