How Much Dirty Power Is Hidden in OCPA’s Renewable Energy Options?

How Much Dirty Power Is Hidden in OCPA’s Renewable Energy Options?
A power plant produces energy for southern California in Newport Beach, Calif., on May 9, 2002. David McNew/Getty Images
Jim Phelps
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All four of Orange County Power Authority’s (OCPA) audits failed to identify and examine the central question surrounding the Southern California agency—how much dirty power is hidden in its renewable energy products?

Jim Phelps
Jim Phelps
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Jim Phelps spent 35 years in the power industry as an engineering contractor and utility rate analyst. He served nearly four years supporting and implementing California’s new standardized energy reporting law, AB 1110, at the California Energy Commission. He has written extensively about Community Choice Energy for the past twelve years.
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