About Our CPP
Our CPP is a coalition of residents, organizations, and technical experts dedicated to supporting the transformation of Cleveland Public Power into a model municipal utility that is community-driven, affordable, reliable, and clean and green. Together, we can take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transition to clean energy without leaving anyone behind. Utilizing our expertise and drawing on our lived experience, we can inform and accelerate CPP reform to ensure maximum equity.
Why here?
We are fortunate to have our own municipal electric utility, CPP. A big advantage of a municipal utility is that it’s not regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Nor is it subject to the demands of distant investors who control privately-owned utilities like FirstEnergy. As a municipal utility, CPP is controlled directly by the people of Cleveland through the Mayor and City Council. That means CPP can be more responsive to local needs. And ideally, it can be more flexible, nimble, and innovative.
Why now?
Our energy system was first built more than 100 years ago. Thanks to advances in technology and government investments, we have an unprecedented opportunity to update the way we produce and deliver electricity to buildings across the city. Clean energy technologies like solar and wind power continue to drop in price, replacing traditional coal and gas power as the lowest cost energy across our grid. CPP can take advantage of this cost advantage to build local assets while lowering bills and reducing our carbon footprint.
Partners
We appreciate the work of partner organizations, including:
Thanks
Our work is supported in part by a grants from the George Gund Foundation and the Cleveland Foundation to the Citizens Utility Board of Ohio.
Special thanks to Loh for meeting photos.