Item 7
VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
Staff Report – Item 7
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Alisa Lembke, Board Clerk / Administrative Analyst SUBJECT: Summary of Community Advisory Committee’s (CAC) March 26, 2026 meeting DATE: April 9, 2026
This report summarizes the Community Advisory Committee’s meetings held in person and via Zoom webinar on March 26, 2026. The CAC did not have a meeting in February 2026.
Thursday, March 26, 2026 Meeting:
A. Receive process and schedule of Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) update. (Information) Staff provided information on the IRP process and schedule of the IRP update, with the biannual update due to the CPUC by August 10, 2026. CAC Members and Staff discussed topics such as: GHG emissions, power purchasing and planning, portfolio performance, and the purpose of the IRP.
B. Receive update on CalCCA sponsored bills for 2026 legislative session AB 1761 (Rogers) and SB 1138 (Padilla). (Information) Staff provided an update on two legislative bills sponsored by CalCCA: AB 1761 (Rogers) improving PCIA transparency and SB 1138 (Padilla) lowering the cost of Resource Adequacy (RA) by allowing hourly transactions.
CAC members and Staff discussed items such as: availability of data, Resource Adequacy (RA) capacity, use of the data, affordability, and Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) forecasting.
C. Receive Local Energy Task Group (LETG) update. (Information) Staff provided an overview of the LETG’s recent work, describing local energy project types and their benefits and also to explore potential roles VCE could play in facilitating community-based clean energy and resilience initiatives. CAC Members and Staff discussed item such as: local energy “education”, four (4) project types presented and possible involvement of VCE, photovoltaic battery advantages, capacity, and microgrids.