In 2022, Irvine electricity customers were transferred from the City's previous provider, Southern California Edison (SCE), and automatically enrolled in the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).

For the next few years, members of the OCPA board — including Irvine City Councilmember Kathleen Treseder, who serves as Irvine's representative on the OCPA board — falsely told our City's electricity customers they were paying lower monthly rates. Councilmember Treseder and others quoted the price for OCPA's lowest-priced plan (Basic Choice) even though Irvine ratepayers had been enrolled in OCPA's most expensive plan (100% Renewable), resulting in higher monthly rates.

In 2025, the City Council voted to change the default tier for Irvine ratepayers to OCPA's least expensive plan, Basic Choice. However, OCPA continues to charge Irvine customers higher rates than SCE.