2012 - Q2
Community Choice Aggregation
Leadership Training
{Ambassador} | {Phone Number}
Key Events To Date
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CCA Law (SB 790 & AB 117).
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Marin County CCA up and running, cash flow positive, light green content hit
50% renewable in Jan, 2012.
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San Francisco CCA launches in 2012; Sonoma in formation.
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Many CCAs up and running nationally.
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Navigant prepared a CCA Study for the County of San Diego, 2005.
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Chula Vista and San Marcos took steps towards formation of CCAs subsequent
to this study.
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SDED Foundation formed in late 2011 as 501(c)3.
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Kick-off event in Solana Beach, 26-Jan.
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In depth article, Business Section, NC Times, 29-Jan.
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AD-HOC Committees in formation in SD.
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National CCA Strategy Retreat, Marin County, (Feb-2012)
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May 2012: Solana Beach to assess CCA Resolution
What is a CCA Leader?
• Evangelist for a better energy future of
• Affordability.
• Competition.
• Environmental Responsibility.
• Communicator of What, How, Why and
How Much.
Leaders Explain a CCA
A CCA is a cooperative. More precisely, it is an energy-only electrical cooperative.
A City (or County) in California pools (aggregates) its energy load into a single public and
not-for-profit agency(cooperative) for the purpose of providing an alternative supply of
energy.
Leaders persuade citizens and elected officials that competition leads to affordability and
environmental responsibility. The CCA competes with SDG&E to deliver lower costs, cleaner
energy, and more local economic development.
Leaders explain formation law (AB 117) and protection of the right to form a CCA (SB 790).
Leaders show that the SDG&E will continue to own, operate and maintain the grid.
Customers will receive one bill from SDG&E but with a different rate for energy from the
CCA.
CCA Leaders Build Community Teams
• A CCA Leader will build consensus among
the leaders.
• Those leaders are
• Citizens concerned about ratepayer
treatement.
• Environmentalists and citizen scientists.
• The City Manager and staff.
• The elected council members.
CCA Leaders Find Elected Officials Who
Are Champions of CCA Formation
• In San Diego, those champions today are:
• Lesa Heebner
• Dave Roberts
• Mike Nichols
• Dianne Jacob
• Pam Slater-Price
• Bob Filner
• A CCA leader creates a CCA Champion.
CCA Leaders Develop Resolutions
Calling For CCA Formation
• A CCA Leader proposes a Resolution
calling for the development of the
Implementation Plan as dictated by AB
117 law.
• SDED maintains the Solana Beach
Resolution on its Educational Page
(along with this document).
SDED Supports the Leadership Role with
Tools, Social Networks, and Fundraising
• SDED is the organization in San Diego with
the know-how, networks, State and National
support, and buy-in for the grassroots
creation of one or more CCAs in San Diego.
• SDED seeks out individuals who understand
that time is “running out”.
• CCAs are economic engines for good
providing scale for cleaner energy as the
basis for competition.
San
Diego
Options:
A JPA
or
Many
CCAs
ONE CCA PER JURISDICTION
SDED MANAGES THE CCA
Energy
Resource
s
San Diego Energy District
General Manager, Legal, QA, Ops
Management of CCA
City Council / County Supervisors
CCA BOARD
Elect
The People
Customers
SAN DIEGO ENERGY COOPERATIVE
Energy
Resource
s
San Diego Energy District
General Manager, Legal, QA, Ops
Oversight
Citizen Advisory Board
Board of Directors
(2 Per Jurisdiction)
(1 Per Jurisdiction)
Appoint
Supervisors and Council Members Of
Participating Jurisdictions (Cities & County)
Elect
The People
Customers
Energy
Resource
s
San Diego Energy District
General Manager, Legal, QA, Ops
Oversight
Citizen Advisory Board
Board of Directors
(2 Per Jurisdiction)
(1 Per Jurisdiction)
Appoint
Supervisors and Council Members Of
Participating Jurisdictions (Cities & County)
Elect
The People
SB 375 AND AB 117 empower the People of California
to form a local energy cooperative.
Customers
Energy
Resource
s
San Diego Energy District
General Manager, Legal, QA, Ops
Oversight
Customers
Citizen Advisory Board
Board of Directors
(2 Per Jurisdiction)
(1 Per Jurisdiction)
Appoint
Supervisors and Council Members Of
Participating Jurisdictions (Cities & County)
Elect
The People
One or more county agencies elect to form a CCA directed by the People.
Energy
Resource
s
San Diego Energy District
General Manager, Legal, QA, Ops
Oversight
Customers
Citizen Advisory Board
Board of Directors
(2 Per Jurisdiction)
(1 Per Jurisdiction)
Appoint
Supervisors and Council Members Of
Participating Jurisdictions (Cities & County)
Elect
The People
The Agencies appoint oversight: a Board of Directors & Community Experts.
