Agenda packet — WestLight Energy Board of Directors, May 22, 2025 (part 2 of 2)

Strategic Policy
Over the next five years, PCE will advance operational infrastructure, systems, and processes to deliver outstanding customer service, enhance public trust, empower staff, and enable efficiencies that will increase its mission impact.

PCE will invest in its people, infrastructure, systems, and processes to enhance efficiency, resiliency, and adaptability. PCE will ensure that its operations are aligned with industry best practices; leverage technology; support a high-performing workforce equipped to meet the evolving customer and stakeholder needs; and achieve its diversity, equity, access, and inclusion commitments. Operational enhancements drive PCE’s ability to partner effectively with the customers and communities it serves, adhere to the guiding principles, and advance its mission impact. This policy includes specific guidance around:

Scalable Process Optimization. Continuously refine operational processes to improve workflow efficiency, remain nimble, and reduce administrative burdens while investing in scalable technology solutions that can grow with PCE’s expanding programs and services to improve customer experience.

Empowered and Agile Workforce. Provide its diverse workforce with the necessary training and resources to drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and maintain operational excellence in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

Data-Driven Decision-Making. Leverage data analytics and automation to drive informed decisions, streamline operations, reduce costs, maintain a strong financial position, and continuously improve overall efficiency across the organization to better understand and serve all of its customers. 282
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Cybersecurity and IT Resilience. Establish and maintain comprehensive cybersecurity measures and continuously strengthen IT infrastructure to protect customer data and sensitive information, ensure system reliability, and safeguard against emerging threats.

Equity and Accessibility in Operations. Maintain efficient operations that also ensure the needs of all stakeholder segments are met. In particular, consider how operations can enhance access for equity customers by addressing language, ability, financial, and other needs.

Effectively Managing Risk and Maintaining Compliance. Maintain PCE’s operational policies, conduct regular audits, and ensure adherence to legal and industry standards while navigating policy and market challenges and maintaining autonomy and financial stability.

Strong Agency Governance. Cultivate and maintain a strong Board and staff relationship based on transparency and trust to ensure that PCE’s Board is fully equipped to provide informed, effective, and strategic oversight of the agency.

Measurable Expectations (What PCE is Doing)
PCE is undergoing numerous initiatives in order to achieve “PCE 2.0” or an evolutionary expansion of its operational capacity. As part of this strategy, PCE has:
▪ Hired its first Energy Risk Manager, approved a new risk management policy, and created a Risk Oversight Committee
▪ Approved a cost-of-service ratemaking model, limiting PCE’s dependence on being tied to the rates of the incumbent utility
▪ Launched PCE’s call center with dedicated customer service representatives who speak the major languages of PCE’s service area: English, Spanish, and Mandarin ▪ Began using technology tools to better segment PCE’s customers and provide them with bespoke communications
▪ Hired a new People and Culture Director to lead workforce training and human resources processes such as instituting a common date staff review system and creating new standard operating procedures for routine human resources tasks, hiring, and performance management ▪ Adjusted its time commitment for its contracted General Counsel and initiated an assessment to determine whether those services should be brought in-house to better manage legal risk and operations
▪ Diversified PCE’s revenue streams beyond its ratepayer base including applying for state funds through numerous programs administered by the California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission
Rationale
This policy was developed keeping in mind the need to provide guidance to the variety of operational functions at PCE. Only by advancing an effective operational infrastructure that advances PCE beyond its start-up phase will PCE be able to deliver on its mission promise, work within its guiding principles, and maintain efficient processes that allow it to keep costs as low as possible for its customers. 283
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DATE: May 9, 2025
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2025
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors FROM: Kelly Lew-Quintal, Risk Manager
SUBJECT: Energy Supply Procurement Quarterly Report
Item No. 15

PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
JPA Board Correspondence

BACKGROUND
In November 2024, the Board of Directors (Board) approved Policy Number 23 – Energy Risk Policy. A summary of all short-term energy procurement contracts (terms of less than five (5) years) will be reported to the Board quarterly.

DISCUSSION
This memo summarizes all short-term energy procurement contracts entered into by the Chief Executive Officer or the Senior Director of Power Resources since the Board meeting in February 2025.

Execution Month Purpose Counterparty Term
March Sale of RA Energy Central Coast Community Energy 1 month March Purchase of Hedge Energy NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC 3 months March Purchase of Hedge Energy NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC 3 months March Sale of Hedge Energy Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. 3 months March Purchase of Hedge Energy Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. 9 months March Purchase of Resource Adequacy Calpine Energy Services, L.P. 1 month April Purchase of Resource Adequacy Ava Community Energy Authority 1 month April Sale of Resource Adequacy Lockhart ESS, LLC 3 Days April Sale of PCC1 Energy City of Anaheim 12 months
May Purchase of Resource Adequacy Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.2 months

STRATEGIC PLAN
The above contracts were executed in March 2025, April 2025, and May 2025 to support the Power Resources Objective 2 for Procurement: Procure power resources to meet regulatory mandates and internal priorities at affordable cost.
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DATE: May 13, 2025
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2025
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors FROM: Jeremy Waen, Senior Director of Regulatory Policy SUBJECT: Regulatory Policy Team Quarterly Report
Item No. 16

PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
JPA Board Correspondence

DISCUSSION
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP)
In accordance with Senate Bill (“SB”) 350, [1] the CPUC’s IRP is an “umbrella” planning proceeding to consider all of the Commission’s electric procurement policies and programs to ensure California has a safe, reliable, and cost-effective electricity supply. The IRP proceeding occurs on a 2–3-year cycle with two distinct phases in each cycle. Phase one establishes a CPUC statewide reference system plan, which models what types of new electricity supply resources are likely to be necessary to maintain adequate progress towards California’s climate goals over the next decade. Phase one also directs individual Load-Serving Entities (LSEs), like PCE, to submit their own IRP analysis. The CPUC then combines all LSEs’ IRP submissions and compares them to the Commission’s reference system plan to determine whether California as a whole remains on track.

If the Commission determines there are shortfalls within the combined LSEs' IRPs, then it launches a Phase two within the proceeding cycle to issue forward procurement mandates.

Through these mandates LSEs must procure additional new clean energy resources or otherwise risk non-compliance penalties.

Examples of these prior procurement mandates include:

Decision (“D.”) 19-11-016 mandated 3,300 MW be built between 2021-23; D. 21-06-035 (i.e. the Mid-Term Reliability or “MTR” decision) mandated 11,500 MW of new resources be built between 2023-25 with 2,000 MW allowed by 2028; and D. 23-02-040 (i.e. “Supplemental MTR” decision) mandated 4,000 MW of additional resources be built between 2025-26.

PCE is subject to these procurement mandates and must satisfy our portion based on a load-share-ratio. The resource types, timelines, and other specifics within these mandates make 287
the procurement very competitive and challenging to harmonize with PCE’s own procurement objectives. Due to frustrations voiced by LSEs over this piecemeal approach to forward procurement, the CPUC has pledged to create a Reliable Clean Power Procurement Program (“RCPPP” or “R C Triple P”) framework to improve forward procurement efforts within the IRP proceedings.

