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Clean Power Alliance serves approximately three million customers and one million customer accounts across 32 communities throughout Southern California including unincorporated Los Angeles County, unincorporated Ventura County and the cities of: Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Arcadia, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Camarillo, Claremont, Carson, Culver City, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Paramount, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Simi Valley, South Pasadena, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, West Hollywood, Westlake Village and Whittier.
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Community advocates, following the Ventura City Council unanimous vote (7-0) to enroll in 100% Green Power with Clean Power Alliance.
Advocacy Tips:
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Speak during public comment at city council or board of supervisor meetings
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Email, call and meet with city council or board of supervisors
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Speak during public comment at CCA board meetings
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Connect with local environmental organizations and other clean energy advocates
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Send letters of support from organizations or businesses
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Identify and engage key stakeholders in the community, including peer-to-peer elected officials
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Find a champion city council member or board of supervisor
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Get a petition going
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Write letters to the editor or op eds in local publications
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Engage a diversity of constituents
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Hone your message, make a concise, clear and compelling case, address concerns and objections
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Utilize emissions inventory data if available to show the emissions impact of switching to 100% renewable
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And remember, you don't have to have expert knowledge about CCAs or renewable energy, showing up is what matters most!
Additional Resources:
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Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and the 100% renewable default from 10/2018
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Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and 100% renewable default from 1/2019
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Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and the 100% renewable default from 12/2020
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LA Times Letter-to-the-Editor about the original 10 municipalities in CPA that chose the 100% renewable default
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LA Times Article about CPA including member agencies' defaults
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UCLA Luskin School Report on 100% cities
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"What Biden’s Good Climate Plan Is Missing So Far" article by Cass Sunstein from 12/2020 about Green by Default
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Check out Cass Sunstein's and Richard Thaler's behavioral economics research on the default effect
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CalCCA - The California Community Choice Association