Community Choice Aggregation & Solar Energy

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In this episode we discuss the topic "Community Choice
Aggregation & Solar Energy."  





Solar expert Jamie Duran details the benefits solar customers can
expect when their electricity provider changes over to a
Community Choice Aggregation company (CCA).  PG&E
customers have been automatically enrolled in CCAs unless they
have chosen to opt out.  In Northern California the most
common CCAs are Marin Clean Energy (MCE) and East Bay Clean
Energy. 





From the EPA website, here is an explanation of CCAs, which are
currently in 7 states and growing.





"Community choice aggregation (CCA), also known as municipal
aggregation,  are programs that allow local governments to
procure power on behalf of  their residents, businesses, and
municipal accounts from an alternative  supplier while still
receiving transmission and distribution service  from their
existing utility provider. CCAs are an attractive option for
 communities that want more local control over their
electricity sources,  more green power than is offered by
the default utility, and/or lower  electricity prices. By
aggregating demand, communities gain leverage to  negotiate
better rates with competitive suppliers and choose greener
 power sources."





About Jamie Duran & Solar
Harmonics


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  who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by
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Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the
decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given
to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the
solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.





Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that
you’re facing when considering solar.





About Adam Duran & Magnified
Media


Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of
Magnified Media. Based in Walnut Creek, California, Magnified
Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online
marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for
businesses of all sizes.  





Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing
by:


getting them more online reviews,   

getting their website seen and   

creating engaging social media content.  






In his spare time Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director
of Delta Education Foundation and DeltaLAX, the Delta's first
youth lacrosse league.