Agenda — Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors, April 21, 2022

Governing Board and Alternates
Chair: Alice Dowdin Calvillo, City of Auburn
Vice Chair: Jeff Duncan, Town of Loomis
Wes Heathcock, City of Colfax
John Hidahl, County of El Dorado
Jim Holmes, County of Placer
Greg Janda, City of Rocklin
Suzanne Jones, County of Placer
Dan Karleskint, City of Lincoln
Dennis Thomas, City of Placerville
Alternate City of Colfax, David Ackerman
Alternate Town of Loomis, Jan Clark-Crets
Alternate County of Placer, Bonnie Gore
Alternate City of Lincoln, Paul Joiner
Alternate County of El Dorado, Lori Parlin
Alternate City of Rocklin, Joe Patterson
Alternate City of Auburn, Rachel Radell-Harris
Alternate City of Placerville, Michael Saragosa
The Pioneer Board Regular Session will be live streamed and can be accessed and viewed at the following web link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89967227073.

Pursuant to AB 361 regarding public meetings held during the COVID-19 emergency, Board members may attend this Pioneer Governing Board Meeting via teleconference. In order to protect public health and the safety of our Placer and El Dorado County residents, public access will be entirely by remote audio/visual participation, and the meeting will be closed to in-person public participation. Residents who wish to comment should be prepared to use the Zoom platform via computer or telephone. Public comment will be opened for each agenda item in sequence.

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Board of Directors Agenda
April 21, 2022
Pioneer Community Energy Offices
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677
3:00 PM Regular Session
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COMMUNITY ENERGY
I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION – PART I
A. CALL TO ORDER

1. Roll Call
B. AGENDA REVIEW
C. PRESENTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD Persons may address the Board on items not on this agenda. Please limit comments to 3 minutes per person. According to State Law (the Brown Act), items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action. The Board is prohibited from discussing issues not on the agenda brought to them at this time.

II. CONSENT AGENDA
1) APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the Consent Agenda have been recommended for approval by the Executive Director. All Consent items will be approved by a single vote. Anyone may ask to address Consent items prior to the Board acting, and the item may be moved for discussion. a) ADMINISTRATION
Approve minutes of the March 17, 2022 regular meeting. (ACTION - ECKERT) b) ADMINISTRATION
Determine pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(1) that, as a result of the COVID-19 state of emergency, conducting in-person public meetings would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees at the meetings of the Board of Directors and all other legislative bodies of Pioneer Community Energy (Pioneer), including all of the Board-appointed Committees. Direct that the meetings of the Board of Directors and all other legislative bodies of Pioneer be conducted by teleconferencing, pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e), with an option for in-person attendance of up to five Directors. (ACTION -

ECKERT)
c) FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Receive Draft Financial Reports for February 2022. (ACTION - KOEHN) III. REGULAR AGENDA
2) ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
Cybersecurity Assessment & Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Audit Review (DISCUSSION - KOEHN)
Recommendation: Receive a high-level report on the Cybersecurity Assessment and Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Audit.
3) MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
New Website Presentation (DISCUSSION - RIFFEY)
Recommendation: Receive a presentation to present the new Pioneer website to the Board.

REGULAR SESSION
4) ADMINISTRATION
Adopt Resolution Approving Amendment No. 7 to the Related to Alternative Members’ Participation on Committees; Appoint Member to Fill Audit & Finance Committee Vacancy; and Affirm Committee Members through January 2023 (ACTION - ECKERT) Recommendations: 1) Adopt Resolution approving Amendment No. 7 to the Bylaws related to the participation of Alternate Board Members on committees; 2) Appoint a Board Member to the existing vacancy on the Audit & Finance Committee; and 3) Affirm Committee Members through January 2023.
5) LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY
Receive and Approve the Revised 2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform (ACTION - KANG)
Recommendations: Receive and approve the revised 2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform that includes the following updates: added AB 1944 (Lee Garcia), AB 2449 (Rubio) to the “watch” list; added AB 2878 (Aguiar Curry), and SB 1109 (Caballero) to “support” positions, and updated SB 881 (Min) to “oppose unless amended” from “support if amended.”
IV. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION – PART II
A. BOARD MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
B. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS
C. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

1. Glossary of Terms
D. ADJOURNMENT
Pioneer Community Energy is committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities are provided the resources to participate fully in its public meetings. If you are hearing impaired, we have listening devices available. If you require additional disability-related modifications or accommodations, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Clerk of the Board. If requested, the agenda shall be provided in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. All requests must be in writing and must be received by the Clerk five business days prior to the scheduled meeting for which you are requesting accommodation. Requests received after such time will be accommodated only if time permits.

Affidavit of Posting
I, Teresa Willock, Board Secretary, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the April 21, 2022 regular meeting of the Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board was posted and available for public review on April 15, 2022 at the offices of Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677; and was available on the Pioneer website at:
http://pioneercommunityenergy.ca.gov/about-us/agendas-and-minutes/.

All public materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Governing Board after distribution of the agenda packet are also made available for public inspection on Pioneer’s website at:
http://pioneercommunityenergy.ca.gov/about-us/agendas-and-minutes/. Any document provided at the meeting by staff or by the public will be provided by the Board Clerk upon request by phone at (916) 758-8946, or by email at: [email protected].

Next Regular Meeting Scheduled for:

May 19, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Pioneer Community Energy Offices
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

GOVERNING BOARD
March 17, 2022
Minutes
Entry No. 1
Heard General Administration Functions, Part I.

Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in open session at 3:00 PM on March 17, 2022.

Pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act, the meeting was conducted via live streamed teleconference accessed and viewed at the following web link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89967227073.

Roll Call
P A Title Name Agency
x Chair Alice Dowdin Calvillo City of Auburn
x Vice Chair Jeff Duncan Town of Loomis
x Director Wes Heathcock City of Colfax
x Director John Hidahl County of El Dorado
x Director Jim Holmes County of Placer
x Director Greg Janda City of Rocklin
x Director Suzanne Jones County of Placer
x Director Dan Karleskint City of Lincoln
x Director Michael Saragosa City of Placerville
Chair Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.

Agenda Review
Reviewed the meeting agenda for March 17, 2022 as follows:

Staff recommended that Consent Item 1d, Affirming existing committee members to the Energy Procurement Review Committee, the Audit & Finance Committee, and the Expansion Committee through January 2023, be removed from the agenda for future review and consideration.

Approved the Agenda as amended without objection and did substitute the previous roll call for the vote.

Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public on items not listed on this agenda.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo announced that Auburn City Council voted to opt-up to Pioneer’s Green100 rate at their February 28, 2022 meeting, making the City of Auburn is Pioneer’s first member agency to be served with 100% renewable energy; and encouraged other member agencies to consider taking similar action.

Entry No. 2
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:

Approved minutes of the February 17, 2022 regular meeting.

Determined pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e), that: (1) the Board has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person.

Received Draft Financial Reports for January 2022.

ITEM 1a
Approved the Consent Agenda less Item 1d, Affirming existing committee members to the Energy Procurement Review Committee, the Audit & Finance Committee, and the Expansion Committee through January 2023, was removed from the agenda for future review and consideration.

MOTION: Hidahl/Holmes. Vote: 7:0:2.

ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Hidahl, Holmes, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.

No/Abstain: None.

Absent: Heathcock, Janda.

Entry No. 3
Approved staff recommendation to conduct meetings of the Board of Directors in a hybrid format in Pioneer’s office space and to maintain social distancing by limiting in-person Board members to five in attendance (Option 1).

MOTION: Holmes/Jones. Vote: 7:0:2.

ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Hidahl, Holmes, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.

No/Abstain: None.

Absent: Heathcock, Janda.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo encouraged Executive Director Eckert to proceed with office preparations and to pursue meeting venue options at County of Placer, County of El Dorado, and City of Auburn.

Entry No. 4
Received and approved the 2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform which includes the following recommendations: adopt a support position on AB 1814 (Grayson), AB 1956 (Mathis), SB 612 (Portantino), and SB 833 (Dodd); adopt a support if amended position on SB 881 (Min); adopt an oppose position on SB 529 (Hertzberg) and SB 1287 (Bradford).

MOTION: Hidahl/Holmes. Vote: 7:0:2.

ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Hidahl, Holmes, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.

No/Abstain: None.

Absent: Heathcock, Janda.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo requested staff to add AB 1944 and AB 2449, the two Brown Act bills mentioned by General Counsel, to the watch list; and to amend Pioneer’s position on SB 881 (Min) from support if amended to oppose unless amended.

Entry No. 5
Adopted Resolution 2022-7 adopting the FY 2021-22 Mid-Year Operating Budget.

Director Koehn requested for the Board to approve the Mid-Year Operating Budget adjustments per the Audit & Finance Committee recommendation.

MOTION: Holmes/Karleskint. Vote: 7:0:2.

ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Hidahl, Holmes, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.

No/Abstain: None.

Absent: Heathcock, Janda.

Entry No. 6
Received a progress report on the objectives that support the priorities in the Fiscal Year 2021-2024 Pioneer Community Energy Strategic Plan.

Director Hidahl recommended adding trend analysis (up/down arrows) to reports.

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March 17, 2022

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Chair Dowdin Calvillo recommended fellow Directors to promote Pioneer on their websites and social media accounts.

Entry No. 8
Heard General Administration Functions, Part II.

A. Board Member Communications
Director Duncan reported that on March 3, 2022, the Audit & Finance Committee 1) approved another year term for Chair Janda and Vice Chair Duncan; 2) received a report from Hutchinson and Bloodgood regarding the I.T. Audit and requested that a presentation be received by the Board at a future meeting; 3) Michael Berwanger with PFM, Pioneer’s prepayment financial advisor, presented an overview of Energy Prepayment Transactions which for certain energy power purchase agreements could allow Pioneer to use its tax exempt status to realize a discount for a portion of Pioneer’s energy supply and directed staff to move forward with a Request for Proposal for energy prepayment banking services and to further explore the prepayment possibilities; 4) received an update on Pioneer’s generation rates that were effective March 1, 2022; 5) received presentation on the Mid-Year Budget which was on the today’s Board agenda; and, 6) received presentation regarding customer meter data that is used for a variety of purposes related to Pioneer operations and requested that the presentation be shared with the Board at a future meeting.

Director Hidahl inquired if solar customers would be able to utilize the Time of Use (TOU) “calculator” feature on the Pioneer website.

Executive Director Eckert commented that as of now, the calculator would only work for the E-1 customers.

B. Executive Director Communications
Executive Director Eckert introduced Pioneer’s new Power Resources Manager, Devin Reaves. Before joining Pioneer, Devin was a Sr. Consultant with NewGen Strategies and Solutions where he performed cost of service studies and rate design. Devin also has experience in power trading and asset management in various markets including CAISO, WECC, MID-C, SPP and ERCOT. Devin is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Petroleum Engineering.

Executive Director Eckert provided a Rates Update. Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”) rate schedules were released in late February. On average, a 2017 Power Cost Indifference Adjustment (“PCIA”) vintage customer (most of Placer County) will receive a 10% discount compared to PG&E’s generation rate and 2021 PCIA vintage customers (all El Dorado County and City of Placerville) will receive a 6% discount.

The discounts are projected to create approximately $19 million of ratepayer savings for 2022. For 2017 PCIA vintage customers, the discount is lower than the 18% discount discussed in the December rates proceeding. The drivers for the variance are the actual rates released in February included a slighter lower PG&E generation rate and a higher PCIA rate. This is due to a dip in power supply prices in January and over-collection on the PCIA rate. The resolution passed in December 2021 allowed staff to implement rate adjustments if the discount was at least 6%. Staff did act and the new rates are effective March 1, 2022.

Executive Director Eckert concluded his report by announcing that the TOU webinar with PG&E was a success with about 70 people in attendance.

C. Informational Items
Received the Glossary of Terms.

Governing Board Minutes
March 17, 2022

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D. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:44 PM
ATTEST:

Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote of
the Governing Board on April 21, 2022.

Teresa Willock, Board Secretary
Governing Board Minutes
March 17, 2022

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Staff Report – Item 1b
To: The Governing Board
From: Inder Khalsa, Acting General Counsel
Item 1b: Determination Under AB 361 Regarding Imminent Risks to Health and Safety and Direction that the Meetings of the Board of Directors and All Other Legislative Bodies Be Conducted Remotely in Accordance with Government Code Section 54953(e)(3) Date: 4/21/2022

RECOMMENDATION
Determine pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(1) that, as a result of the COVID-19 state of emergency, conducting in-person public meetings would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees at the meetings of the Board of Directors and all other legislative bodies of Pioneer Community Energy (Pioneer), including all of the Board-appointed Committees.

Direct that the meetings of the Board of Directors and all other legislative bodies of Pioneer be conducted by teleconferencing, pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e), with an option for in-person attendance of up to five Directors.

BACKGROUND
The Board of Directors and other legislative bodies of Pioneer have met remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the health and safety of the public and staff. AB 361 authorizes the Board to conduct its meeting remotely provided that certain conditions are met. A state of emergency declared by the Governor must be in place and either of the following apply:
a. State or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing; or b. By a majority vote, the Board determines that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health and safety of attendees.
(Gov. Code § 54953(e)(1).)
After making this determination, AB 361 requires the Board to make findings reconsidering the circumstances of the state of emergency at least every 30 days to continue holding meetings by teleconference. (Gov. Code § 54953(e)(3).) As Board last made the required findings on March 17, 2022, the recommended action is to make a new determination that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
The state of emergency is still in effect and on March 17, 2022, the Board of Directors determined that as a result of the COVID-19 state of emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees at the meetings of the Board of Directors and all other legislative bodies of Pioneer Community Energy. At the March 17 meeting, the Directors provided direction to staff to facilitate meetings with up to five Directors in-person at the Pioneer office, with the remaining Directors and members of the public continuing to participate via video or teleconference.

