2 Board of Directors
Regular Meeting
September 25, 2025
3 Welcome and Call to Order
4 Roll Call
55 6
Land Acknowledgement
7 Special Presentations and Introductions
8 Welcome to the Board
Director Jack Fisher
City of Imperial Beach Councilmember
9 Welcome Staff
Angad Kapoor
Administrative Procurement
Analyst
10 Items to be Withdrawn or
Reordered on the Agenda
11 Public Comment on non-Agenda Items
12 Consent
Calendar
1. Approve August 28, 2025, Meeting Minutes
2. Receive and File Treasurer’s Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025
3. Receive and File Update on Programs
4. Receive and File Update on Power Services
5. Receive and File Update on Customer Operations
6. Receive and File Update on IT and Data Analytics
7. Receive and File Update on Human Resources
8. Receive and File Community Advisory Committee Monthly Update
9. Receive and File Update on Marketing, Public Relations, and Local Government
10. Receive and File Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
11. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-14, Approving 2026 Board Meeting Schedule for San Diego Community Power (Community Power)
12. Approve Professional Services Agreement with Nash Consulting, Inc. in a Not-To-Exceed Amount of $185,000 from October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, to support Community Power in its Leadership Sustainability Initiative
13. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-15, Approving Revisions to the existing Net Energy Metering (NEM) tariff and Revisions to the existing Net Billing Tariff (NBT), and new Net Billing Tariff-Virtual (NBT-V) and new Net Billing Tariff-Aggregation (NBT-A) 13 Public Comment on Consent Calendar
14 Regular
Agenda
14. Community Advisory Committee Quarterly Update
15. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-16, Approving Revisions to the Non-Energy Procurement Policy
16. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-17, Approving Revisions to the Delegated Contract Authority Policy and Rescinding
Resolution No. 2022-10
17. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-18, Authorizing the Investment of Monies in Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF)
18. Solar Advantage (Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff) Program
a. Approve Solar Advantage Program's Power Purchase
Agreement Portfolio with 1st Oak 2, LLC
b. Evaluate the Workforce Criteria for the Disadvantaged Green Tariff Program
19. Solar Battery Savings Residential Program Relaunch
15 Item No. 14
Community Advisory
Committee Quarterly Update
Recommendation:
Receive and File Community Advisory
Committee Quarterly Update.
Presenter:
CAC Chair David Harris
16 Quarterly Report on Community Advisory Committee (CAC) May through August 2025
Topics Discussed:
o Vehicle-Grid Integration Strategy
o Solar Advantage Program
o Tariffs, Tax Credits and Executive Orders: New-Build
Market Outlook
o Draft FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Budgets
o FY 2026-30 Capital Improvement Plan
o Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Quarterly Update
o San Diego Regional Academy
o Clean Prepayment Transaction No.2
FY 2025-26 CAC Officers
Luis Montero-Adams
City of San Diego
Vice-Chair
David Harris
City of La Mesa
Chair
Ross Pike
County of San Diego (Unincorporated)
Secretary
Key Content
Sub content
Title
17 Public Comment on
Item No. 14
18 Item No. 14
Board Members
Comments or
Questions
Community Advisory
Committee Quarterly
Update
Recommendation:
Receive and file Community
Advisory Quarterly Update.
19 Item No. 15
Adopt of Resolution No.
2025-16, Approving
Revisions to the Non-Energy
Procurement Policy
Presenters:
Christopher Stephens, Procurement Manager
Krystal Carranza, Procurement Analyst
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-16, approving
Revisions to the Non-Energy Procurement
Policy.
20 Current Non-Energy Public Contracting Policies
What is the current
Non-Energy Public
Contracting Policy?
Purpose: Establishes competitive
solicitation and procurement
standards for non-energy goods and
services.
Methods: Includes use of:
• No Bids (Contracts under $10K)
• Informal Quotes
• Formal Solicitations (RFPs/RFQs)
Includes exceptions for emergencies,
sole source procurements, and inter-agency agreements
What is the current
CEO’s Delegated
Expenditure
Authority?
Board-Approved Delegation:
• CEO has authority to approve
contracts up to $125,000.
• CEO has authority to increase
existing non-energy contracts by
up to 10% of their original Not-to-Exceed amount.
• Delegate authority up to $50,000
to senior staff.
