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OCPA Fined $2 Million After Putting California in Jeopardy

OCPA Fined $2 Million After Putting California in Jeopardy
Workers repair damaged power lines near Irvine, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Jim Phelps
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Orange County Power Authority recently launched into business amid promises that it would provide an adequate supply of electric power to its customers in southern California. Now it turns out that OCPA’s claim was premature, putting the region’s electric reliability in jeopardy. OCPA’s tenuous preparedness is only undermined by recent infighting within the agency’s executive suite.
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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