Board of
Directors
Regular Meeting
September 26, 2024
Welcome
and
Call to
Order
Roll
Call
4 Land
Acknowledgement
6 Warm Welcome
Luis Montero-Adams
Community Advisory Committee Member
-City of San Diego-
7 Warm Welcome!
Catherine Riegel
Public Outreach Coordinator
Jaclyn Vogel
Project Operations and
Proposal Manager
Dean Kinports
Senior Strategy Policy Manager
Rachel Zook
Vehicle-Grid Integration
(VGI) Program Manager
Linda Viernes
Human Resource Coordinator
Bronte Parker
Senior Quantitative Energy
Analyst
Items to
be Added,
Withdrawn
or
Reordered
on the
Agenda
Public
Comment
for Items
not
on the
Agenda
10 Consent
Agenda
1. Approve August 22, 2024, Meeting Minutes
2. Receive and File Treasurer’s Report for Period Ending June 30, 2024
3. Receive and File Update on Programs
4. Receive and File Update on Power Resources
5. Receive and File Update on Human Resources
6. Receive and File Update on Customer Operations
7. Receive and File Update on Marketing, Public Relations, and Local Government Affairs
8. Receive and File Update on Community Advisory Committee
9. Receive and File Update on Community Clean Energy Grant Program
10. Receive and File Update on San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative Memorandum of Understanding
11. Approve a contract with Virtual Peaker, Inc. with a not-to-exceed amount of $2,400,000 over three years, and options for two one-year extensions, for a Distributed Energy Resources Management System, and authorize execution by the Chief Executive Officer
12. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-07, Approving 2025 Board Meeting Schedule for San Diego Community Power (Community Power) Public
Comment
for
Consent
Agenda
12 Regular
Agenda
13. Presentation and Update on Clean Energy Prepayment Financing
14. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-06, Approving California Community Choice Financing Authority as a Bond Issuer for Energy Prepayment Transaction
15. Approval of Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement with JVR Energy Park, LLC
16. Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
17. Update on Solar Battery Savings Program
18. Presentation on Partnership Agreement with the New Children's Museum
19. Presentation on Energy Academy Funding
20. Update on San Diego Community Power Network Overview 13 Item No. 13
Recommendation:
Receive and File Presentation and Update on Clean Energy Prepayment Financing.
Presenters:
Dr. Eric Washington, CFO
Mike Berwanger, Managing Director
Presentation and Update on Clean Energy
Prepayment Financing
Energy Prepayment Discussion
PFM Financial Advisors LLC 555 W. 5th Street
Suite 3500
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213.489.4075
September 26, 2024
Prepayment Transaction
Overview
Goal – Reduce cost of power purchases by 8% or more
How – Leverage use of tax-exempt bonding capacity to secure long-term supply Background
Codified in the U.S. tax law
Used since the 1990s largely for natural gas transactions Over 100 transactions totaling over $75 billion completed in the U.S. – mostly for gas Twelve energy prepayment transactions totaling $11.3 billion completed over the last few years for six California Community Choice Aggregators:
Prepayment Transaction
Ava Community Energy Pioneer Community Energy
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Clean Power Alliance
Marin Clean Energy Central Coast Community Energy
Prepayments That Have Been Completed
by Public Utilities in California
Prepayment Transaction
Date Amt. ($000) Issuer Description Beneficiary
06/2006 230,845 Vernon Nat. Gas Fin Auth Nat Gas City of Vernon Elec 01/2007 209,350 Roseville Natural Gas Fin Auth Nat. Gas City of Roseville Elec 05/2007 757,055 Northern Ca Gas Auth No. 1 Nat. Gas SMUD 09/2007 887,360 Long Beach Bond Fin Auth Nat. Gas City of Long Beach 10/2007 504,445 So. Ca. Pub. Power Auth Nat. Gas Multiple MOUs 10/2007 251,695 Long Beach Bond Fin. Auth Nat. Gas City of Long Beach 08/2009 901,620 M-S-R Energy Authority Nat. Gas MID/Redding/SVP 10/2009 514,160 So. Ca Pub Power Auth (Windy Flats) Elec (Wind) LADWP, Mult. MOUs 04/2010 778,665 Cal. Statewide Comm Dev Auth Nat. Gas SMUD 2010/11 394,700 So. Ca Pub Power Auth (Milford 1 & 2) Elec (Wind) LADWP, Mult. MOUs 12/2018 539,615 Northern Ca Energy Auth Gas/Elec SMUD
5/2024 592,270 So. Ca Pub Power Auth (Energy Prepay) Elec Anaheim Total $6,561,780
SCPPA/APU transaction in May saved over 15% on old/expensive PPAs Prepayments That Have Been Completed
by CCAs in California
Prepayment Transaction
All transactions to date have achieved @9.5% savings or better.
