Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, July 24, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m. in virtual teleconference, in the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority lobby, in the Los Banos City Hall conference room A, and 17907 Holli Blue Rd., Champion, MI 49861.
SWEARING IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Jennifer Stalzer, General Counsel, presided over the swearing-in ceremony for Board Alternates Teresa Proano from Daly City and Gary Brizzee from Los Banos.
ROLL CALL
Participating:
Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County
Jackie Speier, San Mateo County, participating from Michigan Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Donna Colson, Burlingame, Chair
Teresa Proano, Daly City
Carlos Romero, East Palo Alto
Suzy Niederhofer, Foster City
Patrick Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough
Gary Brizzee, Los Banos, participating from Los Banos
Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Bob Nguyen, Millbrae
Craig Taylor, Portola Valley
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Vice Chair
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
Absent:
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
Christine Boles, Pacifica
John Dugan, San Carlos
James Coleman, South San Francisco
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Gauthier moved, seconded by Director Niederhofer to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-5.
1. Approval of Four Member Agency Energy Grants Agreements in the Amount of $3,876,862 for Clean Energy Projects Pursuant to the 2023 Surplus Funds Allocation
2. Approval of Resolution Approving Peninsula Clean Energy's 2024 Power Source Disclosure Annual Report, Confirming the Accuracy of the Information Provided in the 2024 Power Source Disclosure Report and Delegating Authority to the Chief Executive Officer, or Designee, to Submit the Attestation to the California Energy Commission
3. Approval of EV Ready Program Fund Reservation Agreements with (1) GoPowerEV in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,500,000 and (2) Spring Valley Homeowners Association in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $263,500 for a Total Not-to-Exceed of $1,763,500 in Customer EV Incentives
4. Approval of a Contract Amendment in the Amount $400.000 with CLEAResult to Provide Technical Assistance Services in the EV Ready Program Through June 30, 2027
5. Approval of the Minutes for the June 26, 2025 Meeting MOTION PASSED: 19-0 (Absent: Colma, Pacifica, San Carlos, South San Francisco)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Gauthier X
San Mateo County Director Speier X
Atherton Director DeGolia X
Belmont Director McCune X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Colson X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Proano X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Niederhofer X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Brizee X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Taylor X
Redwood City Director Martinez Saballos X
San Bruno Director Medina X
San Carlos Director Dugan X
San Mateo Director Loraine X
South San Francisco Director Coleman X
Woodside Director Aburish X
Total 19 4
REGULAR AGENDA
6. Chair Report
Chair Colson gave a report including an update on the general counsel position, and the Board Standing Committee Review Ad-Hoc Committee.
7. CEO Report
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a report including operational challenges that led to a Home Upgrade Program restructure, customer outreach for PG&E’s new bill payment, AMP Customer Outreach, legislative updates, board education opportunities, and draft upcoming meeting topics.
8. Community Advisory Committee Report
Jason Mendelson, Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair, provided a recap of the July 10, 2025 CAC meeting, including a recommendation for the process on selecting a banking partner.
9. Discussion of HB-1 Reconciliation Bill and Trump Administration Executive Order 14315: Impacts on PCE Procurement and Programs (Discussion)
Shawn Marshall, CEO, introduced the discussion of HB-1 and EO 14315 as well as staff from Thorn Run Partners: Jim Davenport, Partner, and Kyler Phillips, Public Policy Manager. Roy Xu, Senior Director of Power Resources, Rafael Reyes, Senior Director of Energy Programs and Peter Levit, Senior Programs Manager for Distributed Energy Resources, continued the presentation.
Public Comment: None
10. Approval of a Resolution Delegating Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Execute two Power Purchase Agreements for the IP Darden III and IP Darden IV Solar Plus Storage Projects with IP Darden III, LLC and IP Darden IV, LLC with a Delivery Term of At Most Twelve (12) Years and a Commercial Operation Date of June 1, 2028, in a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $319 Million (Action)
Mehdi Shahriari, Senior Manager, Planning and Analytics and Roy Xu, Senior Director of Power Resouces, gave a presentation on the Power Purchase Agreements with Darden III, LLC and IP Darden IV, LLC. Colin Cardwell from Intersect Power also introduced himself and Intersect Power.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director DeGolia moved, seconded by Director Taylor to Approve the Resolution Delegating Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Execute two Power Purchase Agreements for the IP Darden III and IP Darden IV Solar Plus Storage Projects with IP Darden III, LLC and IP Darden IV, LLC with a Delivery Term of Up to Twelve (12) Years and a Commercial Operation Date of June 1, 202, in a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $333 Million.
MOTION PASSED: 19-0 (Absent: Colma, Pacifica, San Carlos, South San Francisco)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Gauthier X
San Mateo County Director Speier X
Atherton Director DeGolia X
Belmont Director McCune X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Colson X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Proano X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Niederhofer X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Brizee X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Taylor X
Redwood City Director Martinez Saballos X
San Bruno Director Medina X
San Carlos Director Dugan X
San Mateo Director Loraine X
South San Francisco Director Coleman X
Woodside Director Aburish X
Total 19 4
11. Board Members’ Reports
Chair Colson reminded Board members to look at the information reports for helpful information.
Director Loraine noted that Peninsula Clean Energy will be at the Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Event on August 9th and that many are partnering in that event and offered for others to join in Campbell. Director Ragsdale also endorsed this
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.