Leaders of Orange County’s green power agency kicked the decision on firing CEO Brian Probolsky on Tuesday, again extending the discussion on whether or not to remove their controversial top employee.
Board members of the Orange County Power Authority have been talking about firing Probolsky since at least June.
The board discussed Probolsky’s future at the power agency in a closed door meeting Tuesday, which stretched for nearly two hours until they announced a special meeting scheduled for Nov. 7 – one day before the election – to consider firing him.
Since its inception at the tail end of 2020, the Orange County Power Authority has been dogged by questions around transparency and concerns over Probolsky’s expertise, given that he had never worked in the electrical industry before and does not have a college degree.
When the cities of Irvine, Fullerton, Huntington Beach and Buena Park signed on as founding members, it was with the promise of providing cheaper, cleaner power to residents than Southern California Edison.
But the agency’s prices ultimately ended up being on par or more expensive than Edison, and there were complaints from business owners and residents throughout the four cities over a lack of outreach that they were automatically enrolled in the program, which is required by state law.
Meanwhile, there’s three separate ongoing audits by state, county and city officials, with the Orange County Board of Supervisors threatening to pull out altogether if their...
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