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Southern California Community Choice Energy Company Files for Bankruptcy

A community choice aggregation (CCA) company that was formed to procure energy for several cities in Southern California’s Riverside County has filed for bankruptcy, citing increased costs and lower revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Western Community Energy (WCE) is a joint powers authority (JPA) consisting of the cities of Eastvale, Hemet, Jurupa Valley, Norco, Perris,…


Doubts Run Deep on Costs, Viability of Community Choice Energy Programs

Locally run cooperative power utility programs that promise to provide clean energy choices and lower power bills for consumers are financially risky and may not be all they’ve been charged up to be, skeptics say. Jim Phelps, a power contractor and utility rate analyst based in Novato, Calif., told The Epoch Times that many local…