Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Overview of the Committee:

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is the lead advisory committee for the project and is intended to provide project direction, engagement recommendations, technology products, serve as a sounding board for project opportunities and challenges, and help ensure the overall success of the project.

Members:

The TAC is composed of representatives from the California Energy Commission (CEC) and project leads (EPRI and CALSTART), chairs and co-chairs from the other advisory committees, industry experts, and government agency representatives.

Objectives:

  • Provide guidance in project direction. The guidance may include scope and methodologies, timing, and coordination with other projects. The guidance may be based on:
    • Technical area expertise;
    • Knowledge of market applications; or
    • Linkages between the agreement work and other past, present, or future projects (both public and private sectors) that TAC members are aware of in a particular area.
  • Review products and provide recommendations for product adjustments, refinements, or enhancements;
  • Evaluate the tangible benefits of the project to the state of California, and provide recommendations as needed to enhance the benefits;
  • Provide recommendations regarding information dissemination, market pathways, or commercialization strategies relevant to the project products;
  • Set the project team’s goals and contribute to the development and evaluation of its statement of proposed objectives as the project evolves;
  • Provide a credible and objective sounding board on the wide range of technical and financial barriers and opportunities;
  • Identify key areas where the project has a competitive advantage, value proposition, or strength upon which to build;
  • Advocate, to the extent the TAC members feel is appropriate, on behalf of the project in its effort to build partnerships, governmental support and relationships with a national spectrum of influential leaders;
  • Ask probing questions that ensure a long-term perspective on decision-making and progress toward the project’s strategic goals.

Committee Members:

  • California Air Resources Board (CARB)
  • California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
  • California Transportation Commission (CTC)
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Joint Office
  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
  • National Association of Truck Stop Owners (NATSO)
  • North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)
  • Oregon Department of Transportation – Climate Office
  • Pacific Gas and Electric
  • Port of Long Beach
  • Port of Los Angeles
  • Quality Management District
  • Sacramento Metro Air Pollution Control District
  • South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD)
  • Southern California Edison (SCE)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center

Meeting Dates:

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members meet twice annually on the following dates:

  • 06/01/22 – 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. PST
  • 11/30/22 – 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M PST
  • 5/31/23 – 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M PST
  • 12/6/23 – 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M PST

Meetings