Board of Directors
Regular Meeting
July 23, 2026
westlightenergy.org
This meeting will begin shortly. Thank you!
Regular Agenda Items 4-10
Adjournment
Agenda Overview
Call to Order / Roll Call
July 23, 2026
Public Comment for Items not
on the Agenda
Action to Set the Agenda and
Approve Consent Items 1-3
Chair Report July 23, 2026
Marty Medina,
Board Chair
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Chair Report
1. Bay Area Air District Water Heater Vote Set
for November 4th
• Comments due August 13; WestLight not
filing formal comments
• Board update at September BOD meeting
2. CEO's FY 2027 Goals are underway and will
be sent to the Board by Jen Stalzer in early
August
3. July 29th - EV Ready Ribbon Cutting in SSF
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Peninsula Pines
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Event Information:
• Date & Time: July 29, 11:45 am - 2:00 pm
• Celebrating 200 ports installed; largest multifamily
installation in the State!
• Speakers from CEC, CPUC, Go Power EV and
our own WestLight Energy
• Location: Peninsula Pines Apartments
• Address: 842 Antoinette Lane, South San
Francisco, CA 94080
To RSVP, please let Nelly know.
CEO Report
July 23, 2026
Shawn Marshall,
Chief Executive Officer
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CEO Report: General Updates
1) Microgrid Agreement Signed; Joint press release in mid August
2) Launch delay of residential solar plus storage program due to vendor change of business
3) I-Bank financing for future Gov PV projects
4) New Office
• Demolition began 7/15 and on track for Oct. move in
• Permit approved by the City of San Mateo
• Furniture selection underway (on tonight's agenda)
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CEO Report: Rebrand Update
July:
• Updated customer bills and JRM mailings this week and next • Name change ads and rebrand video are now in market (as of 7/15) August:
• Various program marketing campaigns (in market 8/8)
September:
• Caltrain Campaign - "On Track for a Cleaner Future" (9/1 - 10/30) • Impact campaign paid ads begin (in market 9/8)
• 10-year documentary and 10-year impact report
• Impact Summit (9/30)
https://youtu.be/6IsxaECgaE4
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CEO Report: Contact Center
Opt-Outs Submitted (July):
Total opt-outs: 5
• 1 processed with a CSA • 2 submitted through the IVR • 2 submitted through the website • None of the July opt-outs were related to the name change.
The total number of name change-related opt-outs
remains at 2
Name Change Call Volume: • Call volume related to the name change continues to decline.
• Since June 8, we have received a total of 114 name
change-related calls.
• Only 7 calls in July were related to the name change.
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CEO Report: Board Survey
I would like to meet with or talk to the CEO and/or
Board Chair:
Please send me PCE's bi-weekly e-newsletter:
27%
6%
67%
0%
1x-2x a year for general check-in
Once a year for City Council
briefings
Before every meeting/frequently
No set schedule, as needed
60%
40%
0%
Keep the same - Bi-weekly
Monthly
Theres a newsletter?
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CEO Report: Board Survey
When it comes to communications from PCE, I feel...
Please Score 1-5:
1: Not getting enough information, 3: Just right,
5: Too much information
0 0
12 3
0 0
2 4
6 8
10 12
14 1 2 3 4 5
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CEO Report: Board Survey
In general, I think the Board Agenda Packets are: During the Board meeting, I think the agenda item presentations are:
87%
6%
7%
About right, not too long or too
short
They ar egetting better, thanks. I
know sometimes it is necessary
and that's OK
They are what they are!
52%
29%
9%
5% 5%
Everything is about right
The meetings are too long, with
too much detail in staff
presentations
About right in terms of staff
presentations but need more time
for Board discussion
I think there is a good balance
and you seem to adjust pretty
well when needed
Where there is a comprehensive
staff report, the presentations
could be less detailed
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CEO Report: Board Survey
I prefer the Board retreat to be: In terms of retreat content and approach:
75%
13%
6%
6% 3-4 hours long, in liey of a
Thursday night Baord meeting in
the Fall (current practice)
Half day/morning - on a weekday
Half day/morning - on a Saturday
Friday late afternoon/early
evening
40%
40%
6%
7%
7%
I like the staff report & discussion
approach we’ve been using the
past few years
I like a mix of industry speaker,
reports (e.g. strategic plan
update) & interactive discussion
3+ any updates on exciting new
technology on horizon
I have not particpated in a retreat
before
Mix. Last year Chris Seiple was
outstanding and informative!
