Huntington Beach Leaves Orange County Power Authority Over Continued Transparency Concerns

A Southern California Edison crew installs a new overhead switch for circuit reliability in Ventura, Calif., on May 13, 2020. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) will stop providing power to residents and businesses in Huntington Beach after a split vote on May 16, where city councilors voted 4–3 to leave the embattled green energy agency.

Huntington Beach’s actions follow another withdrawal from the agency by the Orange County Board of Supervisors in December.