CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
DEPARTMENT(S)
Energy
CEQA
Not a Project, File No.
PP17-004, Government
Funding Mechanism or
Fiscal Activity with no
commitment to a
specific project which
may result in a
potentially significant
physical impact on the
environment.
COORDINATION
City Attorney’s Office;
City Manager’s
Budget Office
Director Approval
/s/
Lori Mitchell
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S)
Citywide
CMO Approval
5/20/25
SUBJECT: California Community Choice Association 2025-2026 Membership
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Energy Department or her designee to continue the City’s annual membership with the California Community Choice Association for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 at a cost not to exceed $650,000.
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION
California Community Choice Association, also referred to as CalCCA, represents the interests of California’s community choice electricity providers in the legislature and with relevant regulatory agencies. These include the California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission, and California Air Resources Board. Community choice programs are administered by local governments with a mission to provide competitive alternatives to investor-owned utility sources.
CalCCA’s voting members are the operating community choice programs in California.
In December 2017, the City Manager appointed Lori Mitchell, Director of the Energy Department to the CalCCA Board of Directors to represent San José Clean Energy, the community choice energy program operated by the Energy Department. The Energy Department has continually maintained its membership with CalCCA since that time, with Ms. Mitchell serving on the CalCCA Board of Directors. On April 10, 2025, the CalCCA Board unanimously approved the fiscal year 2025-2026 CalCCA budget and methodology for calculating dues for each participating community choice aggregation, including San José Clean Energy. Based on the approved methodology, CalCCA’s annual membership cost for fiscal year 2025-2026 is expected to be approximately $520,000. With fees for additional legal and advocacy support services that may be needed during the fiscal year, total CalCCA costs are expected not to exceed $650,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026. San José Clean Energy recommends continued membership to maintain the support of legislation and regulatory policies that protect and foster community choice aggregations in California, including San José Clean Energy.
Climate Smart San José: The recommended actions support Climate Smart San José (action 1.1 Transition to a Renewable Energy Future) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan (Goal MS-2 and Appendix 8: GHG Reduction Strategy).
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND INPUT
No commission recommendation or input is associated with this action.
COUNCIL AGENDA: 6/3/25
FILE: 25-575
ITEM: 2.16
COST AND FUNDING SOURCE
The recommended CalCCA membership and support services costs are expected not to exceed $650,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026. Funding is included in the Energy Department’s Non- Personal/Equipment appropriation in the San José Clean Energy Operating Fund as part of the 2025-2026 Proposed Operating Budget.
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT: Allen Fong, Division Manager, Energy Department at (408) 535- 5630 or email [email protected]