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CEO Report: Board Survey
Policies and Procedures Acknowledgment: Policy 16 – Policies and Procedures for Board of Directors, Committees, and Advisory Groups 93%
7%
I have read and understand
WestLight's Board Policies and
Procedures
I am constantly learning - Staff is
always available to explain & try
not to make you feel dumb.
(Thanks)
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• State budget enacted
• Governor’s race shaping energy policy discussions
• WestLight co-sponsored bill AB 2111 (Papan) in Senate Approps
• CalCCA Sponsored Bills Advance:
o AB 1761 (Rogers): PCIA data transparency in Senate
Approps.
o SB 1138 (Padilla): RA flexibility in Assembly Approps. • SB 886 (Padilla): new large loads bill; materially improved in negotiations
• Diablo Canyon: extension rumblings; nothing substantive CEO Report: State Legislative Update
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• Federal policy remains in flux
• Transmission and permitting reform momentum
• New FERC framework for large load interconnection,
cost allocation, and grid planning
• DOE continues implementing revised HOMES and
HEEHR rebate guidance
• EPA transmits additional CA Clean Air Act waivers to
Congress under the Congressional Review Act
CEO Report: Federal Update
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CEO Report: Community
Feedback Forum
The theme of the next CFF is energy affordability.
• August 24 in Los Banos: Working with Binational of Central California
• Late Aug/Sept in San Bruno with Climate Resilient
Communities; zoom option
• Asking for feedback on various topics from our partners including:
• Barriers to enrollment in CARE and other energy discount programs
• How we explain customer savings and describe our lower rate relative to PG&E
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Community Events
• July 31 – Family Resource Day Tabling, Daly City
• July 31 – Nissan Night Market EV Showcase, San Bruno
• Aug 1 – SMC Dept of Emergency Management – Disaster
Preparedness Day, San Mateo
• Aug 5 – Puente Backpack and Food Distribution, Pescadero • Aug 8 – Assy Member Soria Backpack Giveaway,Los Banos • Aug 13 – Electrification workshop with El Concilio and Sustainable San Mateo County, San Mateo
• Aug 29 – Waves & Watts, Half Moon Bay
• Sept 13 – Fiestas Patrias, Redwood City
• Sept 30 – Fall Summit, Farallon Room, Skyline College WestLight Energy 23
Upcoming Meetings
Audit & Finance Committee
• Monday, September 14 at 8:30 a.m.
Executive Committee
• Monday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m.
Board of Directors
• Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Please note that WestLight Energy will NOT hold any
public meetings in the month of August.
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Authorize Two Power
Purchase Agreements
for the King Kettle Solar
Photovoltaic and
Battery Energy Storage
System
July 23, 2026
Steve Campbell,
Senior Analyst,
Innovation Strategy
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Approve Resolution Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Execute Two Power Purchase and Sale Agreements for Renewable Supply with King Kettle Clean Power I, LLC and any necessary ancillary documents with a Power Delivery Term of 20 years starting at the Commercial Operation Date on or about December 31, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000.
Recommendation
July 23, 2026
Board of Directors
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Introduction and Regulatory
Background
Section 1
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• CPUC D.18-06-027 created the Disadvantaged
Communities Green Tariff Program (DAC-GT)
• Program Eligibility: Top 25% Disadvantaged Community
• CCAs authorized by CPUC for program cost recovery
Green Access Program History
Increasing Access to New Clean Energy
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Dedicated Resource
Development
CPUC Capacity Allocation = 6 MW
Dos Palos Clean Power = 3 MW
Interim Resource Contract = 3 MW
Request For Offers
1. Competitive Offer Price
2. Interconnection Pathway
Key Metrics
Pictured: Dos Palos Clean Energy near Los Banos
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Project Overview
Section 2
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King Kettle Clean Power I
Project Name King Kettle Unit A & Unit B
Project Developer Renewable America LLC
Technology Solar Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage Solar Capacity 5 MW
Storage Capacity 20MWh
Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date December 31, 2028
PPA Term 20 Years
PPA Total Contract Cost $35,000,000 (Not to Exceed)
Location Kettleman City, CA
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Environmental Analysis & Labor and Job Creation
• No known environmental issues have been
identified
o Environmental Impact report is not
anticipated to be necessary
• Land historically used for grazing and dryland
agriculture
• Meetings with King County on a Conditional
Use Permit
• CEQA anticipated to be an Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
• Project will use a project labor agreement and
pay prevailing wage
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Offer Structure
Section 3
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One System, Two PPAs
PPA 1 (Unit A)
Capacity: 3MW PV + 12 MWh BESS. • DAC-GT Compliance • CPUC Reimbursable • Unique CAISO ID PPA 2 (Unit B)
Capacity: 2MW PV + 8 MWh BESS. • WestLight Energy Portfolio • Non-Reimbursable • Unique CAISO ID WestLight Energy 34
Approve Resolution Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Execute Two Power Purchase and Sale Agreements for Renewable Supply with King Kettle Clean Power I, LLC and any necessary ancillary documents with a Power Delivery Term of 20 years starting at the Commercial Operation Date on or about December 31, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000.