Additional Powers:
• CEO has authority to approve
scope changes up to 25% of the
original scope.
Why Do These
Policies Need to Be
Updated?
Last updated in July 2022
• Thresholds have not kept pace
with:
• SDCP’s growth and increased
contract volume
• Inflation and rising market costs
• The need for greater agility and
efficiency
Impacts:
• Increased administrative burden
• Slower procurement cycles
• Barriers for small and local
businesses
21 Proposed Policy Updates
• Key Highlights
o New structure separates competitive, non-competitive, and sole-source procurement sections for easier reference.
o RFP or RFQ now required for contracts
over $150,000 (previously the threshold
was over $125,000).
o Written quotes now required for
contracts over $10,000 (previously
allowed verbal quotes up to $49,999.99).
o Clarified rules against split purchases to
avoid threshold circumvention.
o Added Protest Procedure for vendor
challenges.
o Clearer criteria and documentation
standards for sole-source awards.
Procurement of Non-Energy Goods & Services
Competitive Solicitation Type Current Policy Proposed Update No competitive solicitation required
Contracts less than $10,000
Renting or Leasing Equipment
Approved Sole Source Request
Emergency Contracts
Contracts less than $10,000
Renting or Leasing Equipment
Approved Sole Source Request
Emergency Contracts
Legal Services Agreements
Request for Verbal Quotes or Bids Contracts between $10,000 and $49,999
Consolidated into Written quote
category
Request for Written Quotes or Bids Contracts between $50,000 and $125,000
Contracts between $10,000 and
$150,000
RFP or RFQ Contracts Exceeding $125,000 Contracts Exceeding $150,000 Cooperative Procurement N/A A lead agency runs the procurement on behalf of multiple agencies.
Piggybacking Procurement N/A
Rely on another agency’s
competitively run procurement. No
change to negotiated terms.
Sole Source Authorized Authorized - additional clarity
provided
22 Public Comment on
Item No. 15
23 Item No. 15
Board Members
Comments or
Questions
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-
16, Approving Revisions to the
non-Energy Procurement
Policy
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-16, Approving
Revisions to the non-Energy Procurement
Policy.
24 Item No. 16
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-
17, Approving Revisions to
the Delegated Contract
Authority Policy and
Rescinding Resolution No.
2022-10
Presenters:
Christopher Stephens, Procurement Manager
Krystal Carranza, Procurement Analyst
Recommendation: Receive and file
Community Power’s revisions to the existing
Net Energy Metering Tariff/Program (NEM)
and to the existing Net Billing Tariff (NBT) and
Community Power’s establishment of the new
Net Billing Tariff Virtual (NBT-V) and a Net
Billing Tariff Aggregation (NBT-A) for all new
customers who elect this and who have
installed onsite generation on or after
February 15, 2024 that qualifies for the tariff
and for existing customers transitioning out of
the Virtual Net Energy Metering Tariff (VNEM)
or the Net Energy Metering Aggregation Tariff
(NEMA) following the conclusion and/or
termination of their 20-year VNEM or NEMA
legacy period.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-17, Approving
Revisions to the Delegated Contract Authority
Policy and Rescinding Resolution No. 2022-
10. 25
Recommended Revisions
1. Non-dollar value
agreements –
delegated to CEO
or designee
2. Allow staff to apply
for grant funding
3. CEO signature
authority
delegation to
executive team
4. Delegated contract
authority to CEO
increased to
$150,000
5. Rename policy to
Delegated Contract
and Signature
Authority Policy
6. Clarifying and
Administrative edits
26 Public Comment on
Item No. 16
27 Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-17, Approving
Revisions to the Delegated Contract Authority
Policy and Rescinding Resolution No.
2022-10
Item No. 16
Board Members
Comments or
Questions
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-17,
Approving Revisions to the
Delegated Contract Authority Policy
and Rescinding Resolution No.