On April 29, 2025, CPUC Energy Division staff have released a proposal for RCPPP, which aims to create a system for ensuring California’s procurement needs are met by the state’s LSEs while providing fairness and flexibility to LSEs and ratepayers. The proposal contains two main programs: one to prescribe needed procurement by LSEs and one to ensure that the energy sold to customers is increasingly clean. The RCPPP program could proceed under one of two models:

The first would assess the total capacity need of the state on a 10-year forward basis and then allocate the needed capacity to each LSE. LSEs would have flexibility to meet this capacity with either new or existing resources, with informational filings 5-to-10-years out and binding filings for 2-to-4-years out. Requirements for the current year and next year would be handled by the Resource Adequacy program. This would provide PCE with credit for capacity already contracted for. Once PCE’s contracted portfolio is sufficient to meet customer load in all hours, all requirements for future procurement would have been satisfied.

The second model would allocate only the need for new capacity, with capacity older than ten years no longer qualifying to meet requirements. This could leave PCE needing to procure more resources once contracted generators are more than ten years old. The clean energy program would operate similarly to the Renewable Portfolio Standard, but with requirement to meet an increasing proportion of energy with zero carbon or renewable energy, in line with the definitions in SB100. Development of these proposals is anticipated to continue through the summer of 2025.

PCE staff, alongside the CalCCA trade organization, is monitoring and engaging within this case to ensure the RCPPP is devised and implemented in a manner that minimizes friction within PCE’s own procurement objectives.

Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Reform
Continuing the report-out from last quarter, the Commission continues to contemplate further reform to the PCIA. As outlined in the Order Instituted Rulemaking (“OIR”) issued by the Commission on February 20, 2025, the rulemaking will consider two phases:

In Phase 1, the CPUC is proposing a series of changes to the RA Market Price Benchmark, including incorporating old, out-of-date pricing into the benchmark to evaluate current RA costs, as well as removing transactions between corporate affiliates, swap contracts, sleeve contracts, and moving to a monthly RA value, among others. A decision on Phase 1 matters is expected by June.

In Phase 2, the CPUC has signaled openness to evaluating how resources are revintaged if the IOUs extends a contracted resource, the rules governing the sale of PCIA resources, and other critical issues that may have major impacts on the value of the PCIA going forward.

Comments on Phase 1 and briefing on legal issues are now complete, with the CCAs taking a strong position against incorporating older contracts in calculations of current market prices. 288
The remaining proposals to simplify the Market Price Benchmark and remove some potentially problematic transactions from the calculation were not opposed. Collectively, if adopted, these changes could sharply increase the PCIA, leaving less headroom for CCA operations.

On April 15, 2025, PCE staff met with advisors to assigned Commissioner John Reynolds to emphasize the fact that CPUC actions to bring RA prices down are already bearing fruit, rendering the proposed changes non-urgent and unnecessary. In addition, PCE staff also submitted a technical legal reply briefing, emphasizing the lack of evidence in the record and the technical inadequacies of the proposed solutions. In addition to potentially changing the PCIA rate methodology for 2026 rate calculations, the anticipated decision is expected to also establish to further clarify the timing and scope of issues for Phase 2 of this case. PCE staff, alongside the CalCCA trade organization, is monitoring and engaging within this case to try to guide any possible PCIA reform imposed by the Commission to be fair for PCE’s customers and to be minimally disruptive to the financials of our agency.

California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
The CAISO continues to implement stakeholder processes that are likely to have critical impacts on PCE’s operations, particularly relating to our procurement objectives. Timely updates from these processes include:

1. Interconnection Process Enhancements: The results of the reformed interconnection process that PCE staff helped craft over the multiple years of advocacy have shown significant success, with a smaller, prioritized list of projects in the interconnection queue for Cluster 15. However, concerns remain that the mix of technologies selected by CAISO for study based on the new criteria includes nearly entirely all solar and storage projects. Based on both the CPUC’s IRP and PCE’s IRP, a much more diverse supply of new resources is clearly needed. PCE is engaging to assist CAISO in evaluating what, if any, corrective steps might need to be taken to encourage a more resource diverse in forward interconnection studies.

2. Demand and Distributed Energy Market Integration (“DDEMI”): The DDMEI is a relatively new initiative started by the CAISO in January 2025. PCE is engaging in developing additional participation models for Demand and Behind-the-Meter Distributed Resources to be able to bid into CAISO markets and receive revenues for responding to CAISO dispatch instructions.
[1] https://www.energy.ca.gov/rules-and-regulations/energy-suppliers-reporting/clean-energy-and-pollution-reduction-act-sb-350

FISCAL IMPACT
None

STRATEGIC PLAN
(Public Policy Objective A, Key Tactic 1, and Key Tactic 2; Public Policy Objective C, Key Tactic 3)
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DATE: April 25, 2025
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2025
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors FROM: Marc Hershman
SUBJECT: Legislative Update
Item No. 17

PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
JPA Board Correspondence

RECOMMENDATION
Informational

BACKGROUND
Sacramento Summary – the 2025-26 Legislative Session
At the time of preparation of this report, the Governor’s May budget revision has not been made public. Media reports indicate the state budget, that was previously balanced in the Governor’s January proposal, will show a significant deficit when unveiled later this month.

In recent weeks, Legislators have been busy with hearings in policy committees. The deadline for policy committees in the house of the Legislature where the bill was introduced was May 2. Many bills we are following were referred for consideration to more than one committee for a hearing. However, the number of committee referrals does not change this deadline.

May 23 is the last day for the fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the floor. This includes both houses’ Committee on Appropriations and their “Suspense Calendars.” The first week of June is reserved for floor votes of the full chamber on their bills.

Additionally, Speaker Rivas announced the formation of four select committees to address affordability. Select committees do not hear bills, but they may hold informational hearings and conduct investigations. Legislation could be developed as a result. Among the four new select committee announced is the Select Committee on Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

DISCUSSION
2025 California State Budget
State coffers could be impacted by the recent economic actions taken by Washington as well 290
as the Southern California wildfires. The state’s funds are closely linked to taxes generated from capital gains on the sale of stock. With the recent downturn in the markets, it is very likely that the state will see smaller than anticipated revenues. In addition, the federal government’s withholding of federal funding, and the amount of that withholding for California, remains a significant unknown factor that will impact the state’s budget.

The possibility of lower revenues was anticipated by the Governor when he submitted his initial budget in January, and Governor Newsom included a proposed withdrawal from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to cover the deficit. However, the fiscal uncertainty is likely to exceed the amount that fund can provide for FY 2025-26. It is expected that the Governor’s budget revisions (May Revise) will be released on or before May 14.

Legislation of Interest
There has been a significant increase in the number of energy bills introduced in 2025 as compared to prior years. Please refer to the attached Bill Matrix for a compendium of some of the legislation being followed closely by Peninsula Clean Energy and CalCCA. This is not a complete list of the bills we are following. More than 100 bills of interest have been introduced.

Many of those not included on this list are bills that are not moving forward in 2025.

Peninsula Clean Energy Policy 1 delegates authority by the Board of Directors to the CEO to timely engage and position the organization on public policy matters, including legislative and regulatory issues.