Recommendation
July 23, 2026
Board of Directors
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2026 CPUC
Integrated Resource
Plan
July 23, 2026
Shayna Levia, Associate
Manager of Power Resources
Katarina Malmgren, Power
Resources Analyst
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Approve the results of the Integrated Resource Plan analysis and the submission of results as presented by staff, or in a form substantially similar to that presented by staff, and direct the CEO, or designee, to prepare and submit the final narrative and data templates to the CPUC on or before August 10, 2026.
Recommendation
July 23, 2026
Board of Directors
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Introduction and Regulatory
Background
Section 1
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Why Does the IRP Exist?
IRP
Electrification and Load
Growth
Support more EVs, Prepare for
Data Centers
Affordability
Keep costs as low as
possible
Climate Goals
Transition to 100% clean
electricity statewide by 2045
Reliability
Keep the lights on during the
hottest and coldest days of
the year
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What is Integrated Resource Planning?
Supply Options Load and Load
Management Options
Goals & Constraints
Modeling
Integrated Resource Plan
• The What
• X MW of wind
• X MW of solar + storage
• X MW of geothermal
• X MW of load mod / mgmt
• 100% renewable by 2030
• 100% clean electricity statewide by 2045
• Maximize 24/7 matching
• Reliability
• Cost-effective
• Risk Management Policies
• Regulatory Compliance
• Existing Portfolio
• Load Forecast
• Electrification
• Demand Response
• Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
Iterate
• The How
• Procurement process
• Policies
• Risk Management
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What does our CPUC IRP have to do?
✓ MEET OUR CPUC
ASSIGNED LOAD FORECAST
✓ MEET OUR CPUC
ASSIGNED RELIABILITY
TARGETS
✓ MEET OUR CPUC
ASSIGNED EMISSIONS
TARGETS
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What the CPUC IRP IS and ISN’T
A PLANNING SCENARIO
✓ IS
NOT A PROCUREMENT
COMMITMENT
✕ ISN'T
NOT A BUDGET
NOT WESTLIGHT’S
INTERNAL
PROCUREMENT PLAN
A REQUIRED
COMPLIANCE FILING
HELPS STEER STATE’S
CLEAN ENERGY
STRATEGY
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What Happens After we Submit the IRP?
1 Board Approved
IRP Submitted
CPUC Models All
LSE IRPs
Preferred System
Plan
Sent to CAISO Used in
Transmission
Planning
2 3 4 5
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Methodology and Modeling
Results
Section 2
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Modeling Approach
Sources Types of inputs
CPUC • Annual load forecast
• BTM solar capacities
• Candidate resource
characteristics
• Available capacity
• Production profile
• Costs
Ascend
Analytics
• Nodal price forecasts
• Long term attribute
costs (REC and RA)
WestLight • Load forecast shapes
• Existing resource
characteristics
• Short term attribute
costs
Key model inputs
Scenario
Design
MATCH model
(Deterministic
Portfolio Planning)
Analyze
results
PowerSIMM model
(Stochastic Portfolio
Planning)
Analyze
results
Final
Recommendation
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Load Forecast
-2000
0 2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
2028 2030 2035 2040 2045
Difference in load forecasts (GWh)
IRP vs. WestLight Energy load forecast
Baseline consumption EV load Building Electrification
Data Center BTM PV Efficiency
Climate Change Increases Climate Change Decreases IRP Load Forecast Internal Load Forecast
The IRP load forecast is
significantly higher than
WestLight’s internal load
forecast.
