Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group Meeting

Notice of Meeting

The Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group (DACAG) to the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will meet Friday, March 18, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please note that the DACAG aims to begin promptly at the start time and the end time is an estimate based on the agenda proposed. The meeting may end sooner or later than the posted end time depending on various factors.

The meeting will be held remotely, consistent with Assembly Bill (AB 361) (Rivas, Stats. 2021, ch. 165, §2) as extended by Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-1-22 to improve and enhance public access to state agency meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public can participate in the business meeting consistent with the direction provided below. The meeting may be recorded.

To join, click this link:

https://energy.zoom.us/j/96553616816?pwd=SlpxTlpnck50VjM5ckZvNnlRY09HUT09

The meeting may also be accessed via Zoom™ at https://energy.Zoom.us, by entering the following information.

Meeting ID: 965 5361 6816

Password: DACAG

To comment, click on the “raise hand” icon.

To Participate by Telephone, dial: (877) 853-5257 (Toll Free) or (213) 338-8477

Meeting ID: 965 5361 6816

To comment, dial *9 to “raise your hand” and *6 to mute/unmute your phone line.

Zoom’s closed captioning service will be enabled for the meeting. Attendees can use the service by clicking on the “live transcript” icon and then choosing either “show subtitle” or “view full transcript.” The closed captioning service can be stopped by closing out of the full transcript or selecting the “hide subtitle” option. The closed captioning cannot be stopped on the phone.

Background

Pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 350, Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 (de León, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2015), the CEC and the CPUC have established the DACAG. The charter and appointment information can be found on the CEC website at https://www.energy.ca.gov/sb350/DCAG and on the CPUC website at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/dacag. The DACAG advises the two commissions on the effectiveness of programs related to SB 350 in disadvantaged communities.

Commissioners from the CEC and the CPUC may also attend and participate in the meeting, but no votes by the commissioners will be taken. 

Direct media inquiries to mediaoffice@energy.ca.gov, (916) 654-4989, or news@cpuc.ca.gov, (415) 703-1366.

Direct questions about the subject matter of this meeting to Noemí Gallardo at noemi.gallardo@energy.ca.gov, (916) 661-8130, or Phil Voris at philip.voris@cpuc.ca.gov, (415) 703-1214, with “DACAG” in the subject line for the emails.

Commissioner Attendance

A majority of commissioners from the CEC or CPUC may be present at this event, in compliance with Government Code section 11122.5(b)(4). Advisors to the commissioners may also be in attendance. Parties to any proceedings pending before the CEC or CPUC who are participating in this DACAG meeting are asked to abide by any ex-parte rules applicable to those proceedings regarding specific communications that may require prior notice.

Availability of Documents

Documents and presentations for this meeting will be available online at https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=16-OIR-06, as well as the CEC’s and CPUC’s respective DACAG webpages found at www.cpuc.ca.gov/dacag/ and www.energy.ca.gov/sb350/DCAG.