California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley

December 7, 2018

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WHAT IS VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY?

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• Valley Clean Energy (VCE) was formed by local communities to bring cleaner energy at competitive rates to residents and businesses in Woodland, Davis, and unincorporated Yolo County.

• As a Community Choice Energy (CCE) Program, VCE provides an alternative to PG&E and gives our member communities a choice in how much of our electricity comes from clean sources.

• VCE is Mission Driven: Deliver cost-competitive clean electricity, product choice, price stability, local control, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

•Feasibility Study 2016

•JPA formed in mid-2016/first Board Meeting Dec 2016

•Contracted with SMUD for Energy Services 2017

–Load Forecast and Financial Modeling, Procurement, Schedule Coordination, Resource Settlement/Verification, Enterprise Risk Management, Data and Call Center Services

•Implementation Plan Fall 2017/Certified early 2018

•VCE Launched June 2018

VCE BACKGROUND

Customer/Community

•55,000 Customer Accounts

–Median household income: $57,700

–Poverty: 19%

–15% Agricultural (load)

–10% NEM

•Only Central Valley based CCA program

–Each jurisdiction has roughly 1/3rd of load

–Unique Central Valley load profile & rural/suburban mix

–Currently advising other Central Valley programs interested in launching/joining CCA’s

VCE PROFILE

WHO LEADS VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY?

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VCE’s board is comprised of locally elected leaders from our member jurisdictions—

• Two City Council members from Woodland

• Two Board of Supervisor members from Yolo County

• Two City Council members from Davis

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

CONTROL

HOW DOES IT WORK?

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WHEN DID SERVICE BEGIN?

DOES VCE REPLACE PG&E?

No, Valley Clean Energy sources the energy and PG&E continues to:• Deliver electricity • Maintain power lines• Respond to new service requests

and emergencies.• Send you one consolidated bill

VCE CHARGES ON PG&E BILL

WHAT ARE THE VCE ENERGY OPTIONS?

100% Clean Energy Option:

• Customers can choose to opt up

for slightly higher rate

(1.5¢/kWh)

• 100% clean energy

• Greatest reduction in

greenhouse gas emissions

Standard Option:

• All customers automatically

enrolled June 2018

• Competitive rates (2018 target

rate is 2½% below PG&E’s)

• Cleaner energy than PG&E (2018

target is 42% renewable)

HAS IT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE?

• There are currently 19 active CCAs in California

• Several cities and counties are actively considering CCA start-up

WHAT IF I HAVE A SPECIAL RATE?

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Customers who are enrolled in programs or receive special rates will continue to get the discounts

You don’t have to reapply for:

• California Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE)

• Federal Electric Rate Assistance (FERA)

• Medical Baseline Allowance (MBA)

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

RECENT CPUC DECISION

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• On October 11th, the CPUC approved a decision to increase the exit fees (PCIA) paid by CCE’s

• VCE is committed to competitive rates with PG&E while providing additional benefits to the community

• As a result of the decision, beginning in January 2019, VCE will match PG&E rates

• Customers still receive benefits identified earlier—local control, greener energy, customer choice and investment in the community (SACOG grant)

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE CPUC DECISION?

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Allocation of Revenues for VCE Customer vs. PG&E Customer

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PCIA (to PG&E) VCE Gen PG&E 15

VCE BENEFITS

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•Focus on local community – VCE successfully applied for a $2.9 million grant to install electric vehicle infrastructure throughout Yolo County

•Sustainability – 42% renewable compared to PG&E’s 33%

•Local control – governed by elected officials that understand the community and work to provide benefits

•Customer choice – a choice between PG&E and a locally owned, governed and focused energy provider

•Competitive rates – VCE rates are less than or equal to PG&E rates

Customers doing what they already do are promoting local values that benefit the community

HOW TO STAY INFORMED

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Join our email list

• ValleyCleanEnergy.org

Follow us on social media

• Facebook.com/ValleyCleanEnergy

• @VCleanEnergy

Attend a public Board of Directors meeting

• 2nd Thursday of each month, 5:30-7:30pm

Become a brand champion

• Email info@valleycleanenergy.org

Call us

• 855-699-8232

ValleyCleanEnergy.org