Board Of Directors
Regular Meeting
September 24, 2026
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This meeting will begin shortly. Thank you!
Regular Agenda Items 5-11
Adjournment
Agenda Overview
Call to Order / Roll Call
September 24, 2026
Public Comment for Items not
on the Agenda
Action to Set the Agenda and
Approve Consent Item 1-4
Chair Report September 24, 2026
Marty Medina,
Board Chair
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Chair Report: WestLight Achieves A Rating
CEO Report
September 24, 2026
Shawn Marshall,
Chief Executive Officer
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CEO Report: General Updates
1) Welcome Back!
2) 10-year Impact Report and Summit – Sept 30
3) Cal-CCA
Board retreat next week
Petition for review granted by the CA Supreme Court
4) Year End Outlook
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CEO Report: A Busy Q3 and Q4!
August 2026
✓ Peninsula Pines EV ribbon cutting
✓ Phase 1 VPP launched
✓ Rebrand - billing cycles and opt outs
✓ End of legislative session
September/October 2026
▪ 10 Year Anniversary activities commence
▪ Caltrain Train wraps and co-marketing
▪ Impact Campaign (check out the new webpage!)
▪ S&P Credit Review
▪ 3 Community Feedback Forums
▪ ERRA Forecast (PCIA, rate/budget forecasting)
▪ Board Retreat – Oct 22
▪ Office Move!
November/December 2026
▪ November 3- Election Day!
▪ 2026 key accomplishments and
2027 work-planning
▪ Programs evaluation/discussion
▪ Mid-year budget and 2027 rates planning
▪ Prep for new board member orientation
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CEO Report: Federal Legislative Update
• New bulk-power security EO raises questions.
o DOE implementation could affect existing projects,
equipment availability, timelines, and costs
o WestLight/CCEA focused on potential impacts on future projects and procurement timelines + potential impacts on existing projects.
• Transmission and permitting reform remains active.
• Large loads/data centers continue driving debate.
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9 CEO Report: New Office Update • Construction: Construction is progressing well, with substantial completion currently trending toward mid-
October
• Furniture: Major orders are placed, with reuse of existing furniture incorporated into the new space
• AV + Network: Cal Coast Telecom has been engaged to
support network infrastructure and outfit conference and Board rooms for hybrid meetings
• Security + Signage: Finalizing access controls and
internal signage
• Move: JLL has been re-engaged to support relocation;
move-in timing will depend on final construction, furniture delivery, and AV/network installation. Currently the move is scheduled for Oct. 23
• Current Office: Planning is underway for
decommissioning with a focus on reuse, donation, and
recycling.
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CEO Report: New Office Update
July 15 August 11 September 14
Hello updated floorplan!
Hello walls!
Hello white ceilings!
Goodbye carpet.
Goodbye low ceilings.
Goodbye floorplan!
Hello outdated office!
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CEO Report: Community Events
• Sept 30 – Fall Summit, Farallon Room, Skyline College • October 8 – Community Feedback Forum on Affordability, San Bruno
• October 8 – Bay Area CCA Employer Webinar
• October 10– Caltrain Clean Energy Day/Ride Alongs
• October 10-11 – San Carlos Art and Wine Festival
• October 23– Community Feedback Forum on Health (co-sponsored by Stanford Health), Redwood City • October 24 – Fifth Annual San Mateo County Climate Summit • October 25– Los Banos Chamber of Commerce 4th Annual
Trunk or Treat event
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CEO Report: Caltrain Ride-Along
Celebrate Clean Air Week with Caltrain and WestLight!
We will board the train to meet folks, hand out stickers and information. Please join us!
When: Saturday, October 10 starting at 10 a.m. in South San Francisco
Where: Join from any Caltrain stop from South San
Francisco to Menlo Park
RSVP: Let us know which station you will be departing from, and staff will greet you
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CEO Report: Out in the Community
Chair Medina out in the wild. New swag available for
community events - just ask us!
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Upcoming Public Meetings
Executive Committee
• Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m.
• Monday, November 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Board of Directors
• Thursday, October 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Audit & Finance Committee
• Monday, November 9 at 8:30 a.m.
Recap of 2026
Legislative Session:
Update on Recent
Developments
September 24, 2026
Mike Mielke
Policy & Government
Affairs
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STATE LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
Mark Fenstermaker
Pacific Policy Group
VS.