COVID-19 spreads more easily indoors, and people are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 when they are closer than 6 feet apart from others for longer periods of time. As discussed during the March 17 Board of Directors meeting, before the rise of COVID-19 Pioneer held its public meetings at the Pioneer offices. The Agenda Item: 1b Agenda Date: 4/21/2022

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Pioneer facilities are not designed to ensure circulation of fresh or outdoor air and would not allow all Directors and attendees to remain six or more feet apart. The size and unique characteristics of the Pioneer facilities remains a factor for the health and safety risks associated with in-person meetings, including the increased mixing associated with bringing people together from across several communities; the need to enable those who are immunocompromised or unvaccinated, or who live with someone who is immunocompromised or unvaccinated, to be able to safely continue to participate in Pioneer meetings; and the challenge of achieving compliance with safety requirements and recommendations in the Pioneer facilities.

The adoption of the recommended determination does not require the Board to meet remotely. Rather, by determining that holding regular in-person meetings would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, Pioneer may continue to hold public meetings by Zoom, including with the option for a subset of the Directors to attend in-person from the Pioneer offices. Within 30 days after making this determination, and each 30 days thereafter, the Board must reconsider the circumstances of the state of emergency and find that it continues to directly impact the ability of members to meet safely in person.

STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Policy 1: Local Engagement, Objective 1.5

FISCAL IMPACT
None

ATTACHMENTS
None

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Staff Report – Item 1c
To: The Governing Board
From: Brad Koehn, Director of Finance and Administration Item 1c: Receive Draft Financial Reports for February 2022 Date: 4/21/2022

ACTION REQUESTED
Receive draft Financial Reports for February 2022.

BACKGROUND
The Year-To-Date (YTD) financial reports are produced by Maher Accountancy for Board member and management review. Although these reports are unaudited, they provide the most up-to-date financial data for Pioneer Community Energy. Financials for the mPOWER program continue to be reviewed by both the Placer County Treasurer’s Office and Maher Accountancy to ensure accuracy and completeness and will be provided in upcoming reports to the Board. For February 2022, the financial reporting package includes the following reports for the CCA Fund only:
 Statement of Net Position (Balance Sheet) – Accounting of Assets, Liabilities and Net Position as of the reporting period end date for the CCA program.  Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position (P&L) – Accounting of all revenues, expenses, and changes in net position on a YTD basis through the reporting period end date for the CCA program.
 Budget to Actuals – Comparison of budget to actuals on a YTD basis through the reporting period end date for the CCA program.

Fiscal Year 2021-22 Midyear Operating Budget Updates
At the March 17, 2022 Board meeting, the Board approved adjustments to the FY 2021-22 CCA operating budget to include the impact of Pioneer’s rate adjustment and increased power costs. These updates will be reflected in the March 2022 monthly financials presented at the May Board meeting.

STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority 5: Financial Stability & Strategic Growth

FISCAL IMPACT
The YTD change in net position through eight months of the fiscal year is $3.9 million.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Financial Reports through February 28, 2022
1 ACCOUNTANTS’ COMPILATION REPORT
Management
Pioneer Community Energy
Management is responsible for the accompanying financial statements of the CCA Program of Pioneer Community Energy (a California Joint Powers Authority) which comprise the statement of net position as of February 28, 2022, and the related statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in net position for the period then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have performed a compilation engagement in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA. We did not audit or review the accompanying statements nor were we required to perform any procedures to verify the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by management. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion, conclusion, nor provide any assurance on these financial statements.

Management has elected to omit substantially all of the disclosures and the statement of cash flows required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in these interim financial statements. If the omitted disclosures were included in these financial statements, they might influence the user’s conclusions about Pioneer Community Energy’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. Accordingly, these financial statements are not designed for those who are not informed about such matters.

We are not independent with respect to the Pioneer Community Energy because we performed certain accounting services that impaired our independence.

Maher Accountancy
San Rafael, CA
April 7, 2022
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 San Rafael, CA 94901 415 459 1249 mahercpa.com MAHER

ACCOUNTANCY
CCA Fund
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 25,908,666 $
Accounts receivable, net of allowance 10,219,138
Accrued revenue 5,990,257
Other receivables 10,674
Prepaid expenses 55,651
Deposits 6,132,366
Total current assets 48,316,752
Total assets 48,316,752

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accrued cost of energy 9,862,631
Accounts payable 415,769
Other accrued liabilities 225,366
Interest payable 30,276
Note payable 542,989
Total current liabilities 11,077,031
Noncurrent liabilities
Note payable 9,567,663
Total noncurrent liabilities 9,567,663
Total liabilities 20,644,694

NET POSITION
Unrestricted net position 27,672,058
Total net position 27,672,058 $

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
As of February 28, 2022

CCA FUND
See accountants' compilation report. 2
CCA Fund

OPERATING REVENUES
Electricity sales, net 66,130,101 $
Other income 182,813
Total operating revenues 66,312,914

OPERATING EXPENSES
Cost of electricity 57,671,529
Contract services 2,716,825
Staff compensation 1,493,880
General and administration 366,719
Total operating expenses 62,248,953
Operating income (loss) 4,063,961

NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Investment gains (losses) 49,309
Interest and financing expense (266,742)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses), net (217,433)
CHANGE IN NET POSITION 3,846,528
Net position at beginning of period 23,825,530
Net position at end of period 27,672,058 $

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
Eight Months Ended February 28, 2022

AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES

CCA FUND
See accountants' compilation report. 3
4 ACCOUNTANTS’ COMPILATION REPORT
Board of Directors
Pioneer Community Energy
Management is responsible for the accompanying special purpose statement for the CCA Program of Pioneer Community Energy (PCE), a California Joint Powers Authority, which comprise the budgetary comparison schedule for the period ended February 28, 2022, and for determining that the budgetary basis of accounting is an acceptable financial reporting framework. We have performed a compilation engagement in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA. We did not audit or review the accompanying statement nor were we required to perform any procedures to verify the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by management. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion, a conclusion, nor provide any assurance on this special purpose budgetary comparison statement.

The special purpose statement is prepared in accordance with the budgetary basis of accounting, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This report is intended for the information of the Board of Directors of PCE.

Management has elected to omit substantially all of the note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in these interim financial statements.

PCE’s annual audited financial statements will include the note disclosures omitted from these interim statements. If the omitted disclosures were included in these financial statements, they might influence the user’s conclusions about PCE’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

Accordingly, these financial statements are not designed for those who are not informed about such matters.

We are not independent with respect to PCE because we performed certain accounting services that impaired our independence.

Maher Accountancy
San Rafael, CA
April 7, 2022
1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 San Rafael, CA 94901 415 459 1249 mahercpa.com MAHER

ACCOUNTANCY
2021/22 YTD
Budget
2021/22 YTD
Actual
2021/22 YTD
Budget
Variance
(Under) Over
2021/22
YTD
Actual/
Budget %
2021/22
Budget
2021/22
Budget
Remaining

ENERGY REVENUES
Electricity Sales $ 67,378,691 $ 66,967,877 $ (410,814) 99% 107,068,408 $ $ 40,100,531 Less Uncollectible Accounts (681,833) (837,774) (155,941) 123% (1,083,470) (245,696) Congestion Revenue Rights 804,624 2,552,242 1,747,618 317% 1,278,592 (1,273,650) Total Operating Revenues 67,501,482 68,682,345 1,180,863 107,263,530 38,581,185

ENERGY REVENUES
Power Supply 60,223,772 64,035,400 (3,811,628) 94% 98,516,000 38,292,228 OPERATING MARGIN 8,458,574 3,466,082 4,992,491 8,747,530 288,956

OPERATING EXPENSES
Administration
Compensation 347,659 354,434 (6,775) 98% 531,651 183,992 Contract services 207,000 109,743 (97,257) 53% 310,500 200,757 Operating Expenses 436,106 311,126 (124,980) 71% 654,159 343,033 Total Administration expenses 997,540 768,528 (229,012) 1,496,310 727,782 Finance
Compensation 434,974 454,078 (19,104) 96% 681,117 246,143 Contract services 237,559 224,176 (13,383) 94% 356,338 132,162 Operating Expenses 143,305 53,201 (90,103) 37% 214,957 161,756 Total Finance expenses 834,941 712,351 (122,591) 1,252,412 540,061 Power Procurement
Compensation 286,145 309,615 (23,470) 92% 464,423 178,278 Contract services 397,513 825,617 428,104 208% 596,269 (229,348) Operating Expenses 2,000 231 (1,769) 12% 3,000 2,769
Total Power Procurement expenses 1,111,993 709,128 402,865 1,063,692 (48,301) Account Care
Compensation 136,437 165,759 (29,322) 82% 248,639 112,202 Contract services 984,533 769,795 (214,739) 78% 1,476,800 707,005 Operating Expenses 437,600 293,816 (143,784) 67% 656,400 362,584 Total Power Account Care expenses 1,587,893 1,200,047 (387,845) 2,381,839 1,181,792 Marketing & Communications
Compensation 148,972 224,711 (75,738) 66% 337,066 188,094 Contract services 237,960 159,497 (78,463) 67% 356,940 197,443 Operating Expenses 131,760 169,220 37,460 128% 197,640 28,420 Total Marketing expenses 594,431 477,689 (116,742) 891,646 413,957 Legislative & Regulatory
Compensation 134,215 188,759 (54,543) 71% 283,138 148,923 Contract services 245,493 166,711 (78,782) 68% 368,240 201,529 Operating Expenses 33,700 412 (33,288) 1% 50,550 50,138 Total Legislative expenses 467,952 301,339 (166,613) 701,928 400,589 Programs
Compensation 35,427 (29,948) 5,480 15% 53,141 47,661
Contract services - - - - -
Operating Expenses 2,000 - (2,000) 0% 3,000 3,000
Total Programs expenses 37,427 5,480 (31,948) 56,141 50,661 Total Operating Expenses 5,229,312 4,577,426 (651,886) 7,843,968 3,266,542

NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Investment gains (losses) - 49,309 49,309 - (49,309)
Miscellaneous income - 182,813 182,813 - (182,813)
Principal payments (360,000) (345,032) 96% 14,968 (540,000) (194,968) Interest and related expenses (273,336) (266,741) 98% 6,595 (410,000) (143,259) Nonoperating revenues (expenses), net (379,651) (633,336) 253,685 (950,000) (570,349) Total Expenses (Energy, Operating, Non-Operating) 69,898,048 65,180,849 (4,717,199) 107,309,968 42,129,119 Contribution to/(from) Reserves $ (2,396,566) $ 3,501,496 $ 5,898,062 $ (46,438) $ (3,547,934)

BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
Eight Months Ended February 28, 2022

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Staff Report – Item 2
To: The Governing Board
From: Steve Lund, Program Specialist II
Item 2: Cybersecurity Assessment & AMI Audit Review
Date: 4/21/2022

RECOMMENDATION
Receive a high-level report on the Cybersecurity Assessment and Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Audit.

BACKGROUND
On August 31, 2012, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued Decision (D.) 12‐08‐045, Decision Extending Privacy Protections to Customers of Gas Corporations and Community Choice Aggregators, and to Residential and Small Commercial Customers of Electricity Service Providers, which requires each Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) or Electrical Service Provider (ESP) to conduct triennial audits of its compliance with data privacy and security commitments. The findings of the audit are required to be reported to the CPUC.

Furthermore, Pioneer has committed to implementing cybersecurity and information technology controls and policies that meet or exceed industry best practices. To ensure that we continue to meet this commitment Pioneer voluntarily conducts annual cybersecurity and information technology audits to assist in identifying opportunities to increase security.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
In November of 2021, Pioneer hired Abbott, Stringham, and Lynch (ASL), and Hutchinson and Bloodgood (HB) to conduct the CPUC required AMI audit and a complete cybersecurity and information technology (IT) assessment. The AMI audit is specifically focused on the data Pioneer receives that is transmitted through “smart meters” and Pioneer’s compliance with data privacy and security requirements as defined in CPUC decision (D.) 12-08-045. The complete cybersecurity and IT assessment goes beyond the requirements of the CPUC decision, including Pioneer’s complete IT infrastructure.

The final AMI audit report provided by ASL ascertained that Pioneer met compliance with data privacy and security requirements as defined in CPUC decision (D.) 12-08-045.

The final cybersecurity and information technology assessment report from HB found that Pioneer exceeds security controls compared to many other similar organizations. This is mainly due to the time invested to develop, implement, and maintain a secure IT environment. Through the use of a third-party risk ranking service, BitSight, HB found that Pioneer ranked in the top 5% of utility companies, highlighting Pioneer’s success in securing and maintaining the IT environment. Recommendations provided were limited to controls for increased security, with no items of critical concern. The significant recommendation was related to updating Pioneer’s website platform and some related plug-ins; however, the website is already in the process of being rebuilt, which will satisfy the recommendation. It is also important to note that the website does not contain any company data other than Board approved documents, which are public record.

Agenda Item: 2 Agenda Date: 4/21/2022

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STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority 4: Operational Excellence
Reliability is central to our efforts and a core value of Pioneer. By prioritizing operational excellence, we retain our independence and agility as a provider while supporting our community by offering more options for reliable energy.

FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact

ATTACHMENTS

1. Management Representation Letter
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April 13, 2022
Abbott, Stringham & Lynch
190 I South Bascom A venue, Suite I 05
Campbell, CA 95008

COMMUNITY ENERGY
We are providing this letter in connection with your agreed-upon procedures performed over Pioneer Community Energy's ("PCE") internal privacy and data security policy regarding "Covered Information" for the three-year period ended December 31 , 2021, for the purpose of reporting your findings to the specified parties in regards to PCE's compliance with the rules regarding privacy and security protection for energy usage data applicable to community choice aggregators or electrical service providers as defined in California Public Utilities Commission's ("CPUC") Decision 12-08-045.

We confirm, to the best of our knowledge and belief, as of April 13, 2022, the following representations made to you during your engagement:

1. We are responsible for PCE's compliance with the rules regarding privacy and security protection for energy usage data applicable to community choice aggregators or electrical service providers as defined in CPUC's Decision 12-08-045.

2. We are responsible for selecting the criteria to be subjected to the agreed-upon procedures, and for determining that such criteria are appropriate for our purposes.

3. We have provided you and the IT Specialists with all relevant information and access, as applicable, as agreed upon in the terms of the engagement.

4. All known matters contradicting PCE's compliance with the rules regarding privacy and security protection for energy usage data applicable to community choice aggregators or electrical service providers as defined in CPUC's Decision 12-08-045 and any communication from regulatory agencies or others affecting PCE's compliance with the rules regarding privacy and security protection for energy usage data applicable to community choice aggregators or electrical service providers as defined in CPUC's Decision 12-08-045, have been disclosed to you, including communications received between the end of the period addressed by PCE and the date of your report.

5. We have determined and provided to you a complete list of third parties in which PCE disclosed Covered Information for primary and secondary purposes, during the three-year period ended December 31, 2021.

6. We represent that PCE did not disclose Covered Information to third parties as a result of a subpoena or legal proceedings during the three-year period ended December 31 , 2021. -,~~~"
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7. We represent that PCE will provide customers with
convenient and secure access to their Covered Information when requested. PCE will also provide customers with convenient mechanisms for granting and revoking authorization for secondary uses of Covered Information, disputing the accuracy or completeness of Covered Information, and requesting corrections or amendments to Covered Information when requested.

8. No events have occurred subsequent to December 31 , 2021 , that would require adjustment to or modification to the PCE's internal privacy and data security policies regarding Covered Information and its compliance with the rules regarding privacy and security protection for energy usage data applicable to community choice aggregators or electrical service providers as defined in CPUC's Decision 12-08-045.

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Staff Report – Item 3
To: The Governing Board
From: Mark Riffey, Director, Public Affairs, Marketing, and Programs Item 3: New Website Presentation
Date: 4/21/2022

RECOMMENDATION
Receive a presentation to present the new Pioneer website to the Board.

BACKGROUND
On January 20, 2022, the Pioneer Board of Directors approved a third amendment with JSR Strategies. A key component of this amendment is for JSR to lead the efforts to revamp Pioneer’s entire website.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
At the January 20, 2022, board meeting, JSR presented that during the second half of 2021, 32,100 new users visited Pioneer’s website. Over 7,500 returning users visited Pioneer’s website. At one point during the year, the website was receiving over 750 views per day.

In 2022, the goal of the communication plan is to improve brand awareness, build community trust and engagement, and recapture customers that have opted out of Pioneer.

The website is one of the most effective tools for achieving all these goals. Communication efforts will drive customers to the website for more information and re-enrollment.

STRATEGIC PLAN
This contract amendment supports several priorities of the Strategic Plan including:

1. Financial Stability by continuing to re-engage opted out customers to increase the level of customer participation

2. Local Engagement by growing our relationship with all customers.

3. Quality in Service by communicating with our customers on a regular basis and becoming a valuable resource in the community.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with this report.
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Staff Report – Item 4
To: The Governing Board
From: Don Eckert, Executive Director
Item 4: Adopt Resolution Approving Amendment No. 7 to the Bylaws Related to Alternative Members Participation on Committees; Appoint Member to Fill Audit & Finance Committee Vacancy; Affirm Committee Members through January 2023 Date: 4/21/2021

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Adopt the Resolution Approving Amendment No. 7 to the Bylaws, related to the participation of Alternate Board Members on committees;

2. Appoint a Board Member to the existing vacancy on the Audit & Finance Committee;

3. Affirm Committee Members through January 2023.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
Bylaws Amendment
At the February 17, 2022, Governing Board meeting, the Board approved Amendment No. 6 to the Pioneer Community Energy (“Pioneer”) Bylaws establishing procedures related to ad hoc and standing committees.

Amendment No. 7 would amend Section 5.3 to remove the final sentence regarding appointments of Alternate Board Members to standing committees:
“Section 5.3 Alternate Board Members. As specified in Section 5.A of the Agreement, an alternate may attend, participate, and vote at any meeting of any committee whenever the regular Governing Body member, for who they are designated to act as an alternate, is absent from the meeting. The Governing Body may appoint designated alternates of the Governing Body to serve on standing committees.” Audit & Finance Committee Vacancy
At the January 20, 2022, Governing Board meeting, the Board approved an additional seat to the Audit & Finance Committee. As there is now a vacancy on the Committee, the Board has an opportunity to appoint an additional Member. Consistent with Section 5.2 of the Bylaws, an appointment shall be approved by a majority of the Governing Board.

Affirmation of Committee Members
Section 5.2 of the Bylaws establishes procedures related to the membership of ad hoc and standing committees.

Among other things, the section provides that, “existing committee members shall be affirmed by the Governing Body each year at its February meeting, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, unless they provide advance notice to the Chairperson of the Authority that they desire to step down from the committee; they are otherwise removed or replaced by the Governing Body; or the committee is dissolved...” Staff has not received notification that an existing committee member wishes to step down from their current assignment(s). The following table shows the current membership for Pioneer’s committees, with a placeholder for the new member of the Audit & Finance Committee.
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Audit & Finance Committee Expansion Committee Energy Procurement Review Committee Greg Janda (Chair) - Rocklin
Jeff Duncan (Vice Chair) - Loomis
Dan Karleskint - Lincoln
[New Committee Member]
Alice Dowdin Calvillo (Chair) - Auburn
Jim Holmes (Vice Chair) - Placer
County
Dan Karleskint - Lincoln
Alice Dowdin Calvillo - Auburn
Jeff Duncan - Loomis
Greg Janda - Rocklin
John Hidahl - El Dorado County
(Chair/Vice Chair not selected for 2022 yet)

STRATEGIC PLAN
The recommendations support the Operational Excellence priority.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with the recommendations.

ATTACHMENTS
1) Resolution approving Amendment No. 7 to the By-Laws for Pioneer Community Energy related to Alternative Members’ Participation on Committees
Before the Governing Board of
Pioneer Community Energy
Resolution No.: ____________
The following Resolution was duly passed by the Governing Board of Pioneer Community Energy at a regular meeting held April 21, 2022, by the following vote on roll call:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Signed and approved by me after its passage.
______________________________
Chair of the Governing Board
Attest:
_______________________
Secretary
WHEREAS, the Governing Board adopted By-Laws on July 26, 2016 pursuant to Resolution 2016-1 as the By-Laws of Sierra Valley Energy (“By-Laws”); and WHEREAS, Sierra Valley Authority was renamed Pioneer Community Energy pursuant to Resolution 2017-3; and
WHEREAS, in 2021 the Governing Board of Pioneer Energy adopted Resolutions 2021-12, 2021-14, 2021-17, 2021-30, 2021-43, and 2022-6 making various amendments to the By-Laws; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Board wishes to further amend the By-Laws related to alternative members’ participation on committees.

BE IT RESOLVED, the Governing Board of Pioneer Community Energy, State of California, hereby finds, declares, and resolves as follows:

1. The above recitals are true and correct.

2. The Governing Board hereby adopts Amendment No. 7 to Pioneer Community Energy’s By-Laws, as shown in Exhibit A. The Chair is hereby authorized and directed to execute Amendment No. 7 to the By-Laws in the name and on behalf of the Governing Board.

3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

Exhibit: A: Amendment No. 7 to the By-Laws for Pioneer Community Energy In the matter of: A RESOLUTION APPROVING
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE BY-LAWS FOR PIONEER

COMMUNITY ENERGY RELATED TO ALTERNATIVE
MEMBERS’ PARTICIPATION ON COMMITTEES
Resolution 2022-x
Exhibit A
1 AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE BYLAWS OF

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
THIS AMENDMENT amends the Bylaws of Pioneer Community Energy (“Bylaws”) as previously adopted by the Governing Board by Resolution 2016-1, as amended by Resolutions 2021-12, 2021-14, 2021-17, 2021-30, 2021-43, and 2022-6.

WHEREAS, the Governing Board wishes to further amend the Bylaws.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT IS HEREBY MADE TO THE BYLAWS:

1. Section 5.3 of Article V shall be amended as follows (deletions shown in strike-through):
“Section 5.3 Alternate Board Members. As specified in Section 5.A of the Agreement, an alternate may attend, participate, and vote at any meeting of any committee whenever the regular Governing Body member, for who they are designated to act as an alternate, is absent from the meeting. The Governing Body may appoint designated alternates of the Governing Body to serve on standing committees.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Governing Board of Pioneer Community Energy has approved this Amendment No. 7 to the Bylaws of Pioneer Community Energy EXECUTED ON And approved as to form
________________________________ _______________________________________ Date General Counsel
ATTEST:

By ___________________________ __ _______________________________________ Chair, Pioneer Community Energy Secretary, Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board Governing Board

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Staff Report – Item 5
To: The Governing Board
From: Sam Kang, Chief Operating Officer
Item 5: Receive and Approve the Revised 2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform Date: 4/21/2022

RECOMMENDATION
Receive and approve the revised 2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform that includes the following updates: added AB 1944 (Lee Garcia), AB 2449 (Rubio) to the “watch” list; added AB 2878 (Aguiar Curry), and SB 1109 (Caballero) to “support” positions, and updated SB 881 (Min) to “oppose unless amended” from “support if amended.”

BACKGROUND
Pioneer Community Energy (Pioneer) develops a Legislative Policy and Platform (Legislative Platform) annually in order to provide guidance and direction for Pioneer staff (staff) to respond in a timely and nimble manner, as changes occur quickly in a dynamic legislative environment. After identifying bills that fit the descriptions of the legislative policy and platform objectives mentioned below, staff ranks the bills as “support,” “watch,” or “oppose” based on how they would impact Pioneer.

After reviewing the Legislative Platform together with the Pioneer Board in the March 17, 2022, Board meeting, the Board instructed staff to add bills AB 1944 and AB 2449 to the “watch” list to ensure proper attention to Brown Act-related developments, and to update the description of SB 881 with details around the circumstances in which Pioneer would support the bill. As directed, the updated Legislative Platform includes the additions of AB 1944 and AB 2449 to the “watch” list. Due to recent legislative events where all the amendments proposed by CalCCA were rejected, Pioneer recommends changing its position on SB 881 to “oppose unless amended” (from “support if amended”). Staff also recommends adding biomass-related bills AB 2878 and SB 1109 to the “support” list due to updates and further analyses thereof.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
Pioneer developed the 2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform based on legislation that enables, protects, and enhances Pioneer’s priorities and ability to serve its customers as determined by the Governing Board of Pioneer.

Pioneer’s priorities are:
 To maintain local control for the purpose of preserving the ability to self-procure its power resources, and to self-determine its rates and the energy programs it offers to its residents, businesses, and the communities it serves, through the mechanisms of local governance  To provide lower and more stable rates for its customers  To provide economic benefits to its customers and the communities it serves  To have maximum flexibility to utilize and develop local resources for economic, social and environmental benefit
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Pioneer will support legislation which enables, protects, and enhances the development and expansion of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs, and that supports CCA independence in procurement, program deployment, management and decision making.

All relevant bills were analyzed, summarized, and generally ranked as Support, Watch, or Oppose by staff. The following key bills are the highest priority Assembly and Senate bills introduced this session for Pioneer and have been designated a position of Support, Oppose or Watch, and sometimes denoting, Unless Amended.

Support: Pioneer will support in various ways that may include co-sponsorship, writing letters of support, lobbying other market participants to support, support through California Community Choice Association (CalCCA), requesting Member Agencies to offer their support, etc.

Oppose: Pioneer will oppose in various ways that may include writing letters of opposition, lobbying other market participants to oppose, oppose through CalCCA, requesting Member Agencies to oppose, etc.

Watch: Pioneer will monitor and continue to watch, offer support, or oppose depending on the direction of the bill.

The updated Legislative Platform includes the following additions and updates:

New Additions to the Legislative Platform
AB 1944 Lee
Garcia
This bill would amend the Brown
Act to allow members of a
legislative body to participate in
meetings by teleconference
without publishing private
addresses or making private
addresses open to the public.

Meetings with teleconferencing
must provide a remote
participation option for members
of the public.

Assembly
Local Government
Low; Watch
AB 2449 Rubio This bill would amend the Brown
Act to allow members of a
legislative body to participate in
meetings by teleconference
without publishing addresses or
making addresses open to the
public, if at least a quorum
participates in person from a
single, publicly accessible
location, and teleconferencing
members participate through
both audio and video technology.

Meetings with teleconferencing
must provide a remote
participation option for members
of the public.

Assembly
Local Government
Low; Watch
AB 2878 Aguiar
Curry
Changes the authority and power
of the Forest Waste Biomass
Utilization Program to give it
Assembly Natural
Resources
I High; SupportJ
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more authority over state
agencies to push for
implementation of programs,
studies, reports, etc. related to
and necessary for the use of
forest biomass (like the CPUC
implementing AB 843).

