After a series of controversies and setbacks this year, Huntington Beach could be the next municipality to leave the agency, with plans to study the issue in 2023.
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OC Supervisors Pull Plug on Green Energy Agency Over Transparency Concerns
The county could end up paying over $65 million to pull out despite never receiving any power from the agency.
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Will Orange County Supervisors Leave Embattled Green Power Agency?
The county could end up paying as much as $65 million to leave a program that never gave them anything following a series of scathing reports on the power agency.
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County Auditors Lambast OC Green Power Agency’s Contracting Failures
The county’s second audit released this week focuses on failures to properly review contracts and repeatedly sent out money to vendors without showing why they were chosen.
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Bombshell County Audit Calls Out OC’s Green Power Agency
The report claims the agency failed to follow best practices in staffing and informing the public, and says the agency has seen a historic number of customers opt out.
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Does the OC Power Authority’s Social Media Policy Violate the First Amendment?
Under the new policy approved by the board, staff can remove any information posted on the power authority’s page they feel is inaccurate or demeaning to the agency.
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Is the FBI Still Investigating in Irvine?
While city council candidate Kathleen Treseder came out months ago accusing Mayor Farrah Khan and her consultants of corruption, she says the FBI is following up on it.
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Is The Controversial CEO of Orange County’s Green Power Agency On The Way Out?
The board has been debating both in public and behind closed doors on whether to fire their CEO for nearly six months. He could be canned right before the election.
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OC’s Clean Power Agency Launches For Homes Next Week: What Does That Mean For You?
While the program rolled out to businesses in April, this is the first opportunity for some county residents to jump onboard the new program.
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OC State Legislators’ Concerns Trigger State Investigation of OC Power Authority
This will be the third audit of the agency announced this year as legislators cite concerns over transparency and competency ahead of the program’s launch.
