Full Title: The Rise of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
Author(s): Enel X
Publisher(s): Enel X
Publication Date: June 8, 2021
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Description (excerpt):
Community Choice Aggregation (“CCA”) A shared service model between local government(s) and an investor-owned utility (IOU) that allows municipalities to pool their electrical load for the purpose of reducing costs, greening the grid and boosting local economies. CCA is an opt-out program.
CCAs are local, not-for-profit, public agencies that procure, control, and/or develop local electricity portfolios while the investor-owned utilities remain responsible for transmission and distribution of the procured electricity to CCA customers. By aggregating local purchasing power, CCAs have been able to create large energy contracts with wholesale providers in an effort to either lower costs for consumers or to allow greater control of an individuals’ energy mix, usually by offering a “greener” option comprised of resources with a lower carbon intensity.