Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Executive Committee Meeting
Monday, January 27, 2025
10:00 a.m.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Office
333 W El Camino Real, Suite 330
Sunnyvale, CA
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order
Chair Klein called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Chair Larry Klein, City of Sunnyvale
Director Elliot Scozzola, City of Campbell
Director Sally Meadows, City of Los Altos
Director George Tyson, Town of Los Altos Hills
Director Yvonne Martinez Beltran, City of Morgan Hill
Director Tina Walia, City of Saratoga
Absent:
None
A quorum was present.
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
No speakers.
Consent Calendar
Chair Klein opened public comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed public comment.
MOTION: Director Meadows moved and Director Martinez Beltran seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 1) Approve Minutes of the November 22, 2024, Executive Committee Meeting Docusign Envelope ID: 65C129AD-ECD4-4EB3-9DA8-8A77FDC04862 Regular Calendar
2) CEO Update (Discussion)
CEO Monica Padilla provided welcoming comments to the 2025 SVCE Executive Committee. CEO Padilla introduced Bena Chang, Director of Government and Legislative Affairs, who provided information relating to executive orders issued by the new federal administration that impact emerging climate issues, and an executive order that temporarily halts all disbursements of funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which directly impacts the recently awarded SVCE $12 million shared grant with the City of San Jose for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Director of Government and Legislative Affairs Chang noted further updates would be provided to the Committee regarding implementation of the executive orders and the impacts to SVCE.
Staff responded to committee member questions and comments relating to overall local and regional impacts resulting from the federal funding halt, a request from committee members for talking points relating to the funding halt of the $12 million shared grant, residential tax credits for home upgrades, impending tariffs on equipment sourced by developers, and a potential shift to focus on nuclear energy generated projects.
CEO Padilla provided brief comments relating to the Moss Landing Vistra Power Plant fire and SVCE’s battery storage projects. Director of Government and Legislative Affairs Chang provided a legislative update regarding the introduction of Assembly Bill 303 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis to address modifications to battery energy storage systems.
CEO Padilla announced the following:
CalCCA appointed a new Chair, Rob Shaw, Central Coast Community Energy, CEO Padilla was appointed to the CalCCA Executive Committee, CalCCA Annual Conference is scheduled for April 28th to 30th, 2025, in Irvine, CA, California Community Power appointed a new Chair, Lori Mitchell, San Jose Clean Energy, CEO Padilla was appointed to the ad-hoc Budget Committee.
Chair Klein opened public comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed public comment.
3) Elect Chair and Vice Chair of the 2025 SVCE Executive Committee (Action) Board Clerk Andrea Pizano identified the process for selecting the Chair and Vice Chair, noting four votes would be needed for a majority vote to identify these roles. In the event three or more members were interested, a roll call vote by name would be held and repeated until four votes were received for each role.
Chair Klein opened public comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed public comment.
Director Martinez Beltran expressed interest in the role of Chair and provided additional comments regarding her interest in serving as Chair of the 2025 SVCE Executive Committee.
MOTION: Director Walia moved and Director Tyson seconded the motion to nominate Director Yvonne Martinez Beltran as Chair of the 2025 SVCE Executive Committee.
Docusign Envelope ID: 65C129AD-ECD4-4EB3-9DA8-8A77FDC04862 The motion carried by verbal roll call vote.
Director Martinez Beltran assumed the role of Chair and proceeded to preside over the remainder of the meeting.
Director Meadows expressed interest in the role of Vice Chair and provided additional comments regarding her interest in serving as Vice Chair of the 2025 SVCE Executive Committee.
MOTION: Director Walia moved and Director Klein seconded the motion to nominate Director Sally Meadows as Vice Chair of the 2025 SVCE Executive Committee.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote.
Staff provided information regarding open seats on SVCE’s Audit Committee, with committee members responding with potentially interested parties.
Director Tyson shared his gratitude for Director Klein’s service as Chair of the committee in 2024 and expressed the importance of Directors’ engagement on committees. 4) Select a Regular Meeting Schedule for 2025 Executive Committee Meetings (Action) Directors discussed availability on the proposed 2025 regular meeting dates.
Staff responded to questions and comments regarding polling for additional potential meeting dates, specifically in April.
MOTION: Director Klein moved and Director Walia seconded the motion to approve the proposed dates and adopt the Regular Meeting Schedule for 2025 Executive Committee Meetings as follows:
February 28, 2025
March 28, 2025
April – TBD
May 23, 2025
June 27, 2025
No meeting in July
August 22, 2025
September 26, 2025
October 24, 2025
December 5, 2025
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 5) Recommend the SVCE Board of Directors Approve an Updated Cashout Policy for Rooftop Solar Customers (Action)
Peyton Parks, Manager of Energy Services, provided information relating to a proposal to establish a new Net Surplus Cashout (NSC) rate for Standard Solar Net Energy Metering (NEM) customers, equalizing the NSC rate to PG&E’s current NSC rate.
Docusign Envelope ID: 65C129AD-ECD4-4EB3-9DA8-8A77FDC04862 Staff responded to committee member questions and comments regarding alignment of SVCE incentives with grid values, adopting a new NSC rate multiplier to equal PG&E’s rate, SVCE’s budget commitment for customer incentives, and affordability for SVCE customers.
Committee members discussed the potential of making SVCE’s NSC rate less than PG&E’s NSC rate; following discussion, it was determined that mirroring PG&E’s policy and rate would be palatable when coupled with marketing to point out the additional value that solar customers see in the form of SVCE’s rate discount, programs, and rebates.
Chair Martinez Beltran opened public comment.
No speakers.
Chair Martinez Beltran closed public comment.
MOTION: Chair Martinez Beltran moved and Vice Chair Meadows seconded the motion to recommend the SVCE Board of Directors adopt a new Net Surplus Compensation (NSC) multiplier under Standard Solar Net Energy Metering (NEM) rates equal to Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) multiplier effective January 2026.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 6) Program Snapshot: Electric Vehicle Rebates (Informational) Nupur Hiremath, Manager of Decarbonization Programs and Policy, introduced Hannah Gustafson, Programs Lead, to present the item relating to electric vehicle (EV) adoption with a discussion regarding overall percentage increases in EV sales in Santa Clara County, equitability and improving EV adoption rates for lower-income families, and the launching of SVCE EV Rebate Program.
Staff responded to committee member questions and comments regarding federal and state-level EV tax credits, EV Rebate Program outreach efforts to minority populations, and EV charger installation assistance for multi-family and new construction projects through SVCE programs.
Chair Martinez Beltran opened public comment.
No speakers.
Chair Martinez Beltran closed public comment.
Committee/Staff Remarks
Director Tyson acknowledged Director Walia for chairing the SVCE January Board of Directors meeting.
Director Walia acknowledged committee members and SVCE staff for their work on various SVCE goals and initiatives.
Adjournment
Chair Martinez Beltran adjourned the meeting at 12:08 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
Docusign Envelope ID: 65C129AD-ECD4-4EB3-9DA8-8A77FDC04862