Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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APPROVE SELECTION OF 50 PERCENT RENEWABLES AS THE DEFAULT PRODUCT FOR CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CITY OF CARSON (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a community choice aggregation (CCA) program established as a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) of 31 local governments in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, including the City of Carson. As a CCA, CPA purchases clean power and sells it to customers, while Southern California Edison (SCE) is responsible for delivery, billing, and resolving any electricity service issues. To date, CPA has launched service to municipal and commercial customers in unincorporated Los Angeles County and the Cities of Rolling Hills Estates and South Pasadena. In February 2019, CPA will phase in all residential customers in its service territory (Phase 3), and in May 2019, CPA will phase in all remaining non-residential customers in its service territory (Phase 4).
On February 20, 2018, the Carson City Council selected a default renewable tier of 50% for the community. The 2019 rate structure was adopted by the CPA Board on August 16, 2018, and the City of Carson now has an opportunity to revisit this topic and select a different tier if it so wishes. If Carson does not re-select a default renewable tier by the end of October 2018, the 50% option selected on February 20, 2018 will remain as the default level at which customers will automatically be enrolled at the time that the CPA service commences. Customers may opt up, opt down, or opt out at any time.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
CONTINUE with 50% renewables as the default product for Clean Power Alliance customers within the City of Carson.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On August 16, 2018, the CPA Board of Directors (Board), adopted its rate structure in advance of the 2019 launc...
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