The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) survived a vote by its board to dissolve it during their June 21 board meeting. The issue was agendized by Board Director Casey McKeon, who is also a councilman for the City of Huntington Beach, which voted to leave the agency last month. “I don’t believe the errors and…
Orange County Power Authority Survives Dissolution Vote by Board Members
June 27, 2023
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Exploding Batteries Expose Green Energy’s Hypocrisy and Greed
April 29, 2022
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Commentary Community Choice Energy agencies are failing to disclose flaws about the lynchpin of their entire business model: batteries. Batteries supposedly make intermittent renewable energy—wind and solar—fully viable. However, the record of battery meltdowns and fires is ignored in favor of profits and false claims about “clean” energy. The public deserves far better transparency from…
San Clemente to Pursue Different Energy Program from Other OC Cities
November 1, 2021
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The City of San Clemente, California, recently move forward with a Community Choice Energy (CCE) program, but opted to go with a different program than what other Orange County cities have been joining. The formation allows the CCE to buy and sell energy, which provides citizens within the cities with a choice of getting their…
Laguna Beach to Provide Its Own Utility Services
July 14, 2021
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Laguna Beach, Calif., moved toward joining a community choice energy program (CCE) July 13, with the goal of gradually replacing traditional power sources with green energy. CCEs are locally-controlled energy providers that would take the place of existing energy providers, such as Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric. The CCE would still use existing infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of energy to…
Lake Forest Looks into Providing Its Own Utility Services
March 4, 2021
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The City of Lake Forest is considering developing its own utilities program after bowing out of Orange County Joint Power Authority’s (OCPA) contentious community choice energy plan. Lake Forest city council during its March 2 meeting voted 4-1 to withdraw from the public utility agreement spearheaded by Irvine, and look into options to start its own…
Community Choice Energy Program Could Have Costly Consequences for Huntington Beach, Finance Commissioners Warn
February 26, 2021
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Huntington Beach’s finance commissioners are raising flags about the possible implications of joining the community choice energy (CCE) program. The city’s entry into the CCE poses significant financial risks for the city if the CCE program is not profitable, some say. “The contract that we would have to pay to get out of it are so massive,” Finance…
Huntington Beach Solidifies Community Choice Energy Participation
February 2, 2021
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Huntington Beach residents will maintain its membership with the community choice energy (CCE) program following a Feb. 1 council vote. The confirmation of program participation means local government will provide energy to power the city, rather than Southern California Edison. The Orange County Power Authority is spearheading the effort with the regional community choice aggregate Joint…
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