The La Cañada Flintridge City Council approved membership in Clean Power Alliance on November 21, 2023, to give residents and businesses greater access to renewable energy options by joining Clean Power Alliance and approving Community Choice Aggregation. In March 2024, the CPUC approved the expansion of Clean Power Alliance’s service territory to include La Cañada Flintridge. The transition of service is scheduled for October 2025.
Townhall
The City will be hosting Townhalls in May and June to inform residents about the transition to clean power and to answer questions.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
6:00pm
City Council Chambers
One Civic Center Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
6:00pm
City Council Chambers
One Civic Center Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
What is Community Choice Aggregation?
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a California Public Utilities Commission program that allows cities and counties to procure electricity for customers within their jurisdiction by unbundling the generation of electricity from the delivery of electricity. For La Cañada Flintridge, that means using Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to supply electricity and continuing to use Southern California Edison (SCE) for delivery.
Who is Clean Power Alliance?
Clean Power Alliance is a CCA that specializes in the generation and supply of renewable energy. CPA offers three tier rates: Lean (40% renewable), Clean (50% renewable), and Green (100% renewable). CPA serves over 3,000,000 residents and businesses in 35 communities throughout Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. It is the fifth largest electricity provider in the state and has the most customers in the nation receiving 100% renewable energy.
What other renewable energy options are available?
SCE has a green energy program. As of November 2023, the program is waitlisted.
Why did the City Council approve this?
The City Council voted to implement Community Choice Aggregation and to join Clean Power Alliance to give residents and businesses more access to renewable energy options and to meet greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets outlined in the City’s Climate Action & Adaptation Plan.
How will this affect LCF electricity services?
Residents and businesses should see no impact on their electricity services. The City Council will select a default tier rate for all customers to automatically be enrolled in. CPA rates are competitive to SCE rates but are not guaranteed to be less than SCE. All customers will have the option of opting out of receiving CPA services at any time or changing their tier rate. All customers will continue to receive bills directly from SCE.
When is the transition to Clean Power Alliance?
The transition to Clean Power Alliance generation services is scheduled for October 2025. City staff, in coordination with Clean Power Alliance, will continue outreach and education about the transition of services throughout 2024 and 2025.
CPA Timeline – 1
Resources
La Cañada Flintridge
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- Clean Power Alliance Townhall January 23, 2024 – Presentation, Revised Presentation (Revisions to Slide 12 to correct number of customers)
- City Council November 21 – Staff Report, Minutes
- City Council November 7 – Staff Report, Minutes, Summary of Ordinance
- Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
Clean Power Alliance
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- Clean Power Alliance Video
- Clean Power Alliance Fact Sheet
- Clean Power Alliance FAQs
Southern California Edison
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- SCE Green Energy Program
- SCE Community Choice Aggregation Video
