Special Meeting of Commissioners of
Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County, Washington
March 10, 2026

A meeting of the Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County was held at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Present: President Jane Van Dyke, Vice President Sherry Erickson, Secretary Nancy Barnes Commissioners; CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler, Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny, Director of Energy Resources Steve Andersen, Director of Employee Resources Nichole Reitzenstein, Director of Operations Gene Morris, Director of Communications and Corporate Citizenship Erica Erland, Director of Engineering Cal Morris, Director of Information Services Jeff Groff, Director of Customer Service Lisa Fix, Director of Water Tyler Clary, General Counsel John Eldridge, Strategic Communications Manager Morgan Van Fleet, Corporate Communications Manager Dameon Pesanti, Accounting Manager Bryan Johnson, Construction Services Manager Dana Allen, Transmission and Distribution Manager Brian Roden, Clean Energy Programs Manager Matt Babbitts, Program Coordinator – Clean Energy Ashley King, Customer Service Manager Chiharu Russell, Human Resources Generalist Abby Olbrich, Security Supervisor Steve O’Neal, and Assistant to CEO/General Manager Margaret Anderson.

Staff present via digital conference (phone or video): Executive Assistant Engineering Hosanna Shergill and Reliability Compliance Manager Zeecha Van Hoose.

Others present in person or via digital conference (phone or video): Penny Fillhouer, Rick Marshall, Patena Gee, Jim Malinowski, Don Steinke, and Gordan Matthews.

At 9:00 a.m., President Van Dyke called the meeting to order for the transaction of formal business the agenda was approved as presented (Materials B).

Public Comment
Penny Fillhouer shared concerns regarding the TV and radio advertising budget and justification, and requested follow-up from Communications.

Don Steinke commented on the net billing program and shared information about Puget Sound Energy’s battery project.

Consideration of the Minutes of February 17, 2026
The minutes were approved as submitted.

Consideration of Accounts Payable
The board, by unanimous vote, approved the following payment amounts as listed on the Letter of Transmittal dated March 10, 2026 from the District Auditor (Materials C):

Electric Revenue Fund – $41,474,941.34
Water Revenue Fund – $449,865.77
Generating System Fund – $1,793,122.83

For a total of $43,717,929.94

Consideration of Labor Agreement with IBEW Local 125
Director of Operations Gene Morris reviewed the memo dated March 7, 2026 (Materials D). Updates to the agreement include adjustments to wages, updates to Letters of Agreement and amendments to working rules. Staff is seeking approval for CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler to sign this three-year agreement.

Commissioner Barnes moved to allow CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler to sign the new labor agreement with IBEW Local 125, Commissioner Erickson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Consideration of Resolution to Repeal LUD No. 1472 and Intent to Establish LUD No. 1515
Construction Services Manager Dana Allen addressed the board regarding the repeal of LUD No. 1472 and the replacement Intent to Establish Local Utility District No. 1515.

Resolution No. 7940 – LUD No. 1515 – Obsidian Heights

After the presentation by Ms. Allen, Commissioner Van Dyke opened for public comment. There being no comment, a motion was made by Commissioner Barnes, seconded by Commissioner Erickson, and unanimously carried that Resolution No. 7940 be approved and a public hearing was set for April 7, 2026 (Materials E).

Clean Energy Transformation Act Low Income Pilot Programs and Program Funding Updates
Customer Service Manager Chiharu Russell reviewed the status of the three pilot programs proposed in 2024 to satisfy CETA requirements, including the Energy Burden Relief Adjustment, Low Energy Burden Bill Credit and the Account Balance Recovery program. Two were enacted as proposed and the Account Balance Recovery program was paused due to internal system restrictions (Materials F). Instead, the Guarantee of Service Program continues for customers with account arrearage. Ms. Russell requested board approval to continue the Energy Burden Relief Adjustment and the Low Energy Burden Bill Credit pilots into 2025-2026.

Commissioner Erickson moved to continue the Energy Burden Relief Adjustment pilot and Low Energy Burden Bill Credit pilot into 2025-2026 as presented. Commissioner Barnes seconded the motion and it unanimously passed.

Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny shared there is Clean Energy Transformation Act funding net revenue from 2025 in the amount of $637,900. Commissioners agreed to leave the money in the fund and consider use or transfer at a later date.

2025 Net Revenue Discussion
Director of Finance Melissa Ankeny reviewed the Electric System net revenue and provided fund transfer options for the board to consider (Materials G). Following discussion, Commissioner Erickson moved to allocate $12.0 million to Electric Capital Discretionary, $9.4 million to the Resource Adequacy Fund, $5.6 to Generating System Capital Funding, in addition a transfer in 2025 of $15.0 million to increase regulatory revenue and reduce Electric System sales for the Resource Adequacy Fund and Generating System Capital Funding. Commissioner Barnes seconded the motion, Commissioners Erickson and Barnes voted in favor and Commissioner Van Dyke voted in opposition.

Ms. Ankeny reviewed the Water System net revenue of $1.5 million, Commissioner Erickson moved to transfer these funds to the Water System Rate Stabilization Fund, Commissioner Barnes seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Community Solar Project Proposal
Clean Energy Programs Manager Matt Babbitts reviewed the Community Solar Project proposal that is in partnership with the Port of Ridgefield (Materials H). The 199 kW project site will be on the Port’s Wisdom Ridge Business Park roof with a one hundred percent low-income project design. This design will allow the utility to capture state low-income Community Solar incentive funding while it is still available.

Mr. Babbitts reviewed the funding structure, staffing considerations and introduced project lead, Program Coordinator – Clean Energy Ashley King.

The Commissioners all shared support for the project and directed staff to move to next steps as presented, before coming back to the board for official approval of the Community Solar Project at the Port of Ridgefield.

January Financials
Accounting Manager Bryan Johnson addressed the board (Materials I). The weather was colder and drier than normal, which resulted in electric sales revenue above forecast and off-system sales being below budget. January residential sales were 103.3% of budget, commercial sales were 96.8% and industrial sales were 97.9% of budget. January ended the month with a net income of $7.9 million compared to a budgeted net income of $7.3 million.

The Water System ended January with 47 new customers, which is a growth rate of 1.34%. December ended with a net income of $92,000 compared to a budgeted net income loss of $325,000.

January Wholesale Power Operations
Director of Energy Resources Steve Andersen addressed the board (Materials J). Mr. Andersen provided an update on power supply noting that January average daily load was 677 aMW, which was 7 aMW above budget.

Combine Hills I generation was 5.4 aMW, which was 36% less than the budgeted 8.36 aMW. Generation was 0 MW approximately 59% of all hours. Combine Hills II generation was 10.89 aMW, 36% less than the budgeted 17.09 aMW. Generation was 0 MW approximately 60% of all hours.

Box Canyon generation output was an average of 75 MW, 25 MW above the budget of 50 MW.

Commissioner Reports and Comments
Commissioners Erickson and Van Dyke reported on their attendance at the Solar Car Challenge.

Commissioner Barnes reported on her attendance at The Energy Authority Symposium.

Commissioner Van Dyke reported on her attendance at the American Public Power Association Legislative Rally and the Public Power Council meetings.

Staff Reports
CEO/General Manager Lena Wittler reported on her attendance at the Americal Public Power Association Legislative Rally and The Energy Authority Symposium.

Final Board Comments
There were no additional comments, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m.