b'july 27 - AugusT23, 2020breakbulk quarterly 9City of LB Power Authority could accelerate port wind power development By Stas Margananis, AJOTThe City of Long Beachthehighrateofasthmaand isnearingadecisiononrespiratory cases that plague adoptingapowerauthor- poorerneighborhoodsin itymodelthatcouldreduceLong Beach, that are contin-utility rates for residents andgent to harbor trucking corri-support new investment anddors such as the 710 freeway. jobs in renewable energy thatThisrespiratoryexposure acceleratethePortofLongtoLongBeachresidents BeachsCleanAirActioncan be reduced by the CCA Plan for zero emissions. supportingthePortsClean AirActionPlangoalsand g roWingCCA S accelerating clean renewable Clay Sandidge, the chairpower generation, he says.of the Long Beach Commu-nityChoiceEnergy(CCE)e nergyi SlAnd :d eveloPingworkinggroup,representsP ortS ASW indP oWerh UbSagrassrootsorganizationSeveral years ago, former seeking CCA adaptation. ThePort of Long Beach Executive CCA is a legal entity estab- (DEVELOPMENTcontin-lished by California law.ued on page 10)The CCA allows a local-itytomakepowerpurchase agreementswithdevelopers thatavoidthehigherdivi-dend-basedcostsofinvestorwww.spliethoff.com | [email protected],suchasSouthern California Edison and PacificTHE FIRST AND ONLY YEAR-ROUND LINER SERVICE Gas and Electric, who pass on these additional costs into util- BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE GREAT LAKESity rates paid by consumers.Byavoidingdividend costs,CCAsreduceutilityNOT LOCKED DOWN ! ANTWERPbills by 4% on average San-didge says. The investor util-ity still distributes power and bills customers under the CCA system, but at a reduced rate and giving CCAs the option to negotiate their own powerCLEVELANDagreements.Thisiscreating new opportunities for renew-able energy developers.According to the Califor-nia Community Choice Asso-ciation: Over the last decade, localgovernmentsinmore than200towns,cities,and counties throughout the state WE ARE have chosen to participate inSTRONGCCAtomeetclimateaction goals,provideresidentsand businesses with more energy options, ensure local transpar-encyandaccountability,and drive economic development. There are currently 21 opera-tional CCA programs in Cali-forniaservingmorethan10 millioncustomers,andwith many more in progress, those numbers are set to grow.SandidgeandCommu-nityChoiceEnergy(CCE), areurgingtheLongBeach City Council to file an appli-cationwiththeCalifornia PublicUtilitiesCommission by the end of 2020. Sandidge says that thirty-one cities in Southern Califor-nia compose the Los Angeles PowerAlliance.OneoptionQuick transit time to Cleveland in about 15 daysLine-supplied containers, project, heavy lift, steel, for Long Beach is to join theThrough bills of lading forest products and bulkAlliance. The other is to set upOnward connections using SpliethoffsCalling various Great Lakes ports, incl. Valleyfield its own independent CCA. European and Americas logistics network and Rameys BendThe Port of Long Beach andLosAngelesadopted theirClean Air ActionPlan totransformportopera-tions to zero emissions. Cur-rentemissionscontributeto'