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	San Joaquin Valley CCA formed; Contract finalized San Francisco CCA business plan complete Oakland Berkeley Emeryville Chula Vista drafting CCA business plan West Hollywood Beverly Hills Pleasanton San Luis Obispo Davis actively considering CCA
Cape Light Compact (Cape Cod, Massachusetts)	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.

Boston Buying Power	Boston Buying Power was created to provide local businesses with products and services to actively manage one of the largest budget items in any company - utility costs. Boston Buying Power is not a CCA but combines the purchasing efficiency of Boston businesses and provides long term rate stability and budget planning. Through advanced utility management tools, staff assists businesses in controlling costs and increasing energy efficiencies.

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