Energy
Resource
s
San Diego Energy District
General Manager, Legal, QA, Ops
Oversight
Customers
Citizen Advisory Board
Board of Directors
(2 Per Jurisdiction)
(1 Per Jurisdiction)
Appoint
Supervisors and Council Members Of
Participating Jurisdictions (Cities & County)
Elect
The People
The Energy Cooperative procures and sells energy to customers.
Formation Rights
{FORMING ENTITIES}
{COOPERATION,
“SEC. 2. Section 331.1 is added to the Public
CODE OF CONDUCT}
Utilities Code, to read:
“...Existing law requires an electrical
331.1. For purposes of this chapter, ‘‘community
corporation to cooperate fully with any
choice aggregator’’ means any of the following
community choice aggregator that
entities, if that entity is not within the jurisdiction of a
investigates, pursues, or implements
local publicly owned electric utility that provided
community choice aggregation programs, electrical service as of January 1, 2003:
including providing appropriate billing and (a) Any city, county,or city and county whose
electrical load data. ... (d) The Public
governing board elects to combine the loads of its
Utilities Commission has found that
residents, businesses, and municipal facilities in a
conduct by electrical corporations to
community wide electricity buyers’ program.
oppose community choice aggregation
(b) Any group of cities, counties, or cities and
programs has had the effect of causing
counties whose governing boards have elected to
community choice aggregation programs combine the loads of their programs, through the
to be abandoned.”
formation of a joint powers agency established
under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500)
SB 790
of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.”
AB 117
Key Legal Conditions
{IMPLEMENTATION}
(A) An organizational structure of the
program, its operations, and its funding.
(B) Ratesetting and other costs to
participants.
(C) Provisions for disclosure and due
process in setting rates and allocating
costs among participants.
(D) The methods for entering and
terminating agreements with other entities.
(E) The rights and responsibilities of
program participants, including, but not
limited to, consumer protection procedures,
credit issues, and shutoff procedures.
(F) Termination of the program.
(G) A description of the third parties that
will be supplying electricity under the
program, including, but not limited to,
information about financial, technical, and
operational capabilities.
{AUTO OPT-IN}
(2) Under community choice aggregation, customer
participation may not require a positive written
declaration, but all customers shall be informed of
their right to opt out of the community choice
aggregation program. If no negative declaration is
made by a customer, that customer shall be served
through the community choice aggregation program.
...
{SDG&E CUSTOMER SERVICES INTACT}
Electrical corporations shall continue to provide all
metering, billing, collection, and customer service to
retail customers that participate in community choice
aggregation programs. Bills sent by the electrical
corporation to retail customers shall identify the
community choice aggregator as providing the
electrical energy component of the bill. The
commission shall determine the terms and
conditions under which the electrical corporation
provides services to community choice aggregators
and retail customers.
Further Benefits
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No expectant parent (Sempra) or shareholders to answer to.
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Legal rights to administer conservation, efficiency funds and public goods
funds; rights to protect ratepayers and the solar industry within San Diego
County.
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Ability to borrow at low rates to finance expansion, conservation, forwards,
contracts, efficiency, and PACE.
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Ability to join Universities and Local Companies in the pursuit of innovation in
the areas of storage and wireless delivery of power.
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Ability to protect and promote the right to interconnect fairly and profitably for
the purpose of selling energy to the District.
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Choice fosters healthy competition ... a sorely lacking feature for the
customer in San Diego.
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Competitive rates with guarantees of more renewable and local energy
content.
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Platform for further independence from SDG&E.
WORKING TIMELINE
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2012
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CITIES AND COUNTY BOARDS DEBATE THE MERITS
OF ENERGY CHOICE AND ELECT TO PARTICIPATE
OR NOT IN 2012 RFPS
2013
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RFPs ARE LET OUT, EVALUATED AND APPROVED
FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2013.
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IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ARE DRAFTED AND
SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PUC.
IN 2014-15, THE ABOVE SCHEDULE IS REPEATED FOR
THOSE CITIES NOT PARTICIPATING IN 2012-2013.
Key Resources
CA State Law. AB 117 & SB 790.
CPUC Rulemaking
See legislative and CPUC web sites under the terms AB 117, SB790,
CCA and Utility Code of Conduct.
Marin Clean Energy Authority
First agency in the state to implement a CCA despite a firestorm of
opposition from PG&E. http://www.marincleanenergy.info/
Local Energy Aggregation Network Founders (Shawn Marshall & Meg Matson) founded a national
organization to centralize services and lobbying for CCA across the
country. http://www.leanenergyus.org/
Galvin Electricity Initiative
Country’s leading think-tank on the development of “perfect power”.
http://galvinpower.org/
San Diego Energy District
Foundation
Lane Sharman 858-755-2868
Bill Powers 619-295-2072
http://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org
THANK YOU
Founders: Lane Sharman & Bill Powers
www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org