Most recent transactions have been over 12%
Date Amt. ($000) Issuer Description Beneficiary
09/2021 1,234,720 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) SVCE, EBCE 11/2021 602,655 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) MCE 06/2022 931,120 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) EBCE 12/2022 459,640 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) Pioneer 01/2023 841,550 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) SVCE 02/2023 998,780 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) CPA 06/2023 958,290 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) CPA 08/2023 997,895 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) EBCE 10/2023 647,750 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) CCCE 12/2023 1,038,285 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) MCE 01/2024 1,101,625 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) SVCE 08/2024 1,524,180 California Community Choice Fin Auth Elec (Green) CPA Total $11,336,490
18 Entities Involved in a Prepayment
Transaction
• SD Community Power – Has existing Power Purchase Agreement(s) for clean energy • Prepay Counterparty – Typically a financial institution with a commodity presence or a financial institution partnered with a commodity market participant • Issuer – Bond issuing entity formed for sole purpose of selling the prepayment bonds, typically a Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”). All other CCAs have used California Community Choice Financing Authority (CCCFA)
• Existing Power Supply Counterparty – Agrees to limited assignment of the existing PPA • Bond Investors – Purchase the non-recourse tax-exempt prepayment bonds • Service Providers - Municipal financial advisor, bond, tax and disclosure counsel, to support the structuring and issuance of a prepayment transaction. 19 Prepayment Timeline
Nov 7, 2023: Request-for-Proposal (RFP) was issued for Municipal Financial Advisor (MFA) Dec 28, 2023: PFM Financial Advisors LLC (PFM) was selected as MFA Feb 15, 2024: Finance and Risk Management Committee (FRMC) Prepaid Financing Presentation Feb 22, 2024: Board Presentation Prepaid Financing Presentation Apr 19, 2024: RFP issued for underwriter and legal services (bond, tax, disclosure) Aug 22, 2024: Legal counsel agreement with Chapman & Cutler for disclosure services – Potential Board approved
Sep 19, 2024: FRMC – Presentation and potential recommendation for Board approval of Resolution for Bond Issuer
Sep 26, 2024: Board – Presentation and potential approval of Resolution for Bond Issuer Oct 17, 20224: FRMC – Presentation and potential recommendation for Board approval on Resolution to authorize documents
Oct 24, 2024: Board – Presentation and potential recommendation for Board approval on Resolution to authorize documents
Nov 21, 2024: Execute prepaid agreement
Dec 5, 2024: Closing
Public
Comment
for Item
No. 13
21 Item No. 14
Presenter:
Dr. Eric Washington, CFO
Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-06, Approving
California Community Choice Financing Authority
as a Bond Issuer for Energy Prepayment
Transaction
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-06, approving the selection of California Community Choice Financing Authority (CCCFA), a joint powers authority and a public entity of the State of California established pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, as the Bond Issuer for potential San Diego Community Power’s (Community Power) energy prepayment financing transactions and authorizing Community Power to join the CCCFA as an Associate Member.
