- CCE should provide San Diego families and businesses a choice in their electricity provider and local control of their energy destiny.
- CCE should create mechanisms that stabilize energy costs by prioritizing local economic investment in small businesses and reinvesting revenues back into our neighborhoods.
- CCE should deliver energy democracy through community participation and local accountability over energy decisions.
- CCE should ensure community engagement in the governance of the program and full transparency in the decision-making process.
- CCE should meet the city’s stated goal of 100 percent renewable power by 2035, as required by the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan.
- CCE should exclude Renewable Energy Credits (Category 3 unbundled Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)) to achieve our 100 percent renewables goal.
- CCE should create a local, decentralized, clean energy model with San Diego/Imperial County-wide buildout of infrastructure to maximize local potential.
- CCE should prioritize local power generation, local jobs and local career opportunities in the procurement process of energy generation.
- CCE should prioritize local (San Diego and Imperial Valley County) renewable projects over other projects.
- CCE should create partnerships with local labor, including community benefit agreements, sustainable workforce agreements, job training and apprenticeship programs.
- CCE should develop energy programs that prioritize benefits to environmental justice communities that rank in the top 25 percent of the CalEnviroScreen’s ranking for the San Diego region.