Some of the bills we are actively engaged on and/or closely watching currently include:

SB 540 (Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park and Henry Stern, D-Calabasas) SB 540, authored by Senators Josh Becker and Henry Stern, would allow the formation of a regional transmission organization to operate regional energy markets with other western states. Currently the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the authority that manages the transmission grid in California, is only permitted to use energy from markets outside the state on a limited basis.

Proponents of SB 540 believe that regional energy markets are a critical solution to bring down electricity costs as energy islanding is inefficient and expensive. Allowing California to trade energy across the west would enable carbon reduction through increasing access to complementary renewable energy like hydro and wind, while reducing solar curtailment. This also helps with reliability by allowing California to more easily import energy from other states during times of grid stress.

An informational hearing was held by the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications on March 12 in Sacramento under the title Regional Expansion of Wholesale Electricity Markets: Overview of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. At this hearing, Senators heard arguments for and against the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, with some lawmakers voicing concerns about guardrails against market manipulation and what the effort means for the state's autonomy to set its own policies. At the informational hearing in Sacramento, Peninsula Clean Energy staff Mike Mielke voiced support for the Pathways Process. Mike spoke to the fact that this process would expand renewable energy supply and help achieve California's ambitious climate change goals, help make electricity more available and affordable for the consumers and businesses in our service territory, while 291
also ensuring that California retains control over critical functions such as transmission planning, procurement, and other critical policies.

In addition to Peninsula Clean Energy and CalCCA, CCA support for SB 540 includes MCE, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and San Diego Community Power. To date, no CCAs have taken an oppose position on SB 540.

Support for SB 540 from labor, business and environmental groups includes CA & NV State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW), California Chamber of Commerce, California Environmental Voters, Coalition of California Utility Employees (CCUE), Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), and Union of Concerned Scientists.

Voicing opposition at the March 12 hearing was former CPUC Commissioner and President Loretta Lynch and a representative from the Indivisible California Green Team. Consumer Watchdog has also come out with opposition to SB 540.

As a result of the information received at the March 12 hearing, SB 540 has been amended.

The bill now states that a participant in the Regional Organization may withdraw unilaterally without further approval needed and that state policies to reach renewable energy targets are not changed by the legislation.

On April 21 SB 540 was heard in the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. It was passed out of that committee with a unanimous vote of 17-0.

On April 29 SB 540 was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee where it was also unanimously passed, this time by a vote of 11-0. It will next be considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and if it obtains a favorable vote in that Committee, it will be presented to the full state Senate.

It is possible that the bill will be amended prior to its being considered by the Committee on Appropriations. We will be closely following any new developments.

At its April meeting of the Board of Directors Peninsula Clean Energy heard from two distinguished guests who discussed SB 540, Evelyn Kahl, General Counsel and Director of Policy for CalCCA and Loretta Lynch, Former President of the CPUC.

After extensive discussion of SB 540 the Board referred the matter to the PCE Ad Hoc Legislative Committee for further consideration. That Committee is set to meet on May 28.

Two recent newspaper articles written by local authors about SB 540 can be found attached to this report.

SB 254 (Becker, D – Menlo Park)
In late April, Senator Becker introduced SB 254. The bill addresses electricity affordability and addresses the way wildfire mitigation and transmission are financed and seeks to discourage rate increases that exceed inflation.

SB 254 was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications where is was heard on April 29. It passed that Committee by a vote of 13-2 and sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations for consideration.
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CalCCA has taken a support position on SB 254.

AB 303 (Dawn Addis, D–Monterey) would make it much more difficult to license a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Not only would the permitting process be more difficult, but the bill seeks to limit the locations in which a BESS can be placed.

BESS facilities are viewed as an essential tool needed for the state to reach its clean energy goals that employ new technologies and features that make them much safer than the infrastructure at Moss Landing.

CalCCA has taken an oppose position on AB 303. The bill was triple referred, meaning it must move through three policy committees. However, it was not heard in any of those Committees before the legislative deadline and is therefore not advancing this year.

In addition to Asm. Addis, the Moss Landing area is represented in the Legislature by state Senator John Laird (D-Monterey), who has filed a bill on BESS facilities, SB 283. SB 283 seeks to ensure that BESS facilities develop emergency response plans, hold regular safety drills, and document maintenance and incidents. SB 283 does not address the location of BESS facilities. After the introduction of the bill, it was amended to require facilities over 600 KWH be in a noncombustible, dedicated-use building or is a remote outdoor installation.

SB 283 was passed unanimously by both the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications and by the Senate Committee on Local Government. It is now before the Senate Committee on Appropriations for consideration.

A third bill to address BESS facilities was introduced at the filing deadline. AB 1285 is a committee bill whose authorship includes a bipartisan group of Assemblymembers comprising the Assembly’s Committee on Emergency Management.

AB 1285 centers on developing state-wide specific fire safety guidance for lithium-ion batteries, the type which were in use at Moss Landing.

It was passed unanimously by the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management and is now before the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.

AB 306 (Nick Schultz, D–Burbank)
Introduced by Assemblymember Schultz and part of a package of bills sponsored by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), whose stated goal is to support the rebuild of Southern California and advance home building in the state, AB 306 would place a 6-year moratorium on reach codes and any other local government efforts to modify building codes on new construction throughout the state, not just in the fire-effected areas. It would also impact existing building modifications.

Peninsula Clean Energy and other CCAs have shared our concerns with the authors and CalCCA has taken an oppose position on the bill. Among the concerns expressed by the CCAs is the fact that electrifying new buildings helps local jurisdictions implement their Climate Action Plans and supports the state’s goal of reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions while creating clean energy jobs. In addition, energy efficiency measures in reach codes help improve building performance while also reducing energy costs and increasing grid reliability. 293
A letter of concern was submitted by Peninsula Clean Energy prior to the hearing on AB 306.

That letter was attached to the March 2025 Board packet.

AB 306 passed out of the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development on March 12 by a vote of 12-0 and was re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations where it was also voted out. Designated as an urgency bill, AB 306 needed a 2/3 vote to pass the state Assembly.

After passing the Assembly by a vote of 71-0 AB 306 was sent to the Senate where it has been double referred: to the Committee on Housing and the Committee on Local Government.

It has not yet been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate.

SB 330 (Steve Padilla, D-Chula Vista)
SB 330 would enable the Governor to establish one or more pilot projects to develop, finance, or operate electrical transmission infrastructure that meet certain criteria, including: being identified by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) in its transmission planning process, provides a significant reduction in cost, and is implemented under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). It authorizes the Governor to designate existing state agencies, local public agencies, tribal organizations, or joint powers authorities to implement the pilot projects.

The bill could be seen as an important tool to promote a robust and cost-effective transmission network in the CAISO footprint. CCA projects rely on transmission in the CAISO system for deliverability.

Transmission is key to meeting 100% renewable/clean energy objectives. There is no transition without transmission. At the same time, as referenced above, transmission costs are expected to rise and create additional cost pressures on ratepayers.

SB 330 addresses these concerns by saying we need more transmission, but we should do it in a more cost-effective way: through public financing or ownership. The bill currently focuses on a pilot program approach. The sponsor’s hope is to create support for the general concept of public financing and to refine the bill further down the road.

