Peninsula Clean
Energy Board
Meeting
November 20, 2025
This meeting will begin shortly. Thank
you!
Agenda
• Call to Order / Roll Call
• Public Comment (for items not on the Agenda)
• Please note, send Zoom chats to Brianna Arroyo, Admin Asst. • Action to set the Agenda and Approve Consent Items 2-7 • Consent – Public Comment
• Regular Agenda items
• Adjournment
Chair Report
Chair Report
• Interim Appointment to Audit and Finance Committee
- Mark Dinan, Vice Mayor, East Palo Alto
• Board Ad Hoc Committee on Committees meeting for last time in early December
- Complete discussions on Executive and Audit Finance Committees and review updates to Policy 16: “Policies and Procedures for Board of Directors, Committees, and Advisory Groups.” CEO Report
CEO Report: Year-End Plans
December 3: Quarterly all staff & holiday celebration in San Bruno December 11-12: Diablo Canyon tour
December 18: Last Board meeting of the year!
• Contract approvals (various)
• Energy Efficiency portfolio plan
• Policy 16 amendments (or in January)
• 10 Year Anniversary discussion
• Celebrations and acknowledgements
CEO Report: December Community Events
7 • December 4 - Belle Haven Home Upgrade Workshop - English and Spanish, Menlo Park
• December 9 - PCE Rebates Presentation, Foster City
• December 9 - Senior Coastsiders Focus Group, Half Moon Bay CEO Report: Staffing Update
Welcome!
Jennifer Stalzer, Full Time General Counsel, Starting December 8 Now Hiring:
Associate Manager / Manager, Energy Programs, VPPs
Upcoming Meetings – December 2025
Community Advisory Committee: TBD
• Thursday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m.
Executive Committee: TBD
• Monday, December 8, at 10:00 a.m.
Board of Directors Meeting:
• Thursday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. THIRD Thursday
Audit and Finance Committee:
• Monday, February 9, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
Community Advisory Committee Report
Presentation by
Ian Bain
Executive Director of Strategy and
Communications, San Mateo County
Office of Education
The County Office: A
Beacon of Sustainability
Ian Bain
12 November 20, 2025
Agenda
13 ● About the San Mateo County Office of Education
● History of Environmental Leadership
● Career and Technical Education Program (CTE)
● Green Facilities Data Collection Project
● Facilities Master Plan with Sustainable Initiatives
● School District Examples of Decarbonization
● Key Takeaways
14 Vision and Mission
The County Office: A Beacon of Sustainability
Excellence and Equity in Education
Every Student • Every Educator • Every School
Our Vision
Inspiring
Students
Investing in
Teachers
Invigorating
Leaders
Involving Families &
Communities
Our Mission
15 The Role of the County Office
● Support more than 84,000 students
across 23 school districts
● Approve district budgets and Local
Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs)
● Run programs for students with
significant disabilities, alternative
instruction for learners in the juvenile
court system, and an inclusive state
preschool
● The County Office does not oversee
local school districts
Meet the Team
Ian Bain Julie Hilborn Fannie Hsieh Ron Soper
Executive Director,
Strategy and
Communications
Director,
Environmental
Literacy and
Sustainability
Sustainability Analyst Director, Sustainable
Construction &
Facilities
16 May Tran
Administrative
Assistant
17 A History Environmental Leadership
● Sustainable and Climate Ready Schools
Awards
● Wind Power Teacher Workshops
● Mr. Eco Assembly on Clean Energy (more
than 800 students)
● Environmental Youth Leadership Summit
● Climate-Ready Schools Symposium
● Sustainability Dashboards for multiple
school districts and SMCOE
● Environmental Solutionary Teacher and
Administrator Fellowships
Environmental Literacy
18 ● Power Purchase Agreement with PCE to
construct solar panels, which will save
approximately $1.6M over 20 years
● Planted native and drought resistant
landscaping at the 101 Twin Dolphin Drive
site
● Doubled the number of public/employee
charging stations to 20
● Partnered with Ten Strands to create the
climate change and social justice curriculum
Seeds to Solutions, which will launch
statewide in the 2025-26 school year
2024-25 Highlights
19 ● Free, open set of resources equips California
educators with age-appropriate
environmental lessons for grades K–12
● Transforms classroom learning into
discussions that go beyond school
● Designed to inspire students to become
environmental solutions seekers, and
empower them to explore those solutions
with confidence
20 Seeds to Solutions
California Green Ribbon Schools
recognizes demonstrated progress in
three pillars of sustainability:
● Reducing environmental impacts
● Improving the health and wellness
of the school community
● Providing effective environmental
education
21 Green Achiever Award
Green Building and EV Collaborative
● Includes both automotive and
engineering pathways
● Emphasis on building electrification
including electricians, heat pump
installers and EV technicians
● Supports pipeline for new and
innovative apprenticeship opportunities
in emerging industry sectors in green
building and building electrification
22 Career and Technical Education Program (CTE)
Goal: identify priorities, coordinate
resources and services, and provide support
to district and site leaders on sustainability
goals and mandates.
