TREND. Community Choice. +1 Large Golden State City. 3 Requirements for Choice.
City: San Jose adopted community choice aggregation (CCA), giving its residents more options than PG&E
The caveats on community choice in San Jose:
- San Jose Clean Energy must provide at least one option with 10% more renewable energy than PG&E’s power mix
- San Jose Clean Energy must offer a 100% greenhouse gas-free option.
- After multiple notifications, Residents will be auto-enrolled in San Jose Clean Energy but can opt back into PG&E
By 2020s, California’s retail load will contain:
- 85% of retail load could be supplied through CCAs, rooftop solar and direct access providers.
Mercury News | San Jose City Council approves new community choice energy plan, the largest in California