AB 2748 (Quirk-Silva)
Affordable Housing
Exemption from EV
Charging Readiness
Requirement
This bill would exempt a new or existing 100%
affordable housing development, for which a
permit application is submitted between
January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2030, from
the requirements for installation of low power
Level 2 or higher electric vehicle charging
receptacles in the 2025 California Green
Building Standards Code and instead, require
those affordable housing developments to
comply with the applicable in the 2022 edition
of the California Building Standards Code.
Scheduled for
August 3 hearing
in Senate
Appropriations
Neutral WestLight Energy,
San José Clean
Energy, and Silicon
Valley Clean
Energy previously
submitted a letter
of concern. The
bill has since been
substantially
narrowed by
shortening the
period during
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which qualifying
affordable housing
projects may use
the earlier EV
charging readiness
requirements.
Based on those
amendments,
WestLight moved
to a Neutral
position.
SB 222 (Wiener)
Residential Heat
Pump Systems:
Water Heaters and
HVAC: Permit
Streamlining
This bill voids any policy in the governing
documents of a HOA that would prevent
replacing a gas appliance with an electrical
appliance and specifically voids any covenants
or other instruments that effectively prohibit
the installation of residential heat pump
systems. This bill also requires specified
streamlining of local permitting for residential
heat pump systems.
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
This bill is co-sponsored by
SPUR, Bay Area Air
District, and
Building Decarb
Coalition
SB 868 (Wiener)
Portable Solar
Generation Devices
Current law vests the Public Utilities
Commission with regulatory authority over
public utilities, including IOUs, while local
publicly owned electric utilities are under the
direction of their governing boards. This bill
would exempt a portable solar generation
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
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device, as defined, from all interconnection
requirements imposed by state law, the
commission, electrical corporation rules, or local
publicly owned electric utility rules, as specified.
SB 886 (Padilla)
Data Center Rates
Existing law authorizes the commission to fix
the rates and charges for every public utility and
requires that those rates and charges be just
and reasonable. This bill, the California
Technology Innovation and Ratepayer
Protection Act, would require the PUC, on or
before July 1, 2027, to establish a rate structure
that includes an electrical corporation tariff for
the interconnection of participating customer
facilities (data centers)
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
Neutral CalCCA negotiated
amendments and
moved from
Oppose Unless
Amended to
Neutral
SB 905 (Becker)
Affordability
This bill would require the PUC, for each IOU, to
assign a reduced return on equity, as a
reduction applied each year to the then current
authorized rate of return on equity, for specified
types of capital costs included in the electrical
corporation’s rate base, as specified.
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
SB 913 (Becker)
RA: Aggregated
Distributed
Capacity Resources
Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation
with the ISO, to establish resource adequacy
(RA) requirements for all IOUs, ESPs, and CCAs.
This bill would require the PUC, in coordination
with the CEC and the ISO, on or before June 30,
2027, to enhance existing market-integrated
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
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pathways for aggregated distributed capacity
resources, to qualify as resource adequacy
capacity consistent with the PUC’s requirements
for aggregated distributed capacity resources.
SB 943 (Becker)
Industrial
Customers
Transmission
Charges
This bill would authorize changes to IOU rates to
support electrification of industrial heat by
capping volumetric surcharges for large
commercial or industrial customers with new
load on or after January 1, 2027, including
through thermal energy storage systems
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
SB 978 (Pérez)
Data Centers Rates
Would require the Public Utilities Commission
(PUC) to establish a special rate structure for
large-scale energy users, who would be defined
as customers of electrical corporations
operating facilities with operational
requirements of at least 75 megawatts of
electricity, to protect other customers of
electrical corporations, prevent cost shifts to
those other customers, and require large-scale
energy users to pay for the electrical
corporations’ upfront costs of transmission or
distribution infrastructure upgrades necessary
for the provision of electrical service to those
users. The bill would require the construction of
those facilities to comply with certain labor
requirements.