Public
Comment
for Item
No. 14
23 Item No. 15
Presenter:
Kenney Key, Director of Power Contracts
Approval of Amended and Restated Power
Purchase Agreement with JVR Energy Park, LLC
Recommendation:
Recommendation: Approve Amended and Restated
Power Purchase Agreement with JVR Energy Park,
LLC, and authorize the CEO to execute the
agreement.
24 JVR: Project Summary
• Developer: Baywa
• Facility: 90 MWac solar photovoltaic & a 70 MWac / 280 MWhac battery energy storage • Location: San Diego County
• COD: Q4 2026
• Expected Energy: ~280,000 MWh/Year (Electricity for >52,000 SDCP customer households) 25 JVR: Background
• Project submitted to SDCP RFP in 2021
• June 4, 2021: Original Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) executed with SDCP • August 18, 2021: Major Use Permit (MUP) issued for JVR Energy Project • September 20, 2021: CEQA Litigation filed challenging issuance of MUP • August 23, 2022: Trial Court sided with JVR Energy Park and found sufficient evidentiary support for their Environmental Impact Report findings and for the issuance of the MUP • October 14, 2022: Appeal filed of Trial Court’s decision • March 27, 2023: First PPA Amendment executed with SDCP • January 23, 2024: Appellate Court filed an opinion affirming Trial Court’s judgment.
No further appeals were filed, and litigation concluded. • Today: Board of Directors to review an Amended and Restated PPA 26 JVR: A&R PPA Key Terms
• Product: Energy (PV and BESS), green attributes, capacity, and resource adequacy benefits • The capacity from this project is especially valuable given the project’s proximity to SDCP communities and eligibility for San Diego-Imperial Valley (SD-IV) Local Resource Adequacy • Pricing: Fixed for a 20-year term depending on if project qualifies for Energy Community Bonus Credits • Timeline: Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date is October 31, 2026 • Deliverability: Project has Full Capacity Deliverability Status (FCDS) • A&R Scope:
• Revised pricing
• Increased security deposit
• Reduced risk by updating settlement language, availability calculations, and curtailment risk 27 JVR: Workforce Development & Community Benefits
• Construction will create 350 jobs using local unions and a Project Labor Agreement. Very substantial direct spending and indirect spending will occur with local merchants.
• The NREL Jobs and Economic Impact Model (JEDI) projects $46MM of local spending
• Project will create $264MM in tax revenues, including roughly $8.7MM in real estate taxes for San Diego County
• As part of the permitting process, BayWa has committed $4M in cash contributions to the community:
• $450k has already been allocated to San Ysidro Health, Jacumba Community Services District, and the Imperial Valley Desert Museum Society • $3.5M+ still open for allocation; overseen by San Diego Foundation • BayWa has committed 435 acres of land for conservation will remain untouched in perpetuity and managed by the San Diego Foundation
28 JVR: Staff Analysis
Local resource within SDCP’s service territory
As the only San Diego County renewable generation project currently in the SDCP portfolio, the project adds tremendous value to SDCP customers
Only mature utility scale solar + storage project in San Diego County Only solar project in San Diego County with Full Capacity Deliverability Status Project would contribute to SDCP’s reliability and capacity targets Local resource adequacy add significant value to SDCP’s customers Revised pricing is competitive with comparable local offers received from SDCP’s RFPs Significant community benefits
29 Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
Recommendation:
Receive and file update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs.
Presenters:
Aisha Cissna, Senior Policy Manager
Patrick Welch, Senior Legislative Manager
Item No. 16
30 San Diego Regional Energy Network
FINAL DECISION APPROVING MOTION!
• Issued 8/7/24
• Approves requested
eight-year strategic
plan, four-year
budget and all ten
programs:
$124,274,207
Underserved communities within SDREN territory, where 56% of the population resides.
31 Disconnections Decision
Adopted September 12, 2024
• Extends proportional allocation of
payment on past-due bills between IOUs
and CCAs
• "[…] the waterfall method inappropriately
shifts financial risk to the CCAs, and the
proportional allocation method
contributes to the financial stability of
CCAs."