Data Collection of district and site buildings
and grounds:
● Energy efficiency
● Electrification
● Renewables
● HVAC
● EV charging
● Green fleet, etc.
23 Green Facilities Data Collection Project
● Reduces our energy footprint through highly
efficient building modernization projects
● Promotes decarbonization and all-electric
school buildings by eliminating methane gas
building equipment
● Improves indoor air quality and natural
ventilation
● Sets a pathway for our commitment to carbon
neutrality by 2035
● Serves as a model for the districts and other
COEs statewide
24 Facilities Master Plan with Sustainable Initiatives
25 Our Solar Project
● Two main components: Carport
Array and Rooftop Array
● System capacity: 400kW. On
optimal days, the system can
produce excess power than the
demand of SMCOE
● Delivered with a Power Purchase
Agreement (PPA) between SMCOE
and PCE
26 Our Solar Project
● Leverages solar array power against
projected inflationary effect on the cost
of electricity, resulting in no upfront
cost for the County Office
● Protects against the rising cost of
purchasing power for 20 years at
current rates
● PCE guarantees the performance of the
system
● The County Office has the option to buy
out the system in 6 years
● San Carlos
○ Electrified the HVAC at three schools in 44 days last summer ● San Mateo Foster City
○ Electrified the HVAC at all schools
● San Mateo Union High School District
○ In process of electrifying their entire fleet; the only district in the county to do so
○ Solar on all schools
● Menlo Park
○ In process of electrifying all schools, early adopter of EV chargers on school sites
School District Examples of Decarbonization
27 Some important points to consider:
● Schools are not like businesses: We work with
districts to customize their plans and find
sustainable opportunities
● We are playing the long game: We set the
districts up to comply with state law and
obtain capital (They cannot access state funds
without a facility master plan)
● Building the Microgrid: We collaborate with
the schools and help get them on board
● Relationships are essential: It is through
relationships that we achieve results
Key Takeaways
Thank you!
29 Approval of 2026-2030
Strategic Plan (Action)
Shalini Swaroop, COO
• Our Strategy at a Glance
• Our Path Forward
The 2026-2030 Plan
Plan Structure
Updated Mission:
To provide affordable, clean
electricity and advance local solutions
that lower costs, reduce pollution,
and strengthen community resilience.
Updated Vision:
A fossil-free future where everyone
thrives through clean energy that’s
accessible and affordable to all.
Mission & Vision
• Environmental Impact
• Customer-Focused Approach
• Economic Development
• Driving Innovation
Guiding Principles
• Procurement
• Equity Programs
• Distributed Energy Resources
• Organizational Excellence
Strategic Policies
1. Double the reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions to 100,000 metric
tons annually
2. Maintain customer participation
rates above 96%, increase customer
participation in energy programs by
200%, achieve at least 60% brand
awareness across PCE’s service area
3. $100 million in aggregated rate
savings and invest at least $150
million in energy solutions.
4. Develop and share replicable innovative
energy solutions.
Goals
5. Build an additional 500 MW of new
renewable resources and reduce fossil
fuel capacity while maintaining
compliance.
6. Secure at least $20 million in external
grant funding.
7. Add at least 15 MW of local solar, 35
MWh of storage at customer sites, and
launch at least one 10 MW virtual power
plant.
8. Implement meaningful improvements
in operational effectiveness.
Goals Continued
Recommendation
Approval of 2026-2030 Peninsula
Clean Energy Strategic Plan.
