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Palm Springs

Member of Desert Community Energy since 2020-04 — source.

Compare a household bill on each Desert Community Energy product with the utility, on your rate plan and usage (beta).

All Palm Springs 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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Loans, collateral and repayments

DateCCAKindFigureWhat it isSource
2023-12-14Desert Community EnergyCollateral$ 25 MILLION
city backs · approved / budgeted
Palm Springs council approved an unconditional guaranty, capped at $25 million, of Desert Community Energy's electricity procurement obligations under its agreement with The Energy Authority, Inc., on December 14, 2023.passage · city original
2022-06-16Desert Community EnergyCollateral$13,000,000
city backs · estimate / proposal
Palm Springs council is asked to guarantee Desert Community Energy's expanded River City Bank credit line, up to $13,000,000, up from $8,000,000, liable upon DCE default.passage · city original
2022-01-27Desert Community EnergyCollateral$8,000,000
city backs · estimate / proposal
Palm Springs would unconditionally guarantee up to $8,000,000 of a River City Bank revolving credit line for Desert Community Energy's working capital, liable if DCE defaults.passage · city original

Utility users tax and franchise fees

DateCCAFigureWhat it isSource
2026-02-25Desert Community Energy9%
city receives · actual / audited
Palm Springs' utility users tax revenue fell 9% (about $0.5 million) in the first half of FY26 versus FY25, partly due to lower payments from Desert Community Energy.passage · city original