SB 1109 Caballero Proposes changing the feed stock
requirements and increases the
cumulative rated generating
capacity from bioenergy projects
to 225 MW. The bill would also
require the following: require
those entities with a contract to
procure electricity generated
from biomass that expires or
expired on or before December
31, 2028, to seek to amend the
contract to include, or seek
approval for a new contract that
includes, an expiration date 5
years later than the expiration of
the date in the contract that was
operative in 2022. By imposing
additional duties on community
choice aggregators and local
publicly owned electric utilities,
the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
High; Support
Change in Position to the Legislative Platform
SB 881 Min This bill would require the CPUC
to require each LSE to undertake
sufficient procurement to achieve
a diverse, balanced, and reliable
statewide portfolio and realize
specified electricity sector
greenhouse gas emissions
reductions. The CPUC may assess
penalties to LSEs that fail to
satisfy procurement obligations
and may authorize additional
procurement to satisfy unmet
needs. Costs of additional
procurement shall be allocated to
customers of LSEs that failed to
satisfy their procurement
obligations. Would only support if
the bill if it 1) requires the CPUC
to set clear, stable GHG emission
targets with three-year
Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
High; Oppose
unless Amended
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compliance periods and 2) does
not allow the CPUC to assess
penalties if it determines the
load-serving entity took all
reasonable measures to satisfy
its obligations or if the failure
was beyond the load-serving
entity’s control and the load-serving entity otherwise took all reasonable actions to satisfy its
obligations.

FISCAL IMPACT
None.

ATTACHMENTS
2022 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform
2022 State
Legislative Policy
and Platform

PIONEER

UNITY ENERGY
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Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board
Alice Dowdin Calvillo, City of Auburn, Chair
Jeff Duncan, Town of Loomis, Vice Chair
Wes Heathcock, City of Colfax
John Hidahl, County of El Dorado
Jim Holmes, County of Placer
Greg Janda, City of Rocklin
Suzanne Jones, County of Placer
Dan Karleskint, City of Lincoln
Dennis Thomas, City of Placerville
Alternates:

David Ackerman, City of Colfax
Jan Clark-Crets, Town of Loomis
Bonnie Gore, County of Placer
Paul Joiner, City of Lincoln
Lori Parlin, County of El Dorado
Joe Patterson, City of Rocklin
Rachel Radell-Harris, City of Auburn
Michael Saragosa, City of Placerville

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Table of Contents
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board .............................................................................. i Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy and Objectives ................................................... 1 Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy ........................................................................ 1 Platform Objectives for 2022 .................................................................................................. 1 2021 – 2022 Legislation ............................................................................................................. 3 2021 – 2022 Priority Legislation Summary: ......................................................................... 3 Highest Priority Active Bills Further Detail ..............................................................................16 AB 1814, Grayson (D) – Transportation electrification: community choice aggregators......16 AB 1956, Mathis (R) – Solid waste: woody biomass: collection and conversion .................16 AB 2878, Aguiar-Curry (D) – Forest Biomass Waste Utilization Program ...........................17 SB 612, Portantino (D) – Electrical corporations and other load serving entities: allocation of legacy resources ................................................................................................................17 SB 833, Dodd (D) – Community Energy Resilience Act of 2022 .........................................18 SB 1109, Caballero (D) – California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects ..............................................................................................................................18 SB 529, Hertzberg (D) – Electricity: resource adequacy: multiyear centralized resource adequacy mechanism ........................................................................................................19 SB 881, Min (D) – Load-serving entities: integrated resource plans ...................................19 SB 1287, Bradford (D) – Electric service providers (ESPs) and community choice aggregators: financial security requirements (FSRs) ..........................................................20 Spot Bills ...............................................................................................................................20 Senate ...............................................................................................................................21 Assembly ...........................................................................................................................21 Appendix A: 2022 Legislative Session Calendar (Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Calendar may Change Moving Forward) ..................................................................................................22 Appendix B: Table of Acronyms ................................................................................................24 1 | Page
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Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy and Objectives The purpose of this policy and its objectives is to provide guidance and direction for Pioneer staff to allow Pioneer staff to respond in a timely and nimble manner, as changes occur in a dynamic legislative environment.

Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy
Pioneer Community Energy supports legislation that enables, protects, and enhances Pioneer’s priorities and ability to serve its customers as determined by the Governing Board of Pioneer Community Energy.

Pioneer’s priorities are:
 To maintain local control for the purpose of preserving the ability to self-procure its power resources, and to self-determine its rates and the energy programs it offers to its residents, businesses, and the communities it serves, through the mechanisms of local governance
 To provide lower and more stable rates for its customers  To provide economic benefits to its customers and the communities it serves  To have maximum flexibility to utilize and develop local resources for economic, social and environmental benefit
Pioneer will support legislation which enables, protects, and enhances the development and expansion of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs, and that supports CCA independence in procurement, program deployment, management and decision making.

Pioneer will support legislation which allows it to development and procure local energy generation resources to meet the needs of its electric customers, particularly biomass and other base load resources such as waste to energy.

Pioneer will support legislation which promotes a neutral, fair, and competitive energy market.

Pioneer will oppose legislation that jeopardizes Pioneer’s independence to self-procure its power resources, determine its rates and the energy programs it provides to its customers in the present, or could restrict its independence to do so in the future.

Platform Objectives for 2022
 Protect and enhance local control and ability to self-govern, self-procure power resources, determine rates and energy programs
 Ensure CCA inclusion in market opportunities and programs  Prevent development of new, or increased non-bypassable charges from legislative mandates or policy direction, or other costs to Pioneer or its customers that do not provide commensurate benefit, and to phase out or eliminate existing non-bypassable charges that do not provide commensurate benefit
 Protect and enhance procurement independence and local control of CCA governing boards
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 Protect and enhance independence to administer energy efficiency, integrated distributed energy resources, and to receive the renewable energy credits and other benefits from the administration of such programs
 Protect and enhance the ability to develop local renewable generation from local sources including but not limited to biomass, waste-to-energy, and bio-methane generation resources
 Reform IOU procurement practices to minimize stranded load and mitigate non-bypassable charges to CCA customers.  Protect, support and participate in the development of energy policy that is balanced, inclusive, and fair for all load serving entities and the customers they serve.

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2021 – 2022 Legislation
The following bills have been identified to be of interest or potential interest to Pioneer Community Energy. Each bill has been designated a Priority of High, Medium, or Low and a Position of Support, Oppose or Watch, and sometimes denoting, Unless Amended.

Watch: Pioneer will monitor and continue to watch, offer support, or oppose depending on the direction of the bill.
2021 – 2022 Priority Legislation Summary:

Active Bills to Support or Oppose:

Bill Author Description Status Priority/Position
AB 1814 Grayson This CalCCA sponsored bill would
allow CCAs the same access as the
IOUs to future transportation
electrification funding and to file
applications for programs and
investments to accelerate
widespread transportation
electrification to reduce
dependence on petroleum, meet air
quality standards, achieve the goals
set forth in the Charge Ahead
California Initiative, and reduce
emissions of greenhouse gases to
40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and
to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

The bill was pulled from its
scheduled hearing by the author
and cannot become a 2-year bill, as
it is the last year of the 2021-2022
Legislative session. The bill would
need to be reintroduced next
session.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy; cannot
become a 2-year
bill, as it is the
last year of the
2021-2022
Legislative
session
High; Support
AB 1956 Mathis This bill would create a 5-year
woody biomass rural county
collection and disposal pilot
program administered by the
Department of Resources,
Recycling, and Recovery. The bill
would require the department to
award funding to participating
counties with a total population of
less than 250,000 for the purpose of
Assembly
Natural
Resources
High; Support
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conducting community collection
days on which individuals could
dispose of woody biomass and
other source-separated biomass
free of charge. Under the program
counties awarded funding must
contract with a local biomass
conversion facility to collect and
convert the biomass in a way that
results in less greenhouse gas
emitted than if the biomass had
been disposed of.

AB 2878 Aguiar
Curry
Changes the authority and power of
the Forest Waste Biomass
Utilization Program to give it more
authority over state agencies to
push for implementation of
programs, studies, reports, etc.
related to and necessary for the use
of forest biomass (like the CPUC
implementing AB 843).

Assembly
Natural
Resources
High; Support
SB 612 Portantino This CalCCA sponsored bill
proposes the Power Charge
Indifference Adjustment (PCIA)
Working Group 3 report to ensure
fair and equal access to the benefits
of legacy resources held in IOU
portfolios and address the
management of these resources to
maximize value for all customers.

The bill is sponsored by CalCCA
and supported by many CCAs, as
means to address unfavorable
PCIA issues that continue to be
maintained by the CPUC. The bill
was pulled from a 6/30 hearing date
by Committee Chair Holden and
was not heard by the 7/15 Policy
Committee deadline making it a 2-
year bill.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy; 2-year
bill
High; Support
SB 833 Dodd Community Energy Resilience Act
of 2022. This is a revisitation of SB
99 (Dodd) from 2021 which was
held-up at the end of session last
year. The bill would require the
commission to develop and
implement a grant program for local
governments to develop community
energy resilience plans and
expedite permit review of distributed
energy resources by local
Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
High; Support
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governments. The bill would require
a plan to identify critical facilities,
locations, and facilities where
microgrids or other distributed
energy sources could meet local
resilience needs, and potential
funding sources for implementing
projects in the plan.

SB 1109 Caballero Proposes changing the feed stock
requirements and increases the
cumulative rated generating
capacity from bioenergy projects to
225 MW. The bill would also require
the following: require those entities
with a contract to procure electricity
generated from biomass that
expires or expired on or before
December 31, 2028, to seek to
amend the contract to include, or
seek approval for a new contract
that includes, an expiration date 5
years later than the expiration of the
date in the contract that was
operative in 2022. By imposing
additional duties on community
choice aggregators and local
publicly owned electric utilities, the
bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.

Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
High; Support
SB 529 Hertzberg A reintroduction of SB 350 from
2019 that pushes the CPUC to
adopt a multi-year resource
adequacy process. CalCCA and
Pioneer were opposed to SB 350.

The bill is currently in spot form and
Pioneer will continue to monitor and
oppose if needed.

Assembly Rules;
2-year bill
High; Oppose
SB 881 Min This bill would require the CPUC to
require each LSE to undertake
sufficient procurement to achieve a
diverse, balanced, and reliable
statewide portfolio and realize
specified electricity sector
greenhouse gas emissions
reductions. The CPUC may assess
penalties to LSEs that fail to satisfy
procurement obligations and may
authorize additional procurement to
satisfy unmet needs. Costs of
additional procurement shall be
allocated to customers of LSEs that
Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
High; Oppose
unless
Amended
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failed to satisfy their procurement
obligations. Would only support if
the bill if it 1) requires the CPUC to
set clear, stable GHG emission
targets with three-year compliance
periods and 2) does not allow the
CPUC to assess penalties if it
determines the load-serving entity
took all reasonable measures to
satisfy its obligations or if the failure
was beyond the load-serving
entity’s control and the load-serving
entity otherwise took all reasonable
actions to satisfy its obligations.

SB 1287 Bradford This bill would require the posted
Financial Security Requirement
(FSR) amount, or demonstrated
insurance amount, at the time of
registration by an ESP or CCA to be
no less than $500,000, rather than
the current amount of $147,000.

The bill would also require the
CPUC to update the FSR for ESPs
and CCAs to instead include costs
for no less than 12 months of
incremental procurement incurred
by the provider of last resort, upon
the customers’ involuntary return.

Senate High; Oppose

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Active Bills to Watch:

AB 2316 Ward This bill would require the
CPUC to establish the
Community Renewable Energy
Program to authorize a
distribution customer of a large
electrical corporation to receive
bill credits for electricity
generated by a community
renewable energy facility. The
bill would require the CPUC to
require each large electrical
corporation to file any tariffs,
agreements, or forms
necessary for implementation
of the program. The bill would
require the CPUC to ensure
the creation and financing of
viable community renewable
energy facilities, establish a
community renewable energy
program tariff, and establish
financial incentives for
community renewable energy
facilities focused in
disadvantaged communities.

Assembly Medium; Watch
AB 2937 Calderon Authorizes electrical
corporations to file an
application at the CPUC
requesting cost recovery for
expenses related to wildfire
mitigation plans, including
operational and maintenance
expenses associated with
wildfire mitigation, and
expenses related to climate
adaptation.

Assembly Medium; Watch
SB 45 Portantino This bill would require the
Department of Resources,
Recycling, and Recovery, in
consultation with CARB, to
provide assistance to local
jurisdictions, including, but not
limited to, any funding
appropriated by the Legislature
in the annual Budget Act, for
purposes of assisting local
agencies to comply with the
following provisions: a
reduction in the statewide
Assembly Medium; Watch
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emissions of methane by 40%,
hydrofluorocarbon gases by
40%, and anthropogenic black
carbon by 50% below 2013
levels by 2030. Methane
reduction must include a 50%
reduction in the level of
statewide disposal of organic
waste from the 2014 level by
2020 and a 75% reduction in
the level of statewide disposal
of organic waste from the 2014
level by 2025.

SB 1158 Becker This bill would require all LSEs
to report on what energy they
are actually using for every
hour of the day to get a more
accurate assessment of what
energy resources LSEs are
relying on to provide energy to
their customers. LSEs would
also be required to report on
energy capacity for RA. All
LSEs would also need to report
to the CEC, in their power
source disclosure, GHG
emissions related to electrical
resources used. Propose to
develop a study bill.