Pescadero &
Half Moon Bay
Community
Microgrids (Action)
Jana Kopyciok-Lande, Director of
Innovation Strategy
Agenda
1. What is a Community Microgrid?
2. What is the Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP)?
3. Community Microgrids in Pescadero and Half Moon Bay
4. MIP Funding and Scoring
5. Next Steps
What is a Community
Microgrid?
What Is a Community Microgrid?
Key features of a Community Microgrid
• Power multiple customers within a
defined boundary
• Front-of-the-meter (FTM) solar +
battery systems form the backbone
• Disconnect from the larger grid (operate
in “Island Mode”) during outages
• Operates in parallel with the grid during
normal conditions (“Blue Sky Mode”)
• Serves critical facilities
What Is a Community Microgrid?
Solar-driven resilience
• Designed to operate 100% on solar
energy + battery storage
• Must provide at least 24 hours of
resilience in worst-case winter
conditions in year 10
• Resilience duration of Pescadero
microgrid:
• Provides 3 days of resilience in year 1
during a winter day with average load
• Provides more than 7 days of resilience
during the summer
What is the Microgrid
Incentive Program?
What Is the Microgrid Incentive Program?
The MIP is an incentive program administered
by PG&E and overseen by the CPUC
Who is eligible for the MIP?
Disadvantaged and vulnerable communities that are
vulnerable to outages:
Disadvantaged or Vulnerable Communities
• Median income household less than 60% of
state median
• Tribal community
• Disadvantaged Community (DAC) per CES 4.0
• Rural area
Vulnerable to outages
• Tier 2 or 3 HFTD
• Prior PSPS outage
• Earthquake risk zone
• Lower historical reliability
Critical
Facilities
Definition
MIP Project Lifecycle
We are at the early stages of application development and funding is not guaranteed MIP Application deadline is December 17, 2025
Pescadero Community
Microgrid
Community Engagement in Pescadero
CBO Engagement/
Community
Feedback
Stakeholder
Meetings
Local
Government
Partners
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
Pescadero Community Microgrid
PCE’s MIP Applications: Pescadero Community Microgrid
Critical facilities served
• Pescadero Fire Station
• Pescadero Elementary School
• Pescadero Middle and High
School
• Puente Resource Center and
Community Health Services
AND the whole town of
Pescadero!
Half Moon Bay Community
Microgrid
Community Engagement in Half Moon Bay
Local
Government
Partners
City
Council
Distribution Grid in Half Moon Bay
HMB is the junction of three different utility feeders
1. SAM
2. Transitional Housing
3. SMC Medical Clinic
4. Sheriff’s Substation
5. Community Center
6. Hatch and Cunha Schools
1. High School 1. Library
2. Fire Station
3. Senior Coastsiders Medical Clinic
4. Sea Crest School
Feeder 1102 Feeder 1101 Feeder 1103
Half Moon Bay Community Microgrid
PCE’s MIP Application: Half Moon Bay Community Microgrid Critical facilities served:
• Elementary School
• Intermediate School
• Police Station
• Local Medical Clinic
• Community Center
• Coast House
Transitional Housing
MIP Funding and Scoring
MIP Incentives
Project Development
• Solar and storage
• Operations & maintenance
• Engineering, project
management and legal
• Land lease
Grid Upgrades
• Islanding Study
• Isolation devices
• Microgrid controller
• Undergrounding
Interconnection
• Interconnection Study
• Grid upgrades
Requested by PCE in MIP
Application on 12/17/2025
Forecasted by PG&E at the end of 2027.