2022-10
28 Item No. 17
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-
18, Authorizing the
Investment of Monies in
Local Agency Investment
Fund (LAIF)
Presenters:
Dr. Eric Washington, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
Recommendation: Receive and file
Community Power’s revisions to the existing
Net Energy Metering Tariff/Program (NEM)
and to the existing Net Billing Tariff (NBT) and
Community Power’s establishment of the new
Net Billing Tariff Virtual (NBT-V) and a Net
Billing Tariff Aggregation (NBT-A) for all new
customers who elect this and who have
installed onsite generation on or after
February 15, 2024 that qualifies for the tariff
and for existing customers transitioning out of
the Virtual Net Energy Metering Tariff (VNEM)
or the Net Energy Metering Aggregation Tariff
(NEMA) following the conclusion and/or
termination of their 20-year VNEM or NEMA
legacy period.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-18 Authorizing
investment of monies in the Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF).
29 Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF)
Risk Management
Established in 1977 under Section 16429.1 et
seq. of the California Government Code,
Created by State of CA to offer local agencies
safe and convenient way to invest reserves.
LAIF is permissible under Community Power’s
Investment Policy.
LAIF Background
Benefits Metrics
Allows Community Power to invest monies in
a secure and liquid investment vehicle.
Funds deposited in LAIF are pooled with
funds from other local agencies and managed
by the State Treasurer’s investment staff.
Oversight is provided by the Pooled Money
Investment Board (PMIB).
PMIB includes the State Treasurer, Director
of Finance, and State Controller.
Through July 2025, LAIF serves over 2,300
participants with assets totaling $22.3
billion.
San Diego County participates in LAIF. San
Diego County Water Authority often include
LAIF as part of their investment strategy
30 LAIF Parameters
Maximum Amount
$75,000,000
LAIF accounts
are subject to a
$75 million cap
Monthly Transactions
15 Maximum
No more than 15
transactions are
allowed per month
31 Public Comment on
Item No. 17
32 Item No. 17
Committee Members
Comments or
Questions
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-
17 Authorizing investment of
monies in the Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF)
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-17 Authorizing
investment of monies in the Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF).
33 Item No. 18 a
Approve Solar Advantage
Program's Power Purchase
Agreement Portfolio with 1st
Oak 2, LLC
Recommendation:
Approve three (3) Power Purchase
Agreements, in substantially final form,
with 1st Oak 2, LLC, for 2.91 MW total of
rooftop (PV) generation for twenty years
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer
to execute the agreements.
Presenter:
Gordon Samuel, Chief Commercial Officer
34 Creating a Solar Advantage
• If approved, 1,200 households in low-income neighborhoods will receive:
o100% renewable energy without having
to install solar themselves
oAn additional 20% discount on energy
for qualified CARE/FERA customers,
bringing household savings up to 50%
35 DAC-GT Background & Benefits
In 2018, California Public Utilities Commission created the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff program.
Community Power requested SDG&E’s MW allocation and was subsequently recognized as Program Administrators in 2023 and renamed it Solar Advantage to better communicate what it does.
Supports 20.16 MW of local
renewable development in
and around Disadvantaged
Communities
Benefits 9,000 residences of
those communities who are
eligible for CARE & FERA
discounts
Provides an additional 20%
discount on the customer’s
bills upon auto enrollment
100% RENEWABLE LOW INCOME BILL SAVINGS
36 1st Light: Project Summaries
• Community Power’s August 2023 Solar Advantage Request for Offers • Shortlisting approved by Community Power Energy Contract Working Group in August 2024 Project Details
• 2.91 MW (3 projects total)
• Developer: 1st Light Sales
Corp
• Commercial Operation Date:
April 1, 2027
Figure 2: 1st Light Project Site Locations
37 Project Locations
PS 20292 GT FIT PS 08017 PS 27814
Figure 3: Chula Vista Project
3217 Main St, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Figure 4: El Cajon Project
1047 N. Johnson Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020
Figure 5: San Diego Project
1925 54th Street, San Diego, CA 92105
Expected Capacity (MW): 0.555
Annual Production (MWh): 825
Expected Capacity (MW): 0.710
Annual Production (MWh): 1,193
Expected Capacity (MW): 1.646
Annual Production (MWh): 2,598
38 1st Light Developer Experience
• California-based solar developer
• Founded in 2004
• Completed 1,000 projects across 15 states
• 90% of projects are PV only at self-storage
facilities
• Partnered with Public Storage to fulfill
commitment of expanding solar at 1,300
properties by 2025
39 1st Light Key Facts • Product: Energy and Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) credits
• Source: Photovoltaic • Pricing: Fixed for a 20
-year term
• Timeline: Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date is April 1, 2027, which is when customers begin receiving discounts
• Performance: Community Power would receive financial
compensation in the event of seller’s failure to
successfully achieve certain development milestones and guaranteed production
• Workforce: 100% local union labor requirement for all contracted and subcontracted construction work o 50% minimum local labor requirement 40 Planned Next Steps for Solar Advantage Program
Project Procurement (Q4 2025 – Q2 2026)
• Second RFO closes
• Evaluation of second RFO bids
• Third RFO release & close
Project Development (Q2 2027)
• Construction and commissioning of first RFO projects
• 1st Light projects reach Commercial Operation Date
Customer Enrollment (Q3 2027)
• Luminia project reaches Commercial Operation Date
• Customer auto-enrollment and bill reductions begin
41 Public Comment on
Item No. 18 a
42 Item No. 18 a
Board Members
Comments or
Questions
Approve Solar Advantage Program's
Power Purchase Agreement
Portfolio with 1st Oak, LLC
Recommendation:
Approve three (3) Power Purchase
Agreements, in substantially final form,
with 1st Oak 2, LLC, for 2.91 MW total of
rooftop (PV) generation for twenty years
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer
to execute the agreements.
