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Why San Diego Should Delay Acting on Energy Choice Plan

11/30/2017

By Gerald Brown, Ruben Barrales & Stephen P. Cushman

Does it make sense for San Diego to start a government-controlled energy program? We believe City Hall should stick to the basics for now — caring for our homeless population, repairing our roads and maintaining our parks and libraries.

Some people want to move San Diego into the energy business because of the perceived environmental benefits. Our coalition, Clear the Air, is urging them to hold off on making a billion-dollar decision until we know what the costs, risks and benefits are of a government-controlled energy program, also known as community choice aggregation or CCA.

Read the full article on The San Diego Union-Tribune...

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Clear the Air Coalition Applauds City for Holding Off on Making a Decision on CCA

11/17/2017

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The Clear the Air Coalition released the following statement today:

“The Clear the Air Coalition applauds the City of San Diego’s decision to hold off on making a decision about Community Choice Aggregation until the city has all the facts. Establishing a potential multi-billion-dollar government-controlled energy-buying program carries significant risk for taxpayers and, currently, there are far too many unknowns for city leaders to make an informed decision about such a program. We believe it’s prudent to wait for state regulators to determine how much a CCA would cost taxpayers, so that everyone better understands exactly what the costs and benefits would be for San Diegans as well as ratepayers in neighboring communities.”

RELATED: Read the memo sent to council members today.

To learn more about the Clear the Air Coalition please visit: clearair.us

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Opinion: Community Choice Aggregation Sounds Too Good to Be True

11/15/2017

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By Chris Jennewein

As a young reporter just out of college, one of my first assignments was to cover a big city utility — the Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division.

MLGW, as residents called it, was and is the largest three-service municipal utility in the United States, now with over 400,000 customers.

For a reporter, it was a dream assignment because the utility was always convulsed in politics. I covered rate increases, power outages, service changes, the questionable purchase of a natural gas field and, finally, the chief executive’s resignation under pressure. The utility seemed to be operating efficiently for Memphis residents, but it sure was rife with politics.

Then I moved to London for a year-long master’s degree program. As a uninformed and optimistic American, I tried to get telephone service in my apartment. At the time, government-run British Telecom had a one-year backlog. At least I had electricity and heat, though the latter was supplied via a coin-operated gas meter.

All this makes me skeptical of the supposed benefits of Community Choice Aggregation.

Read the full article on Times of San Diego...

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Why San Diego Should Delay Acting on Energy Choice Plan

Clear the Air Coalition Applauds City for Holding Off on Making a Decision on CCA

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