Laguna Beach to Provide Its Own Utility Services Laguna Beach, California, moved toward joining a community choice energy program (CCE) on July 13, with the goal of gradually replacing traditional power sources with green energy. CCEs are locally controlled energy providers that take the place of existing energy providers such as Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric. The CCE would still use existing infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of energy to residential homes. CCEs only regulate the purchasing of energy, whether it be renewable or fossil fuels. Installing solar panels on homes is “very costly for people,” Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf said during the July 13 council meeting.