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JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
Staff Report
DATE: January 16, 2020
TO: Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
FROM: Barbara Boswell, Interim Chief Executive Officer
ITEM 2: Clean Energy Alliance Community Choice Aggregation Roadmap, Committees and New
Member Attraction Strategy
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive report on Community Choice Aggregation Roadmap.
2. Provide direction regarding Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) committees.
3. Provide direction regarding new member attraction strategy.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
At its December 19, 2019 meeting, the CEA Board requested an overview of the community
choice aggregation roadmap, discussion of role and timing of committees and new member
attraction strategy to be placed on this agenda.
Community Choice Aggregation Roadmap
The process to form a community choice aggregation (CCA) program has been established by
the California Public Utilities Commission Resolution E-4907 and includes specific action items
and timelines to be met. To date, CEA has taken the appropriate actions and met the required
timelines.
In parallel with the CCA implementation action items, CEA will also be taking the appropriate
administrative actions to establish a new government agency. These include appointing interim
staff, approving policies and procedures, and approving initial budgets. To date, CEA has taken
the appropriate administrative actions.
Clean Energy Alliance Committees
Members of the CEA Board have expressed interest in considering the establishment of a
Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC).
Section 5.9 of the Clean Energy Alliance Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement authorizes the
CEA Board to establish committees as it deems appropriate. The purpose of a committee, as
stated in the JPA Agreement, is to assist the Board in carrying out its functions and
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implementing the CCA program, related energy programs, and the provisions of the JPA
Agreement.
Key considerations for establishing a CAC include timing of establishment, purpose/mission of
CAC, organizational need and capacity of staff to support the CAC.
New Member Attraction Strategy
The CEA Board has expressed interest in developing a strategy for attracting new members.
Section 2.4 of the CEA JPA Agreement establishes the ability for other cities or counties, within
the San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) territory, to become a member of CEA. Those agencies
seeking membership would need to have a feasibility study completed that reflects positive
financial results, adopt a CCA ordinance pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 366.2, execute
the CEA JPA Agreement and pay its share ofthe CEA initial costs pursuant to JPA Agreement
7.3.2. These steps would need to be completed prior to October 1, 2020.
The CEA Board may deny membership in CEA if it determines that the addition of the new
agency would create an undue risk of financial burden to CEA or the achievement of the
Climate Action Plan goals of the current CEA members.
Should new members meet the criteria as established, the CEA Implementation Plan would be
amended to reflect the new members and submitted to the California Public Utilities
Commission by December 31, 2020 for review and certification. CEA would begin serving
customers within the new member agencies during 2022.
Issues to consider when developing a new member attraction strategy include benefits/impacts
of climate zone differences and overall load size of CEA, compatibility of goals of CCA between
the current member agencies and the new agencies, as well as overall size of the CEA board.
ATTACHMENTS:
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