City officials postponed joining Orange County Power Authority to late 2027 after raising concerns about financial and operational uncertainties.
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Where Is Irvine’s Climate Action Plan?
After four years of debates and assurances that it’s in the works, city leaders still haven’t established a plan to address climate change.
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Irvine Officials Look to Use Loan Repayment Funds for Sustainability Projects
The Orange County Power Authority has already started repaying Irvine’s $8 million loan that helped the alternative power agency get started in the first place.
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Is Orange County’s Struggling Green Power Agency Bouncing Back?
Irvine officials decided to stay a member of the Orange County Power Authority after voting to pull out last year.
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OC’s Green Power Agency Could Lose Most of its Customers
If Irvine completes its planned withdrawal, 65% of the agency’s customer base will leave the agency.
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OC Green Power Agency To Rollback Renewable Power As Prices Spike
The agency is gutting its biggest renewable energy program to save its customer’s money as renewable electricity costs spike.
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What is the Future of the Orange County Power Authority?
More cities are looking to join the agency after years of questioning around its transparency.
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OC Green Power Agency Survives Dissolution Vote as County Exits
While county leaders exit next month and Huntington Beach will follow next year, the agency’s leaders overwhelmingly voted in favor of keeping the agency alive with three cities.
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Paying for Silence: OC’s Former Green Power CEO Gets Nearly Four Times Severance Pay
The agency’s controversial CEO Brian Probolsky was pledged six months salary in his contract. He walked away with nearly half a million dollars after agreeing not to discuss the agency publicly or sue.
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Is Orange County’s Power Authority on its Deathbed?
Surf City is calling to dissolve the power agency, a move some leaders say is a coordinated attack. It comes the same week as Irvine is expected to consider pulling out of the utility.
