Agenda — Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors, April 20, 2023

Governing Board and Alternates
Chair: Alice Dowdin Calvillo, City of Auburn
Vice Chair: John Hidahl, County of El Dorado
Wes Heathcock, City of Colfax
Tom Ivy, City of Grass Valley
Holly Andreatta, City of Lincoln
Amanda Cortez, Town of Loomis
Gary Petersen, Nevada City
Jim Holmes, County of Placer
Suzanne Jones, County of Placer
David Yarbrough, City of Placerville
Greg Janda, City of Rocklin
Alternate City of Auburn, Rachel Radell-Harris
Alternate City of Colfax, Kim Douglass
Alternate County of El Dorado, Lori Parlin
Alternate City of Grass Valley, Jan Arbuckle
Alternate City of Lincoln, Dan Karleskint
Alternate Town of Loomis, Danny Cartwright
Alternate Nevada City, vacant
Alternate County of Placer, Bonnie Gore
Alternate City of Placerville, John Clerici
Alternate City of Rocklin, David Bass
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Board of Directors Agenda
April 20, 2023
Pioneer Community Energy Offices
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677
2:15 PM Closed Session
3:00 PM Regular Session
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COMMUNITY ENERGY
2:15 PM Call to Order
1) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - GC §54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: Jerry Askew v. Pioneer Community Energy, Case No. RSC0026965 3:00 PM Call to Order
I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION – PART I
A. CALL TO ORDER

1. Roll Call
B. PUBLIC REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
C. AGENDA REVIEW
D. 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 16, 2023 regular meeting. (ECKERT) b) FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Receive Draft Financial Reports for February 2023. (KOEHN) c) FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Adopt Resolution to establish an ad hoc committee for Employee Health and Welfare purposes. (KOEHN)

REGULAR SESSION

CLOSED SESSION
III. REGULAR AGENDA
2) MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Pioneer Community Energy Brand (ACTION- ECKERT)
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution approving the new logo, color palette, and brand image; and authorizing the Executive Director to proceed with the transition to the new logo, color palette, and brand image.
3) ADMINISTRATION
Amendment to the 2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule (ACTION - ECKERT) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution amending the 2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule through January 2024, by moving the May 18, 2023 meeting to May 25, 2023. 4) LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Receive and Approve the 2023 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform (ACTION - KANG) Recommendation: Receive and approve the 2023 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform that includes the following recommendations: adopt a support position on AB 625 (Aguiar-Curry), AB 704 (Patterson), AB 998 (Connolly), SB 410 (Becker), and SB 488 (Alvarado-Gil).

IV. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION – PART II
A. BOARD MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
B. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS
C. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

1. Glossary of Terms
D. ADJOURNMENT
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Next Regular Meeting Scheduled for:

TBD - May 25, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Pioneer Community Energy Offices
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B
Rocklin, CA 95677
Affidavit of Posting
I, Teresa Willock, Board Secretary, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the April 20, 2023 regular meeting of the Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board was posted and available for public review on April 14, 2023 at the offices of Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677; and was available on the Pioneer website at: https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/ 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:
https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/ 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].

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

GOVERNING BOARD
March 16, 2023
Minutes
Entry No. 1
Heard General Administration Functions, Part I.

Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in open session at 3:01 PM on March 16, 2023. Pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act, the Members convened in person and the meeting was accessible to the public at Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, California, 95677; was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at the following link at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89967227073; and, was live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website at: https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.

Roll Call
P A Agency Primary Member or Alternate Member
x City of Auburn x Chair
Alice Dowdin Calvillo Rachel Radell-Harris
x County of El Dorado x Vice Chair
John Hidahl Lori Parlin
x City of Colfax x Wes Heathcock Kim Douglass
x City of Lincoln x Holly Andreatta Dan Karleskint
x Town of Loomis x Amanda Cortez Danny Cartwright
x County of Placer x Jim Holmes Bonnie Gore
x County of Placer x Suzanne Jones
x City of Placerville x David Yarbrough John Clerici
x City of Rocklin Greg Janda x David Bass
Alternate Director Bass attended for City of Rocklin.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.

Agenda Review
Reviewed and made no revision to the meeting agenda for March 16, 2023.

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

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

Approved minutes of the December 15, 2022, and January 19, 2023, regular meetings.

Received Draft Financial Reports for January 2023.

MOTION: Holmes/Hidahl. Vote: 9:0:0
ROLL CALL: Andreatta, Bass, Cortez, Heathcock, Hidahl, Holmes, Jones, Yarbrough, Dowdin Calvillo.

No/Abstain: None.

Absent: None.

Entry No. 3
Follow-up to Implementation of Senate Bill 1383
Received follow-up report and informed Pioneer Community Energy staff whether their jurisdictions are interested in pursuing procurement of organic waste materials with Pioneer as a facilitator.

Discussed the timeline for April 15, 2023 agency reporting to CalRecycle for the year 2022 as to what jurisdictions are doing to meet requirements.

Provided a sample term sheet for review by Member Agencies; and, requested decisions to Pioneer Community Energy by April 6, 2023, which will allow time to schedule presentations with Member Agency Boards and Councils.

Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo reminded the Board that this requirement is not Pioneer’s responsibility, they are only acting as a facilitator on behalf of the Member Agencies which are interested in pursuing this opportunity.

Director Heathcock suggested that the associated attorney fees be divided evenly among all participating agencies; and confirmed that City of Colfax is interested in moving forward with pursuing procurement of organic waste materials with Pioneer as a facilitator.

Director Holmes confirmed that County of Placer is not opposed to further pursuing information regarding this procurement of organic waste materials.

Chief Operating Officer Kang informed the Board that the pricing, $32.50/ton, is still an estimated cost; Grass Valley and Nevada City have agreed to move forward with Greenleaf for negotiations and approval of contract; and, that those other Member Agencies who wish to participate will need to notify Pioneer to schedule presentations to their Boards and Councils.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo commented that it behooves all to move quickly to discussion and decision in individual agencies; and inquired if an agreement with a shorter term (3 years) was available.

Procurement cost depends on the amount purchased and how many attributes are available.

Most Member Agencies confirmed interest, but need time to present to their jurisdictions. Pioneer staff will be available to present at Member Agency Boards and Councils.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo and Vice Chair Hidahl expressed appreciation for Pioneer staff on this procurement piece of SB 1383.

Entry No. 4
Presentation on Legislative Updates
Received presentation from Pioneer Community Energy’s Lobbyist Chris Micheli on legislative updates.

Legislative and Regulatory Manager Kirstin Kolpitcke informed the Board that staff will provide fact sheets to the Member Agencies regarding biomass bills AB 625, to extend the sunset date allowing CCAs to participate; and SB 488, allowing CCA participation in the Bio-RAM program.

Entry No. 5
2023 State of the Utility
Received report from Executive Director Eckert on the State of Pioneer Community Energy.

In summary, Pioneer Community Energy is in a position of strength and financially stable; creating value beyond rates with programs and SB 1383 solutions; continuing expansion efforts and preparing for 2024 launch of Nevada City and Grass Valley; and meeting challenges to continue managing power supply and building trust with ratepayers through outreach.

Governing Board Minutes
March 16, 2023

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

A. Board Member Communications
Committee Chair Hidahl reported that he, Director Dowdin Calvillo, Director Janda, along with key Pioneer staff and support attended the Ad Hoc Energy Procurement Review Committee on March 1, 2023.

The Committee reviewed, discussed, asked questions, and approved the Executive Director’s execution of a long-term solar plus battery storage contract with Lockhart Solar, LLC, which will enable Pioneer to be compliant with the long-duration storage component of the Mid-Term Reliability Decision.

Vice Chair Hidahl complemented staff on work being done in this area.

B. Executive Director Communications
Executive Director Eckert introduced Pioneer’s newly hired Customer Care Coordinator, Nicole Sena; and informed the Board that appointed Members for Grass Valley and Nevada City will be joining the Board in April or May.

Legislative and Regulatory Manager Kirstin Kolpitcke discussed presenting at tomorrow’s CPUC workshop regarding Fast-Trips, recognizing impacts and lack of notification. 25% of customers in Pioneer territory are affected with more than ten outages per year – 20 or more outages in El Dorado County.

Chair Dowdin Calvillo expressed appreciation for Pioneer’s involvement.

Executive Director Eckert reported that Pioneer’s bank, Umpqua, is in good standing, and has acquired Columbia Bank in a merger earlier in March. As the merger went through without any red flags, Pioneer is confident that the bank is in solid standing.

Lastly, Executive Director Eckert announced that staff are in the process of scheduling Pioneer’s 5-Year Anniversary Celebration.

C. Informational Items
Received the Glossary of Terms.

ATTEST:

Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote of
the Governing Board on April 20, 2023.

Teresa Willock, Board Secretary
Governing Board Minutes
March 16, 2023

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Staff Report – Item 1b
To: The Governing Board
From: Brad Koehn, Director of Finance and Administration Item 1b: Receive Draft Financial Reports for February 2023 Date: 4/20/2023

ACTION REQUESTED
Receive draft Financial Reports for February 2023.

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. The mPOWER program accepted its last application August 2021 and mPOWER activity is now limited to the administering the outstanding mPOWER Bonds. Financials for the mPOWER program will be included in the audited year end reports. For February 2023, 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 2022-23 Midyear Operating Budget Updates
At the February 16, 2023 Board meeting, the Board approved adjustments to the FY 2022-23 CCA operating budget to include the impact of Pioneer’s increased power costs. These updates, along with the updated monthly allocations of internal transfers, are reflected in the February 2023 monthly financials.

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 $19.8 million.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Financial Reports through February 28, 2023
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COMMUNITY ENERGY
MAHER

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, 2023, 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. Pioneer Community Energy's annual audited financial statements include the note disclosures and statement of cash flows omitted from these interim statements. If the omitted disclosures and the statement of cash flows 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.

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San Rafael, CA
March 30, 2023
1101 Fifth Avenue , Suite 200 San Rafaei , CA 94901 415 459 1249 mahercpa .com 1

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

CCAFUND

STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
As of February 28, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
Accrued revenue
Other receivables
Interest receivable
Prepaid expenses
Deposits
Total current assets
N oncurrent assets
Lease asset, net of amortization
Total noncurrent assets
Total assets

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accrued cost of electricity
Accounts payable
Other accrued liabilities
Interest payable
Deposits
Note payable
Lease liability
Total current liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities
Note payable
Lease liability
Total noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities

NET POSITION
Net investment ( deficit) in capital assets
Unrestricted net position
Total net position
See accountants' compilation report.

CCAFund
$ 13,108,656
23,239,388
22,789,506
10,482,793
345,750
53,334
57,431
6,202,040
76,278,898
1,488,914
1,488,913
77,767,811
11,321,892
550,414
378,864
22,368
393,756
646,823
73,327
13,387,444
6,822,901
1,591,789
8,414,690
21,802,134
(176,202)
56,141,879
$ 55,965,677
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CCAFUND

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES

AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
Eight Months Ended February 28, 2023

OPERATING REVENUES
Electricity sales, net
Other income
Total operating revenues

OPERATING EXPENSES
Cost of electricity
Contract services
Staff compensation
Other operating expenses
Total operating expenses
Operating income (loss)

NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Grant income
Investment gains (losses)
Interest and financing expense
Nonoperating revenues (expenses), net

CHANGE IN NET POSITION
Net position at beginning of period
Net position at end of period
See accountants' compilation report.

CCAFund
$ 141,524,191
15,000
141,539,191
116,063,638
3,841,223
1,943,550
460,002
122,308,413
19,230,778
1,041,957
7,057
(457,854)
591,160
19,821,938
36,143,739
$ 55,965,677
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COMMl/N/TY ENERGY
Participation Rates - February 2023
AUBURN INC 85.91% 85.75% 85.72%
COLFAX INC 89.04% 88.72% 88.54%
LINCOLN INC 83.48% 83.39% 83.18% LOOMIS INC 89.12% 88.99% 88.70% PLACERVILLE INC 88.60% 86.58% 87.02% ROCKLIN INC 91.57% 91.78% 91.35% UNINC EL DORADO CO 83.11% 83.08% 81.20% UNINC PLACER CO 85.58% 85.96% 85.26% Grand Total * 85.55% 85.55% 84.61%
* In alignment with PG&E's disconnection process, seriously delinquent accounts with no current payment activity have been returned to PG&E for generation services and are included in the Participation Rates in the table. The February Participation Rate Grand Total would otherwise of been 84.9%.
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A l C ll N T A N Y

ACCOUNTANTS' COMPILATION REPORT
Board of Directors
Pioneer Community Energy
Management is responsible for the accompanying special purpose statement for the budgetary comparison schedule CCA Program of Pioneer Community Energy, a California Joint Powers Authority, for the period ended February 28, 2023, 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 AI CPA. 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 Pioneer Community Energy.

