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| Hail to the energy sun god ! |
Santa Cruz Sentinel/Jason Hoppin, 11/29/12. "Santa Cruz County may study power agency formation to pursue renewable energy."
"Santa Cruz County governments are
exploring the possibility of setting up a local joint powers authority
that would allow residents to buy more green energy, and could be a
vehicle toward the county's future energy independence.
.... So-called community choice
aggregation plans have been allowed under state law for a decade. Marin
Clean Energy has been in operation since 2010, San Francisco's is about
to go live and others are exploring the idea.
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| Looks nice, works great |
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| Not fancy but practical |
Set up as joint powers authorities,
the nonprofits give local power customers a choice -- they could ditch
PG&E as their power supplier, though PG&E still handles billing
and maintains ownership of the electricity grid. But the San Francisco-based utility
is no fan of community power, which threatens its customer base. In
2010, PG&E spent $46 million on an unsuccessful initiative that
would have stifled community power agencies, though a spokeswoman said
the company respects community choice aggregation and continues to
cooperate with communities trying to implement them.
.... Community power nonprofits make local
governments players in volatile wholesale energy markets... But they can also keep ratepayer dollars local, and
foster job growth if the agency pursues local wind or solar projects." Read article.
Related - How it works. Marin Clean Energy Services has been in operation since 2010, for example. Same website, also see the "rebates" and "news" sections.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
1 comment:
I will stick with P.G. and E. They may be on the high side, due to government regulations and taxes, but are the most reliable. I advise anyone who is interested in another power company , you better do your research. Big failures.
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