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Dear Citizen,
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a program that enables local
governments to aggregate electricity demand within their jurisdictions in order
to procure electricity for its customers while maintaining the existing
electricity provider, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, for customer billing,
transmission and distribution services. The State of California passed
legislation in 2002 (Assembly Bill 117) that permits local agencies to form CCA
programs for their communities. In California, CCAs are striving to
provide competitive pricing, an increasing percentage of electricity generated
by renewable energy sources, local economic development benefits, and tailored
energy efficiency programs. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors
passed a resolution in June 2014 authorizing the Community Development Agency
to investigate the implementation of a CCA program for Alameda County and its
cities.
A well-designed Community Choice program promises to provide Alameda County,
its cities, residents and businesses with a wealth of benefits. Marin and
Sonoma counties have already shown that it can be done. We want to see if a
program can be established here, in Alameda County that will have an even
greater impact than the existing CCAs have had.
In 2015, Alameda County has accelerated its efforts to establish a CCA
program by launching a technical study and formally announcing the creation of
a County-wide Steering Committee.
To this end, the County and Community Development Agency (CDA) is seeking
members for a Steering Committee to advise the County during the entire
formation process. The Committee will continue in that role if the County
and its cities decide that a CCA program is viable and can deliver significant
benefits to residents and businesses.
Steering Committee applications are available on the County’s CCA website at: http://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/cca/index.htm
or requested from County CDA staff by sending an email to Bruce Jensen at CCA@acgov.org
. Any member of the interested public may apply for a membership on the
Steering Committee. Qualifications and instructions for the Applications
may be found on the Application forms. Applications must be completed and
submitted by April 7, 2015 either by email or by mail to Bruce Jensen, Alameda
County Planning Department, 224 West Winton Avenue, Room 111, Hayward, CA 94544.
The County will also soon release a Request for Proposals for a consultant
to conduct the technical study. The study will assess the potential
impacts of a CCA program on electricity rates, GHG emissions, and local
employment opportunities.
Steering Committee Contact:
Bruce Jensen- Senior Planner, Alameda County Planning Department
Email : Bruce.Jensen@acgov.org
Phone: (510) 670-6527
It is my distinguished pleasure to serve you. As always, please feel free to contact me regarding Community Choice Aggregation, or any County matter, at any time. I can be reached at (510) 272-6691 or District1@acgov.org.
Very Sincerely,
Scott Haggerty
CCA_SteeringCommittee_Application_DraftV3 (2).pdf
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