Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, June 25, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. in virtual teleconference, in the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority lobby and in the Los Banos City Hall conference room A.
ROLL CALL
Participating:
Jasneet Sharma, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Donna Colson, Burlingame, arrived at 7:20 p.m.
Ken Gonzalez, Colma, arrived at 6:45 p.m.
Teresa Proano, Daly City
Stacy Jimenez, Foster City
Patrick Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough, Vice Chair
Michael Amabile, Los Banos, participating from Los Banos Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Bob Nguyen, Millbrae, arrived at 6:33 p.m.
Christine Boles, Pacifica
Rebecca Flynn, Portola Valley
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Chair
John Dugan, San Carlos
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
James Coleman, South San Francisco
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
Absent:
Ray Mueller, San Mateo County
Mark Dinan, East Palo Alto
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Gerard Manning
CLOSED SESSION
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOV’T CODE SEC. § 54957(b)(4)
Title: Chief Executive Officer
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Cal. Gov. Code § 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Chair Marty Medina and General Counsel; Unrepresented Employee: Chief Executive Officer
3. Reconvene Open Session (If Necessary) To Report Any Action(s) Taken During Closed Session The board went into closed session at 6:39 p.m. and returned from closed session at 7:48 p.m.
The board took a break from 7:48 p.m. and returned at 7:56 p.m.
Chair Medina reported no reportable action.
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director DeGolia moved, seconded by Director Nash to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-6.
4. Approval of the San Carlos School District Schools Building Electrification (SchoolsBE) Program Agreement.
5. Approval of a Mutual Termination and Release Agreement and a Replacement Interim Resource Agreement with Marin Clean Energy for the Green Access Program with a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $6.2 Million and a Term Through December 31, 2030.
6. Approval of the Minutes for the May 28, 2026 Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 20-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, East Palo Alto, Redwood City)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Sharma X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Flynn 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 20 3
REGULAR AGENDA
7. Chair Report (Discussion)
Chair Medina shared that this will be the last meeting as Peninsula Clean Energy as our next meeting will be as WestLight Energy and a recap of the Sunzia ribbon cutting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
8. CEO Report (Discussion)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, shared a report covering the Tumbleweed ribbon cutting in Kern County, updates on the go-live date of the second pre-pay transaction, an update on the name change and rebrand, an update on the new office, information on the MCE Grand Jury Report, and a reminder to complete the Board Logistics Survey.
Mike Mielke, Senior Manager of Legislative Policy, gave a legislative update.
9. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget (Action) Nick Bijur, Chief Financial Officer, gave a review of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director McCune moved, seconded by Director Jimenez to Approve the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027).
MOTION PASSED: 20-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, East Palo Alto, San Carlos)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Sharma X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Flynn 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 20 3
10. Approval of Updated July 2026 Peninsula Clean Energy Rates (Action) Justin Kudo, Associate Director of Strategic Analysis & Rates, and Nick Bijur, Chief Financial Officer, presented an update on Peninsula Clean Energy rates. Leslie Brown, Senior Director of Account Services, helped answer questions from the Board.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Loraine moved, seconded by Director DeGolia to Approve setting PCE’s ECOplus rates at a system average of $0.072/kWh effective July 1, 2026, subject to a minimum rate of $0/kWh, resulting in a 5% discount to PG&E.
MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 23-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, East Palo Alto)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Sharma X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Flynn 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 21 2
11. Approval of the Peninsula Clean Energy Commercial Electrification Program (Action) Shelby Bush, Energy Efficiency Programs Manager, gave a presentation on the Peninsula Clean Energy Commercial Electrification Program. Rafael Reyes, Senior Director of Energy Programs, and Jennifer Stalzer, General Counsel, helped answer questions from the Board.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Boles moved, seconded by Director Loraine to Approve the Peninsula Clean Energy Commercial Electrification Program to provide financial incentives to business customers for the installation of eligible electric equipment that replaces existing fossil fuel-powered equipment.
MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 23-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, East Palo Alto)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Sharma X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Flynn 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 21 2
12. Board Members’ Reports (Discussion)
Chair Medina noted that tonight is the last night of Peninsula Clean Energy’s meetings before becoming WestLight Energy.
Director Boles shared gratitude to the Board of Supervisors for passing a resolution to support the polluters pay climate super fund act and to Director Coleman for speaking at an event.
Vice Chair Ragsdale shared attendance at the Best Places to Work event.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 9:49 p.m.