Commentary
The County of Orange considered withdrawing from Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) this morning, then voted 5-0 for its own audit before exiting. The session revealed that county supervisors are not telling the public what is what.
OCPA competes with Southern California Edison (Edison) in the purchase of energy. That power continues to be delivered by Edison over its wires.
While the City of Irvine is conducting an audit of OCPA’s pre start-up costs, the county wants to review agency operations and contracts, including the review of (un-redacted) Power Purchase Agreements. Up to this time, OCPA has declined providing full power contracts to the public. The county is sending a letter to OCPA with its demands, giving OCPA “within 3 days of its September 6 board meeting” to comply….