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.

Pioneer Community Energy's annual audited financial statements 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 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 Pioneer Community Energy because we performed certain accounting services that impaired our independence.

HJv,,A~~
San Rafael, CA
March 30, 2023
1101 Fifth Avenue , Suite 200 Son Rafael , CA 94901 415 459 1249 mohercpo .com 5

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

CCAFUND

BUDGET ARY COMPARISON SCHEDULE
Eight Months Ended February 28, 2023
2022/23 YTD 2022/23
Amended YTD 2022/23
2022/23 YTD Budget Actual/ 2022/23 Amended
Amended 2022/23 YTD Variance Amended Amended Budget
Budget Actual (Under) Over Budget% Budget Remaining

ENERGY REVENUES
Energy Sales $ 144,860,158 $ 144,455,092 $ (405,066) 100% $ 210,160,000 $ 65,704,908 Green 100 Sales 21,119 18,102 (3,018) 86% 30,000 11,898 Congestion Revenue Rights 5,681,190 5,681,195 5 100% 6,000,000 318,805 Less Uncollectible Accounts (1,955,897) (1,907,046) 48,851 98% (2,837,000) (929,954) Total Operating Revenues 148,606,570 148,247,342 (359,228) 213,353,000 65,105,658

ENERGY EXPENSES
Power Supply 121,744,800 121,744,833 33 100% 177,984,000 56,239,167 OPERA TING MARGIN 26,861,770 26,502,509 (359,261) 35,369,000 8,866,491

OPERATING EXPENSES
Administration
Compensation 437,501 356,345 (81,156) 81% 626,252 269,907 Contract services 452,550 82,063 (370,487) 18% 546,325 464,262 Operating expenses 369,100 315,746 (53,354) 86% 541,225 225,479 Total Administration expenses 1,259,151 754,154 (504,997) 60% 1,713,802 959,648 Finance
Compensation 512,020 486,702 (25,3 I 8) 95% 760,530 273,828 Contract services 433,517 296,798 (136,718) 68% 553,350 256,552 Operating expenses 212,989 211,413 (1,575) 99% 278,983 67,570 Total Finance expenses 1,158,525 994,914 (163,611) 86% 1,592,863 597,949 Power Procurement
Compensation 411,924 389,470 (22,454) 95% 617,886 228,416 Contract services 1,178,617 1,034,390 (144,227) 88% 1,485,426 451,036 Operating expenses 27,633 14,401 (13,232) 52% 35,450 21,049 Total Power Procurement expense, 1,618,175 1,438,262 (179,913) 89% 2,138,762 700,500 Customer Care
Compensation 294,638 263,455 (31,183) 89% 441,957 178,502 Contract services 1,970,008 1,734,808 (235,200) 88% 2,935,012 1,200,204 Operating expenses 2,442 517 (] ,925) 21% 10,863 10,346 Total Customer Care expenses 2,267,088 1,998,779 (268,309) 88% 3,387,832 1,389,053 Marketing & Communications
Compensation 102,925 76,259 (26,666) 74% 154,388 78,129 Contract services 358,404 355,798 (2,606) 99% 556,240 200,442 Operating expenses 327,033 129,053 (197,980) 39% 408,050 278,997 Total Marketing expenses 788,362 561,110 (227,252) 71% 1,118,678 557,568 Legislative & Regulatory
Compensation 314,433 304,893 (9,540) 97% 496,649 191,756 Contract services 238,295 135,529 (102,766) 57% 353,808 218,279 Operating expenses 3,500 1,603 (1,897) 46% 5,250 3,647
Total Legislative expenses 556,227 442,025 (114,202) 79% 855,707 413,682 Programs
Compensation 81,546 54,753 (26,793) 67% 122,320 67,567
Contract services 73,364 (73,364) 0% 97,000 97,000
Operating expenses 5,333 1,040 (4,293) 20% 6,500 5,460
Total Programs expenses 160,243 55,793 (104,450) 35% 225,820 170,027 Total Operating Expenses 7,807,772 6,245,038 (1,562,734) 80% 11,033,464 4,788,426

NON-OPERA TING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Investment gains (losses) 50,000 7,058 (42,942) 14% 75,000 67,942 Miscellaneous income 15,000 15,000 (15,000)
Tenn Loan Debt Service (633,336) (605,545) 27,791 96% (950,000) (344,455) Additional Term Loan Principal (2,100,000) (2,100,000) (2,100,000) Line/Letter of Credit Fees (187,500) (171,287) 16,213 91% (250,000) (78,713) Financial Security Requirement (356,000) 356,000 0% (356,000) (356,000) Nonoperating revenues (expenses), net (3,226,836) (2,854,775) 372,061 (3,581,000) (726,225) Total Expenses (Energy, Operating, Non-Operating) 132,779,408 130,844,646 (1,934,763) I 92,598,464 61,753,818 Contribution to/(from) Reserves $ 15,827, I 62 $ I 7,402,696 $ 1,575,534 $ 20,754,536 $ 3,351,840

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Staff Report – Item 1c
To: The Governing Board
From: Brad Koehn, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Item 1c: Adopt Resolution to Establish an ad hoc committee for Employee Health and Welfare purposes
Date: 4/20/2023

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Board Adopt Resolution to Establish an ad hoc committee for Employee Health and Welfare purposes.

BACKGROUND
Pioneer’s 2021-2024 Strategic Plan, Priority 3 is that Pioneer is an Employer of Choice. The Priority goes on to state that team members are foundational to our success, and that Pioneer will attract qualified staff and provide necessary training while fostering an environment that promotes workforce loyalty.

In many counties and cities, employees have formed employee associations or unions and a union/association representative(s) will negotiate with the county/city for employee health and welfare purposes. However, Pioneer employees are not similarly organized, and employee welfare and benefits have been granted or modified by the Board over time by various resolutions as recommendations from the Executive Director and Director of Finance and Administration. It would be beneficial to have earlier input from an ad hoc committee of Board Members before public discussions of employee welfare and benefit discussions occur. This would also allow the recommended budget to appropriately anticipate the welfare and benefit costs.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
A Welfare and Benefit ad hoc committee would be for a specific topic and be time limited and is not a Brown Act committee. The committee will “sunset’ at the conclusion of the employee welfare and benefit negotiations. It is anticipated that the committee would meet one or two times before the proposed budget is presented to the Audit and Finance Committee in May.

It is recommended that the Welfare and Benefit ad hoc committee consist of the Board Chair and the Chairs of the Audit and Finance Committee, Energy Procurement Committee, and the Expansion Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no fiscal cost in establishing an ad hoc committee, any recommendations from the committee would be programmed in the budget and will come back to the full Board for consideration.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Resolution Adopting the establishment of Welfare and Benefit ad hoc committee. fJONEER

COMMUNITY ENERGY
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 20, 2023, 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 of Pioneer Community Energy (“Pioneer”) adopted the 2021- 2024 Strategic Plan that includes Priority 3 in which Pioneer is to be an Employer of Choice; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to have input from an ad hoc committee of Board Members before public discussion of Employee Welfare and Benefits; and WHEREAS, Employee Health and Welfare costs should be included in the upcoming budget; and
WHEREAS, the ad hoc committee subject matter will be Employee Welfare and Benefits and will conclude at the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget; and WHEREAS, the committee is for a specific topic and is time limited, the committee will not be subject to the Brown Act.

In the matter of: Adopt Resolution to Establish an
ad hoc Committee for the purpose of Employee
Health and Welfare
Resolution No. ___
April 20, 2023
2 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. Approve the establishment of an ad hoc Committee for the purpose of Employee Health and Welfare.

3. Appoint the Board Chair, and the Chairs of the Audit and Finance Committee, Energy Procurement Committee and the Expansion Committee to the Employee Health and Welfare ad hoc Committee.

4. The Employee Health and Welfare Committee is limited in subject matter and will ‘sunset’ at the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget and will not be subject to the Brown Act.

5. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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Staff Report – Item 2
To: The Governing Board
From: Mark Riffey, Key Accounts Manager
Item 2: Adopt a resolution approving the new logo, color palette, and brand image; and authorizing the Executive Director to proceed with the transition to the new logo, color palette, and brand image.

Date: 4/20/2023

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution approving the new logo, color palette, and brand image; and authorizing the Executive Director to proceed with the transition to the new logo, color palette, and brand image.

BACKGROUND
Pioneer was launched in 2018 and in that time, the organization has naturally evolved. The creation and adoption of the Pioneer Strategic Plan in 2021 marked a milestone in Pioneer’s progress. The 2021 – 2024 Strategic Plan identified earning and maintaining the customer’s trust as a priority.

Branding is one of the most valuable ways of communicating with our customers and building brand trust through consistency. Brand acceptance and trust can help retain loyal customers and attract new customers.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
The intention of this effort is to further Pioneer’s relationship within the communities we serve today.

Additionally, the rebranding effort will support expansion opportunities in the future.

In the Fall of 2022, Pioneer conducted an internal survey including all staff and board members. The consensus was a change to the logo and color palette was desired. As part of the process, a number of individuals and words were identified as desired association with Pioneer.

In the Fall of 2022, Pioneer conducted a customer satisfaction survey. A few of the characteristics that were identified as important to customers included, but not limited to, Community Oriented, Trusted, and Professional.

In December of 2022, JSR Industries facilitated an internal focus group to work through the process of creating a new logo, color palette and a refreshed look and feel. The process included support from industry experts that identified colors, letter fonts and images that supported the characteristics listed above from both surveys.

STRATEGIC PLAN
This plan supports Pioneer’s 2021- 2024 Strategic Plan in a variety of areas.

1. Local Engagement – Reinforce community listening channels by increasing engagement with current, returning, and future customers.

2. Quality in Service - Maintain the trust and responsiveness Pioneer customers expect in their service experiences.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The total fiscal impact is estimated at $25,000. The funds are available in the current FY2022/23 budget.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Resolution approving the new logo, color palette, and brand image; and authorizing the Executive Director to proceed with the transition to the new logo, color palette, and brand image.

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 20, 2023, 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, Pioneer has been in business for five years and the organization and the focus of the organization has evolved during that time; and
WHEREAS, An internal survey in the Fall of 2022, involving Pioneer staff and board members, identified a desire to update the logo and color palette; and WHEREAS, A customer satisfaction survey in the Fall of 2022 identified trust, community oriented, and professionalism as characteristics desired by our customers in an organization; and
WHEREAS, an internal focus group collaborated with branding professionals to design the new logo, color palette, and brand image that support the characteristics of professionalism, community oriented and trusted; now therefore
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.

In the matter of: A Resolution approving the new logo,
color palette, and brand image; and Authorizing the
Executive Director to proceed with the transition to the new logo, color palette, and brand image.
2 2. Approve the adoption and incorporation of the new Pioneer logo, color palette, and brand image as presented in Exhibit A.

3. Authorize the Executive Director to proceed with the transition to the new logo, color palette, and brand image.

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

Attachment
Exhibit A: Proposed Logo, Color Palette and Brand Image Resolution 2023-__
April 20, 2023
Exhibit A: Proposed Logo, Color Palette, and Brand Image

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Staff Report – Item 3
To: The Governing Board
From: Don Eckert, Executive Director
Item 3: Adopt Resolution Amending the 2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule Date: 4/20/2023

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution amending the 2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule through January 2024, by moving the May 18, 2023 meeting to May 25, 2023.

BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Section 54954 of the Brown Act and the Pioneer Community Energy Joint Powers Agreement, the Board must fix the date, hour, and place of regular meetings by resolution or ordinance. On November 6, 2017, the Governing Board adopted Resolution 2017-10, establishing the regular meeting times of the Pioneer Governing Board to normally be held on Monday of each calendar week, except for state or federal holidays, commencing at 3:00 PM, and subject to Board approval of an annual schedule of meetings. Resolution 2017-10 further provided that the meetings would normally be held in the Placer County Board of Supervisors’ Chamber, provided, however, that the Governing Board may, in its discretion, hold any such regular meeting at any other location within the County of Placer.

On June 10, 2020, the Governing Board adopted Resolution 2020-5, rescinding Resolution 2017-10 and changing the regular meetings of the Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board to Thursdays. Resolution 2020-5 also changed the meeting location to the Pioneer Community Energy office located at 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677, provided however, that the Governing Board may, in its discretion, hold any such regular meeting at any other location within the boundaries of any Pioneer Community Energy Member Agency.

