Peninsula Clean
Energy Board
Meeting
April 23, 2026
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 1-5 • Consent – Public Comment
• Regular Agenda items
• Adjournment
Chair Report
CEO Report
CEO Report – April Activities
What we’ve been working on:
• Atherton Town Hall – Gov PV Ribbon Cutting on April 17th • SF Climate Week – ClimateTech Electrification Showcase Organized by PCE on April 20th • Lots of Earth Day Events
• 12 Council Briefings Completed – More than halfway there! • Federal Lobby Days with Community Choice Energy Alliance • Programs and Marketing Working Groups
What is still to come:
• SMC Office of Education – Gov PV Ribbon Cutting – next week! Completed:
Los Banos
Daly City
East Palo Alto
Foster City
Hillsborough
Belmont
San Bruno
Atherton
Brisbane
Burlingame
South San Francisco
Portola Valley
Remaining Presentations:
Redwood City April 27
Menlo Park April 28
Millbrae April 28
Woodside April 28
San Mateo May 4
San Mateo County May 5
Half Moon Bay May 5
Pacifica May 11
San Carlos May 11
Colma May 13
CEO Report: Member Agency Briefings/Votes (March-May)
Agency Briefing and Approval of Administrative
Amendment to PCE's Joint Powers Agreement
Reflecting the Name Change to WestLight Energy
CEO Report: Customer Success Story
• Mercy Housing:
Middlefield Junction in
Redwood City
• 88 EV chargers installed,
supported by PCE EV Ready
Program
• State Budget: Modest improvement; uncertainty
remains
• Affordability is still the #1 priority
• CalCCA Sponsored Bills: Updates
o AB 1761: PCIA Data Transparency – Passed U&E Cmte
15-0
o SB 1138: Resource Adequacy – Passed E, U & C 13-0
• PCE Co-sponsored legislation: Update
o AB 2111(Papan): Transmission Planning – Passed U &
E 17-0
• All 3 bills are headed to the respective
chamber’s Committees on Appropriations
CEO Report: State Legislative Update
• April 21-23: CCA Federal Lobby Days with
Community Choice Energy Alliance (CCEA)
• Five States Represented – CA, NY, MA, OH, NH
• Meetings with DOE, FERC, Energy,
Environment and Utility Committees,
Senate/House Majority and Minority Members;
CA Delegation (Mullin, Fong, Schiff, Padilla)
• Finding Common Ground:
Energy affordability, Large load/data centers and
FERC jurisdictional creep; Siting and permitting
reform; Energy technology (VPPs, microgrids, small
modular nuclear); Restoration of financial/tax
incentives and Direct Pay provisions.
CEO Report: Federal Update
CEO Report: Staffing Update
Brianna Arroyo to Deputy Clerk, Administrative Services Leslie Brown to Senior Director of Account Services
Ross Fisher to Manager, Distributed Energy Programs
Jaden Hanan to Senior Specialist, Account Services
Gaby Ibarra to Senior Analyst, Electrification Programs Shayna Levia to Associate Manager, Power Resources
Lilly Meek to Senior Specialist, Community Relations
Carlos Moreno to Associate Manager, Programs
Andy Wang to Senior Data Engineer, Data and IT
Open Positions:
• Customer Success/Administrative Assistant (hourly; short-term) CEO Report: Staffing Update
CEO Report: Community Events
12 • April 24th - Canada College Earth Fest
• April 25th - The City of East Palo Alto Love Our Earth Festival • April 25th - The City of San Bruno Día de los Niños
• April 26th - The City of Atherton Earth Day Festival
• April 29th - Climate-Ready Schools Symposium
• April 29th - SMCOE GovPV Ribbon-Cutting
• May 3rd - Cinco de Mayo in East Palo Alto
• May 16th -Youth Climate Ambassadors Capstone Event
• May 21-22nd - PHS Wax Museum Los Banos
Upcoming Meetings – May 2026
Audit and Finance Committee:
• Monday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m.
Executive Committee:
• Monday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Board of Directors Meeting:
• Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m.