Senate Medium; Watch
SB 1174 Hertzberg A comprehensive transmission
and interconnection bill that
does the following: 1) requires
transmission owners to report
on the status of interconnection
delays in RPS reports; 2)
requires the CPUC to provide
an annual systemwide
assessment of delays to
interconnection or transmission
approvals based on the reports
from transmission owners’
annual RPS report; 3) requires
the CPUC to consider the role
of transmission in furtherance
of RPS and 100% clean energy
requirements; 4) requires the
CPUC to coordinate with the
CEC, CARB, and CAISO to
identify and advance all
necessary
interconnection/transmission
Senate Medium; Watch
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approvals to address capacity
shortfalls and decarbonize; 5)
waives RA penalties for LSEs if
their failure to provide RA is
solely caused by the delay of a
transmission owner.

AB 1738 Boerner
Horvath
Would require the Department
of Housing and Community
Development to propose to the
CPUC for consideration
mandatory building standards
for the installation of future
electric vehicle charging
infrastructure for parking
spaces in existing multifamily
dwellings, schools, hotels, and
motels.

Assembly Low; Watch
AB 1944 Lee
Garcia
This bill would amend the
Brown Act to allow members of
a legislative body to participate
in meetings by teleconference
without publishing private
addresses or making private
addresses open to the public.

Meetings with teleconferencing
must provide a remote
participation option for
members of the public.

Assembly
Local
Government
Low; Watch
AB 2399 Mayes Existing law provides that an
electrical corporation is the
Provider of Last Resort (POLR)
in its service territory. This bill
would authorize an electrical
corporation serving less than
30% of the total electrical load
in its distribution service
territory to request approval
from the commission to
voluntarily terminate its
electrical service offering by
submitting a joint application
with an LSE or entities
proposing to serve the
electrical corporation’s existing
customers to transfer those
customers to that LSE or LSEs.

The bill would require the joint
application to demonstrate that
the LSE or LSEs to which the
customers would be
transferred have the ability and
Assembly Low; Watch
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a viable plan to comply with
certain electricity procurement
requirements.

AB 2449 Rubio This bill would amend the
Brown Act to allow members of
a legislative body to participate
in meetings by teleconference
without publishing addresses
or making addresses open to
the public, if at least a quorum
participates in person from a
single, publicly accessible
location, and teleconferencing
members participate through
both audio and video
technology. Meetings with
teleconferencing must provide
a remote participation option
for members of the public.

Assembly
Local
Government
Low; Watch
AB 2838 O’Donnell Existing law requires the CPUC
to require each electrical
corporation with 100,000 or
more customer accounts in
California to administer a
Green Tariff Shared
Renewables (GTSR) program
to enable ratepayers to
participate directly in offsite
electrical generation facilities
that use eligible renewable
energy resources. This bill
would authorize the CPUC to
authorize those electrical
corporations to terminate their
GTSR programs. If terminated
or suspended, any outstanding
program costs may be
recovered from participating
and nonparticipating
ratepayers.

Assembly Low; Watch
SB 18 Skinner Requires CARB in its AB
32/SB 32 scoping plan to
develop a strategy accelerating
the development of green
hydrogen. Encourages green
hydrogen to be used for
storage in meeting portfolio
diversity requirements.

Assembly
Natural
Resources
Low; Watch
SB 733 Hueso This bill would require the chair
of the State Energy Resources
Assembly Rules;
2-yr bill
Low; Watch
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Conservation and
Development Commission to
appear annually before the
appropriate policy committees
of the Legislature to report on
activities of the commission.

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2021 Bills Signed by Governor and Chaptered by the Secretary of State AB 322 Salas Requires the Energy Commission to consider, in the investment planning process of the
Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC),
funding to bioenergy projects for biomass
conversion to energy projects. This bill could
provide much needed funding for the reduction
of open burning, wildfire hazards, harmful
emissions, and increase benefits to local energy
supplies, grid resilience, and economic
development in forested and agricultural
communities.

Signed by
Governor and
Chaptered by the
Secretary of State
AB 525 Chiu Establishes aggressive offshore wind planning goals and makes other changes to accelerate
the development of offshore wind (OSW). This
bill would require the Energy Commission, on or
before March 1, 2022, to evaluate and quantify
the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind
to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment,
and decarbonization benefits, and to establish
offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045
Signed by
Governor and
Chaptered by the
Secretary of State
AB 843 Aguiar-Curry The bill is sponsored by MCE and cosponsored by Pioneer. This bill would allow CCAs to
participate in the Bioenergy Market Adjusting
Tariff (BioMAT). Allowing CCAs access to the
BioMAT program will enable them to purchase
more renewable baseload resources and
contribute to greater grid reliability. Bioenergy
resources are considered especially stable
because the power is available 24/7. Bioenergy
is generated from organic waste, cuts
greenhouse gas emissions, reduces
catastrophic wildfires, helps divert waste from
landfills, and generates 2 to 6 times as many
jobs as fossil fuel-based power.

Signed by
Governor and
Chaptered by the
Secretary of State
SB 52 Dodd Adds de-energization events to the definition of "sudden and severe energy shortage" for
purposes of classifying de-energization events
as natural disasters. The bill could provide
emergency funding to local entities for costs
incurred during PSPS events that have and will
continue to take place in Pioneer territory.

Signed by
Governor and
Chaptered by the
Secretary of State.

SB 423 Stern Fosters development and deployment of
emerging renewable energy resources.

Signed by
Governor and
Chaptered by the
Secretary of State
SB 533 Stern Pushes more aggressive microgrid
development and deployment specifically to
mitigate PSPS impacts. Would provide access
Signed by
Governor and
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to circuit information for locations that
experience PSPS events. Although the bill
passed out of the Assembly Utilities and Energy
Committee, the core microgrid components
were struck from the bill through amendments.

Chaptered by the
Secretary of State
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2021 Dead Bills
AB 96 O’Donnell Extends the sunset for the California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and
Equipment Technology Program from 2021 to
2026 and dedicates 20% of funds to be used for
commercial deployment heavy-duty trucks. The
bill would also create a separate definition for
“near-zero emission” and revise the definition
for “zero-emission” for medium and heavy-duty
vehicles.

Dead
AB 427 Bauer-Kahan Requires the CPUC to establish rules that allow demand response programs procured by a
load-serving entity to meet the load-serving
entity’s resource adequacy requirements
regardless of whether the program is integrated
into the wholesale market overseen by the
CAISO.

Dead
AB 1088 Mayes Establishes a central procurement entity to serve as a backstop for resource adequacy and
to be the Provider of Last Resort (POLR) under
certain conditions. The bill is sponsored by
SDGE who is looking to exit from the energy
generation market. The bill could also resolve
the issue of IOUs as the default POLR which
CCAs have been seeking to address.

Dead
AB 1139 Carrillo Makes various reforms to the state’s NEM program.

Dead
AB 1161 Garcia Directs the Department of Water Resources to procure renewable or zero-carbon resources for
all state agencies by 2030.

Dead
AB 1519 Gallagher This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to develop and implement a fuels
transportation program that provides
competitive grants or other financial incentives
for projects in eligible communities to offset the
costs of transporting fuels to a biomass energy
facility. Funding would come from the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

Dead
SB 30 Cortese Prohibits design and construction of state facilities connected to natural gas after Jan 1,
2022. Also requires a plan to make all state
facilities carbon neutral by 2035. Watch for
concerns with potential developments in
Pioneer territory that could be impacted by the
bill requirements.

Dead
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SB 31 Cortese Authorizes the CEC to use federal COVID-19 relief funds for building decarbonization
programs and requires that EPIC funds be
made available for building decarbonization
programs. Watch for concerns with potential
developments in Pioneer territory that could be
impacted by the bill requirements.

Dead
SB 99 Dodd Community Energy Resiliency Act of 2021.

Requires the commission to develop and
implement a grant program for local
governments to develop energy resilience
plans. This bill could provide grant funding
opportunities to local government entities to
address grid outage events that have and will
continue to take place in Pioneer territory.

Dead
SB 204 Dodd Clarifies that an IOU can allow anyone in their service territory regardless of who their energy
provider is, to participate in the BIP. Directs
other changes to expand the program.

Dead
SB 413 McGuire Makes changes to citing and permitting of offshore wind projects in hopes of accelerating
development.

Dead
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Highest Priority Active Bills Further Detail
AB 1814, Grayson (D) – Transportation electrification: community choice aggregators Impact to Pioneer: Yes
Existing law requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the California State Air Resources Board (CARB) to direct electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread transportation electrification. Existing law requires the CPUC to approve, or modify and approve, programs and investments in transportation electrification, including those that deploy charging infrastructure, through a reasonable cost recovery mechanism. This bill would, as part of the CPUC program described above, authorize community choice aggregators to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread transportation electrification on par with the IOUs.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. This bill could allow Pioneer and CCAs access to future distribution funds collected by the IOUs for programs that would accelerate transportation electrification. The bill could open the door for future Pioneer programs that would address transportation electrification. Pioneer is currently looking at several unique opportunities where transportation electrification funds could be applied. Staff will continue to support and monitor this bill relative Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform goals and take appropriate action as needed. The bill’s scheduled hearing was canceled at the request of the author on 3/31/2022.

Due to strong opposition from the IOUs and labor, and pressure from Committee Chair Garcia and other Committee members, Assemblymember Grayson did not anticipate the necessary votes and pulled the bill. The bill cannot become a 2-year bill, as it is the final year of the 2021- 2022 Legislative Session. The bill would need to be reintroduced next year; however, given the strong opposition, and the fact that no amendments would satisfy IOUs’ concerns with the bill, it is not likely to be reintroduced.

AB 1956, Mathis (R) – Solid waste: woody biomass: collection and conversion Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would create a 5-year woody biomass rural county collection and disposal pilot program to be administered by the Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery. The bill would require the department, pursuant to the program, to award funding to participating counties with a total population of less than 250,000 for the purpose of conducting community collection days on which individuals could dispose of woody biomass and other source-separated biomass free of charge. The bill would require a county awarded funding under the program to contract with a local biomass conversion facility to collect and convert the biomass in a way that results in less greenhouse gas emitted than if the biomass had been disposed of. The bill would require the department to report specified program information to the Legislature after the conclusion of the program.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. This woody biomass pilot program could be beneficial considering Pioneer’s interest in promoting biomass, its proximity to biomass facilities, and the forest management and tree mortality issues in its territory. Moreover, El Dorado County could directly benefit from this program as the County population is under the 250,000 population maximum required for program eligibility. Staff will continue to support and monitor -
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this bill relative Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform goals and take appropriate action as needed.

AB 2878, Aguiar-Curry (D) – Forest Biomass Waste Utilization Program Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would establish the Forest Waste Biomass Utilization Program to be administered by the state board’s Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation to develop an implementation plan to meet the goals and recommendations of specified statewide forest management plans and to develop a workforce training program to complement workforce needs associated with the implementation plan. The bill would require the state board, in coordination with the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, to submit an annual report to the Legislature, beginning January 1, 2024, on the progress made on implementing the implementation plan.

This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to facilitate the inclusion of recommendations for forest biomass waste utilization in state climate adaptation plans. The bill would require the agency, in coordination with specified state entities, to prepare and publish, on or before July 1, 2024, and at least once every 5 years thereafter, updates to certain plans related to forests.

This bill would require the commission, on or before an unspecified date, to adopt measures that facilitate the use of forest biomass waste to support rural microgrids and provide other grid support. The bill would also require the commission, on or before an unspecified date, to develop and adopt a plan requiring substation and other power infrastructure to be updated in forested regions to reduce the risk of wildfires and support the integration of biomass power.

This bill would require the commission to extend the BioMAT program to 2030. The bill would also require the commission to increase the megawatt requirement established for forest biomass in the BioMAT program.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. Considering Pioneer’s desire to expand the use of biomass and its interest in rural microgrids, supporting grid reliability, especially during PSPS events, and wildfire mitigation in our forests, we should support the implementation of this Program. Pioneer staff will continue to support this bill and monitor as the session moves forward and take appropriate action as needed per our Legislative Policy and Platform.

SB 612, Portantino (D) – Electrical corporations and other load serving entities: allocation of legacy resources
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would require an electrical corporation, by July 1, 2022, and not less than once every 3 years thereafter, to offer an allocation of certain electrical resources to its bundled customers and to other LSEs, including ESPs and CCAs, that serve departing load customers who bear cost responsibility for those resources. The bill would authorize a LSE within the service territory of the electrical corporation to elect to receive all or a portion of the vintaged proportional share of those legacy resources allocated to its end-use customers and, if it so elects, would require it to pay to the electrical corporation the commission-established market price benchmark for the vintage proportional share of the resources received. The bill would require the Commission to recognize and account for the value of all products in the electrical corporation’s legacy resource portfolio in determining the nonbypassable charge to be paid by bundled and departing load customers to recover the costs of legacy resources. -
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Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. This bill proposes the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Working Group 3 report to ensure fair and equal access to the benefits of legacy resources held in IOU portfolios and address the management of these resources to maximize value for all customers. The bill is sponsored by CalCCA and supported by many CCAs, as means to address unfavorable PCIA issues that continue to be maintained by the CPUC. SB 612 was amended on April 13, 2021, before passing out of the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee; subsequent amendments were taken on May 4 and May 20, 2021. The bill was amended to take out some of the prescriptiveness to enable the CPUC more oversight to develop the details on proportional allocation and maximizing the value of the resources. SB 612 passed out of the Senate to the Assembly on June 1, 2021. It was anticipated that the bill would be heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee on June 30, 2021; however, the bill was pulled from the hearing agenda by Committee Chair Holden on June 28, 2021 making it ineligible for a June 30, 2021 hearing. SB 612 did not receive a hearing before the Policy Committee Deadline and is now a two-year bill. Former Chair Holden is no longer the Chair of the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee, which could signal hope of this bill being heard and passing. Staff will continue to monitor and support this bill relative Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform goals and take appropriate action as needed.

