The Epoch Times IRVINE, Calif.—Some business owners were shocked to learn their electricity bill was set to increase beginning April 1 amid the launch of service from the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).
After forming the agency in November 2020, the power authority will be the county’s first community choice energy program that seeks to provide greener energy to residents and businesses in the county. Power authority officials will take over Southern California Edison’s role as the buyer and seller of electricity, though Edison’s facilities will still be transporting the power authority’s energy to homes and businesses.
Irvine, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, and Buena Park are part of the OCPA, and businesses in these cities will see their energy bills rise unless they opt out of the program and rejoin Edison, which they can do at any time effective at their next billing cycle, according to the OCPA…