The bill has been passed by both the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications and Environmental Quality Committees. It is now before the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

AB 526 (Papan, D– San Mateo)
This bill, authored by Assemblymember Papan, would require, among other things, the Energy Commission, in coordination with the PUC, Air Resources Board, and other state agencies, to develop a strategic plan for the development of new in-state geothermal energy.

Consistent with our support of similar efforts last year regarding geothermal development and our Legislative Policy Platform we sent in a letter of support for the bill prior to its April 21 hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources where it was passed by the Committee.

A copy of that letter is included with this May Board packet.

AB 942 (Calderon, D– City of Industry)
AB 942, as introduced, would transition NEM 1.0 and 2.0 solar contracts to NBT after they 294
have been in effect for 10 years. Of particular concern to PCE was how this bill, if it becomes law, would impact on our GovPV program that places solar infrastructure on government buildings.

This bill was referred to the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy where it was heard on April 30. Prior to the vote on the bill the author took amendments that would only migrate solar systems from NEM to NBT if the property on which the systems were sited changed ownership. With that change the bill was passed by the Committee by a 10-5 vote, and it is now before the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.

AB 1372 (Papan, D– San Mateo)
This bill, sponsored by Caltrain, would direct the California Public Utilities Commission to add regenerative braking to those energy sources that would receive compensation under Net Billing Tariff (NBT) and in turn require that Caltrain receive compensation for regenerative braking from PCE and other energy providers.

Peninsula Clean Energy has had extensive conversations with Caltrain and with Asm. Papan’s staff on this bill and have shared concerns that as written the legislation infringes upon CCA rate setting autonomy.

Discussions were ongoing between PCE, Caltrain and the author prior to the scheduled hearing date. San Jose Clean Energy was also involved as it too provides electrical generation for Caltrain. Just prior to the initial hearing on the bill before the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy the legislation was converted into a 2-year bill, meaning it will not be considered by the Assembly until January 2026.

Federal Developments of Interest
Peninsula Clean Energy continues to closely monitor the many Executive Orders and legislative actions emanating from the Nation’s Capital for their impact on energy policy and Peninsula Clean Energy. This includes the President’s recent Executive Order seeking to halt state enforcement of state environmental laws.

As noted in our March Legislative Update an encouraging development was a letter dated March 9, signed by 21 members of the Republican Conference, and addressed to the Chair of the House of Representatives Way and Means Committee, the tax writing committee in that chamber. The letter voiced support for the continuation of “sector-wide energy tax credits” that have led to major investments in “domestic energy production and infrastructure for traditional and renewable energy sources alike.” A similar effort in support of energy tax credits was initiated by 4 U.S. Senators.

During the week of March 31, 2025, PCE staff member Mike Mielke participated in a Washington, D.C. federal advocacy trip organized by LEAN Energy US (Local Energy Aggregation Network). Members of various CCAs from across the U.S., including 5 California CCAs, held a series of meetings with key federal agencies, congressional staff, and trade associations to assess federal energy policy trends, identify risks and opportunities for CCAs, and align on strategies going forward. These conversations focused heavily on the evolving landscape for tax credits, permitting reform, clean energy funding, and CCA engagement at both the state and federal levels.
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Our key takeaways from the meetings in Washington are that IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) tax credits are at risk and tax credit defense remains the top priority across stakeholders.

At the end of April, the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) was prodding the House Ways and Means Committee to release legislative text as soon as possible. However, by the end of April it became clear that this timeline was no longer feasible as Republicans on the Committee had not finalized their position. Reports indicate that some sections of the text have been drafted but as of this writing they have not been made public and the time for their release remains uncertain. It is a similar story with legislative text from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Many Republicans have voiced support for continuing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017 and with many provisions expiring in 2026, but struggle to find offsets. It was reported that a full repeal of the IRA tax credits was possible, but as noted above there was pushback from many Republicans in the House and Senate. A phase out of some IRA credits is now being considered as a likely path forward based on the premise that it could be less disruptive for businesses than a full repeal. Also under consideration is an end to tax credits that benefit solar and wind. Rep. Julie Federochak (R-ND) introduced a bill that would phase out the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC) for what were defined as “intermittent” energy sources over 5 years but would maintain the credits for nuclear, hydrogen and other “dispatchable” sources.

Media reports continue to signal uncertainty surrounding the status of an agreement on the future of some of the largest tax issues and programs overseen by the federal government including the State and Local Tax (SALT), Medicaid, and Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

In the short time since the federal advocacy meetings held by CCAs in Washington the President has unveiled further significant tariffs and walked back others. We continue to review the President’s proposal and the status of the tariffs for implications on energy markets, California, CCAs and Peninsula Clean Energy.
(Public Policy Objective B, Key Tactic 1)

FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENTS:

As a community-led energy provider, PCE is committed to delivering clean, reliable power at competitive rates to the residents and businesses we serve. We believe a clean energy portfolio is like a diversified investment strategy—it spreads risk, improves performance, and helps ensure we benefit from a stronger, reliable, and more adaptable grid. That is why we combine clean sources like wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and storage to create a reliable and sustainable energy portfolio that keeps the lights on and energy rates stable, while minimizing fossil fuel pollution.

Geothermal energy plays an important role in our energy mix as a firm resource, we balance the baseload power it provides with intermittent resources like solar. To date, we have contracted for 70 megawatts of geothermal energy and continue to develop new opportunities for additional geothermal energy procurement. We believe geothermal energy is an important resource for the state to meet our clean energy goals and the strategic plan envisioned by AB 526 will enhance this resource in the coming years.

Peninsula Clean Energy appreciates Assemblymember Papan’s leadership on this issue and we are pleased to support AB 526. We respectfully request your aye vote on the measure.

Sincerely,
Shawn Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
cc: The Honorable Diane Papan
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Status of 2025 Legislative Session Bills
As of May 12, 2025
With Peninsula Clean Energy and CalCCA Adopted Positions 1 Bill Summary Status PCE
Position
CalCCA
Position
Comments
AB 259 (B. Rubio)
Brown Act
Exemption: Remote
Participation
This bill would remove the January 1, 2026,
sunset that allows members of a local legislative
body to appear remotely, under certain
circumstances, without having to provide their
location and other requirements of the Brown
Act.

Awaiting Senate
Policy Committee
Referral.

Passed the
Assembly Floor.

This is a simple
sunset removal to
extend the policy
first enacted by AB
2449, the bill Asm.

Rubio authored in
2022. The bill is
sponsored by the
CA Special
Districts Assn.

AB 303 (Addis)
Battery Energy
Storage Facilities
The existing law, until June 30, 2029, authorizes
a person proposing an eligible facility, including
an energy storage system capable of storing 200
megawatt hours or more of energy, to submit
an application for certification with the State
Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission of the site and
related facility. Existing law specifies that the
issuance by the commission of the certificate is
in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar
document required by any state, local, or
regional agency, or federal agency to the extent
permitted by federal law, except as provided.

Existing law establishes the procedures by
which the commission is to review the
application. This bill would specify that energy
This bill failed to
pass a policy
committee and is
now a 2-year bill.

