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May 21, 2014
VIA FACSIMILE ONLY 916-319-2143
The Honorable Mike Gatto
Chair, Assembly Appropriations Committee
State Capitol Building, Room 2114
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: AB 2145 (Bradford) Electricity: Community Choice Aggregation
(As Amended 4110114)
NOTICE OF OPPOSITION
Dear Assembly Member Gatto:
On behalf of the City of San Luis Obispo, I am writing to express opposition to AB 2145,
which would limit the ability of local agencies to implement a Community Choice Aggregation
(CCA) program. Back in 2002, a comprehensive stakeholders' process led to the passage of AB
117, which among other things, allowed cities and counties to aggregate on an "opt -out" basis,
rather than an "opt -in" basis. All others states with CCA statutes impose the same "opt -out"
process as California. The "opt -out" approach gives customers full choice but also provides
greater certainty in the market and helps level the playing field for small CCA's attempting to
compete in a highly competitive market. It should also be noted that the final amended version of
AB 117, as signed into law, received wide bipartisan support and had no opposition.
It is the City's position that the existing law is consistent with our belief that local
communities and their leaders are always better equipped to make important decisions such as
forming a CCA. Adding unneeded barriers such as proposed in AB 2145 is not necessary, and
therefore is the basis of the City of San Luis Obispo's opposition to this legislation.
Sincerely,
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Mayi!or
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cc: City Council
Katie Lichtig
Carrie Mattingly
Ron Munds
Assembly Member Steven Bradford, fax 916-319-2162
Senator Bill Monning, fax 916-445-8081
Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian, fax 916-319-2135
JDavid Mullinax, League of California Cities, dmulllinax@cacities.org