San Diego
Community
Power Updates
Chula Vista City Council
March 28, 2023
2 Who is San Diego Community Power?
3 SDCP
Mission Statement
SDCP
Mission Statement
San Diego Community Power is a community-owned
organization that provides affordable clean energy and
invests in the community to create an equitable and
sustainable future for the San Diego region.
SDCP
Mission Statement
SDCP Vision
Statement
A global leader
inspiring innovative
solutions to climate
change by powering
our communities with
100% clean affordable
energy while prioritizing
equity, sustainability,
and high-quality jobs.
5 Community
Choicein California
• Enabled through legislation in 2002
• 25 operating programs, 200 cities and
counties
• Community Choice in:
• 32 out of 40 State Senate Districts
• 57 out of 80 Assembly Districts
How It Works
7 How it Works
8 Enrollment Status
Phase 1 –
March
2021:
600+
Municipal
accounts
Phase 2 – June
2021:
72,000+
Commercial &
Industrial
accounts*
Phase 3 (Res
& NEM)–
February
2022:
Imperial
Beach
Phase 3 –
March
2022:
La Mesa
Phase 3 – April
2022:
Encinitas
Phase 3 –
May 2022:
San Diego
& Chula
Vista
Phase 4 – April
2023: County of
San Diego,
National City
9 Current Enrollment
SDCP has increased its focus on community
engagement as it prepares for April enrollment of
customers in National City and the unincorporated
areas of San Diego County. Customers on
Net Energy Metering (NEM) will enroll as of their true
up month starting in April of 2023 through March 2024.
10 Compare Renewable Energy (2021 PCL)
44.5 100%
54.9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Power
100
Power
On*
SDG&
E
2021 PCL2 2021
*SDCP’s PowerOn product is at least50% Renewable + 5% carbon-free 11 SDCP Customer Participation
• SDCP currently serves over
754,000 total active accounts,
acting as the second largest CCA
in terms of accounts
• ~683,000 Residential
• ~71,000 Non-Residential
• Roughly 27,000 total opt outs
since launch
• Participation rate remains above
95% in terms of both accounts
and load
• Mass enrollment for our
customers in National City and
Unincorporated County of San
Diego is slated to commence in
April 2023
12 Power100 Participation
• Over 33,000 accounts are currently enrolled in
SDCP’s Power100 service, receiving 100%
renewable and carbon-free electricity
• ~25,500 Residential
• ~7,500 Non-Residential
• The energy used by these Power100
customers since their opt up
(633,142,194 kWh) is the equivalent of
avoiding nearly 274,000 metric tons of
Carbon Dioxide
• This is comparable to removing over
59,000 gasoline-powered passenger
vehicles from the road for one year!
Billing & Rates
14 Current Rates
15 Understanding Your Bill
Online Bill Estimator
Bill Explainer Video
16 Net Energy Metering
Similar to SDG&E’s existing NEM
program . . . but better!
• Same rate schedules
• Monthly billing instead of annual,
with annual billing option available
• Premium Net Surplus
Compensation rate is SDG&E’s
current NSC plus $0.0075/kWh
adder
• Automatic checks if Net Surplus
Compensation is $100 or more, up
to $2,500.
Making a difference
18 Community Power Plan
• Address community needs;
• Address climate change;
• Produce economic benefits to
the region;
• Pursue purposeful and focused
investment in Communities of
Concern;
• Center economic, environmental,
and social equity
Lays out SDCP's 5-year vision
and program strategy to:
19 Public
Engagement
Come say hello @ South Bay
Earth Day! We are honored to
be Title Sponsors, April 15!
20 Building Trusted Partnerships
21 Community Partners
Thank You!
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