2026 RECAP – END OF SESSION
Gavin Newsom is reigniting a political
firestorm as his tenure draws to a close
Gavin Newsom is reigniting a political
firestorm as his tenure draws to a close
August 22, 2026
2026 RECAP – END OF SESSION
2026 RECAP – END OF SESSION
August 29, 2026
California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes
fight over regulating data centers
WESTLIGHT SUCCESS
AB 2111
CCAs FALL SHORT
PCIA Inputs
AB 1761 (Rogers)
Resource
Adequacy
SB 1138 (Padilla)
LOOKING AHEAD
LOOKING AHEAD
LOOKING AHEAD
EXTEND DIABLO CANYON
OPERATIONS BEYOND 2030
QUESTIONS
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Update on Portable
Battery Program
September 24, 2026
Steve Campbell,
Senior Analyst, Innovation Strategy
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Agenda:
1. Program Snapshot
2. Customer Eligibility
3. Proposed Equipment
4. Program Delivery
5. Timeline
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Background: Portable Battery Program, Round 1
The 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event
caused widespread power outages across WestLight’s
service area. WestLight responded by offering the
Portable Battery Program to assist medically vulnerable customers gain access to backup power.
Program Stats:
• Successfully delivered 146 portable batteries and 36 portable solar panels with a program budget of $597,000
• Referred 115 customers to partner programs in close
coordination with community-based organizations
• 91% of program participants reported using portable backup battery during an outage
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Portable Battery Program, Round 2
Target Audience: Medically Vulnerable customers
Budget: $250,000 to serve ~70 customers
Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events have decreased.
Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) outages have increased.
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Customer Eligibility
Target Customer: Medically vulnerable,
income-qualified
1. Receive electric service from WestLight, AND
2. Enrolled in CARE/FERA, AND
3. Enrolled in Medical Baseline, AND
4. Located on circuit with Enhanced Powerline
Safety Settings.
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Proposed Equipment
Use Case Combined Load Yeti 1500 Jackery 2000
General Appliance 215W 6 hours 8 hours
Medical Resilience 180W 7 hours 10 hours
Heating 865W 1.5 hours 2 hours
Use Case 1: LED light + refrigerator + Wi-Fi + cell phone + television Use Case 2: LED light + refrigerator + CPAP + Wi-Fi + cell phone Use Case 3: LED lighting + refrigerator + Wi-Fi + 5 W cell phone + portable heater WestLight Energy 34
Organizational Roles
WestLight
Funding, Marketing, Eligibility
Vendors
1. Procurement and Distribution Services
2. Community Based Organization partnership
Program Delivery
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Program Timeline
Program Design
June – August 2026
September 24, 2024
Battery Procurement
October - November
Customer Installations
Begin December 2026 Board Update
September 22, 2026
Issue RFQ
Community Resilience
Forum
March 2026
Air District Rule 9-6, Zero
NOx Water Heaters
September 24, 2026
Blake Herrschaft,
Senior Buildings Engineer
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Agenda
Background on Rule 9-6
Summary of Proposed Changes to Rule
WestLight Water Heater Programs
Relationship to Local Climate Goals
Background on Rule 9-6
What is the Bay Area Air District?
• Formed in 1955 by the California Legislature
• Regulates stationary sources of air pollution in the 9-county Bay Area • Governed by Board of Directors
• 24 Locally elected representatives from across the Counties • San Mateo reps are:
• County supervisors Ray Mueller and Noelia Corzo
• San Bruno Mayor Rico Medina
• The agency is considering rules affecting water heaters and furnaces with expected vote in November
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• WestLight Energy has not taken a position on the upcoming vote and rule adoption • This is an update by Board request
• Information here on the rule is public information provided by the Air District Background on Air District Water Heater Rules
Air District Begins Regulating
Water Heaters and Furnaces
1993
Air District Adds Dates for
Zero Smog (NOx)
2023
Air District Proposes Flexibility
Amendments and New Date
2026
Zero NOx Requirement for
Small, Tank-Type Gas Water
Heaters (Manufacture Date)
January 1, 2027
New Proposed Implementation
Date (Manufacture Date)
January 1, 2028
Implementation Date for:
• Furnaces
• Tankless Water Heaters
• Large Water Heaters
2029-2033
What’s involved in 2027/2028?
