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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-30; Clean Energy Alliance JPA; ; Clean Energy Alliance Operational, Administrative and Regulatory Affairs UpdateSeptember 30, 2021 Admin & Regulatory Update Page 2 ofS comment. In the event of a disruption which prevents CEA from broadcasting the meeting to members ofthe public using the call-in option or internet-based service option or prevents members of the public from offering public comments, the Board shall take no further action on items appearing on the meeting agenda until public access to the meeting is restored. The Board shall not require public comments to be submitted in advance of the meeting and must provide an opportunity for the public to address the Board and offer comments in real time. The Board must allow a reasonable amount of time per agenda item to allow public members the opportunity to provide public comment. If the Board provides a timed public comment period for each agenda item, the public comment period shall not be closed until the timed period has elapsed. AB 361 will remain in place until January 1, 2024. Attachm'ent B provides a detailed summary of AB 361 prepared by Richards, Watson, & Gershon for its clients. Expansion of Clean Energy Alliance CEA staff is continuing conversations with North County cities considering implementing CCA within their communities. At its Board meeting August 31, 2021, the County Board of Supervisors did not select CEA to implement a CCA program in the unincorporated area. Programs Update CEA is excited to announce it has kicked off its partnership with OhmConnect, providing smart thermostats to residential customers free of charge (through 10/31/21) while encouraging customers to reduce usage during peak demand times and FlexAlerts. Reducing customer energy usage during peak times lowers CEA's exposure to peak ene·rgy pricing and has potential for reducing overall power supply costs, while also increasing grid resilience and reliability and reducing risk of blackouts. Information can be found on CEA's website. Request for Proposal (RFP) 2021-001 was issued September 1, 2021, seeking interested parties to develop and implement a program that provides behind-the-meter battery storage at no cost to the customer or CEA, with the goal of reducing energy costs to the customers, increasing grid reliability and • reducing power supply costs to CEA. The RFP is due October 1, 2021, with award at the October 28, 2021, CEA Board meeting. October 6, 2021, is California Clean Air Day, a project for the Coalition of Clean Air. The goal of Clean Air Day is to create new habits to clean the air for all members of California's diverse communities. This is to be accomplished by Individuals and Organizations taking the Clean Air Pledge to make a conscious decision to take an action, such as individuals pledging to change or clean their home air filter or choosing a greener energy product. We encourage our Board as well as residential and commercial customers to go to the cleanairday.org website and take the pledge! September 30, 2021 Admin & Regulatory Update Page 4 of 5 Calls are being answered within 16 seconds on average, with an average duration of approximately 10 minutes. The chart below reflects the monthly and cumulative opt-outs for CEA. Opt-Out Stats . 6.000 5,000 '3,000 , 2,000 . l,000 ■ I Jun-21 JuE?l -Mcr;!fllvOpt-OuS::ou --CLmU!llO:eOp;.-outs CEA's overall participation rate continues to be 92.2%, however, CEA experienced a slight net decrease in opt outs for August. This can happen when a previously opted out account changes customers and is enrolled in CEA as a new account. Should this new account not opt out, a decrease in opt outs results. 340 customers have opted up to Green Impact, 100% renewable energy and 99 customers have opted down to Clean Impact. Resource Adequacy Compliance As a load serving entity serving customers in 2021, CEA has an obligation to procure Resource Adequacy (RA}, based on quantities allocated by CPUC and California Independent System Operator (CAISO}. RA procurements do not supply any energy to CEA or its customers, rather it commits the seller to be available to supply energy to the grid if called upon by the CAISO and reduce the possibility of outages. This process is key to ensuring grid reliability. CEA successfully procured all its 2021-2023 RA requirements and is fully compliant with its RA obligation. CEA is in progress of procuring its 2022-2024 RA obligations, which are required to be completed by October 2021. September 30, 2021 Admin & Regulatory Update Page 5 of 5 Contracts $50,000 -$100,000 entered into by Interim Chief Executive Officer I VENDOR None J oE:scR1Pr10N , .AMOUNT . REGULATORY UPDATE CEA's regulatory attorney, Ty Tosdal, will provide an update to the Board on current regulatory activities (Attachment B). FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact by this action. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A-Memo from Richards, Watson, & Gershon Regarding AB 361 Attachment B -Tosdal APC Regulatory Update Report Item3AttachmentB Clean Energy Alliance Regulatory Update Ty Tosdal Tosdal APC September 30, 2021 T SDAL ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Overview • Protest of SDG&E Financial Security Requirements {R. 03-10-003) • Power Charge Indifference Adjustment Developments {R. 17-06-026) • Resource Adequacy Framework {R. 19-11-009) Protest of SDG&E Financial Security Requirements • CCA programs are required to post collateral in the form of FSRs in the event of a mass involuntary return of customers to utility service. • SDG&E made unscheduled changes to FSR inputs in a recent advice letter that were apparently made at the direction of the Public Utilities Commission staff- o RPS and RA values were updated. o Planning Reserve Margin (PRM) was increased from 115% to 118%. o No overall change in the FSR amount ($147,000). • Nevertheless, CEA submitted a formal protest to SDG&E's advice letter, raising concerns about lack of information and due process, as well as the unscheduled timing of the change. • SDG&E formally responded and agreed to revise the PRM and provide better explanation. • Subsequent discussions with SDG&E demonstrated a common desire for improved dialogue, but no commitments to meet in advance or change the process. Resource Adequacy Framework • Resource adequacy framework is under review and will be overhauled. • PG&E Slice of Day approach has been adopted, i.e., LSEs will be required to maintain enough energy or capacity to meet the peak for each time period throughout the day, adjusted by season. Current approach uses monthly peaks. • Issues will be addressed through a series of workshops with a workshop report to follow. • The first workshop was scheduled for September 22 and addressed the mechanics of the process.