On February 18, 2021, the Governing Board approved the 2021 schedule of meetings through January 20, 2022, pursuant to Resolution 2020-5.

Since the adoption of Resolution 2020-5, Pioneer Community Energy expanded into El Dorado County. For the inclusion of current and any future Member Agencies of Pioneer Community Energy, on December 16, 2021, the Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors adopted Resolution 2021-45 rescinding Resolution 2020-5.

Regular meetings of the Governing Board shall normally be held on the third Thursday of each month, with the exception of state or federal holidays, commencing at 3:00 PM, subject to Board approval on an annual schedule of meetings. Such regular meetings shall be held at the Pioneer Community Energy office located at 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, California 95677, provided however, that the Governing Board may, in its discretion, hold any such regular meeting at any other location within the boundaries of any Pioneer Community Energy member agency; and approved the 2022 Governing Board Meeting Schedule. fJONEER

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ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
On December 15, 2022, the Governing Board approved the 2023 schedule of meetings through January 2024, pursuant to Resolution 2022-29.

Since that time, the CalCCA Annual Conference was scheduled during the week of May 15, 2023. Pioneer’s Board Chair, Executive Director and Department Directors will be attending the Conference and are requesting the Board’s approval to move the May 18, 2023, Board Meeting to May 25, 2023.

Staff recommends that the Board adopt the amended 2023 Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board Meeting Schedule for February 16, 2023 through January 18, 2024, by moving the May 18, 2023 meeting to May 25, 2023.

The proposed schedule continues to follow the current schedule of meetings to be held on the third Thursday of each month, commencing at 3:00 PM; including an alternate meeting date accommodating holidays during the month of December; and allowing for a recess during the month of August.

Staff has reviewed the meeting schedule for potential conflicts with holidays or other known reasons which could affect the achievement of a quorum.

STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority 4: Operational Excellence

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct budget or cost impact associated with this item.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Resolution approving the amended 2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule.

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Signed and approved by me after its passage.
______________________________
Chair of the Governing Board
Attest:
_______________________
Secretary
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2017, the Governing Board adopted Resolution 2017-10, providing that regular meetings would be held on Monday of each calendar week, with the exception of state or federal holidays, commencing at 3:00 p.m., subject to Board approval of an annual schedule of meetings; and further providing that regular meetings would normally be held in the Placer County Board of Supervisors’ Chamber, but that the Board could in its discretion hold any such regular meeting at any other location within the County of Placer; and WHEREAS, on June 10, 2020, the Governing Board adopted Resolution 2020-5, rescinding Resolution 2017-10 and changing the date for regular meetings of the Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board to be held on Thursdays, with the exception of state or federal holidays, commencing at 3:00 PM, subject to Board approval of an annual schedule of meetings; and
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2021, the Governing Board approved the 2021 schedule of meetings through January 20, 2022, pursuant to Resolution 2020-5; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2021, the Governing Board approved the 2022 schedule of meetings through January 19, 2023, pursuant to Resolution 2021-45, rescinding Resolution 2020-5, updating the regular meeting location for the Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board to be at the Pioneer Community Energy office located at 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, California, 95677, provided however, that the Governing Board may, in its discretion, hold any such regular meeting at any other location within the boundaries of any Pioneer Community Energy member agency; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2022, the Governing Board approved the 2023 schedule of meetings through January 2024, pursuant to Resolution 2022-29.

In the matter of: Adopt Resolution Amending the
2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule
2 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 does hereby amend the 2023 Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board Meeting Schedule for February 16, 2023, through January 18, 2024, by moving the May 18, 2023, meeting to May 25, 2023. The proposed schedule continues to follow the current schedule of meetings to be held on the third Thursday of each month, commencing at 3:00 PM; including an alternate meeting date accommodating holidays during the month of December; and allowing for a recess during the month of August.

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

Exhibit A: Amended Pioneer Community Energy 2023 Governing Board Meeting Schedule Resolution 2023-xx
April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Resolution 2023-xx
Exhibit A

PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
AMENDED 2023 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
(Meetings are subject to cancellation/change based upon need) February 16, 2023
March 16, 2023
April 20, 2023
May 25, 2023
June 15, 2023
July 20, 2023
September 21, 2023
October 19, 2023
November 16, 2023
December 14, 2023
January 18, 2024
Regular meetings of the Committee are scheduled on the third Thursday of each month, commencing at 3:00 PM with proposed alternate meeting date accommodating holidays during the month of December 2023; and allowing for an August recess.

This amended schedule moved the regular meeting of May 18, 2023 to May 25, 2023.

Such regular meetings shall be held at the Pioneer Community Energy office located at:

Pioneer Community Energy Offices
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B
Rocklin, CA 95677
Provided however, that the Governing Board may, in its discretion, hold any such regular meeting at any other location within the boundaries of any Pioneer Community Energy member agency.

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Staff Report – Item 4
To: The Governing Board
From: Kirstin Kolpitcke, Legislative and Regulatory Manager Item 4: Receive and Approve the 2023 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform Date: 4/20/2023

RECOMMENDATION
Receive and approve the 2023 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform that includes the following recommendations: adopt a support position on AB 625 (Aguiar-Curry), AB 704 (Patterson), AB 998 (Connolly), SB 410 (Becker), and SB 488 (Alvarado-Gil).

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.

The California State Legislature reconvened on January 4, 2023, and the final bill introduction deadline was February 17, 2023. Since this is the first year of a two-year session, many important new bills have been introduced in 2023 that may affect the energy market, generally, and Pioneer, specifically. Bill measures included in the Legislative Platform will likely be altered in intention, scope, and potential impact through amendments during the 2023 session. Staff will continue to monitor and keep the Board apprised accordingly if recommended positions should be revised. The attached Legislative Platform lists current bills of interest and bill measures being monitored and are not fully inclusive of all the bills on the legislative agenda.

Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy
Pioneer supports 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
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.
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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 2023
• 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 • 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.

ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
Pioneer developed the 2023 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform based on the legislative policy and objectives mentioned above. 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 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.

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Highest Priority Bills to Support or Oppose in 2023
AB 625, Aguiar-Curry (D) – Forest biomass: management: emissions: energy Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This is a Pioneer co-sponsored bioenergy bill. This bill would establish the Forest Biomass Waste Utilization Program 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 submission of an annual report to the Legislature, beginning January 1, 2025, 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.

This bill would require the CEC to prepare and submit a report that evaluates innovative bioenergy technologies that use forest biomass waste and include in the 2025 edition of the integrated policy report, an assessment of the potential for forest biomass waste energy to provide firm renewable power.

This bill would require the state air board, in a report that assesses statewide greenhouse gas emissions associated with wildfire and forest management activities, to include a methodology to quantify the greenhouse gas and short-lived climate pollutant emissions from wildfire, pile burning, and forest management activities.

Finally, this bill would require the CPUC to continue the BioMAT program until implementation of the provisions authorizing CCAs to participate in the program has been resolved and adequate time is given to CCAs to participate in the program.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. Considering Pioneer’s desire to expand the use of biomass and extending the sunset date of the BioMAT 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.

AB 704, Jim Patterson (R) – Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill, until January 1, 2027, would require residential construction intended to repair, restore, or replace a residential building damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster in an area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor to comply only with requirements regarding photovoltaic systems pursuant to the regulations, if any, that were in effect at the time the damaged or destroyed residential building was originally constructed.

This bill’s provisions would only apply if one or more of the specified conditions are met with respect to the building owner’s income, insurance coverage, or the location or square footage of the construction.

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built as opposed to when the home is being repaired or replaced.

AB 998, Connolly (D) – Biomass energy facilities: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: report
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would require the CEC, on or before December 31, 2024, to issue a report on utility-scale biomass facilities still in operation as of January 1, 2024, to develop a plan to modernize and save biomass facilities.

This bill would require the report to include a strategy to upgrade biomass combustion facilities, where appropriate, that considers impacts on disadvantaged, rural forested, and agricultural communities, impacts on the ability to maintain existing capacity for managing forest or other excess biomass, the cost of upgrading facilities and financing opportunities, and job creation or job loss that may result from the strategy.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. For CCAs, like Pioneer, that are interested in procuring biomass, this bill could be helpful in finding a path forward for the expansion of the biomass industry that includes modernizing facilities to newer technologies, such as gasification or carbon capture and sequestration.

SB 410, Becker (D) – Powering Up Californians Act
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would create the Powering Up Californians Act. This bill would declare that in order to meet the state’s decarbonization goals, the state’s electrical distribution systems must be substantially upgraded, new customers must be promptly interconnected, and existing customers must have their service level promptly upgraded.

This bill would require the CEC to establish a working group, before March 1, 2024, to provide advice regarding the development of reasonable average and maximum target interconnection time periods, propose processes that would improve the ability of utilities to be informed well in advance of needed increases in distribution system capacity, and explore options to reduce interconnection time periods.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. Pioneer and other CCAs sent out a survey to its jurisdictions inquiring about interconnection delays. While the most significant delays were outside of Pioneer’s territory, they were within PG&E’s service territory. This is a much broader issue that Pioneer may want to participate in since this issue could affect our territory soon if it is not addressed.

SB 488, Alvarado-Gil (D) – California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects: community choice aggregators
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This is a Pioneer sponsored bioenergy bill. The Legislature in 2016 (SB 859), required IOUs and POUs to procure their proportionate share of 125 MW of biomass energy. Since that time, these contracts have been extended. SB 1109 (Caballero, Statutes of 2022) required the extension of these contracts, except in the circumstances where a contract was entered into and the biomass facility declared bankruptcy or where the contract does not deliver energy to the grid. This means that approximately 30MW of the original 125 would Agenda Item 4 Agenda Date: 4/20/2023

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never be procured. This bill would allow community choice aggregators to participate in the BioRAM program in instances where the exception in SB 1109 occurred.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. This bill would allow CCAs access to the BioRAM program which helps offset the high cost of biomass and could help to realize the full benefits of 125 megawatts of bioenergy originally intended by the Legislature. Additional benefits include assisting California in treating 1 million acres of forests a year and converting waste into a valuable product (i.e., baseload, renewable energy). Biomass avoids the need for open pile burning, averts significant emissions when compared to wildfires or open pile burning, and is part of a broader strategy to reduce wildfires.

FISCAL IMPACT
None.

ATTACHMENTS
2023 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform
2023 State
Legislative Policy
and Platform

PIONEER

COMMUNITY ENERGY
i | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board
Alice Dowdin Calvillo, City of Auburn, Chair
John Hidahl, County of Ed Dorado, Vice Chair
Wes Heathcock, City of Colfax
Tom Ivy, City of Grass Valley
Holly Andreatta, City of Lincoln
Amanda Cortez, Town of Loomis
Gary Petersen, City of Nevada City
Jim Holmes, County of Placer
Suzanne Jones, County of Placer
David Yarbrough, City of Placerville
Greg Janda, City of Rocklin
Alternates:

Rachel Radell-Harris, City of Auburn
Kim Douglass, City of Colfax
Lori Parlin, County of El Dorado
Jan Arbuckle, City of Grass Valley
Dan Karleskint, City of Lincoln
Danny Cartwright, Town of Loomis
Bonnie Gore, County of Placer
John Clerici, City of Placerville
David Bass, City of Rocklin
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Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board..............................................................................i Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy and Objectives ................................................... 1 Pioneer Community Energy Legislative Policy........................................................................ 1 Platform Objectives for 2023 .................................................................................................. 1 2023 Legislation......................................................................................................................... 3 2023 Priority Legislation Summary:..................................................................................... 3 Highest Priority Active Bills Further Detail............................................................................122 AB 625, Aguiar-Curry (D) – Forest biomass: management: emissions energy ................ 122 AB 704, Patterson (R) – Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements…………. 12 AB 998, Connolly (D) – Biomass energy facilities: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: report .............................................................................123 SB 410, Becker (D) – Powering Up Californians Act ........................................................133 SB 488, Alvarado-Gil (D) – California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects: community choice aggregators ..........................................................................133 Spot Bills ...............................................................................................................................14 Legislative Representatives ...............................................................................................15 Appendix A: 2023 Legislative Session Calendar .......................................................................16 Appendix B: Table of Acronyms ................................................................................................18 1 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 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 develop 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 2023
• 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
2 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 • 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 3 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 2023 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.

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.

Watch: Pioneer will monitor and continue to watch, offer support, or oppose depending on the direction of the bill.
2023 Priority Legislation Summary:

Active Bills to Support or Oppose:

Bill Author Description Status Priority/Position
AB 625 Aguiar-Curry Among other things, this bill extends the BioMAT program until the
implementation of AB 843 and
adequate time is provided to community
choice aggregators to participate in the
program.

