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San Diego Community Power presents lower-rate options, battery pilots and local grants to Imperial Beach council
Summary
San Diego Community Power briefed the Imperial Beach City Council on its 2025 rates, new affordability and 100% renewable options, battery and virtual-power-plant pilots, and recent grants including a $50,000 award to Imperial Beach for climate-action planning.
San Diego Community Power told the Imperial Beach City Council on Wednesday that it is offering new rate options and piloting home- and utility-scale battery programs intended to lower customers’ bills and reduce peak-grid pressure.
The presentation, given by Karen Burns, CEO of San Diego Community Power, explained the agency’s customer options — Power Base (a lower-cost option), the standard portfolio (at least 50% renewable and currently priced below SDG&E rates) and Power 100 for customers who want 100% renewable power — and described pilots to use batteries and smart devices to shift energy use away from costly peak hours.
The update matters because Community Power provides electric generation for nearly 1,000,000 customer accounts across member agencies including Imperial Beach and because its programs…
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