• "Customers as a whole benefit from more
financially CCAs."
32 Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
2024 Legislative Session
• Concluded Saturday, August 31.
• The Governor has until September 30 to sign or veto bills approved by the Legislature.
• The Legislature will convene a new legislative session on December 2. • SD Community Power's legislative engagement is guided by the Board approved policy guidelines, which establish three major policies:
1. Accelerate deep decarbonization equitably,
2. Promote local development,
3. Stabilize community choice.
33 Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
2024 Legislative Session - Highlighting SD Community Power's Efforts 34 Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
The Legislature approved six bills supported by SD Community Power • AB 1834 (Garcia): would require the CPUC to consider mitigating factors, such as resource scarcity, when developing the capacity payment for a load-serving entity that failed to meet its system resource adequacy requirements, and the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve Program was used. VETOED • AB 2666 (Boerner): would require the CPUC to review which IOU costs differed from their general rate case (GRC) forecasts and to adjust their authorized revenue requirement in the subsequent GRC accordingly. SIGNED INTO LAW • AB 2672 (Petrie-Norris): would make Project Homekey sites (which provide shelter to the unhoused), including at six in San Diego, eligible for the 30-35% CARE rate discount. • AB 2779 (Petrie-Norris): would require the CAISO to report on the use of grid enhancing technologies, along with costs and efficiency savings, in its transmission planning process. • SB 59 (Skinner): would authorize the CEC to require electric vehicles to be bidirectional capable if they determine there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial use case to the vehicle and the grid. • SB 1006 (Padilla): would require the IOUs to study the feasibility of using grid-enhancing technologies to increase transmission capacity, reduce congestion and the curtailment of renewables, and increase reliability. ***Bills must be signed or vetoed by September 30***
35 Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
The Legislature considered another six bills supported by SD Community Power • AB 817 (Pacheco): would have allowed subsidiary public bodies, like the CAC, to use modified remote meeting protocols.
• AB 2329 (Muratsuchi): would have established the California Affordable Decarbonization Authority to administer a Climate Equity Trust Fund for the benefit of electric ratepayers and to promote affordable electric rates.
• AB 2891 (Friedman): would have required the CEC to adopt a set of upfront technical requirements for LSEs to modify their electric demand forecast when aggregated resources are used. • AB 3238 (Garcia): would have streamlined the CPUC’s approval process for certain transmission projects.
• AB 3246 (Garcia): would have allowed the CPUC’s approval of advanced conductors on transmission lines above 50 kilovolts through their informal advice letter process. • SB 1165 (Padilla): would have allowed for an alternate CEQA process pathway through the CEC for certain transmission line projects.
***Bills must be signed or vetoed by September 30
36 Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
The Legislature approved transparency legislation on costs to ratepayers • Ratepayer affordability was a key theme of the 2024 legislative year.
• Scrutiny of ratepayer funded programs.
• SD Community Power letter on importance of energy efficiency programs.
• Discussion of an entire affordability package, but the Legislature ultimately only approved one affordability related bill. • AB 3264 (Petrie-Norris) would create a series of report on costs attributable to transmission, energy efficiency & demand management programs, and which will also create a new
affordability goal.
• Did not adopt AB 3121 (Petrie-Norris), which would have created a one-time residential bill credit of $30 and did not adopt SB 1003 (Dodd), which would have changed the way the CPUC approved certain IOU wildfire costs. • Likely that affordability will continue to be a key topic in 2025, and the AB 3264 (Petrie-Norris) reports are also likely to serve as a starting point for future affordability legislation.
Public
Comment
for Item
No. 16
38 Item No. 17
Update on Solar Battery Savings
Program
Recommendation:
Recommendation: Receive and File Solar Battery
Savings Update
Presenter:
Emily Fisher, Senior Program Manager
39 Program Rationale
NEM to NBT Transition
• Staff conducted an analysis and forecast of
solar growth to determine options.
• Staff determined that adopting NBT could
save SDCP ~$20M over three years.