Dead – Held in
Senate
Appropriations
Committee
Before being held
in Senate
Appropriations,
the bill was
expected to be
amended so that
the tariff
addressed only
distribution and
transmission
costs, rather than
generation costs.
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SB 1138 (Padilla)
Resource Adequacy
Transactability
This bill requires the PUC to authorize load-serving entities (LSEs) to meet not more than 25% of their resource adequacy (RA)
requirements by trading energy capacity with
other LSEs.
To be heard in
Assembly
Appropriations
Committee
Support Sponsor This is CalCCA’s
second sponsored
bill of the session.
The bill passed the
Assembly Utilities
& Energy
Committee on
Consent
SB 1215 (Cortese)
IOU EV Charging at
Multifamily
Properties
Existing law requires each IOU, not later than
February 28, 2021, to file an advice letter for,
and requires the PUC, not later than June 30,
2021, to approve, a new tariff or rule that
authorizes each IOU to design and deploy all
electrical distribution infrastructure on the
utility side of the customer’s meter for all
customers installing separately metered
infrastructure to support charging stations,
other than those in single-family residences.
This bill would require the PUC, on or before
March 1, 2027, to direct IOUs to install Level 2
and Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations
and associated equipment and facilities at
multifamily housing to, by December 31, 2037
at least triple the amount of electric vehicle
charging stations in existence, as of January 1,
Dead – Held in
Senate
Appropriations
Committee
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2027, at multifamily housing in its service
territory.
SB 1282 (Becker)
Grid-Integrated
Vehicle
Technologies
Standards
Existing law authorizes the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development
Commission (Energy Commission), in
consultation with the State Air Resources Board
and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), to
require any weight class of battery electric
vehicle to be bidirectional capable, as defined, if
it determines there is a sufficiently compelling
beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the
battery electric vehicle operator and electrical
grid, as specified. Existing law defines various
terms related to bidirectional-capable use. This
bill would direct the CEC to adopt and
implement standards for the grid-integrated
vehicle technology and associated grid-integrated charging technology of new vehicles.
The bill further directs the CEC, by December
31, 2027, to conduct and publish an assessment
on the potential for grid-integrated vehicle
technology and grid-integrated charging
technology adoption to provide electrical grid
service contributions to address the needs of
electrical grid energy supply, reliability, and
affordability needs associated with the state’s
Dead – Held in
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Committee
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transition to 100 percent renewable and zero-carbon energy sources for retail electricity by 2045.
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DATE: July 1, 2026
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2026
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable WestLight Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Brianna Arroyo, Deputy Clerk
SUBJECT: Social Media FAQ's
Item No. 14
WestLight Energy
JPA Board Correspondence
ATTACHMENTS:
Social Media Talking Points.pdf
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Social media FAQs
Here are some helpful tips for responding to frequently asked questions about WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) on social media. Frame your response in a way that is accurate, concise, and friendly—all while staying true to WestLight Energy’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 WestLight Energy Support for more information at [email protected] or 1-866-966-0110.
Why did Peninsula Clean Energy change their name to WestLight Energy? WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) is the same local electricity provider, just with a new name that is simpler and clearer. WestLight Energy better reflects the communities the organization serves, and this new name helps avoid confusion with PG&E. Nothing else is changing. They’re still providing clean electricity, offering the same programs, and supporting the community.
What is WestLight Energy? How is it different from PG&E? WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) is your local community electricity provider.
WestLight Energy provides the majority of the electricity supply—97%, in fact—for San Mateo County and Los Banos.
WestLight Energy provides you with electricity from sources like wind, solar, geothermal and hydro, while PG&E delivers it to you through their poles and wires. It’s kind of like ordering takeout from your favorite restaurant (WestLight Energy) and having a food delivery service (PG&E) deliver it to your door.
Does WestLight Energy cost more than PG&E?
No! WestLight Energy’s rates are lower than PG&E’s, so you save money when you’re a WestLight Energy customer. You can compare 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 WestLight Energy to bring cleaner, affordable energy to your community.
