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Muni bonds for Community Choice Aggregation

Glad to see the conversation moving toward the reality of our dillemma - that sustainability and climate change are not about consumer choice and thge "green" trend, but rather are both about fundamental democratic priorities: do we build more highways for cars, or mass transit? Do we continue to allow our utilities to spend our money - yours and mine - on coal, gas and nuclear power plant boondoggles, or do we re-direct OUR money to clean energy, demand response and holistic systems?

California's embarked on what could be the solution: Community Choice Aggregation. By leveraging public finance/municipal bonds to pay for clean energy projects - projects built by the private sector, and operated for a profit - CCA reduces the cost of capital and makes the sustainabilty issue what it really is: an infrastructure project. Communities, counties and cities throughout California are looking at CCA's with renewable portfolios upwards of 50%, financed with tax-free municipal bonds. Can you say 2-cent a kWh wind power? Peaking solar at 10 cents a kWH? I thought so.

Great post, hope to see more like it in the future.On Public works and investment must be part of the solution to global warming posted 1 year, 10 months ago 6 Responses