The Spark Community Utility (SCU) model leverages California's regulatory framework to create a new kind of public power. Unlike traditional municipalization, SCU establishes a complementary utility that operates alongside existing IOUs—no infrastructure takeover, no forced customer migration, no adversarial battles.

It's an opt-in system where participants voluntarily choose SCU services like solar generation, battery storage, fuel-switching appliances, and EV charging. While they may receive separate SCU services alongside their IOU connection, the combined result delivers lower overall energy costs through local generation, storage, and community-scale efficiencies.

Cities can launch a profitable utility immediately and grow it incrementally, adapting to local priorities while maintaining cooperative relationships with incumbent utilities. It's public power reimagined for the 21st century: nimble, profitable from the start, and designed to evolve with your community.