More than 35,000 business customers – or 94.48% of eligible businesses – across the cities of Buena Park, Fullerton, Huntington Beach and Irvine began receiving renewable energy as a cleaner source of power in April leading Orange County toward a more sustainable future. 

“Boomers in Irvine is proud to be using 100% renewable energy from the Orange County Power Authority to support our sustainability goals. It’s the right thing to do, to be good stewards of the environment and the communities where we do business.” - Tim Murphy, CEO

OCPA’s three-tier program allows businesses control over energy consumption like never before. Customers can choose from 100% renewable energy, which costs slightly more than Southern California Edison (SCE), Smart Choice, which provides 69% renewable energy or OCPA Basic Choice, equal in cost to SCE. To see how rates are calculated, check out our rate comparison calculator or give us a call, and we’d be happy to walk you through the best option for your business.

The power to choose is coming to residential customers in OCPA member communities in October. Keep an eye on your mailbox for information.

Owen Lee, CPA, Controller and Susan Davison, AICP, Data Analyst recently joined the OCPA team bringing a combined wealth of community choice energy, financial management and stakeholder outreach experience to the team. Both hailing from Central Coast Community Energy in Monterey, Lee is responsible for performing the full range of professional accounting, auditing, and budgeting duties. He will also deploy business intelligence skills to design and develop OCPA’s data analytics platform.  

Davison’s experience in public sector management positions creating cost-effective programs for energy efficiency initiatives will allow her to carry out complex and sophisticated analyses of OCPA rates, customer account services and load forecasting. Together, the OCPA team now carries more than a decade of community choice energy experience.

Renewable Energy has been powering California communities for decades. In 2002, the State Legislature allowed for cities and counties to procure electricity for customers within their respective jurisdictions. Called Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), local government agency’s like OCPA are able to purchase renewable energy on behalf of their communities, while still receiving transmission and distribution service from SCE. There are 24 CCAs operating across California, serving over 11 million customers. By 2025 it is expected that 85% of California will be using community choice energy. Read more about the benefits of CCAs in California. 

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