Community choice aggregation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005818",
  "term": "Community choice aggregation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Community Choice Aggregation",
  "definition": "1. CCAs allow communities to determine their electricity generation sources by aggregating the community load and purchasing electricity from an alternative suppliers while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing provider. Currently authorized in California, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, as enabled by state legislation.\n\n2. Also known as Municipal Aggregation, CCAs allow communities to determine their electricity generation sources by aggregating the community load and purchasing electricity from an alternative suppliers while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing provider. Currently authorized multiple states including California, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, as enabled by state legislation.",
  "abbreviation": "CCA",
  "subject": "Social and economic factors",
  "references": [
    "GPM Glossary",
    "Green Power Markets Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/community-choice-aggregation/"
}