San Marcos council moves forward with Community Choice Energy
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council reviewed its draft Community Choice Energy (CCE/CCA) Technical Feasibility Study during its June 22 meeting, directing staff...
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Clean Energy Alliance launches May 1
On May 1, a new energy service launches for residents of Carlsbad, Del Mar and Solana Beach....
Clean Energy Alliance will not join newly formed JPA before launch
COASTAL CITIES — The Clean Energy Alliance received a presentation about the potential of joining with California Community Power but opted not to join with...
Escondido considers entering into Community Choice Energy program
ESCONDIDO – The City of Escondido, along with San Marcos and Vista, is in the process of conducting a feasibility study to determine if a...
Carlsbad denies CEA financing; project labor agreement raises concerns
REGION — Two spirited, and at times, heated debates broke out on July 23 and July 28 regarding the Clean Energy Alliance, its financing and...
Clean Energy Alliance implementation plan certified
CARLSBAD — A regional Community Choice Aggregation program has cleared a critical hurdle paving the way to begin providing alternative energy services to residents of...
Community choice programs aren’t delivering on clean energy
By Jerry Sanders Eighteen years ago, California was faced with rolling blackouts and a major energy crisis. It may not seem like it, but another...
Will electric freedom suffer a major delay?
The California Public Utilities Commission giveth, but the same benighted agency much more often taketh away. At least from consumers. In December, this five-member commission...
Council advances CCA, backs DACA resolution
SOLANA BEACH — Council members at the Nov. 15 meeting voted 4-1 to adopt an ordinance establishing community choice aggregation and approving the implementation plan...
Solana Beach first in county to form energy alternative
Solana Beach is again in the forefront of environmental sustainability, becoming the 14th CCA in the state....
CCA outreach begins
The city’s outreach efforts to explain community choice aggregation, or CCA, is underway....