Politics & Government

City Sticks with PG&E Rather than Marin Clean Energy ... Your Reaction?

Costs would have been about $7,800 higher to get "green" power from joint powers authority.

Are you pleased or disappointed that the city of Novato has decided to remain a customer of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. rather than buy power from the "green" Marin Energy Authority?

The Novato City Council, which last fall the joint powers authority and give city residents an option to purchase electricity from mostly renewable resources, voted 4-1 to stick with PG&E on Tuesday night, according to a story in the . The council was told by city staff that costs would be about $7,800 higher next year if it switched to the locally run Marin Clean Energy, which is run by the Marin Energy Authority.

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