Assembly
Appropriations
High; Support
AB 704 Jim
Patterson
Until January 1, 2027, requires
residential construction intended to
repair, restore, or replace a residential
building damaged or destroyed because
of a disaster in an area in which a state
of emergency has been proclaimed by
the Governor to comply only with
requirements regarding photovoltaic
systems that were in effect at the time
the damaged or destroyed residential
building was originally constructed.

Assembly
Appropriations
High; Support
AB 998 Connolly Requires the CEC to issue a report on
the utility-scale biomass combustion
facilities still in operation as of January
1, 2024. Requires the report to include
various assessments of biomass
combustion facilities that considers
impacts on disadvantaged, rural
forested, and agricultural communities,
impacts on the ability to maintain
existing capacity for managing forest or
other excess biomass, the cost of
upgrading facilities and financing
opportunities, and job creation or job
loss that may result from the strategy.

Assembly
Appropriations
High; Support
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Act and requires the CPUC to establish
a working group to propose processes
that would improve the ability of utilities
to be informed well in advance of
needed increases in distribution system
capacity for future housing
developments, building electrification,
electric vehicle charging infrastructure,
and other activities that require
increased distribution system capacity.

Requires the CPUC to establish
reasonable average and maximum
target interconnection time periods and
certain reporting requirements so that
utility performance can be tracked and
improved. Requires the CPUC to
require a utility to take any remedial
actions necessary to achieve the
CPUC's targets. Requires each utility to
include a detailed analysis of its current
qualified staffing level and future
required qualified staffing level for each
job classification. Requires each utility
to upgrade a distribution circuit under
specified circumstances.

Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
4/18
High; Support
SB 488 Alvarado-Gil This Pioneer sponsored bill authorizes CCAs to participate in the BioRAM
program for any portion of a local
publicly owned electric utility’s required
proportionate share of 125 MW that was
not procured because of an exemption.

Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
4/24
High; Support
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AB 50 Wood Mandates the CPUC to develop criteria
for the timely service of electrical
customers. Creates a shot clock for large
electrical corporations to deliver service
until the CPUC develops criteria.

Establishes a bill credit if a large electrical
corporation fails to deliver service by the
date of the written commitment to serve.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
AB 344 Wood Authorizes electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice
aggregators to jointly enter into
agreements to procure electricity
generated from offshore wind facilities.

Assembly
Appropriations
Medium; Watch
AB 538 Holden Delegates to the CEC the ability to
authorize the transformation of the
California Independent System Operator
(CAISO) into a multistate regional
transmission system, if specified
requirements are satisfied.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
AB 643 Berman Requires the CPUC to submit a report on
timelines for the interconnection of
customer-sited energy generation and
storage resources and subjects the
negligent exceedance of an
interconnection timeline to a penalty.

Requires an electrical corporation to
provide a substantial response to any
queries from an interconnection applicant
related to the completeness of the
application and the submission of
supporting information to pending
applications within three business days.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
AB 772 Jackson Beginning January 1, 2025, requires the
CEC to require that each single-family
residence constructed include a rapid
compact electric vehicle charger and that
each multifamily residence constructed
include sufficient rapid electric vehicle
changers to serve at least 10% of its
residential capacity at any given time.

Requires an electrical corporation and
local publicly owned electric utility to
install an electric vehicle charger at the
homeowner’s property within a
reasonable timeframe of the
homeowner’s request.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy
Medium; Watch
6 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 AB 914 Friedman Provides a California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for the
expansion or upgrade of an existing
electrical substation or electrical line with
an existing right-of-way as well as the
construction of a new substation or new
electrical line within two miles of a
distributed energy, energy storage, or
renewable generation source. Requires
the lead agency for an electrical
infrastructure project to complete its entire
review within two years,
Referred to
Assembly
Natural
Resources
Medium; Watch
AB 1172 Calderon Requires the CEC to submit a study
analyzing the feasibility of using
commercially viable nuclear fusion to
advance California’s progress towards its
statutory renewable energy and climate
mandates.

Referred to
Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/12
Medium; Watch
AB 1358 Muratsuchi Establishes the Tracking Energy
Development Taskforce to develop policy
recommendations to achieve the state’s
goal of having 100% of all retail sales of
electricity to California end-use customers
by the end of 2045.

Referred to
Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
AB 1373 Garcia Requires the assessment of firm zero-carbon resources to be submitted on or before June 20, 2024, and limits the
requirement to evaluate the use of energy
storage in the assessment to an
evaluation of the use of long-duration and
multiday energy storage.

Referred to
Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
AB 1441 Boerner
Horvath
Specifies that a diverse and balanced
portfolio of resources includes an
appropriate mix of renewable capacity,
including peaking, dispatchable,
baseload, firm, and as-available capacity.

Referred to
Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
AB 1538 Muratsuchi Establishes the Clean Energy Reliability Program to provide incentive payments to
qualifying load-service entities that use
eligible resources to exceed their clean
energy capacity requirements or targets,
within or at the end of a given compliance
period. (CPA sponsored).

Referred to
Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/12
Medium; Watch
AB 1623 Muratsuchi Requires the CPUC to revise the net
qualifying capacity and effective flexible
capacity methodologies for energy
storage resources.

Assembly
Utilities and
Energy 4/26
Medium; Watch
7 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 SB 57 Gonzalez Requires an electrical corporation, local publicly owned electric utility, water
corporation, or local agency that owns a
public water system to postpone the
disconnection of a customer's residential
services for nonpayment of a delinquent
account when the temperature will be
above or below specified temperatures
within the utility's service area during the
24 hours after that service disconnection
would occur. Requires utilities to notify
customers of this requirement and
requires the CPUC to establish a citation
program for violations.

Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
Medium; Watch
SB 83 Wiener Requires an electrical corporation to
interconnect a development project within
eight weeks of receiving a notification that
a green tag has been received. Requires
each electrical corporation to annually
report to the CPUC the number of
applicants for and the time in which the
electrical corporation interconnects the
development project. Requires
compensation to a development project
applicant for failing to meet the eight
weeks.

Referred to
Senate Energy,
Utilities and
Communications
Medium; Watch
SB 319 McGuire Requires the CEC, CPUC, and ISO to
implement a joint workplan through
specified proceedings. Requires the
CPUC to incorporate long-term statewide
resource planning efforts led by the CEC
into its proceedings. Requires the ISO to
provide the CPUC with an assessment of
transmission planning needs. Requires
the CPUC to incorporate ISO-provided
transmission information into its
considerations. Requires the CPUC to
provide direction to pursue resources with
the operational characteristics and
geographic locations consistent with the
resources planning conducted. Requires
the ISO to prioritize interconnection
process activities that support resources
with operational characteristics and
geographic locations. Requires the CEC,
CPUC and ISO to develop an expedited
permitting roadmap with timeframes and
milestones. Requires each electrical
corporation to annually review its long-term transmission infrastructure needs for the subsequent 10 years.

Pending Referral Medium; Watch
8 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 SB 420 Becker Requires the Governor to identify a lead
agency to monitor electrical transmission
facility planning and deployment. Makes
that agency the lead agency for purposes
of CEQA and deems those projects to be
environmental leadership development
projects for purposes of the Jobs and
Economic Improvement Through
Environmental Leadership Act of 2021.

Requires the CPUC, in proceedings to
evaluate the issuance of certificates of
public convenience and necessity for
those projects, to establish a rebuttable
presumption about the need for the
project in favor of an ISO governing
board-approved need evaluation if certain
requirements related to the ISO are
satisfied.

Referred to
Senate
Environmental
Quality
Medium; Watch
SB 604 Wilk Requires the CEC to prepare a statewide
assessment of the supply needs for
transmission and distribution
infrastructure and equipment that is
necessary to achieve carbon neutrality by
2045. Requires the CEC to update the
assessment every three years.

Pending referral Medium; Watch
SB 619 Padilla Expands the facilities eligible to be
certified by the CEC to include electrical
transmission lines carrying electricity from
certain other facilities that are in the state,
regardless of whether the electricity is
carried to a point of junction with any
interconnected electrical transmission
system. Requires the CEC to give priority
to electrical transmission facilities if the
applicant certifies that a capital
investment of at least $250 million will be
made in within five years.

Referred to
Senate Energy,
Utilities, and
Communications
Medium; Watch
9 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 2022 Bills Signed by Governor and Chaptered by the Secretary of State SB 1109 Caballero Extends to December 31, 2023, the electrical corporations’ obligation to collectively procure
their proportionate share of 125 megawatts of
cumulative rated generating capacity from
existing bioenergy projects commencing
operation before June 1, 2013, through financial
commitments of five to 15 years. Exempts a
local publicly owned electric utility that
previously entered into a five-year financial
commitment under certain conditions from
complying with these requirements. The bill
would require any incremental procurement of
electricity products from bioenergy resources by
a new contract or contract extension of five
years or longer in duration to be from a
resource that meets emission limits equivalent
to, or more stringent than, the applicable best
available retrofit control technology. Requires
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 five years later than the
expiration date in the contract that was
operative in 2022.

Signed by
Governor
10 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 2022 Dead Bills
AB 1814 Grayson This CalCCA sponsored bill would have allowed 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
various climate goals.

Dead
AB 1956 Mathis This bill would have created a five-year woody biomass rural county collection and disposal
pilot program. Funding would have been
awarded 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. Counties awarded funding would
have been required to contract with a local
compost facility, mulch production facility, or
biomass conversion facility to collect and to
process or convert the biomass in a way that
resulted in less greenhouse gas emitted than if
the biomass had been disposed of.

Dead
AB 2878 Aguiar-CurryThis bill would have established the Forest Waste Biomass Utilization Program and
required the Natural Resources Agency to
facilitate integration of recommendations for
forest biomass waste utilization in relevant,
state climate adaptation plans. This bill would
have required the CEC to prepare and submit a
report to the Legislature that evaluates
innovative bioenergy technologies that utilize
forest biomass waste. This bill would have
required the state air board to include a
methodology to quantify the greenhouse gas
and short-lived climate pollutant emissions from
wildfire, pile burning, and forest management
activities.

Dead
SB 612 Portantino This CalCCA sponsored bill would have required the CPUC to require IOUs to offer to
CCAs and ESPs an allocation of product
attributes from legacy electrical resources paid
for through exit fees of the departing load. The
bill defined these product attributes as
requirements of the RPS Program, RA,
resources that do not emit greenhouse gases,
and other attributes that have regulatory
compliance or other identified market value.

Dead
11 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 SB 833 Dodd The bill would have required the CEC 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 have required 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.

Dead
SB 881 Min This bill would have required 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. This bill would have
authorized the CPUC to assess penalties to
LSEs that fail to satisfy procurement obligations
and additional procurement to satisfy unmet
needs. Costs of additional procurement would
have been allocated to customers of LSEs that
failed to satisfy their procurement obligations.

Dead
SB 1287 Bradford This bill would have required 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 have also required
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.

Dead
12 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 Highest Priority Active Bills Further Detail
AB 625, Aguiar-Curry (D) – Forest biomass: management: emissions: energy Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would establish the Forest Biomass Waste Utilization Program 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 submission of an annual report to the Legislature, beginning January 1, 2025, 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.

Priority: High
Recommended Action/Position: Support. Pioneer’s service territory has unfortunately seen more than its fair share of wildfires. This bill could relieve local homeowners whose homes were either damaged or destroyed by wildfires from having to install solar on their homes. This bill would require the home to be repaired or replaced based upon the solar installation requirements at the time the home was built as opposed to when the home is being repaired or replaced. -
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13 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 AB 998, Connolly (D) – Biomass energy facilities: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: report
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
This bill would require the CEC, on or before December 31, 2024, to issue a report on utility-scale biomass facilities still in operation as of January 1, 2024, to develop a plan to modernize and save biomass facilities. This bill would require the report to include a strategy to upgrade biomass combustion facilities, where appropriate, that considers impacts on disadvantaged, rural forested, and agricultural communities, impacts on the ability to maintain existing capacity for managing forest or other excess biomass, the cost of upgrading facilities and financing opportunities, and job creation or job loss that may result from the strategy.

SB 488, Alvarado-Gil (D) – California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: bioenergy projects: community choice aggregators
Impact to Pioneer: Yes
The Legislature in 2016 (SB 859), required IOUs and POUs to procure their proportionate share of 125 MW of biomass energy. Since that time, these contracts have been extended. SB 1109 (Caballero, Statutes of 2022) required the extension of these contracts, except in the circumstances where a contract was entered into, and the biomass facility declared bankruptcy or where the contract does not deliver energy to the grid. This means that approximately 30MW of the original 125 would never be procured. This bill would allow community choice aggregators to participate in the BioRAM program in instances where the exception in SB 1109 occurred.

