Residential
Enrollment
Update
Chula Vista City Council
April 26th, 2022
2 Who is San Diego Community Power?
3 How it Works
4 Our Values
Choice = Ratepayers Benefit: A monopoly has
less incentive to invest in making its customers
happy - if there's a choice between improving
service and profit, the numbers will always win.
SDCP is Local, Open, and Accountable: SDCP is
fully transparent in its operations – all meetings
and local, open to the public.
Clear Path to 100% Renewable: SDCP is the
first CCA to codify the goal to reach
100% renewable energy by 2035 or sooner in
our founding agreement.
Striving for Equity: We promote investment in
Communities of Concern to ensure clean energy
benefits for everyone, not just a few.
5 Successes in 2021
• Transitioned from planning mode to a fully operational service provider in the last 12 months
Built a core internal team
Established a partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric Formed our Community Advisory Committee
• Launched municipal and commercial and industrial service in March and June of 2021 Currently serving more than 70,000 customers representing more than 50% of forecasted eligible energy load
Enrolled many Power100 Champions like San Diego International Airport and Illumina • Signed four long-term power purchase agreements with leading renewable energy providers to bring new generation and resiliency to the energy grid Projects will generate a combined 340 MW of solar energy and 220 MW of battery storage, designed to deliver power during evenings and help shift region’s reliance on natural gas
6 Power Projects
Long-term renewable projects
• JVR Energy Park: 90 MW Solar + 70 MW Storage
• IP Oberon: 150 MW Solar
• Vikings Energy Farm: 100 MW Solar + up to 150 MW Storage • Duran Mesa, LLC: 50 MW Wind
Other power programs
• Net energy metering incentives
• Feed-in tariff – incentives for communities of concern build out • Community Power Plan – in development starting with community needs assessment • Advocacy for ratepayers in regulatory and legislative arenas 390
Megawatts of solar and wind
4 Power Contracts
220
Megawatts of storage
7 Compare Renewable Energy
31%
100%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Power100
PowerOn*
SDG&E
Launch 2019
*SDCP’s PowerOn product is 50% Renewable + 5% carbon-free 8 How Does SDCP Compare to SDG&E?
• SDCP’s Board strives to maintain cost competitiveness while overall costs rise
• Higher renewable content (50% SDCP vs 31% SDG&E)
• Power100 program cost is significantly lower than SDG&E’s EcoChoice
• Community Power Plan and other programs underway
9 Phase 1
March 2021:
600+
Municipal
accounts
Phase 2
June 2021:
72,000+
Commercial
& Industrial
accounts*
Phase 3
February 2022:
Imperial Beach
Residents
Phase 3
March 2022:
La Mesa
Residents
Phase 3
April 2022:
Encinitas
Residents
Phase 3
May 2022:
San Diego &
Chula Vista
Residents
Phase 4
2023:
San Diego County
& National City
Enrollment Schedule
10 What’s (not) Changing
What’s Not Changing
• Billing (still one bill from SDG&E)
• Service reliability (SDG&E still
responsible)
• Rate structures (rate schedules align
with SDG&E offerings, including the
Time-of-Use periods)
• Discounts (e.g., CARE/FERA)
• Your day-to-day
What’s Changing
• Higher renewable energy
• An effective customer service team
• Competitive rates
• Reinvesting back into the community
• New programs addressing local
needs
11 Public Engagement EventsOutreach and Engagement
Thank you