Oppose
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Status of 2025 Legislative Session Bills
As of May 12, 2025
With Peninsula Clean Energy and CalCCA Adopted Positions 2 Bill Summary Status PCE
Position
CalCCA
Position
Comments
storage systems do not include battery energy
storage systems for the above-described
purposes. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws.

AB 306 (Schultz)
Building
Regulations: state
building standards
Existing law authorizes any city or county to
make changes to building standards that are
published in the code, including to green
building standards. Existing law requires the
governing body of a city or county, before
making modifications or changes to those green
building standards, to make an express finding
that those modifications or changes are
reasonably necessary because of local climatic,
geological, or topographical conditions. 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. By requiring a city or county to take
certain actions relating to building standards,
this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.

Awaiting
Committee Referral
in the Senate.

Concern Oppose
Unless
Amended
AB 526 (Papan) This bill would require the Energy Commission, in coordination with the PUC, Air Resources
Scheduled for May
14 hearing in the
Support Support This bill is
sponsored by
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Geothermal Energy
Generation
Board, and other state agencies, to develop a
strategic plan for the development of new in-state geothermal energy. The bill would also 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.

Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

Sonoma Clean
Power
AB 527 (Papan)
CEQA: Geothermal
Exploratory
Projects
This bill proposes to create a categorical
exemption from CEQA for geothermal
exploratory wells.

Scheduled for May
14 hearing in
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations
Support This bill is
sponsored by
Sonoma Clean
Power
AB 531 (Rogers)
Environmental
Leadership
Development
Projects:

Geothermal
This bill would expand the types of facilities
eligible to be certified as environmental
leadership development projects by the Energy
Commission, which enjoy CEQA streamlining
benefits, to include geothermal powerplants
and geothermal field development projects.

Referred to
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations’
Consent File
Support This bill is
sponsored by
Sonoma Clean
Power and co-authored by Asm.

Papan
AB 706 (Aguiar-Curry)
BioMAT
The California Renewables Portfolio Standard
Program requires every electrical corporation to
file with the PUC a standard tariff for electricity
generated by an electric generation facility, as
Scheduled for May
14 hearing in
Assembly
Support This bill seeks to
create a funding
source that can
reduce the cost of
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defined, that qualifies for the tariff, is owned
and operated by a retail customer of the
electrical corporation, and is located within the
service territory of, and developed to sell
electricity to, the electrical corporation. The
PUC refers to this requirement as the renewable
feed-in tariff. The renewable feed-in tariff law,
in part, requires the PUC to direct the electrical
corporations, collectively, to procure at least
250 megawatts of cumulative rated generating
capacity from developers of bioenergy projects
that commence operation on or after June 1,
2013. Pursuant to this requirement, the PUC has
established and revised the Bioenergy Market
Adjusting Tariff (BioMAT) program. On March
18, 2016, the PUC issued Resolution E-4770 to
order investor-owned utilities to each hold a
solicitation for contracts with facilities that can
use biofuel from high hazard zones to address
an Emergency Proclamation using the Bioenergy
Renewable Auction Mechanism (BioRAM)
program. This bill would establish the FOREST
and Wildfire Prevention Fund in the State
Treasury, and would continuously appropriate
the fund to the Natural Resources Agency to
reduce organic fuel sources that increase fire
risk by providing funding for the fire fuel
Committee on
Appropriations
BioMAT and
BioRAM.

The author
successfully ran
legislation in 2021
(AB 846) to make
CCAs eligible
under BioMAT.
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reduction procurement program, which the bill
would also establish, to support sufficient
procurement, transport, and beneficial use of
forest biomass waste that reduces fuel for
wildfires, as specified. By continuously
appropriating moneys in the fund to the agency,
the bill would make an appropriation. The bill
would require the fire fuel reduction program to
grant funding priority to BioRAM, as defined,
and BioMAT, as defined, fleets, in operation on
or before January 1, 2031.

AB 729 (Zbur)
IOUs: Climate
Credits
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of
2006 designates the State Air Resources Board
as the state agency charged with monitoring
and regulating sources of emissions of
greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state
board to include the use of market-based
compliance mechanisms in regulating those
emissions. The implementing regulations
adopted by the state board provide for the
direct allocation of greenhouse gas allowances
to electrical corporations and gas corporations
pursuant to a market-based compliance
mechanism. This bill would require that the
electric California Climate Credit be provided to
residential, small business, and emissions-intensive trade-exposed retail customers of Scheduled for May
14 hearing in
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations
Support
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electrical corporations on the bills of those
customers for the months of August and
September of each year unless otherwise
directed by the commission, as specified.

AB 740
(Harabedian)
Virtual Power
Plants
Existing law requires the CEC, in consultation
with specified entities, to adopt a biennial
integrated energy policy report containing
certain information, including an overview of
major energy trends and issues facing the state.

This bill would require the CEC, 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. This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws.

Scheduled for May
14 hearing in
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations
Support
AB 915 (Petrie-Norris)
Clean Energy
Reliability
Investment Plan
This bill would appropriate the remaining $900
million to the Clean Energy Reliability
Investment Plan contained in SB 846 (Dodd,
2022).

Scheduled for May
14 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.
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AB 941 (Zbur)
CEQA: Electrical
Infrastructure
Projects.

This bill would require the PUC 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.

Scheduled for May
14 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

Support
SB 57 (Padilla)
Data Centers:

Special Rates
This bill, the Ratepayer and Technological
Innovation Protection Act, would require the
commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to
establish a special rate structure for data
centers, as defined, that, among other things,
protects residential ratepayers and small
businesses and prevents cost shifts to those
existing ratepayers and ensures electrical grid
investments to serve data centers are fully
recovered.

Referred to the
Senate
Appropriations
Committee
Suspense File
SB 239 (Arreguín)
Brown Act
Exemption:

Subsidiary Bodies
This bill would authorize a subsidiary body,
defined as one that serves exclusively in an
advisory capacity and has no final decision-making authority, to use similar alternative teleconferencing provisions and would impose
requirements for notice, agenda, and public
participation, as prescribed. To use
teleconferencing pursuant to this act, the bill
would require the legislative body that
established the subsidiary body by charter,
Awaiting vote on
the Senate Floor.

A very similar bill
was attempted in
the last session as
AB 817 (Pacheco).

The bill failed to
pass the Senate
Local Government
Committee as the
author refused to
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ordinance, resolution, or other formal action to
make specific findings by 2/3 vote before the
subsidiary body uses teleconferencing for the
first time and every 12 months thereafter.
accept certain
amendments.

SB 254 (Becker)
FERA Customers
Existing law requires the PUC, by March 1, 2025,
and each year thereafter, to require the state’s
3 largest IOUs to report on their efforts to enroll
customers in the FERA program and to review
those reports to ensure the IOUs have made
reasonable efforts to enroll eligible households
in the FERA program. If the commission, in its
review of a report, determines an IOU has not
made reasonable efforts to enroll eligible
households in the FERA program, the PUC shall
require the IOU to develop a strategy and plan
to sufficiently enroll eligible households within 3
years of the adoption of the strategy and plan.

This bill would additionally require each
electrical corporation’s report to provide a
breakdown of the number of eligible
households and FERA program enrollment by
disadvantaged community, as defined by the
PUC. The bill would also require the above-described strategy and plan to include strategies to reach households in disadvantaged
communities.

