Minutes of the January 2, 2008, Energy Commission Business Meeting. …

Minutes of the January 2, 2008, Energy Commission Business Meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 10:02 by Chairman Jackalyne Pfannenstiel. The Pledge of
Allegiance was lead by Chairman Pfannenstiel.

1.     CONSENT CALENDAR. (Items on the Consent Calendar will be taken up and voted on
       as a group. A Commissioner may request that an item be moved and discussed later in the
       meeting.)

       a.     REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Possible approval of
              Amendment 1 to PIER Work Authorization MR-044 for a no-cost time extension
              of one year with The Regents of the University of California ­ Office of the
              President under the UC Master Research Agreement Number 500-02-004 for
              Lighting Research Program Final Phase. Due to delays associated with
              manufacturing partnerships, additional time is needed to complete research and
              field testing. Contact: Michael Seaman.

       b.     CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES,
              INCORPORATED (CADER, INC.). Possible approval of $4,999 to co-sponsor
              CADER's 10-Year Anniversary Symposium on Distributed Energy Resources:
              Turning on Distributed Energy Resources Locally, Nationally and Globally at
              Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA from January 30, 2008, to February 1,
              2008. Contact: Avtar Bining.

       c.     CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION SEMINARS. Possible approval
              of no-cost sponsorship and use of the Energy Commission's name and logo for
              educational seminars on carbon capture and sequestration. The seminars will be
              organized by the National Resources Defense Council and Environmental
              Defense. Contact: Mary Jane Coombs.

       d.     COMMUNITY POWER CORPORATION. Possible approval of Amendment 1
              to Contract 500-03-020 with Community Power Corporation for a two year no-
              cost time extension to March 31, 2010, to design, develop and demonstrate a
              50 kW modular biomass gasification system for grid interconnection and
              combined heat and power at a new host site. Contact: Prab Sethi.

Commissioner Rosenfeld moved and Commissioner Geesman seconded approval of the Consent
Calendar. The vote was unanimous. (5-0)

2.     SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FINANCE INITIATIVE ALLIANCE. Possible adoption of a
       resolution in support of the Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative Alliance (SEF
       Alliance). The SEF Alliance is an international organization whose mission is to improve
       the effectiveness of public and publicly-backed agencies to finance and transform clean
       energy markets. Contact: Heather Raitt. (5 minutes)

Commissioner Geesman moved and Commissioner Boyd seconded approval of the resolution.
The vote was unanimous. (5-0)
3.     GATEWAY GENERATING STATION PROJECT (00-AFC-1C). Possible approval of
       Pacific Gas & Electric's petition to add two water tanks at the Gateway Generating
       Station. Contact: Ron Yasny. (5 minutes)

Commissioner Geesman moved and Commissioner Byron seconded approval of the petition. The
vote was unanimous. (5-0)

4.     ELK HILLS POWER PROJECT (99-AFC-1C). Possible approval of Elk Hills Power's
       petition to modify air quality conditions of certification to conform to the San Joaquin
       Valley Air Pollution Control District's Permit To Operate. Contact: Ron Yasny.
       (5 minutes)

Commissioner Geesman moved and Commissioner Byron seconded approval of the petition. The
vote was unanimous. (5-0)

5.     GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE. Possible approval of Amendment 1 to Contract
       500-05-017, adding $24,573 to install a motorized chimney damper system necessary to
       complete field testing of a natural gas fired aluminum smelter burner. (2006 and 2007
       PIER natural gas funding.) Contact: Michael Lozano. (5 minutes)

Commissioner Rosenfeld moved and Commissioner Geesman seconded approval of Amendment 1
to Contract 500-05-017. The vote was unanimous. (5-0)

6.     ICF RESOURCES, LLC. Possible approval of Contract 500-07-028 for $159,998 with
       ICF Resources, LLC, to address improving estimates of CH4 emissions from natural gas
       systems in California, facilitate future tracking of emission reductions, and identify
       opportunities for mitigation. (PIER natural gas funding.) Contact: Guido Franco.
       (5 minutes)

Commissioner Rosenfeld moved and Commissioner Geesman seconded approval of Contract
500-07-028. The vote was unanimous. (5-0)

7.     STATE WATER PROJECT CONTRACTORS AUTHORITY. Possible approval of
       Contract 500-07-025 for $400,000 with State Water Project Contractors Authority to
       issue a competitive solicitation to select a contractor for Analysis and Optimization of
       Water and Energy Balances for Storage and Conveyance Systems. The project is to
       research and develop methods and tools to achieve energy efficiency, increased power
       generation, integration of renewable resources, peak load reduction and load shifting.
       (PIER electricity funding.) Contact: Richard Sapudar. (5 minutes)

Item 7 was moved to a future Business Meeting agenda.

8.     NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY. Possible approval of
       Amendment 1 to Contract 500-05-027 with the U. S. Department of Energy, National
       Renewable Energy Laboratory, adding $651,296 for the second phase of the Advanced
       Power Electronic Interface (APEI) Initiative. The project is to develop a prototype power
       electronics module scalable up to 100 kW that will be based on a high volume product
       and will reduce costs and increase reliability. The prototype is planned for commercial
       applications and complements the subcontracted research on residential-scale modules
       initiated in phase 1. The APEI technologies will have applications on other platforms,
       including renewable energy and plug-in hybrids. (PIER electricity funding.) Contact:
       Bernard Treanton. (5 minutes)
Commissioner Rosenfeld moved and Commissioner Geesman seconded approval of Amendment 1
to Contract 500-05-027. The vote was unanimous. (5-0)

9.     ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS DATA COLLECTION. Possible adoption of
       Electricity and Natural Gas Data Collection, Forms and Instructions. The forms are
       based on the Energy Commission's updated data collection regulations approved by the
       Office of Administrative Law in July 2007 (California Code of Regulations, Title 20,
       Division 2, Chapter 3, Article 1). Contact: Andrea Gough. (5 minutes)

Commissioner Geesman moved and Commissioner Byron seconded adoption of the Electricity
and Natural Gas Data Collection Forms and Instructions. The vote was unanimous. (5-0)

10.    ORDER INSTITUTING RULEMAKING FOR LOAD MANAGEMENT
       STANDARDS. Possible approval of an Order Instituting Rulemaking authorizing a
       proceeding to adopt load management standards for publicly owned utilities (POUs) and
       investor owned utilities (IOUs) under the Public Resources Code section 25403.5.
       Contact: E. V. (Al) Garcia. (10 minutes)

Commissioner Geesman moved and Commissioner Rosenfeld seconded approval of the Order
Instituting Rulemaking.

11.    Minutes

       Approval of the December 19, 2007, Business Meeting Minutes.

Commissioner Boyd moved and Commissioner Geesman seconded approval of the December 19
minutes. The vote was unanimous. (5-0)

12.    Commission Committee Presentations/Discussion ­ None

13.    Chief Counsel's Report ­ Chief Counsel Bill Chamberlain requested a closed session
       pursuant to Government Code Section 11126 to discuss litigation maters.

14.    Executive Director's Report ­ Chairman Pfannenstiel announced the Commission's
       decision to appoint Melissa Jones as Executive Director. No other report was given.

15.    Legislative Director's Report ­ Legislative Director Mike Smith gave the report.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

                                    Respectfully submitted,



                                    HARRIET KALLEMEYN
                                    Secretary to the Commisison