What Has the San Diego Energy District Accomplished?

Fall 2016

• Numerous presentations and articles on Community Energy in the City of Solana Beach.
  
• City of Solana Beach Management Report.
  
• Technical Feasibility Report, Solana Beach.
  
• Presentation to 2nd Annual Climate Conference on Community Energy,

Fall 2015

• Presented an "Open Letter in Support of CCA" to the Encinitas City Council in support of that community's consideration of CCA.  The Open Letter is posted so that other community groups of similar mind may utilize SDED's language in their own comments. 
  
• Presentation on "Roadblocks to Renewable Energy in San Diego County and Beyond", sponsored by North County Climate Change Alliance at the San Diego County Library, Vista Branch. A personal presentation by SDED Co-Founder Lane Sharman, see his slides here.
  

 Summer 2015

• Presented "Community Electricity Choice" to the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors' Governmental Affairs Committee.  Proposed a Draft Resolution in support for SDAR Board consideration.
• Joined CCA advocates to ensure the CA Assembly's landmark Climate Action measure SB 350 did not retain IOU-sponsored language to hamstring future CCA formation. See SDED's letter here. 
• Continuing its "Clean Electricity Watchdog" role, SDED flagged a trap in IOU "CCA neutrality" ( "Toward Strong Climate Action Plans") and joined the debate about for-profit vs non-profit CCA start-up providers. 
• Presented to San Diego County in the "Comprehensive Renewable Energy Plan" (CREP) process.  CREP will set the direction San Diego County will take to achieve its renewable energy objectives, including CCA. 
  

Spring 2015

• Continued to serve as "Clean Electricity Watchdog", by shining a spotlight on the "Utility Death Spiral" and the frustrating situation facing San Diego area Schools that Implemented Solar.  Why have the electricity bills of these schools continued to increase?  See the answer here.
• Monitored closely the (delayed) progress of the San Diego City CCA Feasibility Study: "Why Isn't There Community Choice Energy in San Diego in 2015?"  Read the background and explanation on the history and objectives of this CCA Study, here.
• Recognized the Terrific Start and gratifying response as Businesses stepped forward to support SDED in the first 30 days of SDED's Business Membership Campaign. 
• Strengthened SDED's leadership and strategic guidance with launch of a Panel of Advisors.  Five clean energy experts joined the Directors in shaping SDED's approach to advancing Clean Electricity Choice in the region.  Get acquainted with our Advisors here.

January, 2015

• The City of Solana Beach on Jan 11 passed unanimously the first resolution in San Diego County specifically in support of participating in a joint study to form a Community Choice Energy Aggregation. Read the background and the resolution.
• San Diego Energy District completed a website redesign thanks to the 2013-2014 San Diego County Community Grant awarded to the SDED in 2013. What do you think?

December, 2014
The San Diego Energy District Strategic Plan has been drafted. It incorporates key action items for 2015-2016:

• Acceleration of CCA formation in San Diego and other communities through a Public-Public Partnership, to encourage municipalities to tap into funds at an early stage allowing for risk sharing.
  
• Business Membership Program engaging the business community as essential stakeholders in the formation of Community Energy Program.
• Governance development for the 501(c)3 providing for a community of stakeholders to participate, as Members, Sponsors, Advisors, volunteer Ambassadors and members of SDED's Board of Directors. 
  

October, 2014
Lane Sharman presented the "Future of Local Power" on October-13 to the Solana Beach City Clean and Green Committee.
Request a presentation for your business or community group.

August 31, 2014
Californians for Energy Choice form as a result of their perseverance to defeat AB 2145.
San Diego Energy District is an integral partner to Californians for Energy Choice and serves as the San Diego anchor for Community Energy formation in San Diego. San Diegans expressed deep gratitude for SDED's efforts in the defeat of AB 2145 which as written would have destroyed the ability of a municipality to form a viable Community Choice Program.
Read the amazing story of the defeat of AB 2145...

October, 2013
Local Energy Aggregation Network honors the SDED in Chicago where national stakeholders gathered to forge stronger ties around Community Energy Programs.
Visit the Local Energy Aggregation Network to learn more about CCA formation in Caliornia and nationally.

Sept 25, 2013
San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopt a two phase "Comprehensive Renewable Energy Program" inclusive of consideration of the implementation of a Community Energy program for the County. 

Read more...

September, 2012 
$50,000 allocated by a generous grant from Protect Our Communities to prepare a comprehensive Technical Feasibility Study as a result of the outreach and education efforts of the San Diego Energy District. This Technical Feasibility Study is now undergoing an Assessment by the staff of the Local Energy Aggregation Network. Since the funding for the study came from Protect Our Communities, the full results will be disclosed in a transparent manner as soon as the LEAN Assessment is complete.

June, 2012
SDED put Community Electricity Choice on the policy map with its conference for government and elected representatives June 21.  Held at the San Diego Foundation, the "Time to Make the Switch" Conference brought together policy-makers with CCA implementers.

Read the Conference agenda, Speaker bios & see the list of Sponsoring organizations.

Conference Organizers.

January, 2012
SDED holds its first community outreach event, the Wine and Energy Soiree. It was a sell-out and Solana Beach Council Member Peter Zahn gave a great speech in support of Community Choice Aggregation.

October, 2011
The founding of the San Diego Energy District was a response to the illegal attempt of San Diego Gas & Electric to impose a specific and new fee on all existing installations of solar creating a massive change in the Net Metering economics in place throughout the State of California. The PUC found the rate request illegal. However, the action motivated Lane Sharman and Bill Powers to found SDED and begin looking at utility alternatives including Community Choice and Municipalization.