Scheduled for May
12 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

Support
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SB 282 (Wiener)
Residential Heat
Pump Systems:

Water Heaters and
HVAC: Permit
Streamlining
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 HVAC systems to obtain a heat pump
installation certification. The bill would
authorize a licensed contractor with a heat
pump system installation certification described
above to self-certify that the installation of a
residential heat pump water heater or heat
pump HVAC system meets all relevant code
requirements without any requirement that an
inspector be present for the installation, and
would require a city, including a charter city,
county, or city and county to accept the
certification for those purposes, as specified.

Scheduled for May
12 hearing in the
Senate Committee
on Appropriations.

This bill is co-sponsored by
SPUR, Bay Area Air
District, and
Building Decarb
Coalition
SB 283 (Laird)
Battery Energy
Storage Facilities:

Emergency
Response Plans and
Emergency Action
Plans
Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal,
before the next triennial edition of the
California Building Standards Code adopted
after January 1, 2025, to propose to the Building
Standards Commission (commission) updates to
the fire standards relating to requirements for
lithium-based battery systems, as provided. This
bill would require the commission and the
Office of the State Fire Marshal to review and
consider the most recently published edition of
the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Scheduled for May
19 hearing in the
Senate Committee
on Appropriations.

Support
if
Amended
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855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary
Energy Storage Systems, for incorporation into
the next update of the California Building
Standards Code adopted after July 1, 2026. This
bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws.

SB 302 (Padilla)
County Sealers: EV
Chargers
This bill would align California’s tax code with
provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that
expand financing options for clean energy
developers. In other states, developers may
exclude, when reporting their gross income,
earnings from the sale of clean energy tax
credits, which accrue under the law once
projects are up and running.

Referred to the
Senate
Appropriations
Committee
Suspense File
Support
SB 314 (Padilla)
Electric Vehicle
Supply Equipment:

Weights &
Measures
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, until January
1, 2028, among other things, exempt an EVSE
installed in a workplace for the exclusive use of
its employees, or installed in a residence,
including a multifamily residential dwelling, for
the exclusive use of the residents, from
specified laws, and would authorize an EVSE,
Scheduled for May
12 hearing in the
Senate Committee
on Appropriations.
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following installation, to be used in connection
with the sale of electricity as a motor vehicle
fuel without being placed into service by a
service agency or sealer, a specified.

SB 330 (Padilla)
Transmission
Infrastructure
Financing
Enables the Governor to establish one or more
pilot projects to develop, finance, or operate
electrical transmission infrastructure that meet
certain criteria, including: being identified by
the ISO in its transmission planning process,
provides a significant reduction in cost, and is
implemented under a PLA. Authorizes the
Governor to designate existing state agencies,
local public agencies, tribal organizations, or
joint powers authorities to implement the pilot
projects.

Scheduled for May
12 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

Support
SB 332 (Wahab)
PUC
Commissioners
Would require the Energy Commission, in
coordination with the public advisor and the
PUC, on or before March 31, 2026, to issue a
request for proposals for a team to undertake a
study to (1) conduct a historical energy justice
assessment of IOU operations and impacts, (2)
complete a comparative analysis of the benefits
and challenges of transitioning the IOUs to a
successor entity in order to identify a
recommended model, and, (3) if the study finds
that it is in the best long-term interests of the
people and ecologies of California to transition
Referred to the
Senate
Appropriations
Committee
Suspense File
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away from an IOU model, create a justice-centered implementation plan for managing the transition. The bill would require the Energy
Commission to hold a public proceeding and
submit a report of the study team’s findings and
recommendations to the Legislature no later
than 24 months after selecting the study team
for the feasibility portion of the study, and no
later than 36 months after selecting the study
team for the implementation plan portion of
the study, as specified.

SB 540 (Becker)
Western Regional
Organization
This bill codifies the West-Wide Pathways
recommendation to authorize CAISO to
relinquish its singular control of the Western
Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) and Western
Enhanced Day Ahead Market (EDAM) so that
those two markets could be governed by an
independent western regional organization.

Scheduled for May
19 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

Support Support This is the effort to
create a new
western regional
organization that
is an interim step
to the full western
regionalization
grid.

SB 541 (Becker)
Load Shifting:

Dynamic Pricing
Existing law requires the CEC to adopt a biennial
integrated energy policy report (IEPR). Existing
law requires the CEC, in consultation with the
PUC and the ISO, to adopt a goal for load
shifting to reduce net peak electrical demand
and adjust this target in each biennial IEPR. This
bill would require the CEC, as part of each IEPR,
to allocate the incremental load shifting needed
Scheduled for May
12 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

Oppose CalCCA and
individual CCAs
have engaged with
Sen. Becker’s staff
to explain
concerns and
there has been
acknowledgement
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to reach the above-described load-shifting goal,
including biennial adjustments to the goal, to
each retail supplier. The bill would require the
CEC to establish rules for evaluating the
effectiveness of the various load-shifting
strategies for the purpose of determining how
much credit a retail supplier should get for each
type of load flexibility effort it undertakes, as
specified.
to work together
to address those
concerns.

SB 707 (Durazo)
Open Meetings:

Brown Act
Requirements
This bill is an omnibus proposal for exemptions
to the Brown Act for local public meetings
including extending until 1/1/30 the AB 2449
sunset, authorizing virtual meetings for
subsidiary bodies, neighborhood councils, and
multijurisdictional bodies. For multijurisdictional
bodies, an in-person quorum must be
established, each remote attending member
must be identified in the agenda, a member
receiving compensation must participate from a
physical location accessible to the public, the
remote participating members must be at least
20 miles round trip from the in-person meeting
location.

Scheduled for May
12 hearing in the
Assembly
Committee on
Appropriations.

SB 842 Would require the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, on
or before July 1, 2026, through a new or
ongoing proceeding, to identify programs it
Scheduled for May
19 hearing in the
Assembly
Position
Under
Consider
ation
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administers that provide, or could provide,
financial support to deploy firm zero-carbon
resources, mechanisms to use uncommitted or
newly authorized funds in a manner that
maximizes system and local reliability benefits
and affordability outcomes, and the expected
scope of energy resources that could be
deployed based on current and expected
funding availability, as provided. The bill would
require the Public Utilities Commission, on or
before December 31, 2026, to produce a report
identifying opportunities and needs to provide
for local reliability with firm zero-carbon
resources over the short term, midterm, and
long term, as provided. The bill would require
the PUC, beginning on or before July 1, 2027, to
evaluate resources necessary to optimize local
reliability at least cost. The bill would require
the PUC, as part of the evaluation, to ensure
that each load-serving entity’s integrated
resource plan considers all reasonable new
resource options that could be deployed to
meet local reliability requirements at least cost.