Match funding to be discussed then
Up to $14 million Up to $3 million Up to $1 million
MIP Application Scoring
Pescadero
• Daily load: 9,444 kWh
• Peak demand: 646 kW
• ~1.5 MW solar system
• ~8 MWh storage system
Half Moon Bay
• Daily load: 13,000 kWh
• Peak demand: 841 kW
• ~750 kW solar system
• ~16 MWh storage system
Project Size and Costs Forecasts
Each project has forecasted development
costs of $15 – 18 million
Recommendation
The Board of Directors authorize the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the General Counsel, to contribute 60% of the forecasted project development costs for one of the two proposed Community Microgrid projects, up to a not-to-exceed amount of $10 million
• PCE has already set aside $15 million for “Local Power Projects” in the PCE Surplus Fund • The PCE funding request is contingent upon the selection of the individual application under the MIP
• PCE staff is pursuing additional match funding opportunities to further reduce the incentive requested from PG&E and increase the chances of winning the grant • In addition to the project development costs, PCE may also incur costs for grid upgrades and project interconnection which will only be known by the end of 2027. At that time, PCE staff may request additional funds from the Board of Directors if necessary Next Steps
Next Steps
1. Finalize technical specifications of the solar + storage system
2. Discuss project siting with the school districts
3. Discuss and formalize match funding opportunities
4. Gather support letters
5. Submit the MIP application by December 17, 2025
Approval of Home Upgrade
Service Contracts (Action)
Philip Kobernick, Senior Manager,
Energy Programs
Summary Request – Approval of 3 Contracts
Full-Service Installation
1. Super Brothers Heating Plumbing
& Air ($5.5M)
2. Villquin Air Services ($5.5M)
Full-Service Installation + Emergency
Water Heater Replacement
3. Fuse Service Service ($7M)
Programs Team – Building Electrification
Phillip
Kobernick
Strategic
direction and
oversight
Alejandra
Posada
Program
leadership
and mgmt
Blake
Herschaft
Engineering
and technical
guidance
Gaby
Ibarra
Customer
technical
support and
guidance
Cassandra
Tang
Data analytics
and insights
Isabel Castillo
Customer
support and
admin
PCE 2035 Decarbonization Plan: Priority Targets
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,
Board approved plan with two
primary focus areas
Transportation
• private passenger, local gov fleets
Buildings
• single family, small multifamily, small
commercial
www.pencleanenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022.09- BOD-2035-Decarb-Plan-Complete-Analysis-Draft-Plan-1.pdf Programs Portfolio
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* Low-income program + Includes low-income benefits
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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
Resi. Building Electrification Program History
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Early pilots, rebates
begin
On-bill finance,
rebates expanded
2035 decarb plan
“Full Service” RFP
Full Service and
emerg. water
programs begin
Personalized
Support begins, Full
Service
reconfiguration,
contractor RFP
BOD approved
$26M Franklin
contract
BOD approved
$2M RHA
contract, on-bill
finance
Buildings
79 >5,000
Home upgrades
Buildings
>570
Income-qualified upgrades
Electric &/or solar+storage
$30/mo
Projected avg savings
With electrification
Home Upgrade Services Overview
Self service
Personalized support
Full service
A suite of services to help residents electrify their homes Self Service Overview
Heat Pump Space
Heating & Cooling
$1,500 rebate
Heat Pump Water
Heater
$2,500 rebate
Zero Percent Loan
$10,000 Loan
Additional: $1,000 for CARE/FERA, $1,000 for electrical panel upgrade, $500 - $1,000 for load management devices
+500
Nov
thru
Dec
Full-Service Installation Details
Low Income
No cost to customer
Non-Low-Income
Fixed costs, pre-negotiated
Rebates and 0%
financing available
Eligibility Criteria Full-Service Installation
• PCE residential customer
• Owner of residence
• Single-family home (up to a fourplex)
• Install at least a heat pump water heater OR heat pump HVAC replacing gas equipment Additional criteria for no-cost upgrades only
• Owner and occupant of residence
• Income at or below 80% of area median income
• Residence below 2,000 sqft
• Must not own multiple properties
• Investable assets must not exceed $500,000
83 Emergency Water Heater Program Details
• Heat pump replacement (or
gas loaner) within 48 hours
• No cost for lower income
customers, fixed pricing for
non-low-income customers
• Provided by Fuse
”Full Service” Program
Reconfiguration
Full Service Installation Metrics and Trends
• Reconfiguration from third-party
administrator to PCE management
• Better customer responsiveness and
faster projects
• Improved pricing
• Expanded warranty support
• Pool of 3 contractors selected through
competitive procurement
• No addtnl funding requested
Summary Changes to Full-Service Installation
Selected Contractors
4,000+ heat pumps
installed
4.9 star avg. reviews
1,500+ heat pumps
installed
4.9 star avg. reviews
300+ heat pumps
installed
4.9 star avg. reviews
Improved Pricing for Customers and PCE
Opportunities for Other Contractors
Dozens of contractors
utilized + over 4,000
projects in customer-selected Self Service
option
Electrification Saves Money
Takeaways from 9 home pilot:
• No upgrades needed, 5 homes
with 100A service
• All homes (w data) have cost
savings on the right rate
• Avg savings of ~20%
Summary Request – Approval of 3 Contracts
Full-Service Installation
1. Super Brothers Heating Plumbing
& Air ($5.5M)
2. Villquin Air Services ($5.5M)
Full-Service Installation + Emergency
Water Heater Replacement
3. Fuse Service Service ($7M)
Questions and Discussion
Sunset the Community
Advisory Committee (CAC)
and
Support Recommendation
to Establish a Community
Feedback Forum (CFF)
(Action)
Donna Colson, Board Chair
Background
• Board Ad Hoc Committee formed in spring 2025 to review the functionality of all three standing Brown Act Committees including Executive Committee, Audit and Finance Committee, and Community Advisory Committee
• Directors Colson, Medina, Mackin, Ragsdale, Taylor
• Key question: Are the Committees efficient with PCE resources and working in a way that best serves PCE’s needs?
