[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO HONOR JAN PEPPER ON HER RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jan Pepper, CEO of 
Peninsula Clean Energy, for her groundbreaking work to bring 100 
percent renewable energy to San Mateo County. Jan is retiring after 
more than 30 years of energy and utility experience dedicated to making 
clean energy accessible to all. Since 2016, she has led Peninsula Clean 
Energy, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program made up of San 
Mateo County and all twenty of its component jurisdictions, serving 
more than 300,000 people.
  As CEO of Peninsula Clean Energy, Ms. Pepper negotiated for 300 MW of 
new solar projects in the Central Valley of California. In 2021, 
Peninsula Clean Energy started providing 100 percent emission free 
power to all its customers, and Jan Pepper's vision has prepared the 
organization to provide 100 percent renewable energy 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, as early as 2025.
  Ms. Pepper is a registered professional engineer with a B.S. and 
M.B.A. from Stanford University. Prior to her leadership of Peninsula 
Clean Energy, she worked at Silicon Valley Power, APX, and Clean Power 
Markets. At APX, she and her team implemented the first use of 
renewable energy credits which are the basis of our Nation's clean 
energy metrics today. With Clean Power Markets, Jan developed the Solar 
Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) program for the State of New Jersey. She 
is recognized as a national leader in renewable energy, winning the 
Green Power Leader of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency and Center for Resource Solutions in 2017.
  Ms. Pepper served on the Los Altos City Council from 2012 through 
2020, and as Mayor in 2015 and 2020. She believes transparency, 
integrity and consensus building are essential for good governance.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring the career of an extraordinary woman, Jan Pepper. Our Nation 
has been bettered because of her superb work.

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