Currents

An Energy Newsletter for Local Governments

Community Choice Aggregation Update

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), enacted in 2002, is approaching reality. The process to determine the rules for communities wishing to become the electricity suppliers to their constituents is nearing an end at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

The rulemaking (R.03-10-003) was split into to phases, the first concerned primarily with cost issues, the second with implementation issues. A summary of the Phase 1 decision ( Second Interim Report on CPUC CCA Process) is available at the Local Government Commission's Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program page (www.lgc.org/cca/pilot_program.html#materials).

Phase 2 is almost over with evidentiary hearings at the CPUC from May 25 - June 3, followed by briefs and a decision, hopefully, some time this summer. Entities filing testimony include the utilities, the Local Government Commission Coalition (the LGC and a group of cities and counties investigating CCA), the City and County of San Francisco, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Chula Vista, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), the CPUC's Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Local Power, Women's Energy Matters, Community Environmental Council, and Energy Choice, Inc.

Look for updates on the Phase 2 decision in future CURRENTS issues, or by visiting the LGC Community forums.

The California Energy Commission, sponsor of the project that LGC has been working on to help a limited number of local governments investigate CCA feasibility, is planning to host a workshop on the project findings as part of its Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) process. Watch for a future announcement on the date and location.

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