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San Diego Community Power says customers were auto-enrolled; solar credits preserved
Summary
San Diego Community Power told customers that state law automatically enrolled residents when the community choice program launched, that it replaced electric generation charges (not adding a fee), and that solar customers were moved into its Net Energy Metering program at annual true-up so credits were retained.
San Diego Community Power said customers in the San Diego region were automatically enrolled when the community choice energy program launched, and that the program replaces electric generation charges charged previously by San Diego Gas & Electric rather than adding a separate fee.
A staff member said the program began serving customers in 2021, expanded residential service in 2022 to the cities of Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Encinitas, San Diego and Chula Vista, and added National City and unincorporated parts of San Diego County in 2023. The presenter said those enrolled did not need to sign up to join the program.
The presenter also addressed customers with rooftop solar, saying those accounts were automatically moved into San Diego Community Power’s Net Energy Metering program at their annual true-up so existing credit balances were preserved. The staff member said customers continue to receive a single bill from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E); San Diego Community Power supplies the generation portion of that bill and SDG&E continues to handle billing and delivery.
The presenter emphasized that the change does not constitute an extra charge to customers, explaining that San Diego Community Power replaces the generation charge customers used to pay to SDG&E with generation supplied by the community choice program. No formal vote or policy change was announced during the remarks.
Details provided in the presentation came from a program representative and did not reference a specific statute by number; the presenter referred generally to "state law" when explaining automatic enrollment for customers when a community choice energy program is launched.
