Net Surplus Compensation rate: When you are a net generator of electricity at the end of your 12-month relevant true-up period as measured in annual kWh and not bill credits, SDCP will pay you for that surplus electricity at the applicable SDG&E Net Surplus Compensation (NSC) rate PLUS the SDCP Bonus Incentive, three-quarters of a cent ($0.0075/kWh) on top of the standard NSC rate adopted by the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission). Participating in Arcadia Powers program, for example, would then be duplicative and also more expensive than participating in SDCP alone. Daniels mother lived on the shores of Normandy during D Day 1944 where she met his father a WWII veteran. PowerOn is our base-level electricity service offering a minimum of 50% renewable and 5% greenhouse gas free energy. Customers who opt out after the first 60 days of service with CEA are prohibited by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) from returning to CEA for one year. The CAC provides a venue for ongoing citizen support and engagement in the strategic direction, goals, and programs of SDCP. San Diego Gas & Electric, or SDG&E, will still be involved, as SDCP focuses on just one part of the power process the power generation. On September 10, 2019, La Mesa City Council approved Community Choice Aggregation through a regional CCA program in partnership with Chula Vista, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, and San Diego. Starting May 22, the city will begin receiving renewable energy on their meter reader from San Diego Community Power and many residents will be automatically enrolled. Power100 is our optional premium service offeringthat provides 100% renewable energy at a slight premium. You will also not be able to make changes to your billing option in the middle of or during your 12-month relevant true-up period. San Diego Community Power has purchased enough energy to ensure reliability and we are currently in a long-term process to build more renewable capacity. "San Diego Community Power will purchase more green energy than San Diego Gas & Electric right now," Nikolewski said. Everyone is being forced to use San Diego Community power. Youll need your SDG&E account number to opt out. That's the default position here. SDGE also has options for its customers. Opt-Out of San Diego Community Power this project is funded by SDCP SDCP has only rolled out to commercial customers. For only $0.0075 per kWh more than our PowerOn service, you can reduce your carbon footprint for only a couple extra dollars month! As an incentive for generating clean electricity, customers that are producers of excess electricity as measured in annual net kilowatt-hours (kWh) at the end of their 12-month relevant period will be compensated at our Net Surplus Compensation rate. You will continue to receive your gas and electric delivery charges from SDG&E under the Level Pay program. They do transmission, they do distribution of the electricity. The California Public Utilities Commission maintains alist of these companies. Please reload the page and try again. Nicole Capretz, the executive director of Climate Action Campaign who was instrumental in San Diegos adoption of a public power program, said public power advocates fought hard for that language. Residents in five major San Diego cities will automatically begin buying their energy from San Diego Community Power in May. SDG&E will continue to provide the same level of service to San Diego Community Power customers as they provide to all their customers. Moving forward, SDCP plans to procure steadily increasing amounts of renewable energy, including locally-generated power that develops our economy and provides jobs in our communities. San Diego Community Power offers many key benefits: San Diego Community Power rates will be competitive with SDG&Es for cleaner energy, offering you the opportunity to save money and the environment. You can also use SDCP's bill comparison tool to get an estimate on your energy bills. San Diego Community Power (SDCP) provides a mechanism to increase the amount of non-polluting, renewable energy and help the City achieve its target of 100% . The CTC is a non-bypassable charge applied to all customers bills for recovery of SDG&Es uneconomic, or stranded costs, and to fund various public purpose programs administered by the state. Why are you the best candidate for the job? A shadow of power lines along the alley behind North Park Towers / Photo by Ariana Drehsler for Voice of San Diego. No, SDCP will not use unbundled renewable energy certificates. Please note that NEM billing changes can only be made at the time of your relevant true-up date. . Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. And that is purchase the power, the power contracts, the various sources of power that are going to be used inside that power mix within that community," said Rob Nikolewski, energy reporter from the San Diego Union-Tribune. It needs to work this way because individual electrons cant be routed from a wind turbine to a particular house that just signed up for green power without building a new transmission line directly from the source to the home. At a minimum, our default PowerOn option will include 50% renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and hydroelectricity. All key decisions are made by the Board of Directors, who are local elected leaders accountable to their constituents, at open meetings. Net Surplus Compensation rates vary each month but our bonus incentive of $0.0075 per kWh will always be added to it. By May, residential customers in Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Encinitas, San Diego and Chula Vista will all buy their power from San Diego Community Power unless customers choose not to. San Diego Community Power buys and builds cleaner electricity sources. And the only difference there is going to be that you'll get a slightly better deal when it comes to the excess energy that you sell back to the grid. Personally I am tired of proposed tax hikes funding our politicians. Current rainy season could be a drought buster, forecaster says, Settlement reached in Tijuana sewage lawsuit, Brittney Griner urges the return of U.S. detainees abroad at NAACP Image Awards, Washington state attorney general says FDA rules on abortion drug are unreasonable, An Arizona driver is in custody after crashing into bicycling group, killing 2, Flood advisory issued for parts of San Diego County. The Ash Street fiasco, the vendor ordinance, so-called granny flats, scooters and short-term vacation rentals must be addressed in truth by conscientious honesty. SmartRate is a program offered only to SDG&E generation customers. She has also received a "Best of Show" and Best Radio Newscast awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. There is simply NO reason why our electricity (and internet service) could not be opened up to true competition which would, as it always does, result in better quality, better customer service, and lower cost for all. San Diego Community Power consisting of San Diego, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Encinitas and Imperial Beach began serving municipal accounts across the five cities Monday in places like school districts, fire stations and libraries. This rate is based on SDG&Es True Up Monthly rate plus a $0.0075/kWh adder. You have to opt out to keep SDG&E. There is no guarantee that SDG&E will not increase its transportation and generation rates to San Diego community power customers to make up for the customer base (revenue) they lost. Yes. Additionally, I was here in 2000 when the state decided to deregulate electricity and turned it into a total disaster (remember Enron?). If you prefer to continue with an annual true up and bill to mimic the billing format of SDG&Es NEM program, please fill out the. sdcommunitypower.org J JCLJorgenson Member May 20, 2021 103 70 San Diego, CA Jan 31, 2022 #3 The new plan is rolled out city-by-city throughout San Diego. : SDCPs default billing option for our NEM customers is monthly billing. Switching from conventional energy sources to renewable energy is the single most effective way to accomplish our communities climate action goals. In some cases, standards imposed by state government or regional electric reliability councils obliged utilities such as SDG&E to make investments that exceeded actual demand, to ensure a margin of safety. By opting up to Power100, customers are contributing to 100% renewable energy advancement while helping to spur the development of renewable sources to help us achieve our goal of entirely clean and renewable electricity by 2035 or sooner. My fellow citizens, four years ago I ran for this same seat and warned you of the consequences in electing disingenuous, untruthful candidates who rise in power by way of prostituted campaign cash and their important cronies. No solar panel installation is required. 110 West A St. Suite 650, San Diego, CA 92101 Opt-Up; Opt-Down; Opt-Out; Return to CEA; Billing & Rates. Also known as clean energy, carbon-free energy creates no greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and comes from sources such as hydroelectric power. The Board is publicly accountable to SDCP ratepayers and hosts monthly Board meetings to establish policy, set rates, determine power options and maintain fiscal oversight. Stranded costs are the costs from such investments that the utility may not be able to recover in the competitive market, because of technological changes and other factors. The majority ofNEMcustomers in our service territory end up being net consumers where they use more electricity than they produce over the course of their 12-month relevant true up period and owe large sums at the time of the annual true up. If you prefer to continue with an annual true up and bill to mimic the billing format of SDG&Es NEM program, please fill out the Annual True-Up Notification Form on the Net Energy Metering page of our website. "They're defaulted into our PowerOn product which is 50% renewable," said Hooven. I will tell you what you ought to hear. SDCP strives to make electric generation charges affordable to all, regardless of income. If you opted out of San Diego Community Power within the first 60 days of service, you can return