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CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
Staff Report
DATE: March 25, 2021
TO: Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
FROM: Barbara Boswell, Interim Chief Executive Officer
ITEM 7: Update on Clean Energy Alliance Member Agency Default Power Supply Selections and
Net Energy Metering Customer Enrollments
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Receive Report on Clean Energy Alliance Member Agency Default Power Supply Selections and Net
Energy Metering Customer Enrollments.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At its special meeting March 4, 2021, the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) Board approved power supply
product options to be available for member agencies to select as their default power supply and for
individual customers to select as options. The approved power supply options are:
NAME CONTENT AVAILABLE AS
DEFAULT
AVAILABLE FOR
INDIVIDUAL
OPTION
Clean Impact Minimum 50% Renewable Y Y
Clean Impact Plus Minimum 50% Renewable/75%
Carbon Free
Y N
Green Impact 100% Renewable Y Y
Default power supply selections by the member agencies are:
•Carlsbad — Clean Impact Plus
•Del Mar—Clean Impact Plus
•Solana Beach —Clean Impact Plus
Customers will be defaulted into the default power supply selected by their city upon enrollment with
CEA, unless the customer makes an alternative selection. The customer can make alternative selections
either on the CEA website or by calling customer service at (833) 232-3110.
March 25, 2021
Update Power Supply
and Net Energy Metering
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Net Energy Metering
CEA staff has been working with San Diego Gas & Electric (5DG&E) staff to evaluate options related to
enrolling Net Energy Metering (NEM) customers in CEA. Customers with self-generation systems such as
rooftop solar are typically enrolled in the NEM program. The NEM program tracks credits and charges
throughout a 12-month Relevant Period, with the Relevant Period beginning in the month the customer
starts NEM service. At the end of the Relevant Period, credits and charges are trued-up, if there is a
charge due the customer is billed the charge, and if there is a credit the account is zeroed out and a new
Relevant Period begins. In addition to the monetary true-up, the customer's account is trued-up with
regards to the kWh generation by the system as compared to the kWh energy used by the customer
through the Relevant Period. If the system generated more energy on a kWh basis than the customer
used, the customer is eligible to receive Net Surplus Compensation.
When a NEM customer enrolls in CEA, the NEM account is trued-up, regardless of when the Relevant
Period normally ends, and a new Relevant Period will be established which will begin in the month the
customer enrolls in CEA. This mid-Relevant Period true-up may result in a customer owing a charge due
to not having the benefit of the full 12-month Relevant Period. Staff and SIDG&E had been
contemplating enrolling NEM customers throughout the year, based on the customer's normal Relevant
Period end date. Upon further evaluation, it was discovered that customers that enroll starting in July
2021 would be assigned the 2021 Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) vintage by SDG&E. The
current rate for the 2021 PCIA vintage is $.04517/kWh, this is 20% higher than the 2020 PCIA Vintage for
Carlsbad & Del Mar customers enrolling in May & June ($.03769/kWh) and 4% higher than the 2017
PCIA Vintage for Solana Beach customers transitioning from Solana Energy Alliance ($.04340/kWh). Due
to the impact this higher PCIA rate will have on NEM customers, staff recommends enrolling NEM
customers in May and June 2021, along with all other Carlsbad & Del Mar non-NEM customers. Current
Solana Energy Alliance NEM customers will maintain their 2017 PCIA vintage and will enroll in May 2021.
In order to ensure NEM customers are fully aware of the impact of enrollment in CEA, a letter will be
sent to existing NEM customers in early April that fully explains the enrollment process and related true-
up. Should the customer decide that a mid-Relevant Period is not to their advantage, information on
how to opt-out of CEA enrollment will be provided. Call Center staff will also be available to answer any
questions from NEM customers related to the true-up.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS
None