Members of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) disagreed Sept. 6 with a recent grand jury report titled “Orange County Power Authority: Come Clean” and responded to a county request for a third-party financial audit.
Findings from the grand jury’s June 24 report suggested the power authority lacked transparency, failed to hire qualified staff resulting in diminished credibility, and lagged in providing staff reports and agendas in a timely manner.
The OCPA was formed in 2020 as an independent, not-for-profit energy provider emphasizing “green power,” replacing Southern California Edison as the main provider. Four Orange County cities—Buena Park, Irvine, Fullerton, and Huntington Beach—signed on to buy electricity from the authority, with some unincorporated areas set to join in 2023….