The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 10 to look into joining a new green energy agency, after abandoning the controversial Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) last month.
Such agencies are community choice aggregations, of CCAs, which allow local governments to procure power and sell it to residents and businesses, promising greener energy options.
“While OCPA was not the right choice for our unincorporated areas, there are other existing CCA programs that may work,” Supervisor Katrina Foley, who agendized the motion, said in a statement Jan. 10 sent to The Epoch Times. “Today’s vote is not a policy commitment, but a first step towards obtaining more information and research to make the right decision for our residents.”…