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JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
Staff Report
DATE: November 19, 2020
TO: Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
FROM: Barbara Boswell, Interim Chief Executive Officer
ITEM 5: Clean Energy Alliance Pro Forma Update
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive presentation on the updated Clean Energy Alliance Pro Forma.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Staff has been anticipating bringing forward an updated Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) Pro Forma at the
November 19 Board meeting, to reflect San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E) November update to its
Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) rate application. The ERRA process establishes generation
and Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) rates for the coming year. As CEA staff and
consultants delved into the November update, which SDG&E submitted on November 6, it became
apparent that there were significant challenges and questions with regards to the impact on generation
•rates for 2021. The technical experts have submitted data requests to SDG&E to better understand
what is being presented by SDG&E. The rates reflected in the ERRA update are incredibly low and not
reflective of what is being seen in other IOU territories. With the questions and uncertainties related to
the November update, we were unable to prepare any type of a reliable pro forma update.
As of the preparation of this staff report, staff has reached out to SDG&E to request a meeting to discuss
the filing and our concerns, and other actions related to participating in the proceeding that are being
undertaken, including filing comments on November 18, 2020, with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) as part of the proceeding. The proposed decision on the ERRA application is due
from the CPUC on 12/2/20. We will hope to have more clarity for the December 17 CEA Board meeting
upon which to prepare a reliable pro forma update.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact by this action.
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