In 2020/2021, DCE executed its first Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for local wind energy and solar plus battery storage energy. Patrons of Southern California Edison are billed an average residential electricity price of 25.13 cents per kilowatt hour. There are no duplicated charges and customers pay their bills through SCE as they always have. The City of Palm Springs has prioritized reducing greenhouse (GHG) emissions and chosen to have DCE automatically enroll every customer into DCEs Carbon Free plan. Its purpose is to provide residents and businesses with cleaner, competitively priced electricity while retaining local control, reinvesting revenues and encouraging local job creation, and helping participating cities meet their climate action goals. Desert Community Energys premium product, Carbon Free, is 100% carbon-free and largely obtained from local renewable sources. Plan change requests and opt outs received at least 5 days prior to a customer's meter read date will be processed for that meter read date; all other change requests will be processed on the subsequent meter read date. When you become a DCE customer, the PCIA fee is listed as a separate line item on your bill. Desert Community Energy will mail a notices to all new customers. Rates & Regulations; FERC Standards of Conduct - Order 717 . (CTC) and are reflected in the Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) Rate. With this step, the. [CDATA[// > SCE Form 14-793 must be completed in its entirety including data and signature. The auto-response message shows that SCE has received your submission. Offering a default option that is cheaper than the incumbent utility, as well as a voluntary, 100% renewable or 100% carbon-free energy option, usually offered at an additional cost. An ESP is the entity that contracts directly with the customer to provide electric service, and is responsible for arranging an adequate supply of electricity. SCE Response: No, POLR service should not be viewed simply as encompassing a limited specified period of time, or as a limited time period for transition As a residential DA customer located within a CCAs jurisdiction, you will be automatically enrolled in CCA Service unless you affirmatively opt out in order to continue to receive DA Service. hTRn0+|HJ(N+=F=Gbn$z(g>8C4^F $^+ If a reduction in carbon emissions is not your priority, and you would like to prioritize reducing the overall cost of your electricity, you can choose to opt down to our Desert Saver plan that is less than SCE's base rate. Customer Information Service Requests (CISRs) should be sent and approved by SCE before the enrollment period. Option #1: Immediate return to SCE on a "Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) Rate" for six months - this is a market price energy rate that could be higher or lower that their previous SCE rate depending on energy prices. ]]> CCA Service customers will pay the CCAs generation rates instead of SCEs generation rates. Unless you choose to opt out and remain on Bundled Service with SCE, if you are an eligible customer in a CCA service territory, your existing electric service account will automatically be transferred to CCA Service. Submitters of Six-Month Notices will be notified electronically by Monday, August 14, 2023, of their 2023 Wait List number. When you are enrolled, the electric generation fee you had previously paid to Southern California Edison will instead by charged by DCE. Why are so many local governments considering CCA? It turns out all electricity is clean. a California Contractors License Board Solar Energy System Disclosure Document. If you are a net consumer for that year, you will only receive one bill for energy consumption annually. Breakdown of Your SCE Charges In . With CCA Service, cities or counties (or aggregated groups of cities and counties who have partnered together) are responsible for the generation (procurement) portion of their customers electric service; SCE is still responsible for transmitting and delivering the power to homes and businesses. In fact, public utilities have a long track record of providing power supply services at a lower cost than their private sector counterparts. If you choose to opt out of CCA Service before or after your account is transferred to CCA Service, you must initiate the opt-out request with your designated CCA. Please refer to CCA Switching Exemptions in Rule 22.1 for more details. Customer Choice Services TABLE OF CONTENTS . If a DASR is not received by the end of the 60-day TBS period, the Six-Month Notice will be canceled. Choice 1: Return to SCE service as soon as possible. DCE and SCE work together to ensure the account transition is seamless to all ratepayers. Eligible improvements include the installation of heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, insulation, doors and windows, electrical panel upgrades, home energy audits, among others. If you have questions about the DCE portion of your bill, you can always visit our website at DesertCommunityEnergy.org, or call us at (855) 357-9240 (toll free). //-->
