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