Can I opt out of WestLight Energy?
Yes, customers can opt out at any time. However, since WestLight Energy’s rates are typically lower than PG&E’s, opting out may increase your electricity costs. 507
I opted out of WestLight Energy and my bill went down.
When you opted out of WestLight Energy, PG&E put you on a special temporary rate (TBCC) for six months. Recently, this rate has been lower than WestLight Energy’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 WestLight Energy’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?
WestLight Energy’s standard rate isECOplus, 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 1 to 1.5¢ additional cost.
I have solar power. Why do I still have fees?
WestLight Energy 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. If your solar panels generate more energy than you use, WestLight Energy gives you a credit!
Why did my bill go up after switching to WestLight Energy? In many cases, bill increases are due to PG&E delivery charges, not WestLight Energy generation charges. WestLight Energy works to keep rates stable and has maintained a discount of 5 - 10% since service began in 2016.
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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 WestLight Energy’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 WestLight Energy should respond?
Does the comment contain misinformation that could harm WestLight Energy’s reputation? Is the comment receiving significant, negative attention (likes, replies, etc.)? Does responding to the post align with WestLight Energy’s values and commitment to candor, transparency, and community support?
Is someone asking a question related to WestLight Energy’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 WestLight Energy 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 copy to post. ● Responses on behalf of WestLight Energy 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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DATE: July 1, 2026
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2026
VOTE REQUIRED: None
TO: Honorable WestLight Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Nelly Wogberg, Board Clerk
SUBJECT: Acronym List
Item No. 15
WestLight Energy
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
AVCE - Apple Valley Choice Energy
AQM – Air Quality Management
AVA - AVA Community Energy – Alameda Valley Community Energy, Formally East Bay Community Energy
BAAQMD – Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BLPTA – Buyer Liability Pass Through Agreement
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
CEA - Clean Energy Alliance
CPA – Clean Power Alliance
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CPSF - Clean Power SF
CPE - Central Procurement Entity
CPP - Critical Peak Pricing
CPSF – Clean Power San Francisco
CPUC – California Public Utility Commission (Regulator for state utilities) (Also PUC) CRR – Congestion Revenue Rights
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
DCE - Desert Community Energy
DERMS – Distributed Energy Resource Management System
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
EDAM – Extended Day-Ahead Market
EDR – Economic Development Rate
EE – Energy Efficiency
EEI – Edison Electric Institute; Standard contract to procure energy & RA EIR – Environmental Impact Report
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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)
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JCC – Joint Cost Comparison
JPA – Joint Powers Authority
JRC – Joint Rate Comparison
JRM – Joint Rate Mailer
kW – kilowatt (Power)
kWh – Kilowatt-hour (Energy)
LCE – Lancaster Choice Energy
LDV - 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
LS - Load Shaping – changing when grid energy is used
LSE – Load Serving Entity
MCE – Marin Clean Energy
MG - Methane Gas - formerly known as ‘natural gas’
Microgrid – building or community energy system
MDV - Mid Duty Vehicle – vehicles such as passenger vans MW – Megawatt (Power) = 1000 kW
MWh – Megawatt-hour (Energy) = 1000 kWh
MTR – Mid-Term Reliability
MUD – Multi-unit Dwelling
NBCs – non-by passable charges
NBT – Net Billing Tariff
NEM – Net Energy Metering
NERC – North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement
NG – Natural Gas
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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)
RMEA - Rancho Mirage Energy Authority
RA – Resource Adequacy
RE – Renewable Energy
REC – Renewable Energy Credit/Certificate
RCEA - Redwood Coast Energy Authority
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RICAPS - Regionally Integrated Climate Action Planning Suite RPS – California Renewable Portfolio Standard
S xx – US Senate Bill xx
SB xx – CA Senate Bill xx
SBCE - Santa Barbara Clean Energy
SBP – Solar Billing Plan
SCP – Sonoma Clean Power
SDCP – San Diego Community Power
SJCE – San Jose Clean Energy
SJP - 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
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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