SB 833, Dodd (D) – Community Energy Resilience Act of 2022 Impact to Pioneer: Yes
The Community Energy Resilience Act of 2022 would require the CPUC to develop and implement a grant program for local governments to develop community energy resilience plans and expedite permit review of distributed energy resources by local governments. The bill would require the plans to be consistent with the city, county, or city and county general plan and other local government planning documents. The bill would require a plan to, among other things, identify critical facilities, locations and facilities where the construction of microgrids or other distributed energy sources could meet local resilience needs, and potential funding sources for implementing projects in the plan. As a condition of receiving grant funding, the bill would require a local government to submit its plan to the commission within 6 months of adopting the plan.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. This bill is a revisitation of SB 99 (Dodd) from 2021 which was held-up at the end of session last year. Pioneer supported SB 99. This bill could provide resources and funding sources to local government entities to meet local resilience needs, including identification of facilities and locations for the construction of microgrids. Staff will continue to monitor and support this bill relative Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform goals and take appropriate action as needed.

SB 1109, Caballero (D) – California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would increase the cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects to 225 megawatts and would require electrical corporations collectively to procure that amount by December 31, 2023. The bill would revise the financial commitments by which electrical corporations collectively procure their proportionate share of the cumulative rated generating capacity to 5 to 15 years. For contracts that are entered into or extended on or after January 1, 2023, the bill would revise the prices paid for the output from a bioenergy facility if the mandated -
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feedstock targets are missed by the facility. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities serving more than 100,000 customers to procure their proportionate shares of 225 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from those kinds of bioenergy projects.

The bill would require any incremental procurement of electricity products from bioenergy resources by a new contract or contract extension of 10 years or longer in duration to be from a resource that meets emission limits equivalent to, or more stringent than, the best available retrofit control technology determined at the time of procurement.

This bill would require those entities with a contract to procure electricity generated from biomass that expires or expired on or before December 31, 2028, to seek to amend the contract to include, or seek approval for a new contract that includes, an expiration date 5 years later than the expiration of the date in the contract that was operative in 2022.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. Considering Pioneer’s desire to expand the use of biomass, this bill would increase generating capacity from bioenergy projects to 225 megawatts and would provide for an extension of existing contracts to continue the use of biomass. Pioneer staff will continue to support this bill and monitor as the session moves forward and take appropriate action as needed per our Legislative Policy and Platform.

SB 529, Hertzberg (D) – Electricity: resource adequacy: multiyear centralized resource adequacy mechanism
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
Existing law requires the CPUC, in consultation with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities (LSEs), including electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators, in accordance with specified objectives. Existing law further requires each LSE to maintain physical generating capacity adequate to meet its load requirements, including peak demand and planning and operating reserves, deliverable to locations and at times as may be necessary to provide reliable electric service. This bill would authorize the CPUC to consider a multiyear centralized resource adequacy mechanism to most efficiently and equitably meet specified resource adequacy objectives.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Oppose. This bill is currently in spot form. This bill is a reintroduction of SB 350 (Hertzberg – 2019) that pushes the CPUC to adopt a multiyear resource adequacy process. Pioneer and CalCCA were opposed to SB 350. Staff will continue to monitor this bill relative Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform goals and take appropriate action as needed.

SB 881, Min (D) – Load-serving entities: integrated resource plans Impact to Pioneer: Potentially High
Under existing law, the CPUC is required to adopt a process for each LSE, including electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators, to file an integrated resource plan and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan to ensure that LSEs accomplish specified objectives. Existing law requires each LSE to prepare and file an integrated resource plan consistent with certain requirements on a time schedule directed by the commission and subject to commission review. This bill would require the CPUC to require each LSE to undertake sufficient procurement to achieve a diverse, balanced, and reliable statewide portfolio and realize specified electricity sector greenhouse gas emissions reductions. -
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Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Oppose unless amended. This bill, sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, would allow the CPUC to issue fines for LSEs that do not meet their procurement targets as outlined in their IRP. The bill could also lead to CPUC issued procurement mandates for LSEs that fail to meet their IRP objectives. This bill could seriously undermine Pioneer and CCAs’ procurement autonomy and lead to further procurement orders from the CPUC through the IRP process. Staff will continue to oppose this bill unless the following changes are made: It 1) requires the CPUC to set clear, stable GHG emission targets with three-year compliance periods and 2) does not allow the CPUC to assess penalties if it determines the load-serving entity took all reasonable measures to satisfy its obligations or if the failure was beyond the load-serving entity’s control and the load-serving entity otherwise took all reasonable actions to satisfy its obligations.

SB 1287, Bradford (D) – Electric service providers (ESPs) and community choice aggregators: financial security requirements (FSRs)
Impact to Pioneer: High
Existing law obligates an ESP or CCA to pay any reentry fee imposed on a customer that is involuntarily returned to service provided by an electrical corporation designated as the Provider of Last Resort (POLR). Existing law requires an ESP or CCA to meet a FSR as a condition of registration by posting a bond or demonstrating insurance in an amount deemed sufficient by the Commission to cover the costs of those reentry fees. Existing law, Commission Decision 18- 05-022, creates a formula for calculating the FSR, which adds a per-customer administrative cost for returning customers to service by the electrical corporation to the costs for 6 months of incremental procurement, multiplied by the number of returning customers. Existing law obligates customers to pay the reentry fees if the ESP or CCA becomes insolvent. This bill would increase the minimum FSR to $500,000, rather than the current amount of $147,000; it would also increase from 6 to 12 months the minimum costs of incremental procurement incurred by the POLR.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Oppose. This bill would dramatically increase the costs to CCAs upon registration with the CPUC. It would also make registering a CCA cost prohibitive and could hinder further formation of CCAs. Staff will continue to monitor and oppose this bill relative Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform goals and take appropriate action as needed.

Spot Bills
There are currently numerous Spot Bills, not included in this document, in both the Assembly and the Senate being monitored by Pioneer staff. Spot bills make technical, non-substantive changes in the law and act as a placeholder for a later proposal, and they must be amended prior to being heard in a committee. As these bills are amended, the Board will be apprised of potential impact to Pioneer and CCAs as appropriate.
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Legislative Representatives
Senate
Brian Dahle – District 1
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Room 7230, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4001
District Office: 11310 McCourtney Rd., Unit E2/E3, Grass Valley, CA (530) 271-1022

Jim Nielsen – District 4
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Room 7110, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4004
District Office: 2200A Douglas Blvd, Suite 100, Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 772-0571
Assembly
Megan Dahle – District 1
Capitol Office: State Capitol, P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249 (916) 319-2001
District Office: 280 Hemsted Dr, Suite 110, Redding, CA 96002 (530) 223-6300
James Gallagher – District 3
Capitol Office: State Capitol, P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249 (916) 319-2003
District Office: 2060 Talbert Drive, Suite 110, Chico, CA 95928 (530) 895-4217
Frank Bigelow – District 5
Capitol Office: State Capitol, P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249 (916) 319-2005
District Office: 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 295-5505
Kevin Kiley – District 6
Capitol Office: State Capitol, P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249 (916) 319-2006
District Office: 8799 Auburn Folsom Road, Suite A, Granite Bay, CA 95746 (916) 774-4430
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Appendix A: 2022 Legislative Session Calendar (Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Calendar may Change Moving Forward)
January Deadlines:

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect
Jan. 3 Legislature reconvenes
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor
Jan. 14 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house in the odd-numbered year Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel Jan. 21 Last day for any committee to hear and report to the floor bills introduced in that house in the odd-numbered year.

Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel Jan. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house in the odd-numbered year

February Deadlines:

Feb. 18 Last day for bills to be introduced
April Deadlines:

Apr. 7 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment
Apr. 18 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess
Apr. 29 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees’ fiscal bills introduced in their house
May Deadlines:

May 6 Last day for policy committees to meet and report to the floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house
May 13 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to May 31 May 20 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report to the floor bills introduced in their house
Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to May 31
May 23-May 27 Floor session only No committee may meet for any purpose except for Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to A.R. 77.2, and Conference Committees
May 27 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house May 31 Committee meetings may resume

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Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2022
June Deadlines:

June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight
June 30 Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the Nov. 8 General Election ballot
July Deadlines:

July 1 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills Summer Recess begins on adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed
August Deadlines:

Aug. 1 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess
Aug. 12 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills Aug. 15-31 Floor session only—no committee may meet for any purpose, except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees
Aug. 25 Last day to amend bills on floor
Aug. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills. Final Recess begins upon adjournment
Important Dates Occurring During Final Recess 2022:

Sept. 30 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 1 and in the Governor's possession on or after Sept. 1 Oct. 2 Bills enacted on or before this date take effect January 1, 2023 24 | Page
Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2022
Appendix B: Table of Acronyms
AB Assembly Bill ES Enemv Storage Plans)
AL Advice Letter ESA Ener<>v Storage Agreements PAC Public Agency Coalition ALJ Administrative Law Judge ESP Electric Service Provider PAM Portfolio Allocation Methodology ARB Air Resources Board EV Electric Vehicle PCE Peninsula Clean Energy Authority AReM Alliance for Retail Energy Markets FCR F1exi ble Capacity Requirements PCIA Power Charge Indifference Adiustrnent BavREN Bav Area Regional Enernv Network GHG Greenhouse Gas PD Proo osed Decision CAISO California Independent System Operator GRC General Rate Case PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric CalCCA California Community Choice Association GTSR Green Tariff Shared Renewables PHC Prehearing Conference CALSEIA California Solar Energy Industries !CA Integration Caoacitv Analvsis PPA Power Purchase Agreement Association IDER Integrated Distributed EnemY Resources PRP Priority Review Project CALSLA California City County Street Light IDSM Integrated Demand-Side Management PRRR Progress On Residential Rate Reform Association IEP Indeoendent Energy Producers PUC Public Utilities Code CAM Cost Allocation Mechanism IMO Independent Marketing Division PURPA Public UWities Regulatorv Policy Act CARE California Alternate Rates for Energy IOU Investor Owned Utility RA Resource Adequacy CBE Communities for a Better Environment !RP Integrated Resource Planning RAM Renewables Auction Mechanism CCA Community Choice Aggregator LCE Lancaster Choice Energy REC Renewable Energy Credit CCSF City and County of San Francisco LCFS Low Carbon Fuel Standard RES-BCT Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill CEC California Energy Commission LCR Local (RA) Capacity Requirements Credit Transfer CEE Coalition for Energy Efficiency LNBA Locational Net Benefits Analysis RFO Reauest for Offers CLECA California Large Energy Consumers LSE Load-Serving Entity RICA Renewable Integration Cost Adder Association LTPP Long- Term Procurement Rulemaking RPS Renewables Portfolio Standard CPUC California Public Utilities Commission MCE Marin Clean Energy SB Senate Bill DA Direct Access MEO Marketing, Education And Outreach SCE Southern California Edison DACC Direct Access Customer Coalition MW Megawatt SCP Sonoma Clean Power Authority DER Distributed Energy Resources
DR Demand Response
DRP Distributed Resource Plans
NAESCO National Association of Energy Service
Companies
NOA Non-Disclosure Agreement
SDG&E San Diego Gas & Electric
SGIP Self-Generation Incentive Program
DWR Deoartrnent of Water Resources NEM Net Energy Metering SUE Suoer User Electric ECR Enhanced Community Renewable NBC Non-Bypassable Charge SVCE Silicon Valley Clean EnemY ED Energy Division NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council TE Transportation Electrification EE Energv Efficiencv OIR Order Instituting Rulemaking TM Tree Mortality ELCC Effective Load Canving Capacity osc Order to Show Cause TOU Time-of-Use EPIC Electric Program Investment Charge ORA Office of Ratepayer Advocates TURN The Utility Reform Network ERRA Energy Resource Recoverv Account PA Program Administrator (for EE Business

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Staff Report – Item IV-B
To: The Governing Board
From: Don Eckert, Executive Director
Item IV-B: Executive Director Report
Date: 4/21/2022
REPORT
Pioneer Staffing Update
Paige Garcia joined the Pioneer team on March 28th as the Key Accounts Manager. Paige brings a variety of communications and project management experience including serving as a consultant for SMUD, Roseville Electric and MCE and was part of the start-up team launching Silicon Valley Clean Energy. Paige has a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from San Francisco State.

There is one open position remaining, the Power Contracts Manager position that is currently posted until filled.

Public Safety Power Shutoff (“PSPS”) Events
There are no PSPS events to report.

Executive Director Agreements Executed
Ultimate Building Maintenance, Janitorial Services, not-to-exceed $30,000, 4/25/2022-4/25/2023 Expansion Update
Staff conducted an introductory meeting with the Board Chair of Mono County. The meeting was to provide an overview of Community Choice Aggregators and to learn about the county’s interest. The meeting was positive and further conversations will occur.

Staff continues to work with consultants commissioned by Yuba County in developing a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors about CCA options. The report is due end of April. Staff has submitted the forms to PG&E to begin the process of receiving data to begin the impact assessment studies for Nevada County and City of Grass Valley.

Pacific Gas & Electric’s (“PG&E”) Community Wildfire Safety Program A communication was sent to the Board earlier this month conveying this information from PG&E regarding new wildfire safety measures for 2022. Staff will present more information at the May Board meeting but please see attachments 4, 5 and 6.