• Small (under 75 gallon)
• Tank-type
• Gas
• Water Heaters
Zero-NOx standards – 2023 amendments
• NOx standards within Rule 9-4 (furnaces) and Rule 9-6 (water heaters) have been in place for over three decades
• Zero-NOx standards have gradual phase-in: all new sales or installations of units manufactured after compliance dates
• Staff update to the Board due two years prior to each compliance date June 9, 2026 6
1/1/2027 Water heaters less than 75,000 BTU/hr
1/1/2029 All applicable natural gas-fired furnaces (e.g., residential and commercial; including direct-vent units)
1/1/2031 Water heaters 75,000 to 2 million BTU/hr
Methane Gas in Buildings Responsible for
More Smog than Cars in Bay Area
Air Pollutant Causes
NOx
(nitrogen oxides)
Smog, respiratory
illnesses
SOx
(sulfur oxides)
Acid rain
CO2
(carbon dioxide)
Global warming
CFCs
(chlorofluorocarbons)
Ozone layer depletion
Particulates Cancer, respiratory
illnesses
Health Benefits
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2024 “Readiness Report” for Rule 9-6
• Average additional cost of zero-NOx water heater
compared to gas:
o $1,800 (vs. new gas tankless)
o $3,500 (vs. new gas tanked)
• New 120-volt “plug-in” HPWHs and “watt diet”
strategies can help manage and lower costs
• Installations requiring extensive work need flexibility o Appliance relocation, electric panel upsizing
o Emergency replacements
• Key findings directly informed exemptions to be
considered by the Board of Directors in November.
Summary of Proposed
Changes to Rules
Why Flexibility Amendments?
In 2023, at initial rule adoption numerous concerns were raised Why Flexibility Amendments?
Misconceptions
• “Electrification doesn’t save on
energy bills”
• It almost always does
• “Can’t electrify on 100A panels”
• Feasibility demonstrated
• “The contractors are not ready”
• In 2026, they are
Problems that can be solved with
programs
• Higher installations costs
• Rebate program
• Customer confusion
• Personalized support and full
service programs
Where temporary flexibility may be
needed
(while market progresses)
• Specific building constraints which
drive up costs
• Specific electrical constraints which
drive up costs
• Low-income customers
Major Proposed Changes
Current rule as adopted Proposed Amendments
Small (under 76,000 BTU), tank-type, water
heaters Zero NOx requirement start date
Jan 1, 2027 Jan 1, 2028
Large or instantaneous water heaters Zero NOx
requirement start date
Jan 1, 2031 Jan 1, 2033
Allowance for very small water heaters N/A 30 gallon or smaller allowed Exceptions None Various
Flexibility Amendments
Exception Type Limitation Timeline
30-gallon water heaters or smaller None
Multi-family 5 or more units Ends in 2033
Income qualified None
Space constraints One-time per address
Emergency replacements None
High hot water demand businesses None
Hydronic systems Ends in 2031
Flexibility Amendments (Electrical)
Exception Type Limitation Timeline
Low electrical panel capacity
< 100A single family
<60A multi-family
One-time exception per
address
Knob-and-tube wiring plus long circuit run
Long circuit run over 50ft
Lack of spare breaker space
Impact on Adoption
Project-based
(space and/or
electrical)
20%
Income-Based
Eligibility
18%
Remaining
Installations
62%
Air District’s Estimate
of exemption distribution
12,000
As few
as 600
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Replacements
per Year
Tankless
Water
Heaters
Large Water
Heaters
Manufacture
Date
Small Water
Heaters
Electrical
Exeption
Equity
Exeption
New Total
Year 1 - Water Heaters Electrified per Year in SM County WestLight forecast
in Year 1 of Implementation
WestLight HPWH Programs
Prepared for the rules, on behalf of your constituents
The Board Asked for a “One-Stop Shop”
• Rebates to solve for installation cost
• Zero percent loan
• Personalized support service
• Full-service program
• Emergency water heater program
• Contractor list with over 100
experienced heat pump installers
Rebates for Installation Cost Equivalence
From Air District Study
WestLight HPWH Rebate - $3,500 with extra $500 limited time offer twice per year Since 2021:
• Over 2,200 HPWH rebates
• Over $16 million in building electrification
rebates
• Over $1.2m per year in customer bill savings
Zero Percent Loans
1,380 heat pump projects supported
$13m loans disbursed
$5m paid back to WestLight
0 defaults
100+ contractors
Pleasant
Surprise!
Giving contractors
financing they could use
was worth
100 training events.
