2002 - AB 117 Passed
California Legislature enables Community Choice Aggregation
CalCCA advocates for community choice in California
What is CalCCA?
The California Community Choice Association (CalCCA) represents the interests of California’s community choice electricity providers in the legislature and at state regulatory agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board. CalCCA’s voting membership is comprised of operating CCA programs in California that are serving load or about to launch (implementation plan has been submitted and CEO appointed). Local governments interested in community choice may join as affiliate members.
Mission
Our mission is to create a legislative and regulatory environment that supports the development and long-term sustainability of locally run Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) in California. We serve our members and strengthen our collective voice through education, technical guidance, and regulatory and legislative advocacy.
History
CalCCA was formed in 2016 by six Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) in California: CleanPowerSF, Lancaster Choice Energy, MCE, Peninsula Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and Sonoma Clean Power. Today, our membership includes 24 of the 25 CCAs operating in California as well as several emerging CCA communities. Our members are successfully and reliably serving upwards of 11 million customers in more than 200 cities and counties in California – and those numbers are set to grow as more communities move ahead with CCA.
How did CCA start? Watch the video.
Why CCA?
“Every month, every year things change, technology changes, needs change. What community choice does is build capacity in your community to be able to navigate these changes with the power system, and with the climate so you can sustain your community through the Public Safety Power Shutoffs and the disruptions. It’s a local program that’s replicable. “
“I think that one of the most powerful impacts that we can have is direct impacts in our community on our most vulnerable customers, and making sure that we have programs that help them as we transition to a green economy, make sure that there is access to good paying green jobs, there is access to low-cost energy and renewable energy for everyone in the community.”
“If we truly want to ensure a clean energy world for the generations to come, it is up to those of us at the local level to implement change…As a municipality, we had to step up and help our community take back the power. Now, the City of Lancaster has far exceeded what anyone believed it was capable of as a local government entity, becoming the Alternative Energy Capital of the World in a relatively short period of time.”
“We feel that consumer choice is a big benefit to our community. Providing renewable energy and local control were important to the decision process as a council. We look forward to the future and knew that we wanted to get an early start on what we think is the future for municipalities.”
“Contra Costa County has a rich history of energy-related industry and labor. We are glad to see the steps MCE has already taken to bringing new jobs and green technology to the Northern Waterfront, and to the rest of the County.”
“Community Choice Energy is a tremendous opportunity for communities to have more local control, while benefiting both the environment and local economy.”
“We are bringing choice where there was no choice before…With GreenPrime, Los Gatos, along with our neighboring communities, is furthering the demand for more renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.”