Executive Director Power Supply Contracts Executed
The following agreements have been executed by the Executive Director, consistent with the authority delegated by the Board:
'IONEER
COMMUNITY ENEl?GY
Agenda Item: IV-B Agenda Date: 4/21/2022

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Presentations and Relevant Meetings attended by the Executive Director

1. Participated in CalCCA Weekly/Monthly Board meetings

2. Participated in negotiations for long-term power purchase agreement that will be presented to the Energy Procurement Advisory Committee in April

ATTACHMENTS

1. Agenda Planning Document

2. Monthly Communications and Public Outreach Update

3. Community Programs Advisory Committee Minutes

4. Wildfire Safety Program Outage Preparedness Email

5. Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (“EPSS”) map El Dorado County

6. EPSS map for Placer County
Counterparty Name
Execution
Date Type Product Start Date End Date Notional Value
Pacific Gas & Electric Company 3/2/2022 Sell Pioneer North Coast 5/1/2022 5/31/2022 ($8,500) Pacific Gas & Electric Company 3/2/2022 Sell Pioneer Sierra 5/1/2022 5/31/2022 ($38,250) Orange County Power Authority 3/8/2022 Sell Pioneer North System 7/1/2022 7/31/2022 ($136,500) Southern California Edison Company 3/16/2022 Buy Pioneer South System 7/1/2022 7/31/2022 $285,000 Tenaska Power Services Co. 3/22/2022 Buy Pioneer North System 1/1/2023 12/31/2024 $7,205,000 Tenaska Power Services Co. 3/22/2022 Buy Pioneer North System Flexible 1/1/2023 12/31/2024 $7,205,000 Agenda Planning Document – Pioneer Community Energy Updated 4/15/2022 C:\Users\TeresaWillock\Pioneer Community Energy\Executive Director - General Documents\Board\Board Meeting Templates This is a planning document which remains fluid pending staff communication Assigned items are listed with the Report Writer’s name as they will be initiating the report JPA

GOVERNING
BOARD
APRIL 21, 2022
3:00 PM
(Post Agenda: April 15)
MAY 19, 2022
3:00 PM
(Post Agenda: May 13)
JUNE 16, 2022
3:00 PM
(Post Agenda: June 10)

IN THE FUTURE
General Function I Agenda Review Agenda Review Agenda Review Consent
1a
Approve meeting minutes
MAR 17, 2022 (Action - Eckert) Teresa
Approve meeting minutes
APR 21, 2022 (Action - Eckert) Teresa
Approve meeting minutes
MAY 19, 2022 (Action - Eckert) Teresa
(FEB) By-Laws Article V, Section 5.2
1b MONTHLY – reaffirm Pioneer AB 361
Remote Meeting Continuation Findings
& receive Leg/Reg update (Action - GC)
MONTHLY – reaffirm Pioneer AB 361
Remote Meeting Continuation Findings
& receive Leg/Reg update (Action - GC)
MONTHLY – reaffirm Pioneer AB 361
Remote Meeting Continuation Findings
& receive Leg/Reg update (Action - GC)
RE: AB 361 Remote Meeting Continuation
Findings

1c Receive Draft Financials: FEB 2022
(Koehn)
Receive Draft Financials: MAR 2022
(Koehn)
Receive Draft Financials: APR 2022
(Koehn)
mPOWER report (after bond is funded)
IT Policy (Action - Koehn) Steve
Contracts for Renewal: Capital Network
Solutions; M.Cubed; Maher
Accountancy; Richards Watson
Gershon; Steve Hall; Keyes & Fox;
Regular
2 Cybersecurity Assessment &
Automated Metering Infrastructure
(AMI) Audit Review (Discussion - Koehn) H&B - Chris
Budget Preview & Power Supply
update (Discussion - Koehn)
Key Accounts Business Plan (Action - Riffey)CPAC report 3 New Website presentation
(Discussion - Riffey) JSR - Jessica
TOU update on April rollout (Discussion
- Riffey)
Recommended Budget (Action –
Koehn)
(MAY) Biomass Projects Update
4 By-Laws Amendment No. 7 re:

Alternate Members; Appoint
Member to fill A&F Committee
vacancy; Affirm Committee Members
> JAN 2023 (Action - Eckert)
El Dorado/Placerville Summary Report
(Discussion - Riffey)
(JUL) Power PrePay (Part 1 Tutorial)
(JUL) Expansion – impact assessment
results
(JUL) IRP approval (Kang)
5 Update and Amendment to
Legislative Policy and Platform
(Action – Kang)
Data Flow presentation
(OCT) JPA Amendment re: Expansion
(approve issuance of a 30-day notice)
Presentation by Biomass Producer,
Bayview (Director Hidahl)
General Function II
IV-B
Executive Director’s Report
Reports: Community Engagement; bio for
new Key Accounts Manager; CPAC minutes
– MAR;
Executive Director’s Report
Reports: Leg/Reg; Community Engagement;
CPAC minutes - APR;
Executive Director’s Report
Reports: Leg/Reg; Community Engagement;
Q2 Strategic Plan update; CPAC minutes –
MAY;
Executive Director Report - Quarterly
Update re: Strategic Plan objectives
JUN – SEPT – DEC – MAR
IV-C Informational Items: Glossary of Terms Informational Items: Glossary of Terms Informational Items: Glossary of Terms Closed Session/
Other
If more than 30 days between meetings, must
make a new determination – NO committee
meetings scheduled during a lapsed period
Existing committee members shall be affirmed
by the Governing Body each year at its
-
February meeting I I
I I
I I
I I
Customer Engagement Update
April 2022 Board Meeting
Types of Engagement
Getting to know our customers:
• Phone Calls & Emails
• In Person Customer Site Visits
• Event Attendance & Sponsorship
• Community Presentations
• Key External Stakeholder Meetings
• Social Media
• Paid Media
• Earned Media
10NEER
COMMIJNIT'f ENERGY

LOYALTY
Direct Customer Engagement
In Person Site Visits
• Rocklin Unified School District
• Heritage Senior Community
Phone Calls/Emails
• 1,690 customer calls (call
center)
• 90.7% satisfied with
customer service
• 72 emails (call center)
• 72 team calls
• 16 NEM analysis
10NEER
COMMIJNIT'f ENERGY
Key External Stakeholder Meetings
• Rocklin Economic Development
• Placer County Regional Economic
Development
• Rocklin Chamber Government
Relations Committee
• Auburn City Council – Green100
Presentation
• Loomis Town Council
• Grass Valley City Council
• Lincoln Business Excellence Awards
Dinner
• Loomis Chamber of Commerce
• Auburn Chamber Mixer
• Northern California Power Authority
(NCPA)
• El Dorado County Chamber Mixer
• Lincoln Chamber Government
Relations Committee
• Placer County Association of
Realtors
• Colfax Chamber Award Luncheon
• Shingle Springs/Cameron Park
Luncheon
10NEER
COMMIJNIT'f ENERGY
Social Media
Website
• 6,700 Site Visits
• > 6,000 new users
since Sept 2021
Facebook
• 650 Followers
• 8 Items Posted
• 4,772 Page Content Clicks
• 52 Shares
LinkedIn
• 174 Followers
• 5 Items Posted
• 1,177 Page Impressions
10NEER
COMMIJNIT'f ENERGY
Key Metrics
Green100
• 249 - Total Participants
• 109 - Opt Up
• 0 - Opt Down
Customer Counts (all service areas)
• 87.3% - Retention
• 4,413 - New Customers
• 5 - Returning Customers
10NEER
COMMIJNIT'f ENERGY

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
March 23, 2022
Minutes
Entry No. 1
Heard General Administration Functions, Part I.

Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Community Programs Advisory Committee (“CPAC”) met in open session at 2:03 PM on March 23, 2022. Pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act, the meeting was conducted via live streamed teleconference accessed and viewed at the following web link: https://zoom.us/j/99647233753.

Roll Call
P A Title Name
X Chair Geoff McLennan
X Vice Chair Glen Kramer
X Scribe Bora Akyol
X Member Dennis Byrne
X Member James Curtis
X Member David Deckman
X Member Lee Kosla
X Member Glenn Krakow
X Member Brandon Reinhardt
Director Riffey reported that resignations had been received from Member Kantola effective February 23, 2022; and from Member Fennie effective March 23, 2022. Per General Counsel, as the Board of Directors approved the establishment of this Committee to consist of 7-11 members there is no requirement to fill the vacant seats.

Member Reinhardt informed the Committee and staff of need for his 3:00 PM departure from this meeting.

Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public.

Entry No. 2
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:

Approved minutes of the February 23, 2022 Committee meeting.

MOTION: Reinhardt/Krakow. Vote: 6:0:3
ROLL CALL: Deckman, Kosla, Krakow, Kramer, McLennan, Reinhardt.

No/Abstain: None.

Absent: Akyol, Byrne, Curtis.

Entry No. 3
Received and discussed presentation from Amy Rider from the Building Decarbonization Coalition to share possible programs and initiatives for Pioneer Community Energy to utilize regarding fuel switching from natural gas to all electric appliances.

Entry No. 4
Received and discussed presentation from the ad hoc sub-committee comprised of Chair Mclennan, Vice Chair Kramer, and Member Krakow. The sub-committee met three times over the last two weeks to provide some oversight and development of the Committee’s Statement of Purpose.

Statement of Purpose: The Pioneer Community Energy (“Pioneer”) Board of Directors directed staff to create a Community Programs Advisory Committee (“CPAC”) made up of members of the public. The CPAC’s task is to recommend programs that meet the wants and needs of the communities served by Pioneer, and to encourage and foster public participation where appropriate. The members of the CPAC will help the Pioneer communication team share accurate information regarding the benefits that Pioneer provides our communities.

Reviewed Pioneer’s Mission, Vision, and Value Statements.

CPAC Charge: This committee is charged with making recommendations to the Pioneer Board of Directors regarding the development of customer facing programs. Additionally, the CPAC shall encourage methods for engaging the public and capturing feedback from participating members of the public to determine the success of these programs.

The following Guiding Principles define the purpose of the CPAC:

1. Provide recommendations to the Board of Directors containing a portfolio of potential programs intended to benefit the customers of Pioneer.

2. The recommended programs must address the needs of all customer classes including residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural.

3. The programs must address the needs of customers that are eligible for financial assistance programs.

4. The Committee should seek consensus, but is not required, in developing and forwarding its recommendations.

5. The end product of the committee will be a written report and presentation to the Board of Directors by December 2022, or earlier.

Customer Programs: The Committee shall solicit ideas from other Committee Members and the public, examine programs that have been implemented in other jurisdictions and CCAs that meet the needs of Pioneer. Types of successful programs may include, but are not limited to:
 Programs that provide solutions for all classes of customers: this includes the various rate classes and industry types for non-residential customers  Avoid duplicating programs currently offered by PG&E (although it could supplement such programs)
 Offer education programs and services to support customer needs  Programs that encourage energy efficiency and energy conservation measures by providing incentives for replacing outdated and inefficient fixtures and appliances  Develop programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (EVs, fuel switching, solar/batteries, etc.)
 Establishing energy audit resources that recommend efficiencies (Residential Online Audits; Onsite Small Business Audits)
Customer Satisfaction: The Committee shall recommend customer feedback loops and metrics to measure success in the programs implemented.
 Conduct customer satisfaction surveys to include program participants  Develop the type of metrics to measure the effectiveness of programs implemented (reduction in power consumption, etc.). The specific metrics will be based upon future funding levels (post involvement survey of participating customers)
Entry No. 5
Discussed the range of programs provided by other CalCCAs (https://cal-cca.org/cca-programs/).

Ability to view all active programs in other CCAs. Then, have option to contact other CCAs regarding implementation and success of their specific programs.

Revisited and discussed the CPAC list of program ideas.

Community Programs Advisory Committee
March 23, 2022

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Entry No. 6
Heard General Administration Functions, Part II.

A. Closing Comments
Heard closing comments from Mark Riffey, Director of Public Affairs, Marketing, and Programs.

Director Riffey announced that he would distribute to the Members the working documents for Items 4 and 5; and requested them to identify short term (6-12 months) and long term (3-5 years) programs breaking down for implementation time frames that allow start on short term programs while working on long term programs.

B. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:55 PM.

The next regular meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2022, at 2:00 PM.

ATTEST:

Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote
of the Community Programs Advisory Committee on
April 27, 2022.

Teresa Willock, Board Secretary
Community Programs Advisory Committee
February 23, 2022

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Community Wildfire Safety Program
Outage Preparedness Email
Subject Line:

Working to Keep You Safe: New wildfire safety measures and what they mean for you Email:

We are evolving our wildfire safety efforts and making more resources available to help you this wildfire season. <<Button: Learn more>>
Dear Valued Customer:

As the wildfire threat in our state has continued to grow, we are reaching out to let you know how we are expanding and evolving our wildfire safety efforts to help keep customers and communities safe. Below are some of the steps we are taking this year to make the electric system safer and more resilient, including new wildfire prevention tools for the powerlines serving you.

Protecting Communities Against Growing Wildfire Risk
We are taking action, using new, advanced tools to prevent wildfires and building the state-of-the-art electric system you deserve. This work includes:
• New for 2022: Expanding our Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) to all powerlines in high fire-risk areas, including the line serving your home or business.

These settings automatically turn off power within one-tenth of a second if there is a hazard, like a tree branch falling into powerlines, and are proven to prevent wildfires.

