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Two of the Largest Consumers of Electricity in Irvine Have Already “Opted-Out” of the Orange County Power Authority

On April 1st, all businesses in Irvine were transferred from their current provider of electricity, Southern California Edison (SCE), and enrolled in the new Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).

The OCPA promised to deliver cleaner electricity at lower rates. However, that promise was broken as soon as rates were released. Both residential and commercial customers in Irvine will see an increase in their electricity costs once they are enrolled in the new OCPA plan.

Two of the largest consumers of electricity in Irvine have signaled their lack of confidence in the OCPA by opting-out.

According to an article in the Voice of OC, the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) and the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) say that their organizations — which spend tens of millions of dollars on electricity each year — never received the legally-mandated notification from OCPA and that their questions concerning the new OCPA plans were never answered.