Community Choice Energy Santa Barbara

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Community choice energy santa barbara.

A blueprint for santa barbara county we identified community choice energy cce as the single most effective way our region could collectively move to renewable energy. Simply put cce is a new way to get cleaner electricity to local homes and businesses and provide greater local control. Public works department 630 garden street santa barbara ca 93101 805 564 5377 805 897 2613 fax. Community choice energy summit presented by infocast is an event held on january 22 24 2020 in.

In our 2007 carbon neutral plan a new energy direction. The santa barbara county board of supervisors on tuesday voted to pursue a community choice energy program for unincorporated areas and interested cities after a feasibility study yielded. A recent study found that a community choice energy cce plan would not be economically worthwhile in santa barbara county. Nancy rader executive director california wind energy association.

Clay sandidge chair long beach community choice energy. In july 2019 the city council voted to move forward in creating a city only community choice energy program santa barbara clean energy. In october 2017 the board of supervisors directed staff to update the cce financial feasibility assessment to evaluate the potential viability of a cce program serving only. I am not ready to throw in the towel said second district supervisor janet wolf at a board.

However the board of supervisors and groups like santa barbara county energy choice and central coast power remain committed to making such a plan work. Because of the breadth and scope of this program the community choice energy council committee was formed to receive updates on key developments projects and programs help guide program initiatives and make policy recommendations to council. Cce allows local control over where your electricity comes from and allows local government to develop innovative programs and policy related to local energy goals. The four local governments are in the process of forming a joint powers authority that will create and administer a community choice energy cce program serving santa barbara county.

To explore whether a locally run community choice energy cce program is viable for the county of santa barbara. Why community choice energy matters. Central coast power is a collaborative effort among the county of santa barbara and the cities of carpinteria goleta and santa barbara. Santa barbara county and local city officials vote to pursue the formation of a city run community choice energy cce entity.