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Sonoma Clean Power to Double Size of First Launch (thecommunityvoice.com)

Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), the new, locally controlled electricity provider in Sonoma County in Northern California, will be doubling the size of its service launch from 10,000 to 20,000 customers in the initial phase, with an emphasis on commercial customers who are slated to start receiving service on May 1, 2014.

“SCP is currently negotiating with power suppliers to ensure the best mix of cleaner power sources at the most competitive rates,” Sonoma Clean Power CEO Geof Syphers said. “With 79 percent of the County participating, that really increases our negotiating power. Contracts are expected to be signed by November 2013.”

SCP will offer residential and commercial customers in participating areas the option of using more environmentally friendly power, generated by renewable sources – such as solar, wind and geothermal (the service area is next to The Geysers Geothermal Field) – at competitive rates. SCP will serve customers in the cities of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Cotati, Windsor, and Sebastopol, and in the unincorporated area of the County.

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