• Researched best practices in governance and community engagement committees at other CCAs and public agencies 99 Community Advisory Committee Background
• CAC initiated by the BOD in 2017 to continue advocacy and support staff with feedback on public facing PCE policies and programs • Up to 15 member Brown Act committee (appointed by the BOD via an open interview process) that meets monthly and is staffed by a minimum of 2 PCE staff, the General Counsel, and BOD
representatives
• Helpful in early community outreach, feedback on new programs, launching the DEAI initiative, REACH code advocacy
• Committee limitations underscore opportunity for broader, more inclusive partner and public input while maintaining ties to current and former CAC members
100
A New Opportunity – Community Feedback Forum
Community Feedback Forum augments PCE’s new Voice of the Customer Program Goals:
• Build knowledge and support for PCE’s mission among a wider group of partners and community leaders
• Invite ideas and feedback on PCE’s customer-facing activities from a more diverse group to help meet our strategic goals related to ‘Customer Focused Approach’ • Provide flexible and accessible forums for community listening including multi-lingual, topical breakouts, and partner/customer-initiated ideating for product delivery and programs • Provide more data, broader feedback and direction while efficiently using staff resources • Written reports back to BOD with actionable items
• Annual reviews against Key Performance Indicators to evaluate CFF’s efficacy 101 Community Feedback Forum Proposed Structure
• Invite participation from 50+ community-based organizations and individuals, including current CAC members
• Convene 6 meetings per year to raise
awareness of PCE and collect feedback
on key topics or issues in several languages
• Employ more flexible and participatory meeting formats than permitted by Brown Act’s legal requirements
• Vary times, days, access modes (in-person or virtual), and locations to reduce barriers to participation
Feedback To Date
Ad-Hoc Committee: Met three times with staff to review best practices and various options for all committees. Recommended new Community Feedback Forum (CFF) format for consideration by the CAC and EC.
October 9 CAC Meeting: Approved the recommendation for CCF with an amendment “that the CAC continue in a way that the aggregated effect is to not increase staff effort and time” November 10 EC Meeting: Approved recommendation to sunset the CAC and support the recommendation for a new CFF format including:
• Staff to provide written post-forum meeting reports to the Board to keep members appraised of discussion topics and key findings
• Invite current CAC members to participate in the CFF and continue with working groups (programs and marketing)
• Review the new CCF format after one year or six meetings 103
Committee Recommendation
Support formation of new Community Feedback Forum
(CFF)
Sunset the CAC, effective December 1, 2025
Transition interested current and past members of the
CAC to the new CFF
104
Board Open Forum
Shawn Marshall, CEO
Board Open Forum: Question 1
What are you hearing from your constituents relative to PCE? About energy and sustainability more generally?
“When your constituents talk about PCE, energy, or sustainability, what messages or themes do you hear most often?”
Board Open Forum: Question 2
What are your priorities for this Board and Agency in the coming year?
“If you could focus this Board’s energy on three key goals next year, what would they be?”
Board Open Forum: Question 3
What questions or suggestions do you have?
“What’s one idea, question, or bold suggestion you’d offer to help PCE lead on clean energy?”
Board Members’ Reports
Adjournment