What financial or other obligation does a city or county incur by establishing MCE?
The participating cities and county have created MCE through a joint powers authority that assumes various powers and responsibilities such as assuming ratemaking authority for retail customers and the responsibility to procure power for customers in its jurisdiction. The authority and responsibilities of MCE versus the individual cities will be determined by the participating cities. Under state law governing joint powers authorities, a city or county assumes no liability for any financial obligations of the authority unless it specifically chooses to do so.
