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Community Choice Aggregation (CCA): What is it?


You may not have heard of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), but local not-for-profit CCA programs are a positive force in communities across California. Through CCA, communities can purchase electricity on behalf of residents and businesses, in place of investor-owned utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Edison.  Over the last decade, local governments in more than 200 towns, cities, and counties throughout the state have chosen to participate in CCA to meet climate action goals, provide residents and businesses with more energy options, ensure local transparency and accountability, and drive economic development. There are currently 23 operational CCA programs in California serving more than 11 million customers, and with many more in progress, those numbers are set to grow.

Is your community Powered by Community Choice? To find out, click on the map below, or look up your town/city/county here.

How Community Choice Works


Through Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), communities can join together to pool (or aggregate) their electricity load in order to purchase clean energy and develop local projects and programs on behalf of their residents and businesses. Aggregators work in partnership with the region’s existing Investor-Owned Utility (IOU), which continues to deliver power and maintain the grid.

Why CCA?


  • Consumer choice, local control, and accountability
  • Policy tool to help communities reach their climate and economic goals
  • Transition to a cleaner, more efficient energy supply
  • Revenues reinvested in the community, not distributed to shareholders
  • Development of new renewable energy projects
  • Tool for communities to establish local energy resources and programs such as solar+storage for resilience, low-income solar, EV vehicle and infrastructure incentives, feed-in-tariff, net energy metering (NEM), energy efficiency, demand response, and more

Want to let the world know that your home or business is Powered by Community Choice? CCA customers can:

1. Share a link to this webpage on your social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter).

2. Send an email to info@cal-cca.org and we’ll send you our graphic to share on your website or social media site.

3. Use the hashtags #PoweredByCommunityChoice and #WhoPowersYou? on your social media postings.

Thank you for helping us spread the word about Community Choice Aggregation in California!

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CCA Timeline

  • 2002 -- AB 117 Passed

    California Legislature enables Community Choice Aggregation

  • 2010 -- Marin Clean Energy (MCE) Launched

    Becomes the first CCA to serve customers in California

  • 2011 -- SB 790 Passed

    Legislature details rights of CCA agencies

  • 2016 -- CalCCA Formed

    CalCCA is created to represent the interests of operational CCA providers at the California Legislature and regulatory agencies

  • 2018 -- Big Year for CCA Growth

    Ten CCAs launch in one year!

  • 2020 -- CCAs Serving More than 10 Million Customers

    With 23 CCAs in operation and many more in progress, Community Choice Aggregation is set to reach more Californians than ever

What California CCAs Are Doing


CCAs are making good on their commitments to invest in new renewable energy facilities throughout California. To date, CCAs have contracted for more than 6,000 megawatts (MW) of new clean generation capacity through long-term power purchase agreements with terms of 10 years or more.

3,860 Megawatts

New Solar Panels

1,030 Megawatts

New Wind Turbines

1,120 Megawatts

New Energy Storage

14 Megawatts

New Geothermal

7 Megawatts

New Biogas

CCA: Putting Renewable Energy on the Map


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CCA Programs and Initiatives


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About CalCCA

The California Community Choice Association’s mission is to create a legislative and regulatory environment that supports the development and long-term sustainability of locally-run Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) electricity providers in California. We serve our members and strengthen our collective voice through education, technical guidance and regulatory and legislative advocacy. 

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