Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
Board of Directors Special Meeting
Friday, June 10, 2022
1:00 pm
Pursuant to State of California Gov’t Code Section 54953 (e) the meeting was conducted via teleconference.
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Chair Gibbons called the Special Meeting to order at 1:02 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Directors
Liz Gibbons (Chair), Campbell
George Tyson (Vice Chair), Los Altos Hills
Neysa Fligor, Los Altos
Rob Rennie, Los Gatos
Evelyn Chua, Milpitas
Margaret Abe-Koga, Mountain View
Tina Walia, Saratoga
Larry Klein, Sunnyvale
Otto Lee, Santa Clara County
Alternate Directors
Hung Wei, Cupertino
Sally Meadows, Los Altos
Lisa Schmidt, Los Altos Hills
Lisa Matichak, Mountain View
Gustav Larsson, Sunnyvale
Absent:
Directors
Jon Robert Willey, Cupertino
Zach Hilton, Gilroy
Javed Ellahie, Monte Sereno
Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill
Alternate Directors
Sergio Lopez, Campbell
Rebeca Armendariz, Gilroy
Marico Sayoc, Los Gatos
Elaine Marshall, Milpitas
Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno
John McKay, Morgan Hill
SILICON VALLEY
CLEAN ENERGY
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Rishi Kumar, Saratoga
Mike Wasserman, Santa Clara County
All present Board members participated via teleconference.
Chair Gibbons provided brief welcome comments and thanked Directors for attending the workshop.
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
No speakers.
Regular Calendar
1) SVCE Policy and Strategy Workshops: The Next Chapter in Decarbonization CEO Girish Balachandran introduced the workshop and addressed workshop goals which included:
- Educate the Board and SVCE Community on key trends in energy and climate; - Identify SVCE’s role within the California energy policy and market ecosystem; - Explore challenges and opportunities resulting from changing market and regulatory conditions; and, - Prime the Board for future decisions on SVCE policies and priorities.
CEO Balachandran introduced SVCE’s Maren Wenzel, Senior Manager of Energy Policy and Regulatory Analysis, who reviewed the workshop agenda. Senior Manager of Energy Policy and Planning Wenzel presented on Energy Basics, SVCE and the Grid, Renewables and Storage, Resource Retirements and Reliability, Demand Side Innovation, and an update on SVCE’s Integrated Resource Plan.
Staff responded to board member questions.
Vice Chair Tyson inquired the frequency and voltage changes required for reliability; CEO Balachandran noted staff would capture the question for a future deeper dive.
Director Chua requested additional information on small modular reactors (SMRs).
CEO Balachandran thanked Senior Manager of Energy Policy and Regulatory Analysis Wenzel and thanked/introduced Nick Pappas of NP Energy, who assisted in framing and developing the workshop.
Board Member Announcements and Direction on Future Agenda Items None.
Adjourn
Chair Gibbons adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
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