Personalized Support Program
300
customers
served
~23 calls/month
4.5/5
rating
Full-Service Program
Designed to be an “easy button”
• 3 excellent contractors in program
• Single-measure, or whole-home
• Fixed pricing ($2,850 for HPWH after rebate)
• Extended warranty
• Experts in avoiding service upgrades
• Deep coordination with WestLight team
• Integrated internal and third-party rebates
• Free for low-income customers
• 24/7 Emergency water heater hotline
Relationship to Jurisdiction
Climate Action Goals
What are the local
contributors to climate
change?
How do we use fossil fuels
in buildings?
Average Gas Usage in CA Homes
City Climate Action Plans and HPWHs
Top three climate action plan measures
in San Mateo Jurisdictions:
1. Form a CCA to provide 100% carbon free electricity
2. Electrify vehicles
1. Build infrastructure
2. Encourage adoption
3. Electrify buildings
1. Policies to decarbonize new construction
2. Policies to decarbonize existing buildings
Existing Building Reach Code Options
for Local Governments
via WestLight/SVCE Technical Assistance:
• 2-way AC – targeting A/C replacements
• FlexPath – targeting major renovations
• Electric readiness – targeting electrical work
• HPWH regulations – targeting water heater
replacements (available in October)
Questions?
Pescadero
Community Microgrid
September 24, 2026
Jana Kopyciok-Lande,
Director of Innovation Strategy
Ross Fisher,
Manager of Distributed Energy
Resources
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1. Background & Context
2. The Pescadero Community Microgrid
• Who does it serve?
• What are the benefits?
• Where are we in the process?
• How is the project funded?
• When do costs incur for WestLight?
3. Learn More & Connect
Agenda
Background & Context
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What is a Community Microgrid?
• Solar + battery system connected to the
utility’s distribution grid
• Powers multiple customers within a defined
boundary
• Disconnects from the larger grid during
outages, keeping the lights on for customers
in the microgrid boundary
• Serves the Pescadero community in parallel
with the grid during normal conditions
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What are WestLight’s goals?
• Demonstrate leadership by piloting an
innovative advanced energy project
• Serve as a replicable model for others in the
State and Country
• Provide resilience for a vulnerable
community that is located “at the end of the
utility line”
• Spur economic development in WestLight’s
service area
The Pescadero Community
Microgrid
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Who does the Pescadero Community Microgrid serve?
Pescadero High School
& Middle School
Puente
Community NGO
Fire Station #59
1,504 kWdc (1,250 kWac) solar PV
(~156,000 sqft) &
1,958 kW / 7,834 kWh BESS
Map Elements
Project Boundary
Half Moon Bay 1103 (12 kV)
Grid Isolation Switch (GIS)
High Fire Threat Tier 2
Pescadero
Elementary School
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What are the benefits?
• 1.5 MW solar system (~3.5 acres of land)
• 8 MWh storage system
• In the initial years, it provides up to 3 days of
back-up power during an average winter day
and at least 7 days during an average
summer day
• Considering battery degradation, load growth
and high usage, the system will still provide
at least 24 hours of back-up power in year
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Select a technical partner and Engineer
of Record by early November
Engineering Services
RFP (now)
01 PG&E and local jurisdictions will
engage in studies to identify all project
costs and requirements:
1. Interconnection Study
2. Microgrid Island Study
3. Environmental & land use studies
4. Permits
Studies through Q2
2028
02 The studies will reveal all project costs
and requirements and will enable final
project design. The Board of Directors
approves project development (and
potential ownership) before proceeding.
Final Design & Board
Approval: Late 2028
03 Milestones include:
• RFP for a project developer
• Equipment procurement
• Project construction
• Testing & commissioning, incl.
islanding
Project Development:
2029 - 2031
04 Where are we in the process?
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How is the project funded?
PG&E
San Mateo
County
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• MIP: $3.5 M
• Grid Upgrades: $3 M
• Interconnection: $1 M
• Total: up to $7.5 Million
• $3 Million
• Up to $10 Million*
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Most costs are covered by PG&E:
1. Interconnection Study
2. Microgrid Island Study
WestLight and the County of San Mateo
will incur costs for:
1. Technical engineering services
2. Environmental & land use studies
3. Permits
Cost for Engineering &
Studies
Final Board Approval: Late 2028 Large majority of costs for WestLight and the County of San Mateo, including
equipment procurement, project
construction, grid upgrades etc.
Costs for Project
Development & Grid
Upgrades
When do costs incur for WestLight?
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Learn More and Connect
Learn more at westlightenergy.org/pescadero Connect with us at [email protected] WestLight Energy 77
Board Members’ Reports September 24, 2026
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Thank you for
joining us!
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