Mayor Jenelle Osborne Appointed Vice Chair Of NCPA
Post Date:10/21/2022 10:16 AMLompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne has been appointed 2022-2023 Vice Chair of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) by the NCPA Board of Directors. In addition, Osborne has been appointed Chair of the NCPA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee by the NCPA Executive Committee.
NCPA is a joint powers agency representing 16 publicly-owned electric utilities, including Lompoc. The agency owns and operates 800 megawatts of power generation on behalf of member utilities that collectively serve 700,000 electricity customers across Northern and Central California.
Osborne has been serving on the NCPA Executive Committee since 2020. During the 2020-21 term, she served as Vice Chair of the NCPA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee. She was appointed in 2016 by the Lompoc City Council as the alternate city representative to NCPA, and was appointed in 2018 by city council as the primary city representative.
Osborne said, “As a founding member of NCPA, the City of Lompoc has an advantage over its neighboring communities in our ability to deliver reliable electricity at reasonable rates. Being a part of the NCPA executive and legislative affairs teams, I am able to advocate not only for Lompoc, but for all our public power partners at the local, state and federal level. I am honored to represent Lompoc and NCPA.”
NCPA General Manager Randy S. Howard said, “Mayor Osborne’s leadership at NCPA has helped to keep electricity costs low and assure reliable service for the City of Lompoc and public power communities across the state. Her selection as Vice Chair of NCPA is a recognition of the outstanding work she has done on behalf of Lompoc as a commissioner here at our agency. She brings a clear strategic vision and gets results, and I look forward to collaborating closely with her as she assumes this important new role.” Return to full list >>
