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Background on CCA: How We Got Here

The City of San Diego is moving forward with Community Choice Aggregation in order to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035. This path will allow the City of San Diego to form a regional entity that can purchase clean energy on the open market at more competitive rates for customers. 

News Release: San Diego Becomes the Largest City to Move Foward with Community Choice Energy

PDF icon Community Choice Aggregation Overview Presentation

PDF icon Read frequently asked questions related to the City’s 100% renewable energy initiative (available in English and Spanish). 

Latest Updates

  • Sept. 17, 2019 - San Diego City Council votes to approve community choice energy and create a joint-powers entity with cities across across the region.

  • Nov. 19, 2018 - MRW issued a memorandum to the City of San Diego describing the pro forma update from the CCA feasibility study. The memorandum is available to view here: PDF icon CCA Business Plan and Feasibility Study Comparison.

  • Oct. 25, 2018 - Mayor Faulconer chooses pathway on 100 percent renewable energy with a Community Choice Aggregation Program. View the news release: San Diego Becomes Largest City to Move Forward with Community Choice
  • Oct. 24, 2018 - The City of San Diego's Sustainability Department issued a memorandum to Mayor Kevin Faulconer on implementation recommendations related to 100 percent renewable energy. The memorandum is available to view here: PDF icon City of San Diego Memorandum
  • A Community Choice program business plan for the City of San Diego has been developed. The documents are available to view here: PDF icon City of San Diego CCA Business Plan

Background

  • May 24, 2018, the City of San Diego issued a memorandum to San Diego Gas and Electric following up on a discussion pertaining to debt equivalence and scheduling. The memorandum is available to view here: PDF icon City of San Diego Memorandum

  • April 24, 2018, the City of San Diego issued a memorandum to San Diego Gas and Electric addressing the third party peer review response and issuing a data request. The memorandum is available to view here: PDF icon City of San Diego Memorandum

  • April 20, 2018, San Diego Gas and Electric issued a response to the third party peer review discussed below. The response is available to view here: PDF icon San Diego Gas & Electric Response to Third Party Review

  • On March 13, 2018, the City of San Diego issued a memorandum to San Diego Gas and Electric responding to questions posed by San Diego Gas and Electric during an in-person meeting on Feb. 7, 2018. The memorandum is available to view here: PDF icon City of San Diego Memorandum

  • A third party review of both the CCA feasibility study and the San Diego Gas and Electric proposal has been completed by MRW & Associates. These reviews have been posted below:

PDF icon San Diego Gas and Electric Proposal Third Party Review

PDF icon CCA Feasibility Study Third Party Review

*A previous version of the San Diego Gas and Electric Proposal Third Party Review was erroneously labeled "confidential", this label has been removed. No other content within the document has changed.