Priority: High
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14 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 Recommended Action/Position: Support. This bill would allow CCAs access to the BioRAM program which helps offset the high cost of biomass and could help to realize the full benefits of 125 megawatts of bioenergy originally intended by the Legislature. Additional benefits include assisting California in treating 1 million acres of forests a year and converting waste into a valuable product (i.e., baseload, renewable energy). Biomass avoids the need for open pile burning, averts significant emissions when compared to wildfires or open pile burning, and is part of a broader strategy to reduce wildfires.

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 function 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. -
15 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 Legislative Representatives
Senate
Brian Dahle – District 1
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Room 7230, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4001
District Office: 1320 Yuba Street, Suite 102, Redding, CA 96001; (530) 224-7001 11230 Gold Express Drive, Suite 304, Gold River, CA 95670; (916) 464-4201 100 North Market Street, Bieber, CA 96009; (530) 294-5000 Marie Alvarado-Gil – District 4
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Room 7240, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4004
District Office: 1020 15th Street, Suite 21, Modesto, CA 95354; (209) 576-6001 460 Sutter Hill Rd., Suite C, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. (209) 267-5033 Roger Niello – District 6
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Room 7110, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4006
District Office: 2200A Douglas Blvd., Suite 100, Roseville, CA 95661; (916) 772-0571 Assembly
Megan Dahle – District 1
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Suite 5710, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 319-2001
District Office: 113 Presley Way, Suite 2, Grass Valley, CA 95945; (530) 265-0601 280 Hemsted Drive, Suite 110, Redding CA 96002; (530) 223-6300 Joe Patterson – District 5
Capitol Office: 1021 O Street, Suite 4530, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 319-2005
District Office: 8799-A Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay, CA 95746; (916) 774-4430 16 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 Appendix A: 2023 Legislative Session Calendar
January Deadlines:

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect
Jan. 4 Legislature reconvenes
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor
Jan. 20 Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel February Deadlines:

Feb. 17 Last day for bills to be introduced
March Deadlines:

March 30 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment
April Deadlines:

Apr. 10 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess
Apr. 28 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees’ fiscal bills introduced in their house
May Deadlines:

May 5 Last day for policy committees to meet and report to the floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house
May 12 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 5 May 19 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 June 5
May 30-June 2 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 31 Committee meetings may resume
June Deadlines:

June 2 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house June 5 Committee meetings may resume
June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight
17 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 July Deadlines:

July 14 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills Summer Recess begins on adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed
August Deadlines:

Aug. 14 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess
September Deadlines:

Sept. 1 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills Sept. 5-14 Floor session only—no committee may meet for any purpose, except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees
Sept. 8 Last day to amend bills on floor
Sept. 14 Last day for each house to pass bills. Interim Recess begins upon adjournment
Important Dates Occurring During Interim Recess:
2023
Oct. 14 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 14 and in the Governor's possession on or after Sept. 14 2024
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect
Jan. 3 Legislature reconvenes
18 | Page Pioneer State Legislative Policy and Platform 2023 Appendix B: Table of Acronyms
AB Assembly Bill ES Enernv Storage Plans)
AL Advice Letter ESA Enero-v Storage Agreements PAC Public Agencv 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 Flexible Caoacity Requirements PCIA Power Charge Indifference Adiustrnent BavREN Bav Area Regional Enernv Network GHG Greenhouse Gas PD Prooosed 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 Caoacity Analvsis PPA Power Purchase Agreement Association IDER Integrated Distributed Enemv Resources PRP Priority Review Proi eel CALSLA California City County Street Light !DSM Integrated Demand-Side Management PRRR Progress On Residential Rate Reform Association IEP Indeoendent Enern:v Producers PUC Public Utilities Code CAM Cost Allocation Mechanism !MD Independent Marketing Division PURPA Public Utilities Regulatorv Policy Act CARE California Alternate Rates for Enernv IOU Investor Owned Utilitv RA Resource Adeauacv 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 Citv 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 Efficiencv LNBA Locational Net Benefits Analysis RFO Reauest for Offers CLECA California Large Energy Consumers LSE Load-Serving Entitv 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 Enernv Resources
DR Demand Response
DRP Distributed Resource Plans
NAESCO National Association of Energy Service
Companies
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
SDG&E San Diego Gas & Electric
SGIP Self-Generation Incentive Program
DWR Deoartment of Water Resources NEM Net Energy Metering SUE Suoer User Electric ECR Enhanced Community Renewable NBC Non-Bypassable Charge SVCE Silicon Valley Clean Enemv ED Energy Division NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council TE Transoortation Electrification EE Energv Efficiencv OIR Order Instituting Rulemaking TM Tree Mortality ELCC Effective Load Carrying 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 Energv 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: 4/20/2023
REPORT
Personnel
The recruitment for the Community Outreach Manager position is approaching completion with an offer expected to be released the week of April 17th.

Executive Director Agreements Executed
The following agreements have been executed by the Executive Director, consistent with the authority delegated by the Board:
• David Peffer, Regulatory Counsel, Not-to-Exceed $15,000. • Ability Social Marketing, Marketing Services, Not-to-Exceed $6,300.

Special Meeting – Board Workshop
Staff will be looking for guidance from the Board on a proposed date for a special meeting to conduct an education workshop. This meeting would be optional for board members and a quorum is not required since no action items will be taken but with many new primary and alternate board members, it is recommended to have the workshop sooner than later. Early to mid-May will be the target.

SB1383 Compliance
Staff appreciate the opportunity to apprise our Member Agency Councils on an alternative to SB1383 compliance through the procurement of biomass attributes. As of this report, staff have presented at the cities of Auburn, Lincoln, and Colfax. Communications have occurred with Placer County, Nevada City, Grass Valley, and Town of Loomis with possible presentations to follow. In parallel, the staff is in negotiations with GreenLeaf on the attribute purchase agreement that would be reviewed and approved by those Member Agencies that choose to participate.

Strategic Plan Progress Report
The quarterly report providing a status check on progress towards goals set forth in the strategic plan is included in this report (see attachment 4).

Executive Director Power Supply Contracts Executed
The following agreements have been executed by the Executive Director, consistent with the authority delegated by the Board:
fJONEER

COMMUNITY ENERGY
Agenda Item: IV-B Agenda Date: 4/20/2023

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Presentations and Relevant Meetings attended by the Executive Director

1. Participated in CalCCA Weekly/Monthly Board meetings.

2. Participated in monthly Community Advisory Committee meeting.

3. Participated in presentations to the cities of Auburn, Lincoln and Colfax regarding SB1383 compliance alternative.

4. Attended celebration at Western Placer Waste Management Authority.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Agenda Planning Document

2. Monthly Legislative and Regulatory Report

3. Monthly Public Outreach Report

4. Quarterly Strategic Planning Report
Counterparty Name
Execution
Date Type Product Start Date End Date
Notional
Value
Morgan Stanley Capital Group 3/20/2023 Buy Energy 1/1/2024 12/31/2025 $47,038,727 Orange County Power Authority 3/30/2023 Buy Resource Adequacy - System 6/1/2023 6/30/2023 $188,000 NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC 3/7/2023 Sell Resource Adequacy - System 5/1/2023 5/31/2023 $105,000 Agenda Planning Document – Pioneer Community Energy Updated 4/14/2023 C:\Users\TeresaWillock\Pioneer Community Energy\Executive Director - General Documents\Board\Board Meeting Templates

BOARD OF

DIRECTORS
APRIL 20, 2023
3:00 PM
(Post Agenda: APR 14)
TBD

SPECIAL MEETING

BOARD ORIENTATION
- PROPOSED - MAY 25, 2023
3:00 PM
Items due May 15
(Post Agenda: no later than M, 5/22)
JUNE 15, 2023
3:00 PM
(Post Agenda: JUNE 9)

IN THE FUTURE
(SEPT) Special Meeting- CAISO facility tour
Closed Session
2:15 PM
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation - GC §54956.9(d)(1)
Case: Jerry Askew v. Pioneer Community
Energy, Case No. RSC0026965
General Function I Agenda Review Agenda Review Agenda Review Consent
1a
Minutes for Approval
MAR 16, 2023
Minutes for Approval
APR 20, 2023
Minutes for Approval
MAY 25, 2023
1b Receive Draft Financials: FEB 2023
(Koehn)
Receive Draft Financials: MAR 2023
(Koehn)
Receive Draft Financials: APR 2023
(Koehn)
1c RES establishing ad hoc committee
for the purpose of reviewing proposed
EE Health & Wellness benefits (Koehn)
Contract renewals (Koehn)
1d (May-June) Midas - Extension of Due Date
(Kang)
Regular
2 RES approving updates to Pioneer’s
Brand (Action-Eckert) JSR
Presentation on Public Purpose Funding
(Discussion-Eckert) Frontier Energy
Update on Prepay Transaction
(Discussion-Eckert)
Customer Participation (Riffey)
3 RES amending 2023 Board Meeting
Schedule re: rescheduling May 18
meeting to May 25 (Action-Eckert)
IT Audit (Discussion-Koehn)
H&B
RES approving Recommended FY 23-24
Budget (Action-Koehn)
Contract Renewal -Calpine Data
Management
4 Legislative Platform (Action-Kang) Update on Energy Procurement Markets (Discussion-Kang)
RES approving EE Health & Welfare
Benefits (Action-Koehn)
RES-BCT rate
5 Overview of proposed FY 23-24 Budget
(Discussion-Koehn)
Outreach Plans for Nevada City/Grass
Valley (Discussion-Eckert)
Green75 – new hybrid renewable rate
(Action-Eckert/Kang)
6 Outreach Efforts Summary (Discussion- Eckert)
7 (DEC) New Member Reserves Target –
Nevada City & Grass Valley
8 (DEC) Public Hearing - Rates 2024
General Function II
IV-B
Executive Director’s Report
Reports: Leg/Reg; Community Engagement;
Strategic Plan objectives update;
Executive Director’s Report
Reports: Leg/Reg; Community Engagement;
Executive Director’s Report
Reports: Leg/Reg; Community Engagement;
Executive Director Report - Quarterly
Update re: Strategic Plan objectives
JAN – APR – JULY - OCT
IV-C Informational Items
Glossary of Terms
Informational Items
Glossary of Terms
Informational Items
Glossary of Terms
JRM information
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Agenda Planning Document – Pioneer Community Energy Updated 4/14/2023 C:\Users\TeresaWillock\Pioneer Community Energy\Executive Director - General Documents\Board\Board Meeting Templates

AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE
MAY 10, 2023
3:00 PM
*in-person meeting*

DATE IN THE FUTURE
Greg Janda, Chair
Holly Andreatta
Wes Heathcock
John Hidahl
-selection of officers
-12/8/22 minutes for approval
-FY 23-24 budget preview
-status check – IT Audit
Selection of Officers - 1st meeting convened following Board filling vacancies and affirming committee members.

ENERGY PROCUREMENT REVIEW

AD HOC COMMITTEE TBD DATE IN THE FUTURE
John Hidahl, Chair
Greg Janda, Vice Chair
Amanda Cortez
Alice Dowdin Calvillo
Selection of Officers - 1st meeting convened following Board filling vacancies and affirming committee members.

EXPANSION

AD HOC COMMITTEE TBD DATE IN THE FUTURE
Jim Holmes, Chair
Alice Dowdin Calvillo, Vice Chair
David Yarbrough
Selection of Officers - 1st meeting convened following Board filling vacancies and affirming committee members.

By-Laws Article V, Section 5.3
Each committee shall on an annual basis choose its officers, comprised of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
Ad Hoc Member Limit fewer members than majority of board (<5) Ad Hoc Member Limit fewer members than majority of board (<5) I I
I I
'IONEER
COUMUN!rY ENERGY
Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update April 20, 2023
Legislative Affairs
California Legislature and Capitol Update:

The California State Legislature began its Spring Recess on March 30, 2023, and reconvened on April 10, 2023.