to SDCP at any time. This is why accounting is important. Scott Sherman, former city . Customers of SDCP will still get a bill from SDG&E, because the utility is still responsible for transmission, getting that energy into your home. "It's a big responsibility, but they do just one thing. How will customers be informed? All CCAs are required to meet the same reliability standards as investor-owned utilities such as SDG&E. California regulators are holding off on considering a proposal that would upend the states solar marketplace. Opting up to 100% renewable energy will likely cost a few dollars more than SDG&E's default rate, which includes about 31% renewable energy. Gavin Newsom this week moved California from the first to the second level of emergency actions taken during a drought. However, if you have opted out after the first 60 days of service, SDG&E will charge you a one-time processing fee and requires you stay with their bundled service for one year. Feel free to reach out to the SDCP team with questions or concerns at: 1-888-382-0169 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. SDG&E will continue to send you just one electric bill, which will now include SDCP charges for electric generation service. There is no charge for opting out of San Diego Community Power before or within the first 60 days of service. The EcoChoice program is no longer available. Accountable to the people they serve, SDCP evades big oil driven interests and reinvests in our community. Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. San Diego Community Power consisting of San Diego, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Encinitas and Imperial Beach began serving municipal accounts across the five cities Monday in places like. Daniel graduated from SDSU with a degree in French and Linguistics and also holds degrees in Real Estate and Sociology. "San Diego Community Power is our region's newest renewable energy provider," said Cody Hooven, the COO of SDCP. Please note that this is the case for all customers, regardless of your electric generation provider. Daniel has visited France at least 33 times and has worked with veterans organizations in District 2 representing the United States as a journalist in Colleville sur Mer and Le Havre, France. In fact, on a statewide basis unbundled renewable energy certificates make up just one percent of CCA load and most CCAs do not use any of them. March 17, 2022 In both billing options, annual true-up cash outs are based on the total cumulative usage of your account over the course of your 12-month relevant true-up period. RELATED: California's solar marketplace could see some major changes soon. SDCP currently supports clean energy from sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, large-hydro, and biomass. SDCP, just like SDG&E, reports power purchases to the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission so you can be sure that we are putting cleaner electricity onto the grid on behalf of our customers. If its less than $100, we will carry that forward to the next year to help offset any consumption charges in the future. If you are a San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) customer who has an 11-digit SDG&E account number, please enter two (2) leading zeros (0) before the start of your SDG&E account number, and eliminate the last digit, when opting up, opting out, opting down or returning to Clean Energy Alliance (CEA). Visit our, Yes. Without the resident accounts phased in yet, San Diego Community Power has seen an opt-out rate of about 1.5%, according to Interim CEO Bill Carnahan. Power100 has an emissions factor of zero. the SDCP Bonus Incentive, three-quarters of a cent ($0.0075/kWh) on top of the standard NSC rate adopted by the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission). He said that one result of the change to SDCP will be an increase in renewable energy. San Diego Community Power rolls out in select cities May 1 The nonprofit energy provider that started in 2019 will add San Diego and Chula Vista to its list of cities in the county by . NO one under 80 ever answers the phone with we need to be quick, this is LONG DISTANCE any more. KPBS Environment Reporter Erik Anderson says the delay likely means changes to the controversial plan are in the works. "We only control the electricity generation piece of that bill, which is maybe a quarter of your bill total," said SDCP Chief Operating Officer Cody Hooven. So far San Diego Community Power has a 97 percent participation rate from the almost 90,000 accounts buying its power. No, SDCP does not engage in telemarketing or door-to-door solicitations and we will not approach our customers at their home. Existing NEM customers will be enrolled into our service starting February 2022. It is called San Diego Community Power. Members of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) were selected by the San Diego Community Power Board of Directors following an application process. SDG&E . This includes both customers being automatically enrolled into and those that opt out of SDCP. 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