Corruption claims, transparency concerns and a divisive CEO at the helm of Orange County’s new community choice power authority might spur a leadership change before the agency even begins to supply homeowners with the clean energy it promised them.
Brian Probolsky, the agency’s CEO, has come under fire by residents and elected officials who have pointed out his lack of experience in the electric utility industry and have raised concerns of a lack of transparency surrounding the agency he runs.
Some board members of Orange County’s Power Authority (OCPA) have even considered firing Probolsky.
Facing criticism, questions about his qualifications and efforts to fire him, Probolsky released a whistleblower complaint alleging Huntington Beach Councilmen Dan Kalmick and Mike Posey, who previously served as the city’s representative on the board, were engaging in double dealing and corruption.
Board members held off on firing Probolsky at their meeting on June 29, choosing instead to continue an “independent, impartial investigation” into the CEO’s allegations.
Questions remain on whether an agency riddled with transparency concerns from residents and elected officials will release the results of that investigation to the public.
In a news release sent out after the decision, the agency confirmed that the findings would be discussed behind closed doors by the board, leaving it unclear if the public would ever see the results of the investigation.
It is also unclear when the...
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