Policy Committee hearings resume upon the Legislature's return and will ramp-up through April prior to the April 28, 2023 deadline to hear fiscal bills in their House; the deadline to hear non-fiscal bills in their House is May 5, 2023. With a higher than usual number of bill measures introduced as of the February 17, 2023 bill introduction deadline, this legislative session has been very busy; this busy pace will continue through and beyond the April Policy Committee hearings schedule. There are several legislative areas of focus in the 2023- 2024 Legislative Session of interest to Pioneer: bills seeking to address electrical interconnection delays occurring throughout the State, bills seeking to expand the use of biomass through existing programs, a revived 2018 effort to regionalize the California/California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid across the broader Western region, several Brown Act bills relating to meeting restrictions post-COVID-19; and Governor Newsom's Budget Change Proposal (BCP) which includes an energy reliability proposal focusing on three important areas to Pioneer and CCAs: central procurement through the Department of Water Resources (DWR), Resource Adequacy (RA) deficiency penalties, and Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) enforcement by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Pioneer staff and CalCCA staff are monitoring bills and engaging in these spaces. As bills are amended and the 2023-2024 Legislative Session evolves, the Board will be apprised of potential impacts to Pioneer and CCAs, as appropriate.

Governor Newsom's oil profits penalty bill, SBXl-2 (Skinner), was rushed through an "Extraordinary Session" prior to the Spring Recess. Despite opposition from the oil industry and many in the Legislature not wanting to rush the bill, it passed out of the Assembly and was Chaptered by the Secretary of State on March 28, 2023. The bill is the culmination of Newsom's months long effort to reign in the oil industry after soaring profits and consumer prices, especial ly during the winter months. The bill specifically gives the California Energy Commission (CEC) the authority to set a cap on profits and impose penalties through a regulatory process if it determines that oil companies are making excessive profits and that a penalty will not result in higher consumer prices.

Additionally, Governor Newsom launched a new Political Action Committee (PAC) at the end of March.

Newsom's "Campaign for Democracy" PAC aims to support democrats and fight GOP policies by promoting progressive values ahead of the 2024 election. Newsom has earmarked $10 million of unused campaign funds from his recent reelection to the PAC. The new hybrid PAC can fund independent expenditure ads, donate to other campaigns, and subsidize get-out-the-vote operations in other states. Newsom and his family have recently been making the rounds in southern states and have attended Palm Sunday services at a Baptist April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update church in Mississippi, spoken with students at the historic Little Rock Central High School, and met with criminal justice reform advocates in Alabama. This PAC and its actions may also be an avenue for Newsom to push his policies nationally and create a national image for himself should he attempt to run for President in the future.

Pioneer Legislative Update
Pioneer staff continues legislative engagement internally, with CalCCA, individual CCAs, and other stakeholders.

Pioneer staff will continue to independently engage, advocating with the Board, Member Agencies, and our Legislative Representatives on key legislative matters during the 2023-2024 session. Pioneer staff has met with all State Legislative Representatives in its territory, has begun developing relationships with Representatives and their offices, and has discussed priorities for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session.

Pioneer's legislative efforts continue to focus on the issues of bioenergy and biomass, grid resiliency and reliability, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) and wildfire mitigation, interconnection issues, microgrid development, addressing Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) volatility, and preparing to avoid and oppose potentially threatening bills. Pioneer staff will keep the Board apprised as the 2023-2024 Legislative Session unfolds. 2023 Pioneer Bill Proposals:
• AB 625 (Aguiar-Curry):
• This bill, among other things, would require the CPUC to continue the BioMAT program until implementation of the provisions authorizing CCAs to participate in the program has been resolved and adequate time is given to CCAs to participate in the program. • This bill was heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee and passed by a vote of 13-0 and the Assembly Natural Resources Committee where the bill passed by a vote of 10-0. • Pioneer testified in support of the bill in both committees. • SB 488 (Alvarado-Gil):
• This bill would authorize CCAs to participate in the BioRAM program for any portion of a local publicly owned electric utility's required proportionate share of 125 MW that was not procured because of an exemption.
• Senator Alvarado-Gil is the author of this proposal and Senator Dahle is the co-author to this bill as a bi-partisan and local measure.
• Pioneer is the sponsor. This bill has been referred to the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.
2023 Pioneer Priority Bills to Support:
• AB 704 (J. Patterson):
• This bill, until January 1, 2027, requires residential construction intended to repair, restore, or replace a residential building damaged or destroyed because of a disaster in an area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor to comply only with requirements regarding photovoltaic systems that were in effect at the time the damaged or destroyed residential building was originally constructed.

April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update • AB 998 (Connolly):
• Requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to issue a report on the utility-scale biomass combustion facilities still in operation as of January 1, 2024. • Requires the report to include various assessments of biomass combustion facilities that considers impacts on disadvantaged, rural forested, and agricultural communities, impacts on the ability to maintain existing capacity for managing forest or other excess biomass, the cost of upgrading facilities and financing opportunities, and job creation or job loss that may result from the strategy. • SB 410 (Becker):
• Creates the Powering Up Californians Act and requires the CPUC to establish a working group to propose processes that would improve the ability of utilities to be informed well in advance of needed increases in distribution system capacity for future housing developments, building electrification, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and other activities that require increased distribution system capacity.
• Requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC} to establish reasonable average and maximum target interconnection time periods and certain reporting requirements so that utility performance can be tracked and improved. Requires the CPUC to require a utility to take any remedial actions necessary to achieve the CPUC's targets. • Requires each utility to include a detailed analysis of its current qualified staffing level and future required qualified staff level for each job classification. Requires each utility to upgrade a distribution circuit under specified circumstances.

Regulatory Proceedings
Below is a summary table of the key issues, followed by further detail on activities since our last Board Meeting on a few ongoing priority Pioneer regulatory Proceedings and matters. More updates will follow at future Board meetings as regulatory proceedings and matters evolve.

Proceeding Issue Pioneer Position
R.22-10-010 Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) Expeditiously implement AB 843 to Implement AB 843 (2022) - The to allow CCA access to the BioMAT Bioenergy Adjusting Tariff program for future subsidies for Program biomass procurement and extend
sunset date indefinitely until all
MWs have been filled
A.20-02-009; A.21-03-008; A.21- PG&E 2019 Energy Resource Reduce the ERRA impact on the 06-001; A.22-05-029 Recovery Account (ERRA) PCIA; increase data transparency Compliance Application; PG&E from the IOUs
2020 ERRA Compliance
Application; 2021 ERRA
Compliance Application; 2022
ERRA Compliance Application;
April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update 2023 ERRA Compliance
Application
R.20-08-020 Rulemaking to develop a Mitigate impacts to Pioneer NEM successor to existing Net Energy customers
Metering {NEM) tariffs and to
review and refine existing NEM
tariffs
R.17-06-026 Power Charge Indifference Reduce the PCIA and rate volatility Adjustment {PCIA) for CCA customers; increase data
transparency from the IOUs
R.17-09-020; R.19-11-009; R.21- Resource Adequacy {RA) Reform & Refine the current RA Program 10-002 Implementation Tracks construct; reduce volatility of RA prices; increase RA procurement
availability and grid reliability
R.18-12-005 Utility De-energization, Public Reduce impacts of PSPS and EPSS Safety Power Shutoffs {PSPS), and events; increase coordination and Enhanced Powerline Safety communications with IOUs to
Settings {EPSS) ensure public safety during de-energization; limit PSPS and EPSS impacts on CCA load scheduling
• AB 843 OIR:
• The OIR was opened on October 20, 2022, to examine issues in the implementation of AB 843 which Pioneer and other CCAs championed in 2021. All CCAs, including Pioneer, have party status in the Proceeding. The preliminary schedule anticipates a Decision in Q3 2023. There was an opportunity in Opening Comments to push for a more aggressive schedule. • CalCCA filed Opening Comments on November 28, 2022, and Reply Comments on December 13, 2022. In both Opening Comments and Replies, CalCCA and most parties, including the IOUs, were aligned on the implementation: seeking same treatment for CCAs as the IOUs in the BioMAT Program.
• An Administrative Law Judge (AU) Ruling was issued on February 21, 2023, setting a Prehearing Conference {PHC) date for March 10, 2023; a Scoping Memo and Ruling are scheduled for Ql 2023 and a Proposed Decision {PD) in Q3 2023. Pioneer and CalCCA are pushing for this Proceeding to move quickly.
• CPUC hired a staff person to implement AB 843. Staff at Pioneer have spoken to Brad Hill from the CPUC to emphasize the importance of AB 843 and provided him with contact information for other CCAs interested in biomass.
• A Scoping Memo and Ruling was issued by Commissioner John Reynolds on April 6, 2023. The Rulemaking omits from this proceeding issues relative to contract pricing and queuing requirements as well as amendments to the sunset date in order to expedite implementation of AB 843 and instead indicates that the CPUC will revise the BioMAT program in Rulemaking April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update 18-07-003 or its successor proceeding.
• Net Billing Tariff (NBT)/ (NEM 3.0):
• This Proceeding created a successor Program to NEM 2.0 to address some of the identified issues with the existing Program. The objective is to increase equity and eliminate cost shifts onto lower income customers who are subsidizing, to some degree, residential solar owners.

The Proposed Decision (PD) was voted out unanimously at the December 15, 2022 Commission Voting Meeting and new solar customers that sign up after April 14, 2023 will be placed on NEM 3.0. There was a presentation at January's Pioneer Board meeting regarding how the new Net Bill Tariff will work. Pioneer's website includes information from the CPUC about NEM

3.0 including an FAQ, factsheet, and press release. This information will also be incorporated into on line solar webinars.
• NBT Working Group meetings are ongoing and the Joint CCA Working Group held a meeting on March 21, 2023. PG&E and SCE filed Advise Letters (ALs) regarding the Net Billing Tariff on March 27, 2023 to address protests to the NBT. A Scoping Memo and Ruling was filed on March 24, 2023 extending the Proceeding 90 days.
• Opening Comments on the AU Ruling seeking responses to questions on the Virtual Net Energy Metering (VNEM) tariff and the Net Energy Metering Aggregation (NEMA) sub-tariff were filed on March 21, 2023, and Replies were filed on April 4, 2023; many stakeholders filed Comments.
• PG&E ERRA Compliance and ERRA Forecast:
o The ERRA Proceeding acts as a review of an IOU's prior year portfolio management and accounting and seeks to identify errors and discrepancies between PG&E's revenue requirements vis-a-vis collected revenues through the IOU's General Rate Case which ultimately affects CCA rates through the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA). • 2019 PG&E ERRA Compliance: a December 19, 2022 PD was issued disallowing under collected PSPS revenues from 2019 and adopting a calculation methodology. On January 9, 2023, Opening Comments of the Joint CCAs, Joint IOUs, and Public Advocates Office (PAO) were submitted. CalCCA argues that wholesale generation revenue should be included in the disallowance as the record plainly establishes imprudence in the Joint IOUs' PSPS actions. The Joint IOUs argue to the contrary. The Joint IOUs Reply Comments recommend: 1) the Commission should adopt the PD's exclusion of unrealized wholesale generation revenues as the PD correctly found that it would be overly punitive to include this category of revenues whose calculation is highly speculative, overly complicated, and prone to error; 2) the CCA Parties' Opening Comments merely relitigate past issues already adjudicated by the PD rather than demonstrating factual or legal error committed by the PD. The Utility Reform Network's (TURN) Reply Comments argue that the Commission should reject another attempt by the IOUs to reduce shareholder funding of under collected balances caused by PSPS events. The PD further states that the IOUs shall forgo collection in rates from customers of all authorized revenue requirement equal to estimated unrealized volumetric sales and unrealized revenue April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update resulting from PSPS events. The PD has already carefully considered the parties' positions regarding which rate components should be included in the calculation of the unrealized revenues, and TURN believes that the PD establishes a fair and reasonable set of criteria.

Adopting the IOUS' position would result in a reduction in shareholder funding of under collected balances caused by PSPS events. The PD was scheduled to be voted on at the February 2, 2023 Voting Meeting but was held until March 16, 2023, at the earliest. It is likely that a substantially revised PD or alternate PD will be issued before a PD is voted upon; the CPUC may also ask for a review from Legal Division prior to voting on the PD. On March 21, 2023 the Commission issued an Order extending the statutory deadline for the Proceeding to June 1, 2023.
• 2022 PG&E ERRA Compliance: on February 27, 2023, PG&E filed their 2022 Compliance Application. This Application sets the next round of ERRA Proceedings in motion. Keyes & Fox and NewGen will be representing Pioneer and other CCAs in PG&E's territory through these cases over the coming year. Protests and Responses to PG&E's Application were filed on March 31, 2023. Keyes and Fox prepared a Protest to PG&E's Application and filed on March 31, 2023. • 2023 PG&E ERRA Forecast: PG&E filed their annual Forecast Application on May 31, 2022, forecasting its electric procurement cost revenue requirement and electricity sales for 2023.

