The recently-formed Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) announced it will reduce its rates following the last week’s county-led audit which revealed several issues with the agency.
The energy provider—which services Huntington Beach, Buena Park, Irvine, and Fullerton— was formed in 2020 as an energy provider emphasizing “green power,” as an alternative to Southern California Edison.
The audit revealed Dec. 9 the OCPA had twice as many people opt-out—at 16.5 percent—compared to its own projections. The loss of customers is also nearly three times more than the 19 similar energy suppliers in the state, known as Community Choice Aggregates, or CCAs.
“The mismanagement of the Orange County Power Authority is of great concern,” Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, who initiated the audit, told The Epoch Times….