43 Item No. 18 b
Evaluate the Workforce
Criteria for the Disadvantaged
Communities Green Tariff
Program
Recommendation:
Revise existing workforce criteria and
include additional enhanced criteria and
stronger labor protections for all current or
future Request for Offers (RFOs) for the
Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff
Program.
Presenter:
Gordon Samuel, Chief Commercial Officer
44 Currently Active RFO and Existing Workforce Criteria • Second Request for Offers (“RFO 2”) for Solar Advantage (Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff) • RFO #2 opened on April 7, 2025, scheduled to close on October 6, 2025 • 15.55 MW of capacity still available
• Workforce Criteria
o Projects must pay prevailing wages, including to all tiers of subcontractors o Consistent with Community Power's Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy, higher evaluation ratings will be given to offers that:
a) Illustrate commitments to employ workers and use businesses from San Diego and Imperial counties; b) Employ properly licensed contractors and California certified electricians; c) Display a poster at jobsites informing workers of prevailing wage requirements; d) Support and utilize local apprentices from State of California approved apprenticeship programs; and e) Have executed, or have committed to executing, Project Labor Agreements (PLAs). The latter receives the highest workforce development rankings.
45 Chair's Proposal
• Staff is directed to add the following redline changes to the existing open RFO and apply same criteria to future RFOs for the DAC-GT program:
• xv. Labor: Projects must pay prevailing wages, including all tiers of subcontractors. In accordance with San Diego Community Power’s Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy, higher evaluation ratings will be given to offers that, among other things:
a) Illustrate commitments Commit to employ workers and use businesses from San Diego and Imperial counties;
b) Employ properly licensed contractors and California certified electricians; c) Display a poster at jobsites informing workers of prevailing wage requirements; and d) Support and utilize local apprentices from State of California approved joint labor management apprenticeship programs.
Offers that have executed, or have committed to executing, Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), and/or committed to using apprentices from State of California approved joint labor management apprenticeship programs, will receive the highest workforce development rankings.
46 Public Comment on
Item No. 18 b
47 Item No. 18 b
Evaluate the Workforce
Criteria for the Disadvantaged
Communities Green Tariff
Program
Recommendation:
Revise existing workforce criteria and
include additional enhanced criteria and
stronger labor protections for all current or
future Request for Offers (RFOs) for the
Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff
Program.
Presenter:
Gordon Samuel, Chief Commercial Officer
48 Item No. 19
Solar Battery Savings
Residential Program
Relaunch
Recommendation:
Receive and file update on the relaunch of
the Solar Battery Savings (SBS) program.