• These savings will be passed onto
customers through rate savings, adders,
and customer programs, such as battery
incentives.
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Costs over 3 Years ($ MM)
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NBT provides greater economic value for installing solar + storage, than stand-alone solar.
40 Program Goals
1. Install solar + storage in single-family homes
throughout SDCP territory (50% of incentives to
Communities of Concern)
2. Support clean energy and reliability by leveraging
batteries on a daily basis during peak periods
3. Build strong relationships with the industry and
SDCP customers
4. Leverage non-SDCP incentives to support
customers in overcoming system costs
41 Research for Program Development
Research on
national and
statewide programs
Discussions with
other CA CCAs
about existing or
planned programs
Engagement with
CALSSA and other
industry orgs
Interviews, feedback
and workshop with
industry
42 Program Summary
Program Incentives
Market Rate CARE/FERA and/or
Communities of Concern
Solar Upfront Incentive N/A Up to $450/kW-AC1
Storage Upfront Incentive $350/kWh
(nameplate useable capacity)
Up to $500/kWh2
(nameplate useable capacity)
Storage Performance Incentive $0.10/kWh
(based on actual performance over the dispatch period during on-peak periods) 1Up to based on if customer is eligible for other solar incentives, i.e., SGIP, DAC-SASH and City of San Diego Solar Equity Program 2Up to based on if customer is eligible for other upfront storage incentives, i.e., SGIP Program Details
# of Events Daily (weekday only or weekday+weekend)
Event Duration 2-5 hours
Battery Enrollment Participants can select the percentage of their battery’s useable capacity to enroll in the program, with a minimum requirement of 50% Unenrollment There will be a prorated claw back associated with the upfront incentive if the participant chooses to unenroll within the first five years 43 Funding Structure
Upfront
Incentive
Performance
Incentive
Programs $6.5M $0
Power $5M $0.9M
Total: $11.5M $0.9M
43% Cost Neutral 100% Cost Neutral
• Upfront incentive partially funded
by foregone future RA payments
generated by reductions in
required load forecasting
• Performance payment funded as
reallocated power procurement
expense
44 Power/Energy Agreements ($)
Funding Structure & VPPs
Typically, the Power Services Department has long-term agreements for energy with large developers for the power our customers use. SDCP receives energy and resource adequacy in return.
Resource Adequacy (RA) and Energy
45 Funding Structure & VPPs
Resource Adequacy (RA) and Energy
SBS compensates our customers for the energy and resource adequacy savings SDCP will receive – keeping revenues local and providing value back to our customers
Power/Energy Agreements ($)
46 Program Training
Contractors
• Contractors are the primary contact for our
customer regarding program specifics
• Mandated program training
• Trained 44 contractors pre-program
launch between June and July at a
local distributor and International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
(IBEW)’s training facilities
• Training converted to virtual after
program launch with portal availability
Battery Manufacturers
• Program training held in June for interested
battery manufacturers and shared with
battery manufacturers as they register
• Individual meeting set up with battery
manufacturers to walk through
operationalizing the batteries and ensuring
a successful path forward for data sharing
47 Program Portal
• Program Portal for
application
submittals,
program
communications,
and available
budget ticker.
