CCA money · City
Oroville
Member of Butte Choice Energy since 2020-10 — source.
Member of Pioneer Community Energy since 2027-10 — source.
All Oroville City Council meetings.
Read from the councils' own documents — check the source. Each figure was copied from a staff report, budget, financial statement or set of minutes, by a person or by a language model whose quote had to be found word for word in the document. Every figure links to the passage it came from; the city's original file is the official record. Updated 2026-10-20.
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Studies the council was shown
- 2024-10-01 Pacific Energy Advisors (PEA), commissioned by Pioneer (Impact Assessment Study, Sept 2024): Current rates average 7% discount — Direction given to staff to proceed with Pioneer Energy. document
- 2026-04-07 NewGen Strategy Solutions (municipal utility and City-operated CCA vs PG&E or Pioneer): — document
Studying, joining or starting a CCA
| Date | CCA | Kind | Figure | What it is | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Pioneer Community Energy | Study / start-up | not to exceed $15,000 city pays | Strategic Energy Experts advisory contract up to $15,000 ($130–$285 an hour); scope includes withdrawing from Pioneer and its costs. | passage · city original |
| 2026-04-07 | Pioneer Community Energy | Study / start-up | NOT-TO-EXCEED $40,000.00 city pays | Oroville, already in Pioneer, hires NewGen (up to $40,000) to compare a municipal utility or city-run CCA with PG&E or Pioneer. | passage · city original |
| 2024-10-01 | Pioneer Community Energy | Study / start-up | $30,000 city pays · actual / audited | Total Impact Assessment Study cost was $30,000; Pioneer paid half and Oroville, Butte County, Chico and Paradise each paid $3,750 of the rest. | passage · city original |
| 2024-10-01 | Pioneer Community Energy | Study / start-up | $3,750 city pays | Pioneer's Impact Assessment Study cost $30,000; Pioneer paid half and Oroville paid a $3,750 share. 'No additional General Funds are required.' | passage · city original |
| 2024-07-16 | Pioneer Community Energy | Joining | no fiscal impact | Oroville sends Pioneer a letter of interest after Butte Choice's board decided not to launch; staff say a new CCA is still not financially feasible. | passage · city original |