CUSTOMERS CAN SAVE UP TO 10% ON ELECTRICITY GENERATION THROUGH COMMUNITY POWER
SAN DIEGO – As part of its ongoing efforts to provide clean energy at the greatest possible value for its customers, the San Diego Community Power Board of Directors today approved electricity generation rates that will create the largest discount compared to San Diego Gas & Electric in the agency’s five years serving customers.
The new electricity generation rates will provide a 4% rate discount for customers who are on the default PowerOn service compared to SDG&E’s standard service. Customers who have opted into PowerBase, Community Power’s most affordable service option, will receive a 10% discount compared to SDG&E.
Residential customers who select Power100, Community Power’s 100% renewable energy service option, will pay about $1.30 more per month than SDG&E bundled customers, who receive 41% renewable energy, based on the latest Power Content Label.
“Community Power is offering the biggest discount in our history because we put our customers first,” said Community Power CEO Karin Burns. “One of our goals as a not-for-profit is to make electricity as affordable as we can even despite the challenges of a volatile energy market. We have taken a responsible approach that provides the lowest prices possible while also ensuring that we can serve our customers for decades to come.”
Electricity costs statewide are increasing due to market volatility and a significant rise in the fee SDG&E and other investor-owned utilities collect from all customers to cover long-term power contracts previously signed on their behalf.
For Community Power customers, this translates to a monthly average generation cost increase of 66 cents for PowerBase and $2.78 for PowerOn residential customers. Those looking for savings can opt into PowerBase.
“Costs for just about everything continue climb, so Community Power designed these rates to blunt the impact for as many customers as possible,” Burns said. “These rates ensure we can recover the costs of electricity and we are committed to encouraging our customers to take advantage of money-saving opportunities.”
Beginning on March 1, customers are encouraged to take advantage of new “super off-peak” pricing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when energy demand is low and solar supply is high. These “super off-peak” rates are about 40 percent lower than on-peak energy prices – giving customers a significant opportunity to reduce their bills.
Despite Community Power’s efforts to increase customer savings, the energy market still presents challenges. There is an extremely tight market on resource adequacy, which is required by the state of California to serve as a sort of “back up” power for periods, like heat waves, when there is a higher-than-usual strain on the grid.
Además, debido a una serie de fuerzas del mercado, los precios de las energías renovables a corto plazo también han aumentado significativamente en los últimos años.
Community Power is mitigating these short-term challenges by executing long-term contracts through power purchase agreements and energy storage service agreements that will help blunt the effects of market swings and create price certainty for renewable energy and resource adequacy in future years. To date, Community Power has entered into 30 of these agreements that will provide predictably-priced, reliable, renewable energy for over 1.2 million homes.
En 2022, el consejo de administración de Community Power aprobó una política de desarrollo de tarifas, que sirve de guía para que el personal haga recomendaciones al consejo de administración sobre las tarifas de generación de electricidad.
Esta política independiente fue la primera de su tipo para un programa de Agregación de Elección Comunitaria en California. Proporciona el marco para que el personal y la Junta se aseguren de que el diseño de tarifas y el proceso de desarrollo se mantengan enfocados en precios competitivos y transparencia, al tiempo que se crea la solidez financiera necesaria para brindar beneficios a largo plazo a ustedes.
Community Power debe fijar tarifas que, como mínimo, cubran los costos asociados con la compra de energía, los costos operativos y el servicio de la deuda. Los costos de electricidad de Community Power representan más del 90 % de su presupuesto total.
The new, unanimously approved rates are retroactive to Jan. 1.
Community Power suministra electricidad a sus clientes, mientras que SDG&E transmite y distribuye esa energía a los hogares y negocios de los clientes. Para obtener un desglose completo de cómo funcionan las facturas de electricidad en las áreas de servicio de Community Power, visite SDCommunityPower.org/Understanding-Your-Bill/.
Community Power es un programa energético elegido por la comunidad que ofrece a los clientes la opción de gestionar sus negocios y hogares con niveles significativamente más altos de energía renovable a precios competitivos. Desde 2021, Community Power ha crecido hasta dar servicio a casi un millón de clientes municipales, empresariales y residenciales en las ciudades de San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, La Mesa, National City e Imperial Beach, así como en las comunidades no incorporadas del condado de San Diego.
Community Power es una agencia pública sin fines de lucro que proporciona energía limpia asequible e invierte en la comunidad para crear un futuro equitativo y sostenible para la región de San Diego. Obtenga más información en SDCommunityPower.org.
