Publisher’s Perspective: $100 Million in Overcharges by OCPA in Just 2 Years … and Nothing to Show for It!
October 1st marked the two-year anniversary since Irvine residential electricity customers were forced into the more expensive plan offered by the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).
When it launched back in 2022, the OCPA Board promised Irvine customers "greener" electricity at lower monthly rates. Those promises were flat-out lies. Irvine ratepayers have been forced to pay significantly higher monthly electricity rates than we paid to Southern California Edison (SCE).
And, OCPA has not provided anyone in Irvine with greener electricity. Our electricity comes from the California electricity grid. There is not a separate transmission line pumping "100% renewable" electricity into the homes of OCPA customers.