Orange County Power Authority faces growing scrutiny over what energy it actually delivers, the evidence supporting its claims, and its refusal to provide procurement records needed for independent verification. Representations by member cities about financial risks to taxpayers raise additional concerns, underscoring the need for meaningful transparency and public accountability.
Tag: Jim Phelps
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Rynerson: OCPA and Fountain Valley, a Plethora of Accusations – a Paucity of Facts
A rebuttal to the Phelps Fountain Valley/OCPA article: Accusations without facts.
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Phelps: Fountain Valley tangled in OCPA’s Web of Deception
Now that Fountain Valley is a member of Orange County Power Authority it is getting exposed to OCPA’s many inconsistencies and breakdowns in trust. There are several problematic issues that the city must address as it evaluates its future relationship with the agency.
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Phelps: OCPA’s Loan Gaming and Great Park Deception
Irvine’s pending vote to exit from Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) is tied to recouping its $7.5 million loan from OCPA, used to illicitly game California’s electricity market. OCPA hopes to sway Irvine by touting its concept for Irvine’s Great Park solar farm. The concept is wrought with problems and understated liabilities.
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Phelps: Huntington Beach’s Blundered $50 million OCPA Exit
Huntington Beach touted its zero-cost departure from Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), but OCPA kept nearly $50 million of the city’s money to continue operations. Now Irvine’s pending departure puts Huntington Beach on the hot seat, and spells the likely end for the embattled green energy retailer.
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Phelps: OCPA’s Gasoline on the Fire
Much of California’s intermittent wind and solar power never makes it to the market. This problem is exacerbated by Orange County Power Authority, which loads excessive amounts of unreliable renewables onto the power grid. In the process, OCPA needlessly undermines California, putting it on a crash course with regular blackouts.
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Phelps: “No-Risk” OCPA Drains General Funds
Orange County Power Authority is selling “more green, low-cost, less-risk” energy to potential city members. OCPA’s record reveals the opposite while cities have lost millions of dollars.
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Phelps: OCPA’s “Clean” Coal
Billions of pounds of carbon emissions are uncounted each year from coal power plants due to a loophole that remains in California regulations. Energy retailers, including Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), capitalize by reporting depressed greenhouse gas emissions for their energy products.
