The public power agency expands its financial support to cities, local charities to help combat the COVID-19 crisis Oakland, Calif. (April 2, 2020) – East Bay Community Energy has expanded its commitment to funding local COVID-19 relief efforts and has now earmarked $1.5 million toward community relief efforts in Alameda County. “I directed our management […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 31, 2020 Press contact: Jim Parks, director of customer care and marketing 530-446-2750 | info@valleycleanenergy.org Valley Clean Energy Supports Yolo Food Bank with $2,500 Donation As the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up in the Yolo County region, many of us are wrestling with the hardship of confinement and with other, more tangible, […]
Peninsula Clean Energy To Grant $100 Low-Income Customer Credit Short-term relief will be given in April to CARE, FERA residents REDWOOD CITY, CA – March, 27, 2020 – Peninsula Clean Energy’s Board of Directors Thursday unanimously approved granting a $100 credit to provide relief to low-income customers. The one-time on-bill credit will automatically be applied […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 25, 2020 Press contact: Jim Parks, director of customer care and marketing 530-446-2750 info@valleycleanenergy.org Valley Clean Energy Offers COVID-19 Update As Yolo County residents join others throughout California in sheltering in place, Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is working to assure that customers receive a safe, reliable electricity supply throughout the COVID-19 […]
EBCE is dedicated to serving all customers, regardless of their ability to pay, during the COVID-19 pandemic Oakland, Calif. (March 20, 2020) – Given the current public health emergency caused by COVID-19 and the associated financial strain to many households and businesses, EBCE has suspended the return of non-paying customers back to PG&E service and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2020 Press Contact: Jenna Famular | Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | jfamular@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. – In response to the COVID-19 crisis, MCE has suspended the return of non-paying customers back to PG&E service, and is suspending collections activities until further notice. As a local community choice electric service […]
Note: CalCCA has a new COVID-19 web page here. California’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs are fully operational. If you are unable to pay your electricity bill as a result of COVID-19’s impact, your power will not be shutoff. CCA programs have suspended returning customers to Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) electric generation services as a result […]
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has continued to monitor the proliferation of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) incorporations in California and believes that the burgeoning industry presents a compelling alternative to traditional utility generation services. Key Takeaways: KBRA believes that well-run CCAs with favorable characteristics in California can achieve strong investment-grade ratings through an asset-light and […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 16, 2020 — Veale Outdoor Advertising, a Sonoma County based company that specializes in outdoor advertisements, is making the transition to 100% renewable energy. For many of the County’s residents, passing by the electronic billboard in Rohnert Park on Highway 101 is a regular, if not daily, occurrence. Now, the billboard, […]
San Diego Union-Tribune It was largely a formality, but the California Public Utilities Commission has officially certified San Diego Community Power, the five-city community choice aggregation program that plans to launch next year as an alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric when it comes to purchasing power for customers in San Diego, Chula Vista, La […]