KMG365
Well-known member
Talked to Tony Williams yesterday about a "new" concept (CA law passed in 2002) being touted in San Diego County. He hadn't heard of it, and I could not find any reference to it here, so I assume it hasn't yet been posted about. It is called "Community Choice Aggregation" (CCA) and is a "not-for-profit" utility option created as an alternative to the "for-(huge)-profit" government regulated utility monopolies most of us currently buy our electrons from. CCA's can choose where they buy their power and can incentivize distributed solar and other green technologies while bringing down rates.
If you haven't heard of it, you should educate yourselves about it. Only five states in the nation have the option so far (including CA). In CA, only Marin County has actually gotten one off the ground, but San Francisco is coming online this year. All previous attempts have been continually scuttled by the lobbyists for the big utilities whose multinational parent companies and share holders stand to lose big profits due to the competition.
http://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org/uploads/9/1/7/4/9174546/sded_foundation_overview.pdf
http://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org/education.html
This is the best news LEAF and solar owners in San Diego County will hear all year.
If you haven't heard of it, you should educate yourselves about it. Only five states in the nation have the option so far (including CA). In CA, only Marin County has actually gotten one off the ground, but San Francisco is coming online this year. All previous attempts have been continually scuttled by the lobbyists for the big utilities whose multinational parent companies and share holders stand to lose big profits due to the competition.
http://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org/uploads/9/1/7/4/9174546/sded_foundation_overview.pdf
http://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org/education.html
This is the best news LEAF and solar owners in San Diego County will hear all year.