Aggregation. aka Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), Community Choice Energy, Municipal Aggregation, or Community Aggregation. Whichever term is used, it refers to an alternative to the investor-owned utility (IOU) as the sole source of a community’s power. Under CCA, local entities aggregate the buying power of individual customers within a defined jurisdiction in order to negotiate alternative (usually green and renewable) energy supply contracts. “Enabling Smaller Buyers to Access Large-scale Projects” www.cleantechnica.com 8/18/21. “Banding Together: How Aggregation Helps Cities Buy Renewables at Scale” www.cleantechnica.com 8/18/21. “Community Choice Aggregation Explained in Less Than 5 Minutes” www.solstice.us . and “The Rapid Growth of Community Choice Energy and its Acceleration of Renewable Energy” www.innovation.luskin.ucla.edu .
