In December 2018, customers received several notices with information about their new energy choices, including how to make changes to their accounts and customer support information. Then, residential customers made the switch to CPA in February 2019 and non-residential customers followed in May 2019.

Clean energy is carbon-free energy that creates little to no greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and comes from sources such as hydroelectric power. Renewable energy comes from resources that are naturally replenished such as solar, wind, and geothermal, and produce no waste. Unlike fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, which cannot be replaced (and produce GHG emissions), renewable energy regenerates naturally in a short period of time.

CPA is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) run by a Board of Directors with elected officials from each member agency, including one Councilmember from the City of Agoura Hills. 

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) offers an opportunity for California cities and counties to become their own electricity provider. They were permitted in California by Assembly Bill 117 following the energy crisis of 2000-2001. CCAs differ from traditional investor-owned utilities such as SCE because they allow communities to take control of purchasing their own power, make energy decisions locally, and reinvest funds back into their communities. They are also different from publicly owned utilities such as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which are not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and which generally own their local electricity distribution systems.

Yes. Resource Adequacy (RA) is a program of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to ensure reliable electric service in California. This program requires Clean Power Alliance and other electricity providers to purchase enough power to meet customers' anticipated needs, plus reserves that can be called upon if they are needed in an emergency. Clean Power Alliance is required to meet the same resource adequacy and reliability standards as investor-owned utilities such as SCE.

If you ever have questions about the Clean Power Alliance portion of your bill, you can call 888-585-3788, or email customerservice@cleanpoweralliance.org. If you have questions about the rest of your Southern California Edison bill, call Southern California Edison at 800-655-4555.