Following a decision last month to file for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy with the Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Western Community Energy (WCE) has now filed a Notice of Deregistration with the California PUC, making it the first CCA in the state to collapse.

Participating CCAs will have the opportunity to opt-in or out of any future bidding processes according to their needs, but Peninsula CEO Jan Pepper said that the overall advantage of this JPA is the ability to solicit for bigger clean energy projects.

Community choice aggregate East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) plans to reach a 100 percent clean energy goal by 2030, 15 years ahead of the state schedule.