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PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNING BOARD
MINUTES
March 20, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Heard General Administrative Functions - Part I
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in regular session at 3:00 PM on March 20, 2025 . 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; at remote location Nevada City - City Hall, Wetherall Conference Room, 317 Broad Street, Nevada City, California 95959; the meeting was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/i/89020017279 ; and, was live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website at the following link :
https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetinqs-and-aqendas/.
Roll Call
Present: City of Auburn (Dowdin Calvillo), City of Colfax (Lomen), County of El Dorado (Parlin), City of Grass Valley (Ivy), City of Lincoln (Pearl), Town of Loomis (Ring), Nevada City (Petersen), County of Placer (DeMattei), City of Placerville (Carter), City of Rocklin (Janda).
Absent: County of Placer (Jones).
Chair Dowd in Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Agenda Review
Reviewed and revised the meeting agenda for March 20, 2025 with no objections, as follows:
Item 3, Adopt Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement with AM Conservation for Program Services, was pulled for future consideration.
Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public on items not listed on this agenda.
Director Jones joined the meeting at 3:03 PM.
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Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved the minutes of the February 27, 2025 regular meeting.
Received Fiscal Year 2024-25 Draft Monthly Financial Reports through January 2025.
Adopted Resolution 2025-11 establishing Ad Hoc Energy Procurement Review Committee, rev1s1ng authority for executing Long-Term Power Procurement Contracts; and, amending the Energy Risk Management Policy.
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MOTION: Lomen/DeMattei. Vote: 11:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Petersen, Reedy, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
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ICE Energy Storage Program
Received a presentation on the Ice Energy Storage Program.
Item 3, Adopt Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement with AM Conservation for Program Services, was pulled for future consideration.
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Adopt Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement with Aiqueous LLC dba Brillion for Program Services
Adopted Resolution 2025-12 approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement between Pioneer Community Energy and Aiqueous LLC dba Brillion for Program Services for an amount not to exceed $510,000 and a term of three years.
MOTION: Janda/DeMattei. Vote: 11:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Petersen, Reedy, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
Director DeMattei and Director Jones excused themselves from the meeting at 3:51 PM due to scheduling conflicts.
Director Ivy excused himself from the meeting at 4:00 PM due to a scheduling conflict.
Director Petersen excused himself from the meeting at 4:20 PM due to a scheduling conflict.
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Adopt Resolution Amending Resolution 2023-33 (Authorizing a Local Feed-in Tariff Program) to include Solar Plus Battery Storage and Stand-Alone Battery Storage Projects and Change Contract Term to 10 Years
Adopt Resolution amending Resolution 2023-33 (authorizing a local Feed-in Tariff Program) to include Solar Plus Battery Storage and Stand-alone Battery Storage Projects and Change Contract Term to 10 years.
The Board of Directors amended and adopted Resolution 2025-13 to amend Resolution 2023-33 (Authorizing a Local Feed-in Tariff Program) to include Four-Hour Battery Storage Projects and Change the Contract Term to 10 Years.
MOTION: Carter/Lomen. Vote: 7:0:4.
ROLL CALL: Carter, Dowdin Calvillo, Janda, Lomen, Parlin, Reedy, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: DeMattei, Ivy, Jones, Petersen.
Item 6, Update on the State of Pioneer Community Energy, was pulled and scheduled to the April 17, 2025 meeting.
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Heard General Administrative Function - Part II
Board Member Communications
Energy Procurement Review ad hoc Committee
Chief Executive Officer Eckert reported that Gary Petersen, Ryan Carter, Alice Dowdin Calvillo, and Sean Lomen attended a meeting of the Energy Procurement Review ad hoc Committee on March 12, 2025. Pioneer staff, support including Commercial Counsel, and General Counsel were also in attendance.
The Committee selected Gary Petersen to serve as 2025 Chair, and selected Alice Dowdin Calvillo to serve as 2025 Vice Chair; (The Committee) reviewed, discussed, asked questions, and accepted with no objections proposed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the Chief Executive Officer to execute with 1) RWE Janus Project; 2) Origis Huaso Project; 3) Origis Chalan Project; 4) Matrix Gaskell West Project; and 5) Ormat Griffith Project; and, reviewed, discussed, asked questions, and recommended the Governing Board to approve an Amendment to the Feed-in Tariff to Capture Local Project Needs. In conclusion, the Committee reviewed, discussed, and asked questions regarding the Committee's authority in approval of Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements. Then, recommended the Governing Board to approve an Amendment to the current policy regarding the Energy Procurement Review ad hoc Committee.
Expansion ad hoc Committee
Committee Chair Dowdin Calvillo reported that Tom Ivy, Lori Parlin, and she attended a meeting of the Expansion ad hoc Committee on March 19, 2025.
The Committee selected Alice Dowdin Calvillo to serve as 2025 Chair, and selected Tom Ivy to serve as 2025 Vice Chair; (The Committee) received, discussed, and provided direction to staff regarding an update on additional potential new members interested in joining Pioneer Community Energy.
Chair Dowdin Calvillo also reported that she was selected to participate in the Local Leader Energy Roundtable (PG&E) discussions, panels, and tour of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant which is the largest electric generator in the state.
Director Ring reported that he attended the Greater Sacramento Economic Development Council and was interested in coordinating Community Choice Aggregators and Pioneer in lobbying efforts, not marketing.
Chief Executive Officer Communications
Chief Executive Officer Eckert introduced the newest members of the Pioneer team - Terrance Rodgers, Project Development Manager and Kristoffer Antigua, Power Resources Contracts Manager; and announced that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) tour has been scheduled for April 9, 2025.
Items for Information
Received the Glossary of Terms.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:38 PM.
ATTEST:
Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote of
the Governing Board on April 17, 2025.
J
Teresa Willock, Board Secretary