48 Progress Since
Launch
Industry Participation:
- Contractors: 47 Approved, 20 under
review
- Battery OEMs: 14 Approved, 3 under
review
Funding Status:
- Total Expected Approved: $7.6M
(67% of total budget)
- Expected Funding Exhausted: End-Oct (+/- 2 weeks)
NEM v. NBT
NEM Approved Projects 63%
NBT Approved Projects 37%
Current Approved Capacity
MW Enrolled 4 approved (5 MW expected)
Customer Participation:
- Over 1,350 Applications received as of 9/18
- 500 Applications in first 24 hrs of program
- Since first week, ~15/applications/day
- Re-enrollments: Over 50% of the re-enrollments over
the last two months have been because of this
program
- Total Approved to Date: 928 (80% approval rate)
49 Communities of Concern Participation
Upfront Incentive Value
Average Incentive $6,799
Market Rate $6,142
CARE, FERA, CoC $8,353
Based on approved applications, we have participation across our Communities of Concern and CARE/FERA populations, with the expectation that SGIP may increase 50 Contractor Engagement
• 61% of enrolled contractors are actively
engaged in the program
• 32% of contractors are DBEs
• 5% of contractors are union
# of Employees # of Contractors
<=10 employees 18
10-50 employees 18
>50 employees 8
Contractor
As of 9/24/2024
Contractor Name Total
Projects
Baker Home Energy 370
Sunline Energy 166
TMAG Industries Inc, DBA Stellar Sola 158
Aloha Solar Power & Electrical Service 106
KBI Electric, Inc. DBA Build Brothers 78
Homegrown Energy Solutions LLC 68
Solare Energy, Inc. 50
SunVantage 39
Semper Solaris 38
Tesla, Inc. 38
Solar Tech Energy 37
Cosmic Solar Inc. 35
SolHome 33
G C Electric Solar 18
Sattler Solar Inc 13
Palomar Solar LTD 11
San Diego Solar Inc 9
San Diego County Solar 9
New Day Solar 9
Johnson Solar 9
Unique Solar 5
Jamar Power Systems 4
Powur PBC 4
BVI Solar 4
HES Solar 3
Aicon Technologies DBA Aicon Solar 3
Alltech Solar, Inc. 2
Rehab Solar 2
Family First Solar Electric Inc. 1
Wave Electric Energy 1
Perk Solar 1
Sunbrook Solar Power 1
Incentive Solar 1
51 Next Steps
• Staff expect funding to be fully reserved by late October or early November based on the average incentive and average applications per day. We anticipate not accepting anymore applications once funding is depleted.
• Anticipate sharing details of next steps with approved contractors and battery manufacturers 30 days prior to funding being fully reserved.
• Staff plans to iterate and improve the program processes, improve communication and clarity, and other program modifications (incentives, eligibility criteria, etc.) • Exploring external funding opportunities although likely longer-term funding Public
Comment
for Item
No. 17
53 Presentation on Partnership Agreement
with the New Children's Museum
Recommendation:
Receive and File presentation on a partnership with the New Children’s Museum for development of the
Creative Youth Development classroom.
Presenter:
Lee Friedman, Senior Manager
Strategic Partnerships
Item No. 18
54 New Children’s Museum – Studio Expansion
Partnership
• Museum began construction to expand by 8,600
square feet in April 2024
• New space will provide visitors of all ages with
more classroom and art-making space and
afterschool programming
• Expansion will allow for more than 60,000
additional visitors a year
• In 2023, over there were over 300,000 visitors to
the New Children’s Museum
• Community Power’s partnership includes naming
rights and opportunities to participate and support
youth programming
• Museum will also become a Power100 Champion
• Multiyear agreement total cost: $150,000
55 New Children’s Museum – Studio Expansion
Renderings
Public
Comment
for Item
No. 18
57 Presentation on Energy Academy
Funding
Recommendation:
Receive and File presentation on the development of
the Regional Energy Academy and funding of two
cohorts (Fall 2024/Spring 2025) by Community Power.
Presenter:
Lee Friedman, Senior Manager
Strategic Partnerships
Item No. 19
58 San Diego Regional Energy Academy
• Purpose: raise the energy literacy of our region’s
diverse community leaders
• Modeled off successful Citizen’s Water
Academy through SDCWA
• Over three days participants will:
• Learn about core energy principles and their
application/role within CA climate and energy
landscape
• Understand San Diego’s power/energy system
• Learn about the nexus of energy, climate and
equity
• Learn how energy solutions can mitigate
climate change and build community resilience
• Hear about local and regional energy initiatives
Foundational Support
provided by
59 San Diego Regional Energy Academy –
First Cohort (30 Participants)
November 7 / Day 1
• Module 1 – Energy Basics
• Module 2 – Regional Landscape (field trip)
November 14 / Day 2
• Module 3 – Policy Goals, Progress and Challenges
• Module 4 – Equity and the Energy Burden (field trip)
November 21 / Day 3
• Module 5 – Decarbonization & Resilience in Action
(field trip)
• Module 6 – Pathways to Resilience & Reliability
60 Recommendation:
Receive and File the Update on the San Diego
Community Power Network Overview.
