C P UC E N V I R O N M E N T A L & S O C I A L J US T I C E A C T I O N P L A N
C A L I F O R N I A P UB L I C UT I L I T I E S C O M M I S S I O N
Goal 2: Increase investment in clean energy resources to benefit ESJ communities, especially to improve local air quality and public health. (25 Action Items)
Action Item Description
Lead Tentative Work Plan
2.5.1
Establish Equity
Segment of Program
Administrators’ Energy
Efficiency (EE) Portfolios
Within EE Portfolios – Implement an
Equity Segment that does not have to
meet cost effectiveness criteria comprised
of programs that provide energy,
greenhouse gas, and non-energy benefits
to hard-to-reach and underserved
customers as well as disadvantaged
communities, with the intention of
serving households, businesses, and
communities that are historically or
currently marginalized.
Energy Division
Energy
Efficiency
1- Establish working group (WG) comprised of
California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee
(CAEECC) stakeholders and organizations championing
ESJ principles 2- WG develop objectives that define
success for the Equity segment and its programs 3-
Conduct public workshop to engage diverse
community members and obtain feedback on
important topics, actions, and customer groups 4- WG
develop metrics that measure progress toward
achieving success 5- Consider opportunities for Equity
offerings to enhance the societal benefit of offerings
within the Market Support Segment
2.5.2
of ESJ Communities in
Building
Decarbonization
Ensure that funding for ESJ communities
continues to be prioritized in BUILD and
TECH.
Energy Division
Building
Decarbonizatio
n & Renewable
Gas
1- Incorporate definitions that prioritize ESJ
communities in new phases of programs
2.5.3
Document Analysis of
Investment in
Electrification in San
Joaquin Valley
proceeding
Follow ongoing implementation of the
San Joaquin Valley Affordable Energy
program to document engagement,
awareness, and capacity building lessons
learned in working with CBOs and ESJ
communities on an electrification process
and determine how to best invest in
remaining communities in Phase 3.
Energy Division
Building
Decarbonizatio
n & Renewable
Gas
1- Share lessons learned, especially related to
community engagement led by CBOs and how to reach
residents of ESJ communities, with broader CPUC staff;
2- Consider expanding pilot to remainder of
communities or consider how to merge with the other
electrification efforts at the commission; 3- Develop
statewide strategies to barriers encountered in SJV
communities
2.5.4
Continued Prioritization
of ESJ Communities in
Microgrid Incentive
Program
Disseminate $200 million to vulnerable
areas and ensure criteria bolsters
opportunities for low-income and
vulnerable communities, people with
access
and
functional
needs,
tribal,
and
people who are on medical baseline or
electrically dependent to access funding.
Energy Division
Microgrids &
Resiliency
1- Monitor implementation of program, including
effectiveness in reaching ESJ communities and those at
high risk of electrical outage 2- Ensure proper
outreach is conducted to targeted communities