Committee on
Appropriations.
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DATE: April 18, 2025
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2025
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors FROM: Nelly Wogberg, Board Clerk
SUBJECT: Report on California Community Power (CCP) Joint Powers Authority Item No. 18

PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
JPA Board Correspondence
ATTACHMENTS:

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California Community Power
901 H St, Ste 120 PMB 157, Sacramento, CA 95814 | cacommunitypower.org A Joint Powers Agency whose members are:

Central Coast Community Energy | CleanPowerSF | East Bay Community Energy | MCE | Peninsula Clean Energy | Redwood Coast Energy Authority | San José Clean Energy | Silicon Valley Clean Energy | Sonoma Clean Power | Valley Clean Energy
TO: CC Power Board of Directors and Alternates DATE: 4/24/25 FROM: Alex Morris – General Manager
SUBJECT: Report on CC Power Regular Board of Directors Meeting – April 23, 2025 The CC Power Board of Directors held its December Board Meeting on April 23, 2025, via Zoom.

Details on the Board packet, presentation materials, and public comment letters can be found under the Meetings tab at the CC Power website: Meetings and Agendas – ca community power Highlights of the meeting included the following:
• Matters subsequent to posting the Agenda. None.
• Public Comment. None.
• Consent Agenda - The Board approved the following items:
o Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on March 19, 2025. • Regular Agenda Items:
o Resolution 25-04-01 – Approval of Coordinated Operations Agreement for Tumbleweed Project: The Board authorized an amendment to the Tumbleweed Energy Storage Project’s Project Participation Share Agreement (“PPSA”) to incorporate a Coordinated Operations Agreement (“COA”). This COA specifies decision-making protocols and roles and responsibilities amongst CC Power and participating members for operating the Tumbleweed Energy Storage Project, scheduled to come online in April 2026. The COA directs the establishment of an Operations Advisory Subcommittee by which relevant input from participating members is provided to CC Power, the entity ultimately tasked with daily operating responsibilities, including schedule coordinator management, outage management, settlements validation, required compliance activities, etc. o General Manager Report: the General Manager provided updates to the Board on plans to launch negotiations and or further contract explorations for geothermal projects, a wind demonstration project in California coastal waters, and a non-lithium-ion long-duration energy storage project. Members must opt in to these project opportunities to participate. Funding for these joint-procurement activities was previously approved via the 2024-2025 CC Power Budget Authorization (Resolution 24-06-02). CC Power will host its Member Forum on October 21-22, 2025, near Camp Mather, CA, where members will assess the role of long-lived resources, including, benefits, operations, and ownership models through a tour of Hetch Hetchy hydropower facilities.
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2 o Work-Planning and Budget Ad Hoc Committee Update: Chair Lori Mitchell (SJCE), on behalf of the Ad Hoc Budget Committee, shared a draft 2025-2026 CC Power budget. The Ad Hoc Committee will provide a final recommended budget for Board consideration at the May 21, 2025, CC Power Board Meeting. For some members, budget approval at a CC Power Board meeting would be contingent upon related approvals from those members’ respective Boards. In remarks and related discussion with the Board, Chair Mitchell and members of the Ad Hoc Committee highlighted deliberations of the Ad Hoc Committee and conclusions on key features of the budget, including the accompanying work-plan, invoicing approaches, cost-allocation approaches, the reserve-build goal, and the rollover of some funds from the current budget cycle. The Ad Hoc Budget Committee includes Chair Mitchell, Treasurer Mitch Sears (VCE), Monica Padilla (SVCE), and Shawn Marshall (PCE). 321
DATE: April 18, 2025
MEETING DATE: May 22, 2025
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors FROM: Brianna Arroyo, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Social Media FAQ's
Item No. 19

PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
JPA Board Correspondence
ATTACHMENTS:

PCE_ How to handle comments on Nextdoor.pdf
PCE_Social media talking points.pdf
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How to handle comments on Nextdoor
What qualifies as an incendiary comment?
● The post contains aggressive or accusatory language.
● The post spreads misinformation about PCE’s programs, services, or billing—or about clean energy. ● The post escalates negativity within the Nextdoor community, even if the original post is not negative.

How do I know if PCE should respond?
Does the comment contain misinformation that could harm PCE’s reputation? Is the comment receiving significant, negative attention (likes, replies, etc.)? Does responding to the post align with PCE’s values and commitment to candor, transparency, and community support?
Is someone asking a question related to PCE’s billing or services? It may be helpful to respond proactively, even if the original comment isn’t particularly negative. This early intervention can help prevent misinformation and keep the community conversation on track.

I found an incendiary comment. What should I do next?

1. Notify the Marketing team.

Send an email with the subject line: “Nextdoor comment for review” with a direct link to the post and any necessary screenshots to the following PCE team members:
● Aleisha Juarez, [email protected]
● Kerstin Grune (cc’d), [email protected] ● Gwen Rose (cc’d), [email protected]
● Kirsten Andrews-Schwind (cc’d), [email protected] ● Jayden Hanan (cc’d), [email protected]

2. Be prepared to take action.

Given Nextdoor’s limited access, we may ask you to respond via your personal profile. If the Marketing team confirms that a response is necessary, we will provide you with the appropriate post copy.

Helpful reminders
● When you see a negative Nextdoor comment, be a calm observer and collect details for escalation. ● Do not engage with incendiary comments, unless the Marketing team provides you with post copy. ● Responses on behalf of PCE should always reflect the organization’s values. ● Stay ahead of the negativity: Responding to questions early can help keep the tone positive and prevent the situation from escalating.
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Social media FAQs
Here are some helpful tips for responding to frequently asked questions about Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) on social media. Frame your response in a way that is accurate, concise, and friendly—all while staying true to PCE’s mission and values. Feel free to adapt these prompts to your own voice, keeping it casual, personable, and polite.

Depending on the social media platform, your response could also encourage people to contact PCE Support for more information at [email protected] or 1-866-966-0110.

What is Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE)? How is PCE different from PG&E? PCE is your local, not-for-profit electricity provider. PCE provides the majority of the electricity supply—97% in fact—for San Mateo County and Los Banos.

PCE provides you with clean electricity, while PG&E delivers it to you through their wires. It’s kind of like ordering takeout from your favorite restaurant (PCE) and having a food delivery service (PG&E) deliver it to your door.

Does PCE cost more than PG&E?
No! PCE’s rates are competitive with or even lower than PG&E’s, so you save money with PCE. You can compare PCE’s and PG&E’s rates here:
https://www.pge.com/assets/pge/docs/account/alternate-energy-providers/pce-sm_rateclasscomparison.pdf Why was I automatically enrolled?
Your city or county voted to join PCE to bring cleaner, affordable energy to your community.

Can I opt out of PCE?
Yes, you can opt out. However, PCE’s rates are typically lower than PG&E’s, so opting out of PCE will make your electricity bill go up.

I opted out of PCE and my bill went down.

When you opted out of PCE, PG&E put you on a special temporary rate (TBCC) for six months. Recently, this rate has been lower than PCE’s, which is probably why your bill went down. However, after six months, you’ll be switched back to PG&E’s regular rates, which are at least 5% higher than PCE’s. So, even though it seems like you’re saving money now, your bill will likely go up in the long term.

What clean energy options do I have?
You are automatically enrolled in ECOplus, which is 100% clean, 50% from renewable sources, and cheaper than PG&E. If you want to do even more good for the environment, you can upgrade to ECO100, which is 100% renewable energy for a small additional cost.