Last year, we saw an 80% reduction* in CPUC-reportable ignitions on EPSS-enabled lines, compared to the prior three-year average. We understand that EPSS may result in an unplanned outage where we are unable to notify you in advance, which is why we have more resources available this year than ever before to help support you; o *in High Fire-Threat Districts, as of December 31, 2021 • Beginning to underground 10,000 miles of powerlines to improve the safety and reliability of your service;
• Exceeding state vegetation standards to prevent trees from falling into powerlines; • Continuing to install stronger poles and lines to make the electric grid safer and more resilient;
• Reducing the impact of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) with grid updates and weather forecasting improvements that allow us to surgically target shutoffs; and
• Improving notifications and updates about when power will be back on, what caused the outage and progress on our wildfire prevention efforts. << Call out box: Learn more by attending an informational wildfire safety webinar at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. Visit pge.com/firesafetywebinars to join or watch the recording afterwards. >>
Helping You Prepare
While we work to improve the safety of our system, you can visit pge.com/wildfiresafety to help prepare for wildfire season, find expanded customer support options and:
• See if you qualify for additional resources like our Medical Baseline Program or expanded Generator & Battery Rebate Program.
• Update your contact information to receive timely outage updates. • Sign up for Address Alerts to receive PSPS notifications for any additional addresses you care about.
• Create an emergency plan.

We are working every day to improve the safety, resiliency and reliability of our electric system. To share feedback or ask questions, please email us at [email protected] or call 1-866-743- 6589.

Sincerely,
PG&E Community Wildfire Safety Team
[In-Language Box] [Disclaimer] CCC-0322-4660
Coloma
Garden Valley
Pollock Pines
Georgetown
Placerville
Cool
Cameron Park
El Dorado Hills Grizzly Flats
Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings
El Dorado County Map
To help prevent wildfires during an ongoing drought, PG&E is continuing to evolve our safety efforts to protect our customers and communities. This includes adjusting the sensitivity on some equipment to automatically turn off power within one-tenth of a second if the system detects a problem. We call this Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS). This year, we are expanding these safety settings to all powerlines in high fire-risk areas (HFRAs) and some lines that are adjacent to HFRAs. For more information, please visit pge.com/epss.

The below map shows the approximate areas in your community powered by EPSS-capable circuits, which will be enabled during times of heightened wildfire risk.

Some of the measures included in this document are contemplated as additional precautionary measures intended to further reduce the risk of wildfires. “PG&E” refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. ©2022 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. All rights reserved. 03/25/2022 Note: This map is for illustrative
purposes only. Impacted circuits are
subject to change due to weather
and wildfire risk, among other 80%
constraints. Data is as of 3/23/2022.

LAST YEAR, WE SAW AN
reduction in CPUC-reportable
ignitions on powerlines with
these safety settings enabled*
*Reduction in CPUC-reportable ignitions in High Fire-Threat Districts (HFTDs) compared to the prior 3-year average as of 12/31/21.

High Fire-Risk Area (HFRA)
with EPSS-Capable Powerlines
LEGEND
HFRA-Adjacent Area with
EPSS-Capable Powerlines
Non-PG&E
■ Service Area
Auburn
Rocklin
Colfax
Wheatland
Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings
Placer County Map
To help prevent wildfires during an ongoing drought, PG&E is continuing to evolve our safety efforts to protect our customers and communities. This includes adjusting the sensitivity on some equipment to automatically turn off power within one-tenth of a second if the system detects a problem. We call this Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS). This year, we are expanding these safety settings to all powerlines in high fire-risk areas (HFRAs) and some lines that are adjacent to HFRAs. For more information, please visit pge.com/epss.

The below map shows the approximate areas in your community powered by EPSS-capable circuits, which will be enabled during times of heightened wildfire risk.

High Fire-Risk Area (HFRA)
with EPSS-Capable Powerlines
LEGEND
HFRA-Adjacent Area with
EPSS-Capable Powerlines
Non-PG&E Service Area
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Pioneer Community Energy
Glossary of Terms
CAISO – California Independent System Operator - a non-profit independent system operator that oversees the operation of the California bulk electric power system, transmission lines and electricity market generated and transmitted by its members (~80% of California’s electric flow). Its stated mission is to “operate the grid reliably and efficiently, provide fair and open transmission access, promote environmental stewardship and facilitate effective markets and promote infrastructure development. CAISO is regulated by FERC and governed by a five-member governing board appointed by the governor.

CALCCA – California Community Choice Association – Association made up of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) groups which represents the interests of California’s community choice electricity providers.

CARB – California Air Resources Board – The CARB is charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs and actions to fight climate change in California.

CEC – California Energy Commission
CPUC – California Public Utility Commission
C&I – Commercial and Industrial – Business customers
CP – Compliance Period – Time period to become RPS compliant, set by the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission)
DA – Direct Access – An option that allows eligible customers to purchase their electricity directly from third party providers known as Electric Service Providers (ESP).

DA Cap – the maximum amount of electric usage that may be allocated to Direct Access customers in California, or more specifically, within an Investor-Owned Utility service territory.

DA Lottery – a random drawing by which DA waitlist customers become eligible to enroll in DA service under the currently-applicable Direct Access Cap.

DA Waitlist – customers that have officially registered their interest in becoming a DA customer but are not yet able to enroll in service because of DA cap limitations.

DAC – Disadvantaged Community
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DASR – Direct Access Service Request – Request submitted by C&I to become direct access eligible.

Demand - The rate at which electric energy is delivered to or by a system or part of a system, generally expressed in kilowatts (kW), megawatts (MW), or gigawatts (GW), at a given instant or averaged over any designated interval of time. Demand should not be confused with Load or Energy.

DER – Distributed Energy Resource – A small-scale physical or virtual asset (e.g. EV charger, smart thermostat, behind-the-meter solar/storage, energy efficiency) that operates locally and is connected to a larger power grid at the distribution level.

Distribution - The delivery of electricity to the retail customer’s home or business through low voltage distribution lines.

DLAP – Default Load Aggregation Point – In the CAISO’s electricity optimization model, DLAP is the node at which all bids for demand should be submitted and settled. Pioneer settles its CAISO load at the PG&E DLAP as Pioneer is in the PG&E transmission access charge area.

DR – Demand Response - An opportunity for consumers to play a significant role in the operation of the electric grid by reducing or shifting their electricity usage during peak periods in response to time-based rates or other forms of financial incentives.

DWR – Department of Water Resources – DWR manages California’s water resources, systems, and infrastructure in a responsible, sustainable way.

ELCC – Effective Load Carrying Capacity – The additional load met by an incremental generator while maintaining the same level of system reliability. For solar and wind resources the ELCC is the amount of capacity which can be counted for Resource Adequacy purposes.

EPIC – Electric Program Investment Charge – The EPIC program was created by the CPUC to support investments in clean energy technologies that provide benefits to the electricity ratepayers of PG&E, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), and Southern California Edison Company (SCE)
ERRA – Energy Resource Recovery Account – ERRA proceedings are used to determine fuel and purchased power costs which can be recovered in rates. The utilities do not earn a rate of return on these costs, and only recover actual costs. The costs are forecast for the year ahead.

If the actual costs are lower than forecast, then the utility gives money back, and vice versa.

ESP – Energy Service Provider - An energy entity that provides service to a retail or end-use customer.

EV – Electric Vehicle
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GHG – Greenhouse gas - water vapor, carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). A gas that causes the atmosphere to trap heat radiating from the earth. The most common GHG is Carbon Dioxide, though Methane and others have this effect as well.

GRC – General Rate Case – Proceedings used to address the costs of operating and maintaining the utility system and the allocation of those costs among customer classes. For California’s three large IOUs, the GRCs are parsed into two phases. Phase I of a GRC determines the total amount the utility is authorized to collect, while Phase II determines the share of the cost each customer class is responsible and the rate schedules for each class. Each large electric utility files a GRC application every three years for review by the Public Advocates Office and interested parties and approval by the CPUC.

GWh – Gigawatt-hour - The unit of energy equal to that expended in one hour at a rate of one billion watts. One GWh equals 1,000 megawatt-hours.

IEP – Independent Energy Producers – California’s oldest and leading nonprofit trade association, representing the interest of developers and operators of independent energy facilities and independent power marketers.

IOU – Investor Owned Utility – A private electricity and natural gas provider.

IRP – Integrated Resource Plan – A plan which outlines an electric utility’s resource needs in order to meet expected electricity demand long-term.
kW – Kilowatt – Measure of power where power (watts) = voltage (volts) x amperage (amps) and 1 kW = 1000 watts
kWh – Kilowatt-hour – This is a measure of consumption. It is the amount of electricity that is used over some period of time, typically a one-month period for billing purposes. Customers are charged a rate per kWh of electricity used.

LCFS – Low Carbon Fuel Standard – A CARB program designed to encourage the use of cleaner low-carbon fuels in California, encourage the production of those fuels, and therefore, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

LCR – Local (RA) Capacity Requirements – The amount of Resource Adequacy capacity required to be demonstrated in a specific location or zone.

LMP – Locational Marginal Price – Each generator unit and load pocket is assigned a node in the CAISO optimization model. The model will assign a LMP to the node in both the day- ahead and real time market as it balances the system using the least cost. The LMP is comprised of three components: the marginal cost of energy, congestion and losses. The LMP is used to financially settle transactions in the CAISO.

Load - An end use device or customer that receives power from an energy delivery system.

Load should not be confused with Demand, which is the measure of power that a load receives or requires. See Demand.

SE – Load-serving Entity – Entities that have been granted authority by state, local law or regulation to serve their own load directly through wholesale energy purchases and have chosen to exercise that authority.

NEM – Net Energy Metering – A program in which solar customers receive credit for excess electricity generated by solar panels.

NRDC – Natural Resources Defense Council
OIR – Order Instituting Rulemaking - A procedural document that is issued by the CPUC to start a formal proceeding. A draft OIR is issued for comment by interested parties and made final by vote of the five Commissioners of the CPUC.

MW – Megawatt – measure of power. A megawatt equals 1,000 kilowatts or 1 million watts.

MWH – Megawatt-hour – measure of energy
NP-15 – North Path 15 – NP-15 is a CAISO pricing zone usually used to approximate wholesale electricity prices in northern California in PG&E’s service territory.

PCC1 – RPS Portfolio Content Category 1 – Bundled renewables where the energy and REC are dynamically scheduled into a California Balancing Authority (CBA) such as the CAISO. Also known as “in-state” renewables.

PCC2 – RPS Portfolio Content Category 2 – Bundled renewables where the energy and REC are from out-of-state and not dynamically scheduled to a CBA.

PCC3 – RPS Portfolio Content Category 3 – Unbundled REC PCIA or “exit fee” - Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) is an “exit fee” based on stranded costs of utility generation set by the California Public Utilities Commission. It is calculated annually and assessed to customers of CCAs and paid to the IOU that lost those customers as a result of the formation of a CCA.

PCL – Power Content Label – A user-friendly way of displaying information to California consumers about the energy resources used to generate the electricity they sell, as required by AB 162 (Statue of 2009) and Senate Bill 1305 (Statutes of 1997).

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PD – Proposed Decision – A procedural document in a CPUC Rulemaking process that is formally commented on by Parties to the proceeding. A PD is a precursor to a final Decision voted on by the five Commissioners of the CPUC.

Pnode – Pricing Node – In the CAISO optimization model, it is a point where a physical injection or withdrawal of energy is modeled and for which a LMP is calculated.

PPA – Power Purchase Agreement – A contract used to purchase the energy, capacity and attributes from a renewable resource project.

RA – Resource Adequacy - Under its Resource Adequacy (RA) program, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires load-serving entities—both independently owned utilities and electric service providers—to demonstrate in both monthly and annual filings that they have purchased capacity commitments of no less than 115% of their peak loads.

RE – Renewable Energy - Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.

REC - Renewable Energy Certificate - A REC is the property right to the environmental benefits associated with generating renewable electricity. For instance, homeowners who generate solar electricity are credited with 1 solar REC for every MWh of electricity they produce.

Utilities obligated to fulfill an RPS requirement can purchase these RECs on the open market.

RPS - Renewable Portfolio Standard - Law that requires CA utilities and other load serving entities (including CCAs) to provide an escalating percentage of CA qualified renewable power (culminating at 33% by 2020) in their annual energy portfolio.

SCE – Southern California Edison
SDG&E – San Diego Gas & Electric
SGIP – Self-Generation Incentive Program – A program which provides incentives to support existing, new, and emerging distributed energy resources (storage, wind turbines, waste heat to power technologies, etc.)
TCR EPS Protocol – The Climate Registry Electric Power Sector Protocol – Online tools and resources provided by The Climate Registry to assist organizations to measure, report, and reduce carbon emissions.

Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates — The pricing of delivered electricity based on the estimated cost of electricity during a particular time-block. Time-of-use rates are usually divided into three or four time-blocks per 24-hour period (on-peak, mid-peak, off-peak and sometimes super off-peak) and by seasons of the year (summer and winter). Real time pricing differs from TOU rates Page | 5
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in that it is based on actual (as opposed to forecasted) prices that may fluctuate many times a day and are weather sensitive, rather than varying with a fixed schedule.

TURN – The Utility Reform Network - A ratepayer advocacy group charged with ensuring that California IOUs implement just and reasonable rates.

Unbundled RECs - Renewable energy certificates that verify a purchase of a MWH unit of renewable power where the actual power and the certificate are “unbundled” and sold to different buyers.

VPP – Virtual Power Plant – A cloud-based network that leverages an aggregation of distributed energy resources (DERs) to shift energy demand or provide services to the grid.

For example, thousands of EV chargers could charge at a slower speed and hundreds of home batteries could discharge to the grid during a demand peak to significantly reduce the procurement of traditional supply resources.

Pioneer Community Energy Board of DirectorsApril 21, 2022

Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors
April 21, 2022