The Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors approved rate relief measures during its Jan. 29 meeting aimed at keeping customer rates “competitive” compared to San Diego Gas & Electric, the CEA announced in a news release.
Two resolutions approved by the board will provide approximately $10.6 million in available rate relief, according to the news release, which adds that they were spurred “in response to substantial increases in SDG&E’s Power Charge Indifference Adjustment rates for 2026, which threatened to increase costs for CEA customers across seven member cities.”
Mandated by the state government, the PCIA rates compensate San Diego Gas & Electric for its long-term contracts when customers switch to Community Choice Aggregation programs such as CEA.
Through the end of 2026, CEA’s residential customers in the Clean Impact plan will receive a credit of $0.03871 per kilowatt-hour, and non-residential customers will receive a credit of $0.02657 per kilowatt-hour. There will also be a 6.9% additional agricultural rate reduction for agricultural customers in the Clean Impact plan.
“Our team is committed to keeping electricity affordable and offering customer choice while maintaining our mission to deliver clean energy,” Greg Wade, CEO of the Clean Energy Alliance, said in a statement. “Together with our Board of Directors, we are acting decisively, ensuring our customers can benefit from competitive rates while maintaining the value of local control over their energy choices.”
The statement added that CEA “will maintain a healthy financial outlook.”
“Our careful financial management means we can support our customers during challenging rate environments while continuing to invest in our local clean energy projects and programs,” Wade said.