San Diego
Community Power
March 4, 2025
2 How Community Power serves you
Community Power
purchases electricity
from renewable sources
SDG&E
delivers power and
manages grid infrastructure
You
enjoy cleaner power at
competitive rates with local control
3 Who does San Diego Community Power serve?
Total customer accounts served: 955,094
4 Board of Directors
Paloma Aguirre
Imperial Beach
Mayor
Terra Lawson-Remer
San Diego County
Interim Chair
Ditas Yamane
National City
City Councilmember
Genevieve Suzuki
La Mesa
City Councilmember
Michael Inzunza
Chula Vista
City Councilmember
Sean Elo-Rivera
San Diego
City Councilmember
Marco San Antonio
Encinitas
City Councilmember
5 Community Advisory Committee Members
• Two community members are appointed to serve by their Board representative • CAC Members meet monthly to provide input to Community Power’s staff and board Aida Castaneda Larry Emerson
Rate Setting &
Power Procurement
7 Our rates and service options
We want to empower customers to make choices about their electricity, whether they want to invest in the cleanest, most renewable power available or seek a lower-cost option PowerBase
45% renewable
PowerBase is our most affordable
service plan and is 45% renewable.
PowerOn
51% renewable
PowerOn is our standard service plan
and is 51% renewable.
Power100
100% renewable and carbonfree
Power100 is our premium service plan
and is 100% renewable and carbonfree.
Power100 Green+
100% renewable and carbonfree
Power100 Green+ is 100% renewable,
carbon-free, Green-e certified for
businesses looking to meet LEED
standards.
8 • Community Power’s RPS goals are more aggressive than the California State mandate • Some local jurisdictions have 100% renewable goals that trigger earlier than Community Power’s Community Power C C
Renewable energy
Total Community Power C
Retail Sales
CA RPS
Minimum Requirement
Reaching 100% renewable energy
9 Stay informed with Community Power
Joint Rate Mailer 2023 Power Content Label email
Clean Energy
Transition Programs
11 Flexible load as a resource
Reduce peak demand and deliver customer savings
Programs compensate customers for the energy and resource adequacy savings Community Power will receive – keeping revenues local and providing value back to our customers 12 A win-win-win for customers, local workforce and Community Power local procurement Residential Solar Battery Savings pilot program
13 Community Clean Energy Grant Program Press Conference • Hammond Solutions/Olivewood Gardens – to build a 16.4kW solar with 35kWh storage project and a series of clean energy workshops. • GRID Alternatives San Diego - to complete 20 single-family clean energy projects in communities of concern
• San Diego 350 - to create and pilot a high school program that engages teachers and students in communities of concern in the South Bay on clean energy and environmental health
• I Am Green Inc. – for its Weatherization & Energy Equity program that provides education and training tailored to individuals in communities heavily affected by poverty, unemployment,
incarceration and environmental injustice
Powering clean energy initiatives
In 2024, our Clean Energy Grant awards injected $1.2 million into 16 local organizations 14 • We participated in over 15 events in National City by tabling, sponsoring; including the National City Kimball Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony.
• 6 nonprofit organizations operating in the City received clean energy grants totaling almost $500,000 • The City received $50,000 in grant funds to support a Climate Implementation Plan • Regionally, the SoCal Equitable Building Decarbonization coalition was awarded $328 million for equitable building decarbonization efforts for the region and in partnership with the County, we were awarded $124 million for energy efficiency and workforce development programs.
Community Power in National City
Some highlights of tangible impact in the community:
The Year Ahead
16 Sector Program Name, Segment and Target Audience
Residential
Single Family (Equity) - Homeowners and renters of single-family residences Multifamily (Equity) - Tenants; Property owners/ managers Commercial
Small and Medium Business Energy Coach (Equity) - Small and medium businesses Efficient Refrigeration (Equity) - Small corner stores and food donation centers Market Access Program (Resource Acquisition) - Commercial property owners Public
Climate Resilience Leadership (Market Support) - Public agencies Tribal Engagement (Equity) – Tribal communities
Workforce,
Education &
Training
Energy Pathways Program (Market Support) - High school students Workforce Training & Capacity Building (Market Support) - Adult workforce & employers Codes & Standards Codes & Standards - Public agencies i.e., Permitting authorities In collaboration with the County of San Diego, the CPUC awarded us $124 million to launch the San Diego Regional Energy Network (SDREN)
Energy efficiency & workforce development programs
17 More Community Power in the Community
Our on-the-ground team created opportunities to reach nearly 1 million people in 2024 Thank you