Presenter:
Colin Santulli, Senior Director of Programs
49 Solar
Battery
Savings
(SBS)
Program
Recap of the 2024 SBS Pilot
2025 SBS Program
Goals
Multi-Year Incentive Structure
Incentive Levels
Operations and Eligible Equipment
Next Steps
1 2
2a
2b
2c
2d
3 50
Solar Battery Savings
2024 Pilot Overview
51 Benefits of Energy Storage
Reduce energy bill • Discharging a battery during on
-peak periods
(when prices are higher) to reduce utility bills
Reduce on-peak imports or leverage credits
• Discharging a battery during on-peak periods
allows homeowners to reduce on-peak
imports or receive higher credits for excess
battery power going back to the grid
Obtain incentives • Take advantage of Community Power’s upfront rebate and an additional $0.10/kWh
during the daily dispatch window (discharged
to home or the grid)
Support the local utility grid • Reduce pressure on the local grid when demand is high
52 2024 SBS Pilot Results
Systems Incentivized
• 1,600 customers participated; 2,200 batteries installed • Average $6,900 incentive per participant
• ~40% pilot funding to Communities of Concern and CARE/FERA Industry Engagement
• 50+ contractors approved
o 37% registered Diverse Business Enterprises
o 42% less than 10 staff
Pilot Recognition
• Recognized in U.S. Department of Energy’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants 2025 Update
• Featured in Peak Load Management Alliance Fall Conference’s “Power in Partnership: How CCAs Utilize Cooperation to build VPPs”
53 Solar Battery Savings
2025 Program
54 Program Goals
• Support the adoption of solar and storage in single-family homes with an emphasis on new systems
• Direct at least 50% of program funding to communities underserved by the solar/storage industry
• 40% to Communities of Concern
• 10% to CARE/FERA
• Support clean energy and grid reliability with having these battery resources dispatching during on-peak hours to
support local, clean energy goals
• Strengthen and maintain relationships with Community
Power customers and the industry, supporting local
contractors
• Deliver bill savings to program participants
• Explore non-Community Power funding to maximize
benefits for program participants (e.g., DAC-SASH, DSGS) 55 Multi-Year Incentive Structure
• 90 MWh overall program target with 30 MWh goal per step • Well-established program design structure to phase out incentives, adapt to market changes • Allows industry to adjust with advanced notice and clear, predictable phase-downs 56 Incentive Levels by Participant Type
• Added incentive category for new systems
• Higher relative incentives for new solar + storage systems • Higher relative incentives for non-market rate participants (i.e., Community of Concern, CARE, FERA) • No change to performance incentives from Pilot
57 Program Operations and Eligible Equipment
• Simplifying options for scaling
• 2026 4-hour battery dispatch
• Future years expected to become more flexible; 1-5 hours within on-peak window • Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) integration required for battery eligibility Number of events Daily (weekday only)
Dispatch timing All daily dispatches will align with the on-peak period between 4pm and 9pm Event duration 1-5 hours
Battery enrollment 50% of the battery’s nameplate usable capacity Unenrollment Upfront rebate subject to prorated clawback if unenrolled within 5 years Active Events Pending acceptance into DSGS or other Active Programs 58 Next Steps
59 Next Steps
Contractor Approvals
• Weeks of 9/8 & 9/15 – offered four options for mandatory trainings • Contractor enrollment 9/9-9/25
October 1, Press Event
• Public launch to build awareness and credibility
Marketing Materials
• Updated website including customer FAQs and list of approved contractors • Contractor toolkit with ready-to-use resources for customer outreach • Customer brochure
Customer Workshops
• Public sessions for Community Power customers to learn about the program • Raise awareness of program offerings and direct customers to resources 60 Public Comment on
Item No. 19
61 Item No. 19
Board Members
Comments or
Questions
Solar Battery Savings Residential
Program Relaunch
Recommendation:
Receive and file update on the relaunch of the
Solar Battery Savings (SBS) program.
62 Report by Chief Executive Officer
63 Recent Speaking Engagements
Energy Academy Renewable Rides Podcast Community Clean Energy Grants Press Event
64 San Diego Community Power in the Community
El Grito Adams Avenue Street Fair Coastal Cleanup Day
65 Looking Ahead
• Solar Battery Savings launching September 30
o Solar Battery Savings press conference on
October 1 at the County Administration Center
• October CalCCA Board Retreat
• Tree San Diego Plant-a-Thon on October 10 in
National City
66 Hiring Updates
• Open Positions: Interview Stage
o Associate Director of Finance: Capital Investment Plan o Senior IT Systems Engineer
o Program Associate
• Open Positions: Final Stage
o Facilities Lead
• Upcoming Start Dates
o October 7: Anna Laprise, Senior Origination Associate 67 Directors Comments
68 Adjournment
69 Next Regular Board Meeting
October 23, 2025, at 5 p.m.