Item 8
VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
Staff Report – Item 8
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Alisa Lembke, Board Clerk / Administrative Analyst SUBJECT: Summary of Community Advisory Committee’s (CAC) August 27, 2026 meeting DATE: September 10, 2026
This report summarizes the Community Advisory Committee’s meeting held in person and via Zoom webinar on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Please note that the CAC did not have a meeting in July 2026.
Thursday, August 27, 2026 Meeting:
A. Provided feedback and recommendation to approve Power Project Selection Criteria Guidelines (Discussion/Action): the CAC provided feedback on the draft Power Project Selection Criteria Guidelines. The CAC and Staff discussed several aspects of the draft.
The CAC approved a motion to recommend to the Board that they adopt the draft Guidelines with additional language regarding location criteria and potential VCE-owned projects. (7-0-0)
B. Received presentation from VCE’s Intern on Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) (Information): VCE’s Summer Intern provided a comprehensive review of DERMS, including defining what DERMS are, the different types, what DERMS do, DERMS load shape, financial and non-financial value, residential opportunities and challenges, and what other CCA’s are doing. The CAC and Staff briefly discussed capacity, load shifting, the potential to pair DERMS with grant monies, and Resource Adequacy (RA) obligation.
C. Received an overview of VCE’s pending efforts related to customer engagement focus groups (Information): Staff provided an overview of pending efforts related to customer engagement focus groups. The CAC made suggestions on what information would be helpful as a result of the focus groups.