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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-28; Clean Energy Alliance JPA; ; Clean Energy Alliance Operational, Administrative and Regulatory Affairs Update-•_..,;.:::er::~_ CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE Staff Report DATE: October 28, 2021 TO: FROM: Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors Barbara Boswell, Chief Executive Officer ITEM 2: Clean Energy Alliance Operational, Administrative and Regulatory Affairs Update RECOMMENDATION 1) Receive and File Operational and Administrative Update Report from CEO. 2) Receive Community Choice Aggregation Regulatory Affairs Report from Special Counsel. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION This report provides an update to the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) Board regarding the status of operational, administrative, and regulatory affairs activities. OPERATIONAL UPDATE Expansion of Clean Energy Alliance Interest in joining CEA continues to be high, with the City of Escondido City Council considering membership at its October 27 meeting, the City of San Marcos discussing joining CEA at a workshop on November 3, both looking at a 2023 CCE implementation. The City of Vista is considering joining CEA with a potential 2024 CCE implementation. At its October 19 meeting, the City of San Clemente City Council selected CEA as the option to bring community choice energy to their community, which would also be a 2024 launch. Programs Update CEA's Request for Proposal (RFP) 2021-001 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 closed on October 1, with CEA receiving two responses. Staff is reviewing the responses and anticipates bringing a recommendation to the Board for award at its next meeting. Call Center Activity The chart below reflects call activity to CEA's call center through September 30, 2021: Calls to Call center October 28, 2021 Adm in & Regulatory Update Page 2 of 4 The call center continues to see a drop off in activity, which is expected as enrollments have now been completed, and final notices have now gone out. Call Center Avg Seconds to Answer Avg Call Duration Calls are being answered within 14 seconds on average, with an average duration of approximately 10 minutes. The chart below reflects the monthly and cumulative opt-outs for CEA. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact by this action. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A-Tosdal APC Regulatory Update Report October 28, 2021 Admin & Regulatory Update Page 4 of4 Clean Energy Alliance Regulatory Update Tosdal APC October 28, 2021 Item2AttachmentA Overview • Customer Debt Proceeding (R. 21-02-014) • Percentage of Income Payment Plan • Integrated Resource Plan: Update on Resources under D. 19-11-016 • SDG&E 2021 ERRA Forecast Update (A. 21-04-010) Customer Debt Proposed Decision on IOU-CCA Payment Allocations • Customer charges are typically subject to the waterfall approach. • Arrearage Management Program (AMP) was established to provide financial assistance to customers with outstanding debt and to reduce disconnections. • Issue: Should the waterfall approach continue to be used for outstanding debt payments, or should another approach be used? • CCAs took the position that proportional payments represent the most equitable approach and should be used. • Proposed Decision orders the IOUs to "allocate payments received on outstanding customer accounts proportionally between utility charges and Community Choice Aggregator charges through September 2024, regardless of customer disconnection status." Percentage of Income Payment Plan CCA Participation • Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) pilot sets a customer's bill payment at an affordable percentage of income. o Monthly bill caps are set in two tiers at 0-100% and 100% to 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines o 15,000 customers total will participate statewide, with SDG&E being issued a 1,000 customer cap. o Costs will be recovered from the public purpose program charge and gas transportation rates. • CCA program participation was in question, but the Commission clarified that CCA programs may participate. • Steps required - o Provide notice to SDG&E o Serve notice on the service list o PIPP working group o Advice letter IRP Resources Under D. 19-11-016 D. 19-11-016 • LSEs including SDG&E were ordered to purchase System RA to meet a 3,300 MW long-term need. • CEA and other CCA programs including SDCP formed after the decision and received no allocation or resource adequacy credit. • Cost recovery and other issues to be developed under a modified Cost Allocation Mechanism (mCAM), but it was never developed. • Advocacy efforts - o Outreach to similarly situated CCA programs o Several meetings with Energy Division SDG&E 2021 ERRA Update A. 21-04-010 • SDG&E commodity or power rates, Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) and EcoChoice rates set. • Discovery continues to be very challenging and an uphill battle. o Eg) Workpapers from previous ERRA filings. • November testimony update is scheduled for Friday, November 5, and it provides the best advance indicator of forthcoming rates.