Straight-talk Solarcast

Welcome to the world’s first Straight-Talk Solar Cast! This is your go-to podcast for answers about solar! In this episode we discuss the topic "Community Choice Aggregation & Solar Energy."   Solar expert Jamie Duran details the benefits solar customers can expect when their electricity provider changes over to a Community Choice Aggregation company (CCA).  PG&E customers have been automatically enrolled in CCAs unless they have chosen to opt out.  In Northern California the most common CCAs are Marin Clean Energy (MCE) and East Bay Clean Energy.  From the EPA website, here is an explanation of CCAs, which are currently in 7 states and growing. "Community choice aggregation (CCA), also known as municipal aggregation,  are programs that allow local governments to procure power on behalf of  their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative  supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service  from their existing utility