CCA – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

“The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to approve controversial revisions to the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) at the October 11 Commission Voting Meeting. The PCIA is an “exit fee” charged by the state’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) and other departing load customers to compensate for electricity generation built or…

California just made it more expensive to leave Southern California Edison, PG&E and SDG&E

October 18, 2018

“The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to raise the cost of leaving an investor-owned electric utility, in a move critics said would stifle the growth of locally run energy programs and make it harder for communities to invest in renewable energy.” Click here to read more from Desert Sun.

Ventura’s city leaders to set green energy rate for 2019

October 18, 2018

“Ventura, Camarillo, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and the county have all joined the effort, along with Los Angeles County — which gave the alliance a $10 million loan to help with startup costs — and 23 other cities in L.A. County. Although the actual costs aren’t yet known, and that won’t happen…

Locals battle PUC over ‘community choice’

October 10, 2018

“Community choice aggregation programs are formed by local governments and all customers within the territory are initially enrolled in CCA service, but they can choose to return to bundled, IOU service at any time. CCAs say they offer reliable, renewable energy supplies, with excess revenues being reinvested into the community for clean-power projects and for…

California is about to decide how much you have to pay to ditch your electric utility

October 10, 2018

CA, CCA, utilites

“Most of the debate surrounding community choice over the past few years has centered on the exit fees. And Thursday’s vote could be the biggest flash point yet in that debate. Thursday’s decision may have less of an impact in Southern California than in Northern California. Southern California Edison predicts that under its preferred proposal,…

Opinion: Will the CPUC reject illegal cost shifts onto millions of Californians served by Community Choice Energy programs?

October 5, 2018

CCA, CPUC

“Current proposals for Resource Adequacy Capacity valuation, and the lack of a GHG-free energy premium, are just two of the ways the CPUC’s current proposal improperly shifts costs.” Click here to read more from Utility Dive.

Opinion: Community energy gives san diego competition and a greener option

October 5, 2018

CCA, San Diego

“The city will soon vote on whether to create a CCA program, which would offer a greener energy choice to San Diegans and some fair competition to SDG&E. Elsewhere in California, in 2018 alone, CCA programs are projected to save more than 2.5 million customers over $90 million. UCLA researchers estimate that by the end…

How Community Choice Aggregation fits into California’s clean energy future

September 14, 2018

CCA, cleanenergy, utilities

“This month, California enacted one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the country: getting 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045. California’s community-choice aggregation (CCA) providers say they’re ready to hit that milestone — and on an accelerated schedule.” Click here to read more from Green Tech Media.

The Growth in Community Choice Aggregation: Impacts to California’s Grid

August 2, 2018

CCA, community choice

Communities across California are forming Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) at a rapid rate since 2010, with over half of them starting within the last two years. County and city governments administer CCAs as local alternatives to investor-owned utilities (IOUs). The Growth of Community Choice Aggregation: Impacts to California’s Grid, finds that if current growth trends…

Opinion: Community energy programs are accountable in ways Investor-Owned Utilities are not

July 26, 2018

CCA, community choice, local money, reinvstment

“California has become a world leader on climate change, and local communities are joining in the call to create a carbon-free environment. One of the tools communities have to achieve our ambitious climate goals is creating locally run, greener electricity providers to offer an alternative to large investor-owned utilities. Communities across the state are jumping…

Southern California alternative energy provider goes with a (more expensive) known entity

July 26, 2018

CCA, renewable energy, southern california edison

“Ventura County as well as Camarillo, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Ventura have joined the community choice aggregator, which offers an alternative to Southern California Edison and other traditional power companies. Currently, Edison “bundles” services to customers, and that includes generating, transmitting and distributing the energy. The Clean Power Alliance will still…

CCAs + IDER: The Case for Why and When – Aug 22

July 26, 2018

CCA, ider

Join us for the first in a series of four webinars focusing on the unique advantages of Community Choice agencies (CCAs) with regard to integrated distributed energy resources (IDER). These advantages have great potential to result in a variety of community and environmental benefits. Presenters for this webinar include Chris Sentieri and the Adobe Project…

East Bay Community Energy wants to power the community

July 13, 2018

CCA, community choice, east bay community energy, ebce

“Last month, EBCE released a plan called “local development business plan” which details strategies for creating local jobs, providing pathways to good jobs for disadvantaged workers, providing the benefits of clean energy to people at all income levels, and reducing pollution in communities where it’s worst. Initially, EBCE will not have the capital for big…

MCE ready to pay out more than $1.8 million in net metering payments

July 5, 2018

CCA, commuity choice, mce, solar