New Market Price Benchmarks (MPB) arrived: higher energy and RA prices add significant value to the PCIA calculation; that additional value would be enough to turn the forecasted PCIA amount negative. On October 17, 2022, PG&E filed its October ERRA Forecast Update, including negative PCIA rates across several vintages. Drivers for the negative PCIA include higher brown power market prices, higher RA prices, lower RPS prices, an under collection of the ERRA and an over collection of the PABA. PG&E fought the negative PCIA and crediting for it, despite SCE and SDGE already having a negative PCIA and crediting for it. Joint CCAs argued for uniform treatment for all the IOUs. Further Updates came on November 15, 2022 and another on December 30, 2022; the PCIA remained negative for several PG&E vintages. A PD was issued on November 28, 2022. The PD was a huge win for the Joint CCAs, eliminated a PCIA floor; vintages with forecasted negative indifference amounts will receive credits for those amounts. A Final Decision came at the December 15, 2022 Commission Voting Meeting.

Actual rates were submitted via Tier 1 Advise Letter on December 30, 2022 and went into effect on January 1, 2023. PG&E's 2023 - 2024 ERRA Forecast Application will be filed in May 2023.
• As reported at January's Pioneer Board meeting, the latest PCIA forecast indicated that the market price benchmark was higher than PG&E's "above market costs" resulting in a negative PCIA rate. Rather than provide a credit from the negative PCIA rate, PG&E proposed that the credit to customers be deferred and later be used to offset any subsequent PCIA payments made by customers. Pioneer via CalCCA argued that changing the methodology was inappropriate.
• As a result of the efforts through CalCCA, the CPUC found "no persuasive argument for [PG&E's] proposal. PG&E must continue the current practice and flow through the PCIA adjustment whether positive or negative to all bundled and departed customers." This was a huge win for Pioneer and all CCAs in PG&E service territory as the negative PCIA results in April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update greater savings for our customers.
• Power Charge Indifference Adjustment:
• This Proceeding seeks to improve the methodology used in the ERRA Proceeding to determine the PCIA.
• Phase 2 of the Proceeding created three Working Groups to formulate processes to address additional PCIA proposals.
" Working Group 3 (Portfolio Optimization) sought to resolve issues on portfolio optimization and resource allocation. A PD on Working Group 3 matters was issued on April 5, 2021. The Decision was unfavorable and did not address Working Group 3 recommendations. CalCCA submitted comments on the Decision focusing on addressing the Working Group 3 recommendations that the PD disregarded or pushed to a later date. CalCCA filed an Application for Rehearing (AfR) on the PCIA Cap and Portfolio Optimization Decision. On April 7, 2022, the CPUC rejected the AfR and declined to revisit the aspects of the Decision that the AfR challenged. The Voluntary Allocation Market Offer (VAMO} process is continuing in the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS} proceeding. On June 24, 2022, an Amended Scoping Ruling extended the statutory deadline to June 30, 2023 to address remaining issues in Phase 2: GHG free resources, long-term fixed price transactions in the RPS adder, calculation of Energy Index MPB, and VAMO. An August 4, 2022 AU Ruling requested stakeholder comments on long-term fixed-price RPS transactions and provided a Staff Proposal for Incorporating Long-Term RPS Transactions into the RPS MPB. Comments were filed in late August; Reply Comments were filed on September 9, 2022. A PD was expected by the end of February 2023.
■ Phase I: Track 2: an additional Staff Proposal was issued on September 12, 2022 on the RPS MPB, how to value GHG-free resources in the PCIA, and how to address data access issues. The Proposal sought to adopt GHG-free MPB for PCIA calculations and to work with staff to develop the details of this approach. ED held a workshop on November 18, 2022 lo discuss the Staff Proposal.
• CalCCA submitted Comments on the Staff Proposal on November 7, 2022 addressing whether GHG-Free Resources are under-valued in the PCIA methodology. CalCCA supports the Staff Proposal to establish a MPB for GHG-Free Resources. Replies were filed on November 30, 2022. CalCCA filed Comments stating that: 1} The CPUC should maintain the existing RPS MPB methodology without change; Proposals to incorporate long-term fixed-price contracts into the RPS MPB calculation, while responsive to the Commission's directive in D.19-10-020, do not align with the determination of other MPBs and should be rejected, as they are vulnerable to a wide range of inaccuracy and impose an increased administrative burden; 2} The CPUC should recognize GHG-Free value in the IOUs' PCIA portfolios in a way that ensures all customers - bundled and unbundled - share this value in proportion to their April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update • Resource Adequacy:
responsibility for PCIA costs; while CalCCA prefers the existing interim GHG-Free energy allocation process as administered by PG&E and SCE, the staff's proposed MPB is also a workable solution; 3) The CPUC should adopt a modified version of the Joint IOUs' June 13, 2022 proposal to apply a portfolio weight to the Energy Index MPB. The Joint IOUs have agreed to provide the portfolio weighting factors as part of their May 15 ERRA applications and provide data to facilitate a review of the three-year historical average calculations in the ERRA Forecast cases; further modifications to the Joint IOUs' proposal, to remove or add resources from historical CAISO data, should be rejected except to reflect removal of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant from PG&E's PCIA-eligible resource portfolio. A PD was expected by the end of February 2023 on GHG-free Resource Valuation MPB, Energy Index MPB, and RPS MPB. CalCCA recently met with Energy Division (ED) to provide information on the method used by the CCAs to calculate the GHG-free value in their contracts reported in their responses to ED's data request on GHG-Free value. • On March 3, 2023 an AU Ruling was issued on staff's GHG-free Proposal and Issues in Scope requesting Comments on whether the Commission should consider additional issues before closing this proceeding: (a) whether GHG-Free resources are under-valued in the PCIA, and if so, whether to adopt an adder or allocation mechanism; (b) whether to adopt a new method to include long-term fixed-price transactions in calculating the RPS adder; and (c) whether to modify the calculation of the PCIA energy index MPB. Comments were filed on March 17, 2023; Reply Comments were filed on March 24, 2023; CalCCA took no position at that time on the request by PG&E and SCE to place in scope the concept of a PCIA/PABA trigger. PG&E CCAs are still awaiting a PD on Energy Index MPB, RPS MPB, and GHG MPB.
• R.21-10-002 established a Reform Track and an Implementation Track for RA compliance year 2023.
• Reform Track (formerly known as Track 3B.2): Slice of Day (SOD) proposals and implementation topics were discussed through five workshops conducted in the fall of 2021 through the end of 2021. A Workshop Report was released in February 2022. The Workshop process was intended to lead to significant changes to the RA Program starting in 2024. A PD in 2022 adopted Local Capacity Obligations for 2023-2025, Flexible Capacity Obligations for 2023, and Reform Track Framework; Comments were filed on June 9, 2022, and Reply Comments were filed on June 14, 2022. Three Workstreams to resolve Slice of Day implementation details were ongoing from July and concluded in October 2022. The Final RA Reform Working Group Report and Proposals developed through these Workstreams were filed and served on November 15, 2022. CalCCA submitted Comments on the Report and Proposals on December 1, 2022. The Comments focused primarily on the need to test that sufficient RA resources exist April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update for LSEs to meet their requirements, if not, to allow a process for LSEs to receive waivers, and the need to test whether hourly transactability is a necessary feature of the initial Slice of Day implementation. Reply Comments were filed on December 12, 2022. Implementation Track Proposals were filed on January 20, 2023. Opening and Reply Comments on Proposals were filed on February 17 and February 27, 2023. A PD was issued on March 3, 2023 on Phase 2 of the Reform Track dealing with RA slice of day proposals and the three Workstreams to address implementation. The PD declines to perform an assessment of whether the RA supply stack is sufficient to meet the new hourly requirements and declines to perform an assessment on the need for hourly transactability before the implementation of slice-of-day for RA year 2025. On March 3, 2023 CalCCA submitted Comments and held ex partes with the Commissioners' offices opposing these aspects of the PD. Replies were filed on March 28, 2023. On April 4, 2023 a Revised Proposed Decision to the March 3, 2023 PD on Phase 2 ofthe Resource Adequacy Reform Track dealing with RA Slice of Day Proposals was issued; it primarily addresses the three "Workstreams" created to implement SOD which include: 1) compliance tools need for a SOD RA program, (2) how to count different resource types and conversion of the planning reserve margin (PRM) to an hourly SOD structure, and (3) coordinating the CAISO processes with the Commission's SOD RA framework. The PD was held from the April 6, 2023 CPUC Voting Meeting. A Final Decision on RA Reform track is expected in April. • Implementation Track: seeks to address System, Flexible, and Local RA capacity requirements and all other issues relating to RA procurement obligations and Program implementation details. Phase 2 is addressing Flexible Capacity Requirements, Local Capacity Requirements, modifications to the Planning Reserve Margin (PRM), and Qualifying Capacity (QC) Counting.

Proposals were filed January 21, 2022. On May 20, 2022, a PD was issued addressing RA requirements and Phase 2 Implementation Issues. Phase 3 will deal with 2024 requirements for flexible RA and the 2024-2026 local RA requirements. Phase 3 is anticipated to conclude summer 2023.
• On September 30, 2022, CalCCA filed a Petition for Modification (PFM) addressing deadlines and penalties for System and Flex RA procurement due to the uncertainty created by the PG&E Central Procurement Entity's {CPE) failure to meet its Local RA procurement requirements, RA market scarcity, and the lack of justification for having a penalty waiver process for the CPE on Local RA but not for LSEs on Flex or System RA. The Commission issued a PD denying CalCCA's PFM on November 9, 2022. The PD argues that because D.20-06-002 gave Energy Division the flexibility not to send deficiency notices to LSEs for year-ahead RA obligations until after January 1, 2023, and that no new or changed facts were presented by the PFM, there is insufficient basis to warrant modification. CalCCA filed comments on November 29, 2022 opposing the PD and reiterating the same arguments as presented in the PFM. • On January 10, 2023, CalCCA Regulatory Committee held a vote on Local RA CPE Reform Proposals. These Proposals and this vote were a reaction to RA scarcity, time-sensitive RA issues, and the disruptions to 2023 RA procurement created by the CPE's (PG&E) failure, in its first year, to meet its local RA requirements which introduced significant uncertainty for LSEs to meet their own System and Flexible RA requirements. CalCCA's Proposal and subsequent Comments on the assigned Commissioner's Amended Scoping Memo and Ruling were filed on April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update January 20, 2023. The Comments included four components: transparency enhancements, timeline changes, and modifications to the self-showing incentive mechanism. 1) Transparency Enhancements: ensure each annual compliance report includes current requirements as well as other proposed additions; the proposed additions are: If any offers or self-showings were not selected by the CPE, why were they not selected (price, inability to negotiate contract terms, other); amount of local capacity not offered or self-shown. 2) Timeline Change: CPEs to lock in procurement two years forward. Regardless of unmet need, the CPE process would be complete at this point; CAISO conducts local backstop immediately after CPE procurement two years forward; CPE and backstop credits are allocated to LSEs; LSEs have at least one year after credits allocated to conduct procurement prior to year ahead showings. 3) Incentives: change the basis of the LCR-RCM away from the local RA premium, which currently is very small, if not zero, in all local capacity areas; 4) that the Commission should revisit the requirement that import RA be from a firm energy import, and the Commission should modify the import RA bidding rules to attract additional RA capacity to California. A Workshop on Implementation Track Phase 3 Proposals was held on February 8, 2023; February 17, 2023 Comments on Phase 3 Proposals were filed; Replies were filed on March 3, 2023. • The CPUC published the 2021 RA report at the end of March 2023. The report shows RA prices and RA penalties rising and MWs of capacity shrinking, supporting CCAs' arguments about troubles in the RA market. The report states that in 2021, the weighted average price of system RA surpassed local RA, at $7.02/kW-month and $6.49/kW-month respectively. There were 21 citations for RA penalties in 2021 totaling $13,425,486 compared to $2,707,435 in 2020.
• Utility Deenergization, PSPS, and EPSS:
o Pioneer staff is leading an effort among Joint CCAs and other stakeholders asking the CPUC for the consideration of Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) issues in the Deenergization or its own Proceeding. Pioneer, along with Joint CCAs, Joint Local Governments, and Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC}, filed a motion with the CPUC on July 12, 2022, to consider EPSS issues in the Deenergization or its own Proceeding. The arguments in the motion are to treat EPSS events with the same regulations and oversight as PSPS events. Joint CCAs, Joint Local Governments, and RCRC held three ex pa rte meetings with Commissioners and staff from the CPUC. The meetings were overall successful; the parties seem to have gained some traction presenting their arguments. On November 7, 2022, Pioneer, along with the other Joint Parties, filed a letter with the CPUC regarding Fast Trip and EPSS issues and concerns; the letter was also sent to the Governor's Office and several others requesting that the Programs be regulated as the PSPS Program is. The letter contained signatures from Senator Dodd, Senator Laird, Senator Dahle, Senator Nielsen, Assembly Member Dahle, Assembly Member Gallagher, and Assembly Member Wood. PG&E quickly responded to the letter defending its EPSS program and arguing against further oversight or regulation of the program. CPUC President Alice Reynolds responded to Assembly Member Levine's November 2, 2022 letter in the PSPS Proceeding regarding fast trip and EPSS impacts and oversight. In her response, she pointed to existing CPUC oversight of PG&E's EPSS Program, including monthly reporting, regulatory April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update obligations under the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, and requirements under PG&E's Wildfire Mitigation Plan focusing increased attention to avoidance of adverse EPSS impacts.

