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SVCE board approves $200,000 special assessment to CalCCA for regulatory work
Summary
SVCE authorized a $200,000 special assessment payment to CalCCA to fund additional regulatory and CPUC-related studies and participation; board members said the association amplifies CCA advocacy at state agencies.
The Silicon Valley Clean Energy board approved an additional $200,000 Feb. 12 to cover the agency’s share of CalCCA’s special assessments for added regulatory studies and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) participation.
The payment is part of a suite of advocacy and regulatory services provided through California Community Choice Association (CalCCA), the statewide trade group for community-choice aggregators. SVCE staff told the board CalCCA will use the special-assessment funds to follow CPUC rate proceedings and other regulatory dockets that SVCE and other CCAs historically have not followed closely.
Why it matters: SVCE officials said the association’s advocacy helps protect CCA interests at the CPUC, the California Energy Commission and the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), and that joint action is more cost-effective than each CCA hiring separate consultants. SVCE staff said the agency is already spending up to $660,000 on CalCCA membership and related work and that the $200,000 covers SVCE’s share of newly added studies requested by a subset of CalCCA members.
Board discussion and vote: Directors asked staff for examples of CalCCA’s prior successes; staff said CalCCA helps coordinate joint legislative and regulatory strategies and can block or modify rules that would be unfavorable to CCAs. SVCE Director of Government and Legislative Affairs Ben Chaney (staff) and other staff offered to provide a summary of CalCCA’s recent wins to the board. Director Lee moved to approve the payment; Director Wallia seconded. The board approved the measure in a roll-call vote; the motion carried.
Ending: SVCE staff said the additional funding will let CalCCA retain or expand consultant support to monitor PG&E rate cases and related CPUC proceedings. Staff will provide members with summaries of CalCCA’s advocacy work on request.
