HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/2017 Item 1, Corsiglia
From:Gary Corsiglia < >
Sent:Wednesday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Against Establishing a Community Choice Energy program
Dear Council Members,
I do not believe that the local communities can successfully design, built, maintain and operate a complex electrical
power system at a rate more favorable to consumers than our existing PG&E service. The SLO Water system is a prime
example of poorly run city utilities.
A water system which by their own admission is leaking water. Will city electric have the equipment and personnel to
find and repair downed power lines, failed equipment, vehicle into pole accidents (trucks, dispatchers, line men,
transformers, conductors, switches, circuit breakers, etc.) 24 -7?
A water system where the bills are sent out two weeks after the meters are read by a contracted company. The water
department has been unable to provide me a calendar of when my water meter will be read. PG&E has installed the
Smart Meter system and gets bills out within days of the monthly read. And they provide the calendar of read dates at
the beginning of each year.
A water system which needs to request rate increases because the drought has reduced consumption. How will the city
electric system deal with increasing roof top solar that removes an income stream?
And as far as clean energy goes, the City has already missed that mark by supporting the closure of the Diablo Canyon
Nuclear Plant. The loss of that 24-7 power source of zero carbon electricity will be replaced with day time solar, but the
only way to supply the evening peak will be through the use of carbon producing natural gas turbine generators.
Please don’t go down the path of Community Choice Energy.
Gary Corsiglia
2707 Johnson Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 544-0890
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