Redondo Beach goes to 100 percent renewable power; option to choose less
by Garth Meyer The city of Redondo Beach will join Manhattan Beach to offer 100 percent renewable energy for homes and businesses by next October. A 4-0 city council vote Dec. 7 set the new policy, to increase rates for consumers two to three percent, with an option for anyone to opt out. The estimated $36,000 annual increase to city energy bills would be offset by an added $95,000 increase in tax revenue from higher utility bills across Redondo Beach. “Too many things we’re seeing, such as the wildfires, are clearly related to climate change,” said councilman Todd Loewenstein. “This is one of the easiest things we can do,” said councilman Christian Horvath. Nils Nehrenheim did not cast a vote. He was offscreen during the count at the virtual meeting and a vote from him was not recorded. Ted Bardake, executive director of Clean Power Alliance (CPA), spoke at the Dec. 7 meeting, noting that the change means Redondo Beach will no longer use power bought from the AES power plant, which runs on natural gas. Councilman Nehrenheim, before the vote, said that his household has been at 100 percent renewable for seven years but that he did not believe the choice should be made for people…
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