WestLight Energy
Visual Identity &
Brand Expression
Gwen Rose, Director of
Marketing and Community
Relations
Robyn Baker, Creative Director
at Owen
Equitable Building
Decarbonization
Program Contract
Alejandra Posada,
Business Operations Project Manager,
Innovation Strategy
Agenda
1. Context
2. What is the Equitable Building Decarbonization (EBD) Program?
3. PCE’s Role under the EBD
4. Recommendation
Context
Revenue Diversification for
PCE’s Energy Programs
• Goal of the Innovation Strategy department is to pursue public funding opportunities to grow PCE’s energy
programs
• The Equitable Building Decarbonization (EBD) program
provides funding for whole-home electrification for low-income customers • Opportunity to supplement funding for PCE’s Home
Upgrade Service Direct Install Program for low-income
customers (Low-Income HUS DI Program)
Home Upgrade Services Overview
Self service: Rebates and 0%
loans
Personalized support: Free
custom guidance
Full service: At cost or no cost
installation
A suite of services to help residents electrify their homes Home Upgrade Full-Service
No Cost Program
• Focused on low-income customers
(80% AMI with additional wealth
criteria)
• Status (as of April 2026):
• 63 projects completed
• 47 projects in progress
• $29,000 average cost per home
• Typically 3-4 upgrades
• Some remediation included (e.g., electrical
upgrades, duct repairs, power management
devices, etc.)
What is the Equitable
Building Decarbonization
Program?
Overview of the EBD Program
• Created by the CEC in 2022 pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 209 • Goal is to reduce GHG emissions from existing buildings and advance energy equity
• Direct install (DI) program for low-income customers with a statewide budget of $567 million
• Implemented across 3 regions of California – Northern (San Mateo County), Central (Los Banos) and Southern
Scope: Whole-Home Electrification Program
• Electrify at least 2 of 4 end-uses
in a home – space and water
heating, cooking, laundry
• Basic energy efficiency upgrades
and related home remediation
upgrades
• No cost to the customer
• Direct install program
implemented through various
installation contractors
EBD Customer Eligibility
• Single-family and multi-family homes
• Existing buildings constructed before 2020
• Must have an existing fossil-fueled space or water heater • In multi-family buildings, units and common areas can be served • Income-qualified customers:
• Single-family: Income up to 80% of the area median income (AMI) • Multi-family: at least 66% of households have an income of up to 80% AMI • Enrollment in CARE/ FERA or other income-qualified programs (e.g.
LIHEAP)
EBD Initial Community Focus Areas
Northern California
• Contra Costa Refinery Corridor
• East and West Oakland
• East Palo Alto
• Humbolt County
• Morgan Hill and Gilroy
• North and South Sacramento
• Richmond
• East San Francisco
Central California
• Bakersfield
• East Fresno
• Los Banos
• Modesto
• West Fresno
The intent is to expand beyond the Initial Community Focus Areas but not timeline or funding has been set Under-resourced communities with high energy burdens and air pollution, underserved by existing programs Cost Containment and Customer Protection Provisions
Cost Containment Provisions
• No cost cap for the electrification project but administrators must serve a certain number of customers
• Electrical and remediation costs are capped at an average of $6,000 per project
• PCE can audit single-family projects over $40,000 and multi-family projects over $30,000
Tenant Protections in Multi-Family Buildings
• Rent increase limitations and eviction protections
• Restrictions related to project work and temporary displacement PCE’s Role under the EBD
PCE’s Role under the EBD
• PCE partnered with two lead applicants on the
grant funding opportunity to bring EBD funding
into PCE’s service area
• Association for Energy Affordability (AEA) –
East Palo Alto
• Center for Sustainable Energy – Los Banos
• AEA administers and implements the EBD
program
• PCE provides co-funding of 30% to allow more
customers to take advantage of the program
Up to 90
multi-family
customers
Up to 100
single-family
customers
$5.6 M
Incentives
from EBD
Customer Benefits
$2.4 M
Incentives
from PCE
Up to $8 million in customer incentives!
Recommendation
Recommend that the Board of Directors delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute an agreement with the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA) for the Equitable Building Decarbonization (EBD) Program with a term through November 2029 and a total not to exceed amount of $2,412,000 inclusive of $1,440,000 to serve single-family homes and $972,000 to serve multi-family homes.
Questions? Comments?
Jana Kopyciok-Lande
Director of Innovation Strategy
[email protected]
Alejandra Posada
Business Operations Project Manager, Innovation Strategy [email protected]
Board Members’ Reports
Adjournment