The City of Riverside is a founding member of the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA).
Through SCPPA, Riverside has access to significant and cost-effective power generation, transmission, and efficiency resources.
Riverside’s City Council and Board of Public Utilities have full control over SCPPA expenditures through
the budget adoption process and approval of all expenditures over $50,000.
SCPPA is a joint power agency formed by local public power providers to work together in planning, financing, development, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, betterment, operating and maintenance of electric power facilities and resources. Current SCPPA members include municipal utilities of the cities of Anaheim, Azusa, Banning, Burbank, Cerritos, Colton, Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Riverside, Vernon and the Imperial Irrigation District. SCPPA members collectively serve nearly five million residents in Southern California.
Online Documents
SCPPA Presentations
- Southern California Public Power Authority overview (Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee – December 10, 2018)
- Additional SCPPA Presentations
SCPPA Approval Processes
- SCPPA Approval Process for Renewable Projects (Power Purchase Agreements)
- SCPPA Approval Process for Task Orders Over $50,000
Organizational Documents
- Southern California Public Power Authority Joint Powers Agreement (November 1, 1980)
- Formation of Southern California Public Power Authority (City Council – August 26, 1980)
SCPPA Document Archive
- SCPPA Presentations
- SCPPA Approval Processes
- SCPPA Board Documents
- Bi-Annual Expenditure Reports
- Power Generation and Transmission Contracts
- Energy Efficiency Contracts