December 14, 2023 Residents will be able to enroll in solar program with no upfront cost and without requiring a credit check PICO RIVERA, DECEMBER 14, 2023 - Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy (PRIME)) is proud to announce the official launch of the Power Choice program, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing residents with the opportunity to harness…
Residents will be able to qualify for an energy program with a no-consumer credit check process, provide zero upfront cost, and experience low energy rates, officials said.
August 10, 2023 By Brian Hews In early 2017, the Pico Rivera City Council established a Community Choice Aggregation Program (CCA) and named it Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy (PRIME) with the goal to increase the amount of locally supplied renewable energy to Pico Rivera residents and provide long-term electricity cost savings; PRIME began providing…
Twenty years ago, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 117, authorizing "a community choice aggregator to aggregate the electrical load of interested electricity consumers within.
Pico Rivera Assessing Innovative Alternative Power Grid
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BY BRIAN HEWS • May 14, 2021
Increased demands on the nation’s electrical power systems and incidences of electricity shortages, power quality problems, rolling blackouts, and electricity price spikes have caused many utility customers to seek other sources of high-quality, reliable electricity.
Distributed Energy Resources (DER), small-scale power generation sources located close to where electricity is used (e.g., a home or business), provide an alternative to or an enhancement of the traditional electric power grid.
DER is a faster, less expensive option to the construction of large, central power plants and high-voltage transmission lines. They offer consumers the potential for lower cost, higher service reliability, high power quality, increased energy efficiency, and energy independence.