Orange County residents looking to jump on the county’s new municipal electric utility now know exactly what they’re getting offered after the agency’s board of directors approved their rate plans.
But the question of cost still hasn’t been answered.
The Orange County Power Authority was formed almost a year ago by the cities of Irvine, Huntington Beach, Fullerton and Buena Park to bring the first community choice energy program to county residents.
Similar community choice energy programs have been launched statewide, and give residents a choice to buy more renewable energy than is currently offered by Southern California Edison.
Now, any of the power authority’s customers will have the option to choose between three tiers when they purchase their power, letting them set what percentage of their power they want from renewable energy…