REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
Subject:
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Consider selection of Huntington Beach's Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Default Energy Product Rate and the City of Huntington Beach's Municipal Accounts Rate Selection.
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Statement of Issue:
In February 2021, the City of Huntington Beach approved its participation as a Founding Member of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) after deciding to join the OCPA in Dec. 2020.
More recently on December 20, 2022, the City Council requested the following:
1. Options to change the Huntington Beach OCPA default rate offering for new OCPA customers to Basic Choice.
2. Options to change the OCPA default rate for City of Huntington Beach municipal accounts to Basic Choice.
3. Return to City Council at a Study Session in February 2023 with options, costs, and path forward to remove/withdraw the City from OCPA.
This item is in regard to the first two items requested on December 20, 2022.
Financial Impact:
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City for changing the Default Rate offered by OCPA to customers in Huntington Beach. Any customer may change their default rate selection or opt-out of OCPA to return as a customer of Southern California Edison.
If the City municipal accounts switch from the current 100% Renewable Choice to Basic Choice, the estimated annual savings to the City are $234,830. This estimate was provided to the City by OCPA.
Recommended Action:
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The following options are available to the City Council for the default energy product for new OCPA Customers in Huntington Beach:
A) Take no action. The current, default energy offering of 100% Renewable will remain for all new OCPA customers;
B) Select the Smart Choice option (at least 69% renewable energy) as the default offering for new OCPA customers; or
C) Select th...
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