Another letter by the Joint Parties was sent to President Reynolds on December 14, 2022 further demonstrating the severe impacts of EPSS events, especially in rural areas, and again calling for increased regulation of the fast trip programs. o An EPSS Workshop was held with the CPUC on March 17, 2023; a meeting was held on March 3, 2023 among Joint Parties, including Pioneer, to prepare for the workshop. The Workshop included Joint Parties, the IOUs, the CPUC, the CEC, and the Public Advocates Office (PAO). Each party provided a presentation on their fast trip programs, progress made, impacts of fast trip programs on customers and communities, and steps moving forward. This was a big success for Pioneer as EPSS issues are being further considered by the CPUC. Joint Parties are seeking more data on the fast trip programs to further identify issues and impacts, and to mitigate against the effects of the Programs.
o On April 10, 2023, the Joint Parties sent a data request to all three IOUs asking for specific information relating to each EPSS program.
• CPUC, CEC, and Legislative efforts to address the impacts of spiking natural gas prices:
o On February 2, 2023, the CPUC voted to accelerate the California Climate Credit to help California families with high gas bills. The $90-$120 credit will be applied to residential utility customer bills starting in March 2023 for customers of PG&E, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Gas Company. The CPUC and the CEC held an en bane hearing on February 7, 2023 bringing together market experts to examine possible drivers behind the natural gas price spikes and explore potential state actions that can be taken to alleviate the impact on utility customers. Additionally, the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee held an informational hearing on February 22, 2023 to explore energy affordability issues and present challenges. Another informational hearing was held on February 28, 2023 in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee. This informational hearing focused on the CPUC report to the Legislature and also included a panel discussing affordability issues. Both informational hearings were successful for CCAs as their efforts were showcased in the areas of savings to ratepayers and CCA programs that create savings. o Newsom tasks the CEC to open a Rulemaking to investigate oil industry profits and grants the CEC the authority to issue subpoenas, impose penalties, or refer matters to the Attorney General's Office.
o Governor Newsom's oil profits penalty bill, SBX 1-2 (Skinner), passed through an "Extraordinary Session" prior to the Spring Recess. The bill specifically gives the CEC the statutory authority to set a cap on profits and impose penalties through a regulatory process if it determines that oil companies are making excessive profits and that a penalty will not result in higher consumer prices.

April 20, 2023 - Pioneer Community Energy Legislative and Regulatory Update Customer Engagement Update
April 2023 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
Direct Customer Engagement
Phone Calls/Emails
• 1,075 customer calls
(call center)
• 89.2% satisfied with
customer service
• 72 emails
Customer Influence
• Opt Outs Rescinded – 1
• Re-Enrollment – 35
• Retained – 13
Customer Events
• Direct Customer Engagement – 181
• Town Hall Meeting Grass Valley
• Town Hall Meeting Nevada City
April Planned Customer Engagement
• Auburn Area Democratic
Club
• Foresthill MAC
• Auburn Greater Area
Economic Development
• Sun City’s Health, Home
and Business Show
• Placer Valley Business
Summit
• Mountain County
Regional Water Agency
• Loomis Business Mixer
• Applegate Mixer
• Placer County – Ways to Save
Presentation
• Solar Seminars
Social Media
Website
• 12,125 Total Users
• 22,342 Total Pages Viewed
Facebook
• 961 “Fans”
• 15 Items Posted
• 1,631 Post Impressions
LinkedIn
• 213 Followers
• 9 Items Posted
• 324 Post Impressions
Instagram
• 34 Followers
• 9 Posts
• 89 Impressions
Other Media
Radio
• 242 Radio Spots
• 370,100 Total Reach
• 3,947,700 Impressions
Bus Shelters
• 2,206,000 “Impressions”
Social Media Ads
• 6 Campaigns
• 2,015 Clicks
• 366,000 Impressions
• 6,200 Video Views
Google Ads
• 8 Campaigns
• 8,200 Clicks
• 888,000 Impressions
Print Media
• 5 Ads
• 120,000 Circulation
Quarterly Strategic Plan
Progress Report
Executive Director Report to
Governing Board
April 20, 2023
Local engagement
2 Objective Description
Current
Quarter
Prior
Quarter Comments

1.1 Reinforce community listening channels by increasing engagement with current, returning, and future customers. Achieve a 92% participation rate by Dec. 31, 2023 Pioneer has not achieved its overall target but we have stabilized the participation rate.

A major focus in 2023 will be having a presence in the service territory to improve awareness and trust with the community that will lead to long-term loyalty.

1.2 Residents and businesses are the backbone of our communities. Pioneer will work to strengthen comprehensive relationships, which includes engaging the top 20 commercial and industrial customers in each county we serve by June 30, 2022 Key Accounts (>750,000 kWh annually) and Mid-Accounts (>350,000 kWh and <750,000 kWh annually) are well above the 92% target. Smaller Commercials (<350,000 kWh annually) are at the target. The focus in the 2nd half of 2023 is to improve awareness of Pioneer to the Commercial sector.

1.3 Launch a Community Program Advisory Committee ("CPAC") in 2021 The Committee launched in late 2021. The Committee's final report was presented to the Board in December 2022. Efforts in programs development continue with the Community Advisory Committee in 2023.

1.4 Pioneer staff will increase the organization's presence within the communities w e serve by participation in local events
With the filing of the Customer Care Coordinator position, our Customer Care Manager and Key Accounts Manager are now spending more time in the community through Chamber events, Senior Centers, local fairs and various other opportunities to have a presence.

1.5 Grow engagement and reach of communications channels and ensure all platforms are providing engagement opportunities for residents and local businesses a. In 2022, increase social media presence and following on Facebook by 400% Pioneer has been very successful in social media messaging including efforts on NextDoor to address misleading information.
b. Conduct an annual customer survey in winter 2022
The survey was released in late 2022 with results of the survey presented to the Board in early 2023. Findings from the survey will be addressed through the FY 23-24 budget process.
c. Increase presence in El Dorado County through targeted social media and digital ad buys
The opt-out for unincorporated El Dorado County are higher than expected. Pioneer continues to focus its outreach through all communication channels in El Dorado County.

Quality of service
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2.1 Maintain the trust and responsiveness Pioneer customers expect in their service experiences
a. Ensure quick response times to customer service inquiries Customer service response times will be enhanced with the hiring of our Customer Care Coordinator.
b. Monitor and evaluate Calpine call center and billing services performance quarterly Staff monitors our call center with Calpine to ensure customer service is timely and accurate.

2.2 Keep Pioneer's rates competitive through policies and programs that ensure stability and a choice in power
a. Commit to a policy that strengthens Pioneer's response to rate volatility in the energy market by Dec. 31, 2021
The Board adopted policies in late 2021 that provided the foundation for financial stability of Pioneer. Since those policies have been adopted the Board has adopted a balance approach to ratemaking which supports savings for our ratepayers and financial stability for Pioneer.
b. Develop cost-effective, grid-resilient product to increase access for the business community members interested in joining Pioneer
This process has been slow as internal resources are not available to support this.

However, staff is proposing a Sr. Quantitative Manager position in the FY 23-24 budget that would provide a resource to start exploring opportunities. Staff has developed and is in the process of communicating to our member agency councils an alternative solution for SB1383 compliance that is cost-effective and efficient. That process is ongoing.

2.3 Prioritize community programs and develop new service programs by Dec. 31, 2022 a. Begin exploring economic development rates to incentivize businesses to move to the territory, using subsidized rates that benefit the community Work towards this will begin as we approach our cash reserves target. However, our current rates position offering between 15%-19.5% discount compared to PG&E's generation rate is a strong bridge until a more formal economic development program is established.
b. Explore rate programs that incentive local solar and biomass project development The Community Advisory Committee is preparing program options while staff collaborates with the CPUC to move AB843 legislation forward to begin the development of local biomass projects.

Employer of choice
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3.1 Conduct a biennial compensation and benefits study to ensure competitive wages and enhance employee retention
The biennial compensation study was completed in 2022. The study showed most positions are competitively compensated.

3.2 Uphold Pioneer's company culture through internal communication channels and team engagement opportunities
a. Conduct an annual all-staff survey
The annual survey was conducted in Q1 of 2023. The results of the survey assisted in shaping up future employee health and welfare enhancements. Next step is to present to a Board appointed ad-hoc committee health and welfare enhancements in the FY 23- 24 budget.
b. The next quarterly team building event will be April 19th. Quarterly team building events have been occurring. Next one is scheduled in October. c. Invest in employee professional development pathways Professional development of staff is important to Pioneer's competitiveness. Funding is included in the budget including a Tuition and Professional Development policy presented to staff in early 2023.

Operational excellence
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4.1 Continue grid resiliency efforts to mitigate Public Safety Power Shutoff ("PSPS") events in our communities
There were no PSPS events in our territory in 2022 but staff has been active in teaming with other CCA's to apply pressure to PG&E through the CPUC to improve the communications to customers on EPSS which are short-term but more frequent shut-off events that have particularly impacted our El Dorado County territory. Staff presented was part of a larger coalition at a workshop in March to alert the CPUC of the impact of these events and provide oversight in their application. The results of the workshop will lead to further discussions in Spring 2023. Staff will also be proactive in messaging to our customers on the upcoming wildfire season.

4.2 Position our business portfolio to be capable of diversification through the development of one biomass project
Staff has signed an MOU with a project developer for a biomass project located at the Western Placer Waste Management Authority. Other potential sites and projects are being considered. The delay is the CPUC in implementation of AB843.

4.3 Diversify Pioneer's energy procurement by issuing requests for proposals to potential partners to procure energy at "least cost, best fit" for the portfolio Staff completed negotiations for a solar + storage long-term pow er purchase agreement ("PPA") with NextEra Energy earlier this year. Pioneer also concluded negotiations with Goldman Sachs end of 2022 for the execution of a power prepay transaction that when fully subscribed will reduce our power cost by $2.8 million annually.

4.4 Target diversification of Pioneer's power source portfolio through procurement with regional suppliers
Pioneer prioritizes power supply from regional projects when the power is available and it makes economic sense. The long-term PPA with El Dorado Irrigation District is a recent example with local biomass projects in the works for 2022.

4.5 Maintain zero customer data breach incidents through investment in information technology resources
a. Conduct annual IT cybersecurity audits and improve employee cybersecurity awareness through training and consistent messaging
Protecting our customer data is of upmost importance to Pioneer. Pioneer performed extremely well in the triennial AMI audit in 2022 and conducts annual cybersecurity audits to ensure our systems, assets and policies are current. Results of this years audit will be presented to the Board in May/June.

Financial stability & strategic growth
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5.1 Pursue expansion opportunities with like-minded communities by initiating conversations with leadership within the jurisdictions
The CPUC approved Pioneer's addendum to the implementation plan and statement of intent in February approving the city of Grass Valley and Nevada City to the JPA with service expected to begin in January 2024. .

5.2 Build policies and procedures that facilitate the grow th of our service area Pioneer is near completion of a recruitment for the Community Outreach Manager position that will focus on expansion opportunities

5.3 Implement policies that support the achievement of cash reserve targets The Board approved rate changes for 2023 that balances savings for our ratepayers while building reserves. Pioneer continues to make progress towards its reserve targets.

5.4 Achieve an investment grade credit rating
It is recommended to begin communications with the rating agencies once Pioneer is near 120 expense coverage days. Pioneer continues to make progress towards the target and expect to begin the rating process by end of 2023.

5.5 Maintain participation in legislative and regulatory proceedings that positively impact the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment ("PCIA") rate, advocate for cost saving legislation and regulations and work to hold PG&E accountable through legislation Staff continues to work with the CPUC in the implementation of AB843 that supports local biomass projects. Staff is also weaving through the legislative process to ultimately achieve approval of two bills that further supports biomass development. The 2023 legislative platform will be presented to the Board in April.

Thank You

Pioneer Community Energy Board of DirectorsApril 20, 2023

Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors
April 20, 2023