I have solar power. Why do I still have fees?
PCE only charges for the electricity you use beyond what your solar panels generate. If your panels produce less energy than your household needs, you’ll see charges for the extra electricity you pulled from the grid.

However, if your solar panels generate more energy than you use, PCE gives you a credit! Why did my bill go up after switching to PCE?
Your bill increase is likely due to PG&E’s delivery rates, not PCE. In fact, PCE has frozen rates multiple times to keep costs stable and put savings back in customers’ pockets. 324 DATE: May 9, 2025
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VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Executive Committee FROM: Nelly Wogberg, Board Clerk
SUBJECT: Acronym List
Item No. 20

PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
JPA Board Correspondence
ATTACHMENTS:

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COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS AND KEY TERMS
AB xx – Assembly Bill xx
ALJ – Administrative Law Judge
AMP - Arrears Management Plans
Apple Valley Choice Energy
AQM – Air Quality Management
Ava – Formally East Bay Community Energy
BAAQMD – Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BLPTA – Buyer Liability Pass Through Agreement
CAC – Citizens Advisory Committee
CAISO – California Independent System Operator
CalCCA – California Community Choice Association
CAM – Cost Allocation Mechanism
CAP – Climate Action Plan
CAPP – California Arrearage Payment Program
CARB – California Air Resources Board, or California ARB CARE - California Alternative Rates for Energy Program
CBA – California Balancing Authority
3CE- Central Coast Community Energy (Formerly Monterey Bay Community Power-MBCP) CCA – Community Choice Aggregation (aka Community Choice Programs (CCP) or CCE – Community Choice Energy (CCE)
CCCFA – California Community Choice Financing Authority CC Power – California Community Power
CEC – California Energy Commission
Clean Energy Alliance – CCA in
CPA – Clean Power Alliance
Clean Power SF
CPP - Critical Peak Pricing
CPSF – Clean Power San Francisco
CPUC – California Public Utility Commission (Regulator for state utilities) (Also PUC) CSD – California Department of Community Services and Development CSGT - Community Solar Green Tariff
Customer Centricity - culture, framework and business strategy based on providing a positive customer experience and building long-term relationships DA – Direct Access
DAC-GT - Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff
DER – Distributed Energy Resources
Desert Community Energy
DG – Distributed Generation
DOE – Department of Energy
DR – Demand Response
DRP – Demand Response Provider
DRP/IDER – Distribution Resources Planning / Integrated Distributed Energy Resources EBCE – East Bay Community Energy now known as Ava Community Energy ECOplus – PCE’s default electricity product, 50% renewable and 50% carbon-free (in 2021) ECO100 – PCE’s 100% renewable energy product 326
EDR – Economic Development Rate
EE – Energy Efficiency
EEI – Edison Electric Institute; Standard contract to procure energy & RA EIR – Environmental Impact Report
ELCC – Effective Load Carrying Capability
EPIC – Energy for Palmdale’s independent Choice
ESP – Electric Service Provider
ESS – Energy Storage Systems
ESSA – Energy Storage Services Agreement
ERRA – Energy Resource Recovery Account
EV – Electric Vehicle
EVSE – Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (Charging Station) FERA- Family Electric Rate Assistance Program
FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FFS – Franchise Fee Surcharge
GHG – Greenhouse gas
GHG-Free – Greenhouse gas free
GTSR – Green Tariff Shared Renewables
GWh – Gigawatt Hours (Energy) = 1000 MWh
Heavy Duty Vehicle – large vehicles such as busses and long-haul trucks HPWH – Heat Pump Water Heater
HP HVAC – Heat Pump Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning HR xx – House of Representatives Bill xx
IDER – Integrated Distributed Energy Resources
IGFC – Income Graduated Fixed Charge
IOU – Investor-Owned Utility (e.g. PG&E, SCE, SDG&E)
IIJA – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
IRA – Inflation Reduction Act
IRP – Integrated Resource Plan
IVR – Interactive Voice Response
ITC – Investment Tax Credit (it’s a solar tax credit)
JCC – Joint Cost Comparison
JPA – Joint Powers Authority
JRC – Joint Rate Comparison
JRM – Joint Rate Mailer
kW – kilowatt (Power)
kWh – Kilowatt-hour(Energy)
Lancaster Energy
Light Duty Vehicle - passenger vehicles such as cars and small pickup trucks LDS – Long Duration Storage
LDES – Long Duration Energy Storage
LIHEAP- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Load Shaping – changing when grid energy is used
LSE – Load Serving Entity
MCE – Marin Clean Energy
Methane Gas - formerly known as ‘natural gas’
Microgrid – building or community energy system
Mid Duty Vehicle – vehicles such as passenger vans
MW – Megawatt (Power) = 1000 kW
MWh – Megawatt-hour (Energy) = 1000 kWh 327
MTR – Mid-Term Reliability
MUD – Multi-unit Dwelling
NBCs – non-bypassable charges
NBT – Net Billing Tariff
NEM – Net Energy Metering
NERC – North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement
NG – Natural Gas
OBF – On-bill Financing
OBR – On-bill Repayment
OCPA – Orange County Power Authority
OES – Office of Emergency Services
OIR – Order Instituting Rulemaking
PACE – Property Assessed Clean Energy
PCC – Portfolio Content Category (aka “buckets”) – categories for RPS compliance PCC1 – Portfolio Content Category 1 REC (also called bucket 1 REC) PCC2 – Portfolio Content Category 2 REC (also called bucket 2 REC) PCC3 – Portfolio Content Category 3 REC (also called bucket 3 REC or unbundled REC) PCEA – Peninsula Clean Energy Authority
PCIA – Power Charge Indifference Adjustment
PCL – Power Content Label
Pioneer Community Energy
PLA – Project Labor Agreement
POU – Publicly Owned Utility
Pomona Choice Energy
PPA – Power Purchase Agreement
PPSA – Project Participation Share Agreement (CC Power) PRIME – Pico Rivera innovative Municipal Energy
PSPS – Public Safety Power Shutoff
PV – Photovoltaics(solar panels)
Rancho Mirage Energy Authority
RA – Resource Adequacy
RE – Renewable Energy
REC – Renewable Energy Credit/Certificate
Redwood Coast Energy Authority
RICAPS - Regionally Integrated Climate Action Planning Suite RPS – California Renewable Portfolio Standard
S xx – US Senate Bill xx
SB xx – CA Senate Bill xx
Santa Barbara Clean Energy
SBP – Solar Billing Plan
SCP – Sonoma Clean Power
SDCP – San Diego Community Power
SJCE – San Jose Clean Energy
San Jacinto Power
SJVAPCD - San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District SMD – Share My Data, interval meter data
SQMD – Settlement Quality Meter Data
SVCE – Silicon Valley Clean Energy
TOB – Tariff on Bill 328
TOU Rates – Time of Use Rates
Valley Clean Energy
VGI – Vehicle-Grid Integration
V2G – Vehicle-to-Grid
VPP – Virtual Power Plant
WECC – Western Energy Coordinating Council
WREGIS – Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System WSPP – Western Systems Power Pool; standard contract to procure energy and RA WWGPI - West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative
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WestLight Energy Board of DirectorsMay 22, 2025

WestLight Energy Board of Directors
May 22, 2025