Laguna Beach to Study Leaving Edison for Renewable Energy Program
“The Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to pursue joining a renewable energy program, setting the city up to potentially leave Southern California Edison as soon as the end of this year. Community choice energy programs, or CCEs, are electric utilities set up by local governments that take over buying energy for their residents, giving more options for homeowners who want to buy,” reports Noah Biesiada in Voice Of OC.
“Any resident can opt out if they want to remain with their original service provider and are not required to increase the amount of renewable energy they use. Depending on what choices the program offers, homeowners can purchase a mix of fossil fuels and renewable energy or go 100% renewable. Just last year, some cities in Orange County created their own community choice energy agency, with Irvine, Huntington Beach.”
