The Challenge to Involve Local Government in California Electricity
Policy
Local government is the missing partner in the development of
electricity policy in California. Even though local governments
play a significant role in the generation and sale of electricity
and in energy conservation, the potential to do more has remained
largely untapped. But this is changing as a result of the energy
crisis in 2000-2001, increasing costs of electricity, and the uncertainty
caused by restructuring of the electricity market and the resulting
cost implications for local government.
The Public Policy Institute of
California's working paper, "The
Challenge to Involve Local Government in California Electricity
Policy," uses the results of a 2002 survey to describe the potential
for local governments to become involved in California electricity
policy. Local governments can make a positive contribution in three
areas: in electricity planning (including Community Choice Aggregation),
in working with the private sector to develop large power plants,
and in the development of distributed generation. The report also
describes a regional approach to energy planning.
Copies of the working paper may be ordered at: www.ppic.org/content/pubs/WP_603JBWP.htm
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