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Paradise approves joining Pioneer Energy community choice program; service planned for 2027
Summary
Council gave final approval to join Pioneer Energy, a community choice aggregation (CCA). Staff and the Pioneer representative said customers will be given notice and opt‑out rights; generation savings vary year to year and are affected by the PCIA, so precise savings will be known closer to service start in 2027.
The Town Council voted to join Pioneer Energy, a community choice aggregation (CCA), a step staff said will allow the town to participate in a pooled generation procurement that has produced generation savings in other nearby jurisdictions.
Staff told the council that the study conducted by Pioneer Energy showed potential savings on the generation portion of rates for wholesale power compared with PG&E’s generation charges in recent years, but cautioned that the Power Charge Indifference…
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