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CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
Staff Report
DATE: December 30, 2021
TO:
FROM:
Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
Barbara Boswell, Chief Executive Officer
ITEM2: Clean Energy Alliance Operational, Administrative and Regu latory Affairs Update
RECOMMENDATION
1) Receive and File Operational and Administrative Update Report from Chief Executive Officer.
2) Receive Community Choice Aggregation Regulatory Affairs Report from Special Counsel.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This report provides an update to t he Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) Board rega rding the status of
operational, administrative, and regulatory affairs activities.
OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Expansion of Clean Energy Alliance
The cities of Oceanside, Vista and San Clemente have expressed interest in joining CEA with a 2024
service launch. The assessment reports related to the service expansion to these cities will be prepared
in the spring of 2022. Assuming the results of t he assessment report is favorable, CEA would anticipate
the cities considering resolutions to join CEA and ordinances to establish a Community Choice
Aggregation in early summer 2022.
Call Center Activity
The chart below reflects call activity to CEA's call center through November 30, 2021:
1,200
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400
Calls to Call Center
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Calls to t he call center have leveled off at an average 200 calls per month.
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Call Center Avg Seconds to Answer
Avg Call Duration
Jun.21 Jul-21 Aua-n Sep-21 Oc.t:·21 Nov-n
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Calls are being answered within 15 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
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CEA's overall participation rate is currently at 91.9%, with 60 opt outs in November.
Green Impact enrollments continue to increase, with 363 customers enrolled. Customers also have the
option to opt down to Clean Impact, of which 109 have selected.
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 has met its 2022-2024 RA obligations,
which were required to be completed by October 2021.
Contracts $50,000 -$100,000 entered into by Chief Executive Officer
I VENDOR
None
REGULATORY UPDATE
I DESCRIPTION
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I AMOUNT
CEA's regulatory attorney, Ty Tosdal, will provide an update to the Board on current regulat ory activities
(Attachment A).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A-Tosdal APC Regulatory Update Report
Clean Energy Alliance
Board Update
December 30, 2021
T n SDAL
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Attachment A
Overview
• Proposed Decision Regarding Integrated Resource Plans {R. 20-05-003)
• CalCCA Protest to SDG&E Advice Letter 3913-E on Energy Storage Projects
• Update on NEM Proceeding (R. 20-08-020)
•
Integrated Resource Plans
• Commission issued a Proposed Decision on December 22, 2021, regarding Integrated
Resource Plans (IRPs) due every two years.
• CEA's plan is certified and no further action is required for the present cycle.
• Proposed Decision adopts the 38 million metric ton (MMT) GHG target for the electric
sector in 2030, recommends that CAISO adopt the target, and seeks additional
consultation regarding transmission planning process.
• IRPs for the next cycle are due September 1, 2022.
• Comments are due January 14, 2022. Final decision is scheduled for a vote January 27,
2022.
•
CalCCA Protest to SDG&E AL
• D. 21-12-015 addressed emergency procurement related to extreme weather in 2022 and
2023. The decision requires that the costs and benefits of resources be shared in
proportion to load under the Cost Allocation Mechanism (CAM).
• SDG&E filed Advice Letter (AL) 3913-E seeking approval for 161 MW of utility-owned
energy storage projects, but did not specify how benefits of the project (ie, reduced load)
will be allocated when the project is not participating in the market.
• By contrast, SCE submitted a similar advice letter, AL 4617, and described how benefits
would be allocated through a process similar to the CAM.
• CalCCA filed a protest recommending that the Commission direct SDG&E to follow the
approach SCE outlined and credit benefits against costs.
•
Update on NEM Proceeding
• Responding to requests from numerous parties, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
issued a ruling extending the deadline for comments on the Proposed Decision to January
7, 2022, and reply comments to January 14, 2022. Page limits were also expanded.
• Numerous ex partes have been held since the Proposed Decision, involving CALSSA,
SEIA, Sunpower, Sierra Club, GRID Alternatives, Vote Solar and others.
• Request for oral argument made by SEIA and Vote Solar.
• Proceeding has been reassigned to Commission President Batjer.
• Date of final decision, January 27, 2020, is questionable but no formal action has been
taken to postpone the decision. •