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Orange County Power Authority’s Dirty Playbook for Accessing Your Money (Part 2)

Orange County Power Authority’s Dirty Playbook for Accessing Your Money (Part 2)
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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Ed Laird prides himself on being informed and making business decisions driven by good value propositions. Laird, a plastics engineer and owner of Huntington Beach’s Laird Coatings, opted out of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) to avoid high prices and impossible energy claims.
Jim Phelps
Jim Phelps
Author
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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