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Clean Energy Alliance outlines local programs, rate relief credit and $2M for solar and storage
Summary
Clean Energy Alliance told the council it serves about 257,000 accounts and highlighted a temporary rate‑relief credit, expanded renewable share in its default product and roughly $2 million secured for local solar plus storage programs aimed at low‑income households.
Rob Howard, external affairs manager for Clean Energy Alliance (CEA), briefed the council on CEA’s five‑year anniversary, three power products (Clean Impact, Clean Impact Plus, Green Impact) and local program investments. Howard said CEA serves about 257,000 customer accounts across its territory and that Escondido has over 57,000 accounts; he noted the default product, Clean Impact Plus, is now about 55% renewable.
Howard described a temporary rate‑relief credit customers can access by opting down (example provided: a typical 361 kWh household could receive "a 13, almost $14 credit applied to your account") and highlighted $2 million in state funding secured for solar plus storage and nearly $400,000 in local allocations for Escondido participants. Council members asked about opt‑outs, competitiveness with SDG&E and how residents can get help reading bills; Howard pointed to CEA webinars and a bilingual call center at (833) 232‑3110.
