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After CCA study and municipal‑energy presentations, Bakersfield council directs staff to study utility‑scale distributed energy resources
Summary
Following presentations from Cal Choice and private energy partners about CCAs, municipal utilities and microgrids, the council directed staff to pursue planning and preliminary analysis for utility‑scale distributed energy resources while stopping short of committing to a CCA launch timetable.
City staff and outside consultants presented two related but distinct options for Bakersfield’s energy future on March 25: forming a community choice aggregator (CCA) and pursuing municipal energy projects (utility‑scale distributed energy resources, microgrids and hydrogen systems).
Cal Choice (Barbara Boswell) presented a technical study that estimated startup costs for a Bakersfield CCA at roughly $16 million (about $6.8 million in implementation costs and the balance for working capital, security and initial power purchases). Boswell said the study assumed an initial opt‑out rate of about 10% and noted that CCA competitiveness versus the incumbent utility (PG&E) will vary year-to-year, in part because of the power‑charge indifference adjustment (PCIA) exit fee. “We estimate the upfront…
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