Moving to solar power for your home and going to electric vehicles for transportation are effective ways to reducing one’s carbon footprint in the battle against climate change. And for the most part, I agree with this blogpost from the Climate Action Campaign which is praying for the success of the Orange County Power Authority written by OC Policy Advocate Ayn Craciun.
In an ideal world, every point she makes it spot on. From the post:
Community Choice Energy (CCE) is any city’s fastest path to 100% clean electricity. It provides a proven, non-profit, community-led alternative to the investor-owned utilities that have enjoyed a monopoly status in Orange County for a century. It is also the only path where our money is reinvested back into our neighborhoods instead of lining the pockets of shareholders and utility executives.
Today, CCE programs serve more than 11 million California customers, providing countless benefits to those communities, including ten times more renewable electricity than investor-owned utilities. According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the state will not meet its clean energy goals without CCE.
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As OC’s first and only CCE, the OC Power Authority must succeed, and that is why Climate Action Campaign has consistently advocated for transparency and best practice-based decision-making by OCPA. CCEs are community-driven enterprises that rise and fall based on community trust and vision. Community members should speak up for the changes they want at OCPA board meetings and get involved to help steer it to success.
The problem with OCPA is the incompetent management at the top. For OCPA to succeed, a purge is needed. The head of the agency needs to be someone with significant business experience and energy sector experience. A leader who communicates effectively with the public (customers) about how OCPA works and why it deserves support. In short, OCPA needs to clean house and communicate with the public better.
OCPA has done a horrible job of communicating to the public what’s going to happen when cities flip the switch. The HOA board I am a member of is doing a better job of explaining OCPA’s mission that they are. And opting out doesn’t mean you don’t support clean and renewable energy. It just means its time for competent management. The HOA;s communication to neighbors outlined what was going to happen, projected cost overruns, and a ballpark estimate of how much the average utility bill will increase. And we made certain to be neutral about choices.
Going green with OCPA should carry the option of OCPA coming clean and cleaning house.
Will never happen. They (the Board) are still all being controlled by Melahat and Patrick Strader (who has many lucrative contracts with Moulton Niguel Water District where Probolksy is president…connect the dots there). Patrick has even gotten to Jung (and connected to Tammy Kim through the Korean Federation) who is crooked too. Lets hope the FBI is watching them all too. Bottom line…they do not care about the climate, higher rates for lower income residents in Fullerton and Buena Park, they only care about enriching themselves.
Melahat controls nothing but her son’s schedule. Lots of people referencing the FBI but there’s no investigation in Irvine. An what federal law has been broken? There’s no bribery case. So let’s stop making up stuff that’s not true.
Greg Diamond is trash.
How did Greg sneak in here? To the spam folder he goes.
Wait….is the SAME Greg Diamond that has three times defended the perpetrators of sexual abuse?
It can’t be the same Greg Diamond who claimed Vern and Donna Nelsons ATTACK on innocent YOUNG Mom’s was justified.
Man, I am confused, I am gonna grab a Vodka and a water color set.Maybe I can sell a canvas somewhere.
Ah, a new IP address. Back to moderation you go Greg.
Haha
Greg Diamond has no idea what a DDOS attack is. Our posts on Greg’s removal from party leadership positions and Vern’s DUI arrests are downloaded often. His perception of what Melahat does today has no basis in reality. Just as Vern thinks Jeff Flint is still a player.
I don’t necessarily agree with you re Rafiei but I thank you none the less. Diamond is a LOSER. You Not much less.
Claire is drinking the Kool-Aid (BTW Claire stay away from the OJB flavor, Vern likes to spike his drinks with not just Vodka, but perv juice).
Dellusional Diamond has suggested the FBI is monitoring his blogs comment section. I only hope they have a sex crimes unit to track Vern and Donna’s pornographic posts.
Greg is simply intimidated by powerful women like Rafie.
LOSERS.
Seems about right for the DPOC supporting the young Turks. Omg. https://mobile.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks/status/1557160056130621440?cxt=HHwWgMC-wcS0kpwrAAAA
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/pkde5n/the-young-turks-led-the-armenian-genocide-but-the-progressive-show-the-young-turks-wont-change-name
https://mobile.twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1556958060949561345?cxt=HHwWgoCjke_GtpsrAAAA
https://en.armradio.am/2019/11/29/cnns-chris-cuomo-grills-cenk-uygur-on-his-record-of-armenian-genocide-denial/
https://mobile.twitter.com/serjtankian/status/1322728687729434625?lang=en