California legislature passed Assembly Bill 117 (Migden)
Jan. 2004
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) began rulemaking
Jan. 2004 - Apr. 2004
County of Marin and the two water districts within the county initiated a process to investigate offering retail electric services to customers located within the County through a program known as Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
Mar. 2005
Released CCA feasibility study
Aug. 2005
Released peer review of feasibility study
Mar. 2006 - May 2006
Conducted CCA risk analysis
Jun. 2006
Formed Local Government Task Force to allow the cities and County to jointly participate in the investigation of CCA for Marin communities and customers
Nov. 2007
Released Marin Local Renewables Analysis
Dec. 2007
Released draft CCA business plan
Mar. 2008
Peer review of draft CCA business plan
Apr. 2008 - Oct. 2008
Launched public input and outreach phase for Marin Clean Energy to organize meetings and presentations with community groups throughout the County, cities, and towns
Apr. 2008
Released final business plan: Marin - California Community Choice Aggregation Plan for Marin Clean Energy
Oct. 2008
Independent review of final business plan
Oct. 2008
Released Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement and Ordinance to form Marin Energy Authority
Where We Are Now
Nov. 2008 - Jan. 2008
Each city and town votes on whether to join Marin Energy Authority
Nov. 18, 2008
The County of Marin passes ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Nov. 19, 2008
The Towns of Fairfax and Tiburon approve ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Nov. 25, 2008
The City of Sausalito approves ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Dec. 1, 2008
The City of Mill Valley approves ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Dec. 8, 2008
The City of Belvedere approves ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Dec. 9, 2008
The Town of San Anselmo approves ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Dec. 11, 2008
The Town of Ross approves ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Dec. 15, 2008
The City of San Rafael approves ordinance to join Marin Energy Authority
Where We Are Going
Nov. 2008 - Jan. 2008
JPA Formation
Feb. 2009
Request for Proposal issued to energy service providers
Mar. 2009 - Apr. 2009
Responses received and reviewed
May 2009
Draft contract with energy service provider developed
Jun. 2009 - Aug. 2009
90 day review period for draft contract
Sep. 2009 - Oct. 2009
City councils and board vote to participate or withdraw from CCA project
Nov. 2009
JPA votes on ESP contract
Dec. 2009
JPA submits implementation plan to CPUC
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