Enjoy the advantages of clean,
renewable power at competitive rates.
Clean Power Alliance will purchase clean power and Southern California
Edison (SCE) will deliver it. Nothing else changes. Clean Power Alliance offers three new,
competitively-priced options for your electricity, all cleaner than what Edison
provides, and also reinvests funds back into the community.
What is Clean Power Alliance?
Clean Power Alliance is the new, locally
controlled clean electricity provider for 32 member cities and counties in the Southern
California, including Santa Monica! Clean
Power Alliance is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) governed by a board of directors,
which includes an elected official from each member agency. Councilmember Kevin McKeown serves as the
director from Santa Monica.
How does it work?
The short answer is, Clean Power
Alliance fill the wires with electricity from renewable energy sources, and
Southern California Edison delivers it to our homes and businesses. Southern California Edison still owns and
reads your electric meter, sends your monthly bill, and provides the same
maintenance and other repair services they always have. The only thing that has
changed is the electric generation services with your choice of 36%, 50%, or
100% renewable energy content at competitive rates.
When did Clean Power Alliance begin serving customers?
Electricity
use is the second largest source of carbon emissions in Santa Monica. Over
48,000 Santa Monica residential customers will switch over to Clean Power
Alliance 100% Green Power on February 1, 2019. The remaining 5,300+
commercial accounts in Santa Monica will switch over on May 1, 2019.
Taken together, the switch to 100% Green Power will reduce the city’s
greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth, accelerating our progress towards carbon
neutrality by 2050 or sooner.
Where does
Clean Power Alliance get its electricity?
Clean Power Alliance gets its electricity from private suppliers that have gone
through a rigorous qualification and selection process, with a goal of
incorporating locally generated power whenever possible. These suppliers get
their electricity from a variety of generation sources such as wind or solar. The
majority of power will be generated from California-based sources, with some
projects located within Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The exact proportion
of each varies with time, based on demand and availability.
Do I have a
choice? What are my options?
Clean Power Alliance offers customers the opportunity to choose
their electricity provider and their sources of energy. Customers options are:
1) Do nothing and continue to support Clean Power Alliance and receive 100%
Green Power; 2) Opt down to a lower level of renewable energy (50% or 36%); 3) Opt
out of the program and remain a customer with SCE. Customers can make these
selections, and reverse them, at any time.
Will I still receive my CARE, FERA, or Medical Baseline discounts with Clean
Power Alliance?
Yes. Customers enrolled in Clean Power Alliance continue to receive
their CARE, FERA, and Medical Baseline discount within their Southern
California Edison delivery charges; there is no need to reapply with Clean
Power Alliance. New CARE, FERA, and Medical Baseline enrollments or renewals
must still be done through Southern California Edison's customer service center
or website. To apply for your discount, visit sce.com/care.
Who
do I call to opt down or out of the program or if I have questions about my service?
If you ever have questions about the Clean Power Alliance portion of your bill, you can call us at 888-585-3788, or email
us at customerservice@cleanpoweralliance.org.
If you have questions about the rest of your Southern California Edison bill,
call Southern California Edison at 800-655-4555.