County to present public-power plan in Sebastopol

Sonoma County will be presenting its plan for a countywide public power agency on Tuesday to the Sebastopol City Council.

Called Community Choice Aggregation, the county is proposing a joint-powers agency between the county and cities that would buy energy on the wholesale market.

It would be an alternative to purchasing power from PG&E, although PG&E would still maintain the infrastructure.

The program is also seen as a way to boost investment in clean and renewable energy sources, create jobs and reduce greenhouse emissions.

The Sonoma County Water Agency has been giving the hour-long presentations to each of the cities.

The Sebastopol City Council is meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Youth Annex.

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