Presenter:
Melissa Elder, Community Engagement Associate
Item No. 20
San Diego Community Power Network
Overview Update
61 San Diego Community Power Network
Goals
• Build relationships with community leaders by engaging in mutual partnerships that expand overall capacity to implement aligned goals
• Support the implementation of the Community Power Plan and other Community Power customer service offerings
• Co-create an ecosystem of partners that further Community Power’s reach, community recognition, and trust
• Build shared ownership over San Diego Community Power's mission and vision 62 Thank You to Local Contributors
Community Power Plan listening session co-hosted by Project New Village Community Clean Energy Grantees 2024 63 San Diego Community Power Network
What Does Community Power Want to Achieve?
Create an information-sharing infrastructure to
foster collaboration, communication, and
programming awareness and:
• Build relationships with community leaders
• Coordinate cross-organizational outreach and
activities
• Recruit event attendees
• Organize advocacy around policy-making efforts
• Jointly seek out funding opportunities
Phase 1: Information Gathering Phase 2: Information Infrastructure Collect information about community-based
organizations to:
• Understand needs, concerns, capacity, and
level of influence among respondents
• Identify competencies and expertise currently
not held by Community Power
• Define and engage in mutual, standing
partnerships that expand overall capacity
• Support Community Power programming
implementation
64 A Functional Example:
Preparing for Equitable Building Decarbonization
Reduce
Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
in Homes
Advance
Energy Equity
Reduce Energy
Bills
Improve Indoor
Air Quality
Improve Energy
Reliability
Strengthen the
Local
Workforce
As a partner to the program administrator, Community
Power would leverage the Power Network to:
• Market and promote the program
• Inform program implementation and evaluation activities • Customize outreach materials for each community
• Conduct in-language targeted outreach and field questions about the program • Assist with enrollment and income verification and serve as a point of contact for participating households The California Energy Commission's Equitable Building Decarbonization Direct Install Program will establish a network of southern California public agencies and community-based organizations to equitably electrify homes throughout southern California.
Program Goals
65 Power Network Eligibility & Criteria
• Civil Society Organizations
• Non-Governmental Organization
• Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
Who can participate?
This may include, but may not be limited to:
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Foundations
• Schools and School Districts
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Higher-Education
Institutions
• Departments of
Member Agencies
• Corporate Sponsors
• Hospitals
• Special Districts
Benefits to Participation
Forge Dynamic Partnerships
Receive Financial Support
Expand Impact
Guide Community Reinvestment
Leverage a Connection to a
Regional Public Agency
Keep Communities Informed
66 Power Network Solicitation Process
A request for submitters to:
o Indicate their level of capacity in working with
Community Power on program implementation
and/or promotion
o Determine if additional resources are needed to
build their internal capacity
What are we looking to learn?
Focus Area
Impact & Communities Served
Partnerships & Capacity
Engagement
67 Power Network Phase 1 Timeline
Present
to CAC, Board
of Directors
Solicitation &
Recorded
Workshop
Release
Host In-Person
Workshops
Proposed
Power Network
Framework for
Board Approval
Sept. 2024
Conduct Targeted
Outreach
to Community
Groups and
Meetings
Oct. 2024
Submission of
Questions for
FAQs
Posting Due
Submittals
Due
Nov. 2024 Dec. 2024
Public
Comment
for Item
No. 20
Report by
Chief
Executive
Officer
70 71
72 73
74 75
Directors'
Comments
Adjournment
Next Regular
Board of Directors Meeting
October 24, 2024