VCEA Minutes September 10, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Page 1 of 4
MINUTES OF THE VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
The Board of Directors of the Valley Clean Energy Alliance duly noticed their regular meeting for Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. to be held at City of Woodland Council Chambers located at 300 First Street, Woodland, California 95695. Board Chair Jesse Loren established that there was a quorum present and began the meeting at 5:31 p.m.
Board Members Present: Jesse Loren (Chair), Tania Garcia-Cadena (Vice Chair), Lucas Frerichs, Tom Stallard, Shiela Allen, Richard Casavecchia, Bapu Vaitla (arrived at 5:33 p.m.)
Members Absent: Donna Neville
Item 1: Welcome
and Approval of the
Agenda
Chair Loren welcomed everyone. Director Allen made a motion to approve the September 10, 2026 Agenda, seconded by Director Stallard.
Motion passed with Director Neville absent.
Item 2. Public
Comment –
General and
Consent Items
There were no written or verbal public comments not on the agenda or on consent items.
(Director Vaitla arrived at 5:33 p.m.)
Items 3-14.
Approval of the
Agenda and
Consent Agenda
Items / Resolution
2026-013
Motion made by Director Frerichs to approve the Consent agenda items, seconded by Director Stallard. Motion passed with Director Neville absent. The following items were:
3. Approved July 9, 2026 Board meeting Minutes;
4. Received 2026 long range calendar;
5. Received Treasurer’s Report June 30, 2026;
6. Received legislative update provided by Pacific Policy Group;
7. Received August 2026 regulatory update dated September 2, 2026 provided by Keyes & Fox;
8. Received Community Advisory Committee August 27, 2026 meeting summary;
9. Received Board Workshop information;
10. Received and approved Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage IT Policy;
11. Received and approved updated Collections Policy;
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12. Ratified Amendment One (1) to First Principles Advisory Agreement extending term;
13. Approved the Chief Executive Officer to designate an alternate to California Community Power Board; and,
14. Authorized staff to proceed with discussions and due diligence regarding Gibson Solar and Battery Storage Project acquisition.
Item 15. California
Community Power
(CC Power) update.
(Information)
Mitch Sears introduced CC Power General Manager Alex Morris. Mr.
Morris provided an update on CC Power, including a list of CC Power’s members; reviewed CC Power’s Joint Action Model; and, highlighted VCE’s participation in power contracts, possible future projects, and “bulk buys”, such as getting information, data sets, and trainings by purchasing the information through those CCAs that are a part of CC Power. Lastly, Mr. Morris reviewed CC Powers’ strategic priority for years 2026 through 2030.
The Board and Staff discussed the location of CC Powers’ joint power contracts and the different types of energy storage. There were no written or verbal public comments.
Item 16. Accept
and attest the
accuracy of Valley
Clean Energy’s
2025 Power
Content Label.
(Action)
VCE Staff Chad Curran provided an overview of the 2025 Power Content Label (PCL) process of reporting VCE’s 2025 energy purchases, which then needs to be filed with the California Energy Commission (CEC) and then distributed to VCE’s Customers.
The Board and Staff discussed: current energy offerings and the need to reevaluate those offerings, format of the PCL and the need for a few revisions, and how the PCL is distributed to VCE’s Customers.
There was no written public comment.
Verbal Public Comment: Christine Shewmaker expressed her happiness to see that VCE’s Standard Green is up to 87% RPS, which has increased from where VCE was at in 2021 and 2022. She would like a commitment to allocated Indian Valley, Putah Creek, both local resources, and any other local power be allocated to UltraGreen. With the help of Yolo County opting up to UltraGreen in 2022 for their municipal power, that was not already covered by solar that they owned, all the power is renewable and local.
VCEA Minutes September 10, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Page 3 of 4 Motion made by Vice Chair Garcia-Cadena, seconded by Director Vaitla that the Board attest to the veracity of the information presented in VCE’s 2025 Power Source Disclosure Annual Reports and Power Content Label for the Base Green, Standard Green, and UltraGreen products.
Motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Garcia-Cadena, Frerichs, Stallard, Allen, Casavecchia, Vaitla, Loren
NOES: None
ABSENT: Neville
ABSTAIN: None
Item 17. Receive
update on
Residential
Dynamic Pricing
Pilot Program (HFP)
and Vehicle-Grid
Integration (VGI)
Pilot Program.
(Information)
VCE Staff Rebecca Kuczynski provided the background on the Hourly Flex Pricing Pilot (HFP) and Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) programs. Ms.
Kuczynski provided an update on both HFP and VGI programs. And, she reviewed next steps. The Board and Staff briefly discussed active participants of the HFP program, and, the difference between Time of Use (TOU) and dynamic rate pricing. There was no written or verbal public comment.
Item 18. Board
Member and Staff
Announcements
Director Stallard invited those to attend tonight’s Arte del Nuevo High School Event, which showcases youth art, held in Woodland from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Chair Loren announced that the Carnitas Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026 in Winters. She informed those present that this event is free.
Mr. Sears provided a brief update on legislative bill AB1761 (Data Transparency), which the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is in opposition of the bill. Also, the CPUC proceeding on Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Track 2, which will affect customers negatively and is not favorable to CCA’s, is to be voted on by the CPUC under their consent agenda.
Mr. Sears announced upcoming events that VCE will be participating in:
EV at the Pavilions (Davis) at Central Park on Sunday, September 29th, 2026; Salmon Festival (Winters) on Saturday, November 7th at Rotary Park, and Dia del Muertos Celebration (Woodland) on Saturday, November 10th at Woodland United Methodist Church.
VCEA Minutes September 10, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Page 4 of 4 Item 19.
Announcement /
Adjournment
Chair Loren announced that the Board’s next regular meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026 at the City of Davis Community Chambers located at 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California 95616.
There being no further regular business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
Alisa M. Lembke
VCEA Board Secretary