Eric Gneckow, NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
Several rounds of voting remain before Santa Rosa officially signs on for service from a renewable energy-focused public power agency under development in Sonoma County. But in voting unanimously to solidify its conditions for membership Tuesday, representatives of the county’s largest city said that they plan to be part of the agency’s rollout as it begins serving customers early next year.
Representing nearly 34 percent of power customers countywide, the Santa Rosa decision marks what many consider to be a significant advancement of Sonoma Clean Power‘s goal to ultimately displace Pacific Gas & Electric Co. as the predominant supplier of electricity to Sonoma County.