After the Community Choice law was passed in California in 2002, the San Joaquin Valley Power Authority became the first Community Choice program to be certified by the CPUC in April 2007. Numerous other communities are in various stages of pursuing community choice.
Outside of California, existing Community Choice projects are up and running in other states as detailed below.
Other Communities Pursuing Community Choice in California
The Cape Light Compact is a Community Choice project like Marin Clean Energy located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It is comprised of 21 towns and serves over 200,000 electrical customers. Cape Light provides a 50% green option and a 100% green option.
Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council is made up of 126 member communities spread across eight Northeast Ohio counties. Voters in each of these communities approved the formation of NOPEC in November, 2000. It serves more than 600,000 customers, saving customers an average of 5 percent off the generation portion of their bills.
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