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Current
Portfolio 2028 2030 2035 2040 2045
Storage 197 458 772 787 669 758
Solar PV 505 590 904 904 737 863
Small Hydro 15 15 15 11
Out-of-State Onshore Wind 220 220 220 220 550 620
In-State Onshore Wind 304 316 307 969 819 840
Geothermal 61 75 80 121 255 358
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
Capacity (MW)
Cumulative Capacity Results
Summary through 2045
WestLight’s current portfolio is around
1,300 MW.
To meet our CEC assigned load forecast,
it grows to 3,440 MW in 2045 by adding a
net: • 561 MW storage • 358 MW solar • 936 MW onshore wind • 297 MW geothermal This includes new builds and contracts
that have expired and were not renewed.
WestLight assumed some wind and
geothermal resources would be extended
beyond their current contracts.
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Emissions and Reliability Results
The Preferred Portfolio achieves lower emissions than WestLight’s proportional share of the 8 MMT GHG target and meets its reliability requirements in every year. 2030 2035 2040 2045
8 MMT GHG Benchmark
(MMT CO2)
0.359 0.310 0.280 0.151
WestLight Preferred Portfolio
Emissions (MMT CO2) 0.226 0.253 0.212 0.150
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Expected costs increase over time
The portfolio weighted average cost per MWh increase over time, largely reflecting the higher costs associated with new resource additions.
$60
$70
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Portfolio Weighted Average Cost Results (Nominal $/MWh) 2028 2030 2035 2040 2045
$60
$65
$70
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$95
$100
Portfolio Weighted Average Cost Results (Real 2026$/MWh) 2028 2030 2035 2040 2045
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Policy Implications
Section 3
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Regulatory Policy
Recommendations Acknowledge Uncertainty in Load
Forecasting
Support Development of Diverse
Clean Energy Resources
Avoid Market-Distorting
Procurement Mandates
Align Resource and Transmission
Planning
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Next Steps
Section 4
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2026 IRP Timeline
Filing Requirements Released
January 16 –February 10, 2026
Modeling and Narrative Drafting Begin
February 25, 2026
Modeling Finalized
June 1, 2026
Presentation to Board
Subcommittee on
Modeling Results
July 1, 2026
Board Approval of IRP
July 23, 2026
August 10, 2026
Submission to the
CPUC
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Approve the results of the Integrated Resource Plan analysis and the submission of results as presented by staff, or in a form substantially similar to that presented by staff, and direct the CEO, or designee, to prepare and submit the final narrative and data templates to the CPUC on or before August 10, 2026.
Recommendation
July 23, 2026
Board of Directors
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Approval of
Recommendation to Award
the 2026 Dave Pine
Community Award to
Community Outreach
Workers (Promotoras)
July 23, 2026
Kirsten Andrews-Schwind,
Associate Director of Community
Relations and Climate Equity
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Award Overview
• Annual recognition in honor of former Supervisor
Dave Pine
• One award per year for an organization,
partnership, or community member
• Public recognition and inclusion of honoree’s
name on plaque in WestLight Energy Board
meeting room
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Selection Process
The ad hoc working committee reviewed 7 nominations
from Board members and staff.
Evaluation Criteria
• Work that advances WestLight’s mission
• Demonstration of potential to achieve significant
greenhouse gas reductions
• Advancement of community equity goals
• Projects or initiatives are conducted within
WestLight’s service area
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Award Recommendation:
Community Outreach Workers
• Community outreach workers (Promotoras in Spanish) are key partners in reaching our low-income, immigrant
customers
• Serve as a trusted bridge between government
institutions and their neighbors
• Conduct on-the-ground outreach about energy
programs in their native languages
• WestLight has worked with various organizations with
Promotora networks, primarily in Spanish but also in
Tagalog
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Approve awarding the first annual Dave Pine
Community Award at the September 30, 2026 Impact
Summit hosted by WestLight Energy.
Recommendation
July 23, 2026
Board of Directors
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Approval of an
Agreement with
Shawn E. Marshall,
Chief Executive
Officer, for the Term
of July 1, 2026 to
June 30, 2029
July 23, 2026
Jennifer Stalzer,
General Counsel
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Authorize the Chair of WestLight Energy to execute an
Agreement Between WestLight Energy and Shawn E.
Marshall for Service as Chief Executive Officer for and on behalf of WestLight Energy.
Recommendation
July 23, 2026
Board of Directors
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Board Members’ Reports July 23, 2026
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Board of Directors
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Thank you for
joining us!
July 23, 2026 westlightenergy.org