Peninsula Clean Energy to rebrand as Westlight Energy; council approves JPA amendment

Peninsula Clean Energy CEO Sean Marshall updated the council about the community choice aggregator's 10-year record of local investment and requested support for a JPA amendment to change the agency's public name to Westlight Energy.

Marshall said PCE has delivered roughly $230 million in customer savings countywide since inception and close to $27 million in savings to San Mateo customers. He highlighted local infrastructure investments exceeding $100 million over the past decade, including a solar carport and more than 700 EV chargers in San Mateo, a $1.4 million member-agency energy grant to the city, and new residential solar-plus-storage programs. Marshall said the agency plans a branding change to reduce customer confusion with the investor-owned utility and to better reflect its broader service territory; the rollout was described as planned for July with a formal office move later in the year.

Council voted to introduce and approve the requested JPA amendment/name change measure at the council meeting's later item and approved the ordinance/resolution on roll call (5-0).

What happens next: The agency will begin a coordinated communications plan; staff flagged a future consent item for the formal JPA amendment paperwork.