Community Choice Energy is under yet another attack by PG&E and the monopoly utilities. A just-announced draft resolution e-4907 will come to a vote on February 8 at a hearing of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). If it passes it could create a de facto freeze on future community choice programs. The resolution could possibly lead to one- to two-year delays for new Community Choice efforts, especially those created to serve disadvantaged communities like in Los Angeles County or in the Central Valley. But it’s not only future Community Choice efforts that could be negatively impacted—the resolution is also of concern to existing programs.
Help keep the promotion and expansion of renewable energy alive in California. Send a short letter to the CPUC. (The PUC extended the comment period and postponed the hearing because they got so many comments. Let’s keep up the pressure!) Please draw freely from the talking points below, and be sure to personalize it. Using only one talking point or the topic of one paragraph from the sample letter is fine.
FIRST RALLY, THEN ATTEND HEARING WHERE THE PUC WILL VOTE
WHEN
Thursday, February 8
Rally 8:30 AM
Hearing 9:30 AM
WHERE
505 Van Ness (corner of McAllister)
San Francisco
(5 blocks from the Civic Center BART station)
Stay tuned for news of a press conference and rally to be held on the steps of the PUC.
Here are basic talking points. Follow the links below for more details.
Resources:
Send a pre-scripted letter (which you can edit) via Action Network
Position paper from the California Alliance for Community Energy
Talking points from the Clean Power Exchange
CPUC Commissioner Contact Information
Instructions for sending comments to the PUC
For more information, see the Clean Power Exchange action page.