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Orozco, Norma <br />From:Amir Baum <amir.baum@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Sunday, January 31, 2021 7:59 PM <br />To:Mendoza, Nelida; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; thaivphan@gmail.com; <br />jessie@votejessielopez.com; johnathan@hernandezforsantaana.org; eComment; <br />Sarmiento, Vicente <br />Subject:Community Choice Energy agenda item for City Council Meeting - Tuesday, 2.2.21 <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members, <br /> <br />Thank you so much for considering joining the OC Power Authority's Community Choice Energy program. I <br />support this program, because it will save customers money, brings revenue to our community by keeping our <br />rate payer dollars in Santa Ana, and allow us to convert to renewable energy faster. <br /> <br />CCE’s bring millions and savings to each city: Monterey Bay Customer Savings: $14M in 2019; on track to <br />deliver $19M in savings this year, Clean Power SF has saved customers $11 million, Irvine is looking at $10.6 <br />million in annual net revenue and $7.7 million in annual savings for Irvine consumers- while reducing <br />emissions equal to recovering 78,000 cars off the road, and San Mateo’s CCE has saved customers over $18 <br />million and reduced emissions equal to taking 30,000 cars off the road. <br /> <br />When Santa Ana joins with other cities, the program would generate $92 million per year in revenue by 2031. <br />This money can be used for COVID relief as so many cities are doing now, EV charging stations, subsidies for <br />EV vehicles, green public transportation-- all sorts of programs to green OC. Imagine a future like this for Santa <br />Ana where we truly build a more sustainable and clean energy future for our economy and out children's future. <br />Don't we owe them that much to safeguard their futures? <br /> <br />Let’s do this for our city. It is a moral imperative and critical for the City of Santa Ana to serve as a leader and <br />strong example with the Cities of Irvine, Fullerton and Huntington Beach by joining the OC Power Authority's <br />Community Choice Energy Program. Our climate crisis is real and is negatively impacting the health and safety <br />of Santa Ana city residents and businesses here and now. Based on the urgency please do the right thing and <br />support community choice energy now. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />Amir Baum <br />6 <br /> <br />