MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – COMMUNITY POWER – FEBRUARY 7, 2025
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER (COMMUNITY POWER)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Don L. Nay Port Administration Boardroom
3165 Pacific Hwy.
San Diego, CA 92101
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
February 7, 2025
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WELCOME
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Aguirre called the Community Power Board of Directors special meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Chair Aguirre, City of Imperial Beach, Director LaCava, City of San Diego; Director Inzunza, City of Chula Vista; Director Shaffer, City of Encinitas; Director Suzuki, City of La Mesa; and Director Yamane, City of National City ABSENT: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer, County of San Diego
Staff Present: Chief Executive Officer Burns; Chief Financial Officer Dr. Washington; Chief Operating Officer Clark; Chief Commercial Officer Vosburg; General Counsel Tyagi; Senior Director of Data Analytics and Customer Operations Utouh; Director of Finance Manglicmot; Clerk of the Board Hernandez; and Assistant Clerk of the Board Vences
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Aguirre led the Pledge of Allegiance.
NO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AT A SPECIAL MEETING
Members of the public are afforded the opportunity to speak on any agenda item before or during the Board’s consideration of the item. (Gov. Code Section 54954.3). At a special meeting, no other business may be considered, and there is no general public comment period. (Gov. Code Section 54956(a)).
MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – COMMUNITY POWER – FEBRUARY 7, 2025
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Review and Approval of 2025 Rates
Chief Operating Officer Clark introduced the item and turned it over to Senior Director of Data Analytics and Customer Operations Utouh, and Director of Finance Manglicmot to provide an overview of 2025 Rates.
Clerk of the Board Hernandez reported that a public comment was submitted to Community Power via electronic mail, and a hard copy was placed on the dais for Board members.
After Board member comments and questions, Director LaCava motioned and seconded by Director Yamane to approve rate adjustments for the PowerBase and PowerOn services, as contained in Attachment A, to go into effect retroactively to February 1, 2025. The recommendation includes San Diego Community Power (Community Power) default PowerOn service electricity generation/commodity rates that are 3% less expensive compared to San Diego Gas and Electric’s (SDG&E) generation rates and PowerBase service electricity generation rates that are 5% less expensive than San Diego Gas and Electric’s generation rates.
Power100 and Power100 Green-e Certified will maintain premiums of $0.01/kWh and $0.02/kWh, respectively. The motion carried 6/0 by Roll Call Vote as follows:
AYES: Chair Aguirre, Directors LaCava, Inzunza, Shaffer, Suzuki, and Yamane NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer
ADJOURNMENT
Community Power Board meeting adjourned at 11:01 a.m. to the next regular Board meeting scheduled on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
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Maricela Hernandez, MMC, CPMC
Clerk of the Board