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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Jose Trinidad Castaneda <jose@climateactioncampaign.org> <br />Sent:Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:06 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:General Public Comment for Council Meeting 9.15.20 <br />Dear Mayor and Council, <br /> <br />This is Jose Trinidad Castaneda from Climate Action Campaign. Thank you for your leadership during these <br />troubling times. As you are aware, climate change is dramatically fueling the wildfires and smoky skies <br />currently affecting residents and families in Santa Ana. The LA Times even reports this new climate reality as a <br />"climate apocalypse" whose time to reckon with has come. <br /> <br />We have a huge opportunity to join the City of Irvine's invitation to form a new Orange County Energy <br />Authority, a Joint Powers Authority that can administer a Community Choice Aggregation program that can <br />deliver competitive rates with Socal Edison, cleaner energy, and a list of community benefits programs like EV <br />charging stations and utility bill assistance for low-income families. CCAs or CCEs also incentivize the <br />development of energy assets that can power Santa Ana's resilience to climate change, power outages, and air <br />pollution, such as microgrids and virtual power plants. <br /> <br />I ask that you direct staff to immediately request SCE Load Data to be sent over to the City of Irvine so that <br />they can begin processing an updated Feasibility Study on the economic impacts and benefits an Orange County <br />CCE program could bring to Santa Ana families. This process can take 4-8 weeks, so this must be done as soon <br />as possible. This does not commit the City to the JPA. It is only a fact finding mission. <br /> <br />Thank You, <br />Jose Trinidad Castaneda <br /> <br /> <br />-- <br />Jose Trinidad Castaneda (he/him) <br />Orange County Climate & Energy Advocate & Organizer <br />Climate Action Campaign <br />3900 Cleveland Ave, Suite 208 <br />San Diego, CA 92103 <br />(619) 419-1222 ext. #708 <br />Schedule a Meeting with me at calendly.com/cleanenergyjose <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />www.climateactioncampaign.org <br />Twitter: @sdclimateaction / @josetcastaneda3 <br />Instagram: @sdclimateaction / @josetcastaneda3 <br />Facebook.com/ClimateActionCampaign <br /> <br />Like what we do? Support Climate Action Campaign today. <br />1 <br /> <br />