Ten states – California, Illinois, Maryland (Montgomery County pilot), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Virginia – have enacted Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) legislation that empowers local governments to aggregate the electricity loads of residents, businesses, and/or municipal facilities. Pennsylvania has a decades old state statute that allows boroughs to purchase electricity on behalf of their residents.
STATE LINKS
Click on the name of a State to learn more about its Community Choice Aggregation programs.
CCA programs reflect the values of their governing boards, the communities they serve, and the states in which they operate. Most emphasize reducing the cost of electricity. Some also focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, establishing new revenue streams to support local energy programs, or creating local jobs, and some are designed to accomplish several of these goals simultaneously.
CCA LEGISLATION IN 10 STATES
California
Year Published
2002
Statute
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision, joint power
agencies run programs on
behalf of multiple jurisdictions
Example of Renewable Offer
33% or 100% green power options in CCAs like in Sonoma County; Marin Clean Energy has 50% and 100% options
Illinois
Year Published
2009
Statute
Municipal Aggregation,
House Bill 362
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision; for residential and small business utility customers
Example of Renewable Offer
Many CCAs offer a 100% green power option
Maryland
Year Published
2021
Statute
Notes and Resources
Montgomery County CCE Pilot Program
Example of Renewable Offer
To launch in December, 2023
Massachusetts
Year Published
1997
Statute
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision
Example of Renewable Offer
100% green power option in several CCAs
New Hampshire
Year Published
2019
Statute
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision
Example of Renewable Offer
100% green power
New Jersey
Year Published
2009
Statute
Government Energy
Aggregation,
Assembly Bill 2165
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision for residential
customers; opt-in provision for
municipal and commercial customer
Example of Renewable Offer
100% renewable option in several communities like Essex County
New York
Year Published
2014
Statute
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision
Example of Renewable Offer
100% green power option in CCAs like Westchester County
Ohio
Year Published
1999
Statute
Governmental Energy
Aggregation, Senate Bill 3; Senate Bill 221 (2007)
Notes and Resources
Opt-in or opt-out provisions
Example of Renewable Offer
100% green power option in CCAs like Cleveland and Cincinnati
Rhode Island
Year Published
2002
Statute
Notes and Resources
Opt-out provision
Example of Renewable Offer
Some CCAs have standard green power offering of 5-10%