On March 23, the Chula Vista City Council approved powering municipal facilities with 100 percent renewable energy by 2022. This move supports the City’s Climate Action Plan by reducing Chula Vista’s carbon footprint and aiding in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

"The City of Chula Vista has a long history of working to address climate change,” said Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas. “We are proud to take another step to move away from fossil fuel power and secure a better energy future for our City.”

Moving to 100 percent renewable energy was made possible by San Diego Community Power (SDCP). Launched earlier this month, SDCP will provide energy procurement services for the cities of Chula Vista, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, and San Diego.

SDCP is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program that purchases renewable power to meet customers electricity needs, while working in partnership with SDG&E. Through this partnership, SDCP will procure the electricity (wind, solar, hydroelectric, etc.), while SDG&E will continue to deliver power, manage monthly billing and customer service, and provide ongoing power system maintenance.

Member cities are the first to benefit and opt-in to SDCP as part of phase one. Options for business service will be launching in phase two in June 2021, with residents having the opportunity to opt-in to the service beginning in 2022.

There are currently 23 CCAs operating in California successfully and reliably serving more than 11 million customers in more than 180 cities and counties. SDCP is the second largest CCA in the state.