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Santa Barbara County Joins Regional Power Play For Solar & Storage

It’s official: Coronado is the newest addition to San Diego Community Power

Sonoma Clean Power has secured USD 20 million in state funding as it progresses with its GeoZone next-generation geothermal initiative in California.

SCE, CalCCA and CPUC Explore Resources Needed to Meet Reliability Standards in 2028

Pico Rivera Wins Two Statewide Awards for Energy, Sustainability Programs

SVCE and the city of Los Altos offer electrification rebates

Pioneer Community Energy on track to start service in Chico next fall

Partnership rolls out free STEM program for local schools

Avantus closes $300 million tax equity commitment for Aratina 2 solar and storage facility

EDP Renewables completes 92-MW Sandrini BESS project in California

California advances slate of community solar, balcony solar, and virtual power plant bills

California reached a solar milestone no major economy had ever achieved

Hydrostor signs offtake agreement for CAES project in southern California

Clean Power Alliance Inks Deal

CalCCA Asks Court to Weigh In on SCE, PG&E ERRA 2026 Forecast Decisions

Coronado poised to hop on the community choice energy bandwagon

Avantus signs 20-year solar-plus-storage PPA with Clean Power Alliance

CalCCA Appeals CPUC PCIA Methodology Case to California Supreme Court

California’s Community Choice Aggregators are leading the way on energy storage

Sonoma CCA matches solar and storage capacities on latest dual project

REV Renewables and LS Power commission California’s first 8-hour duration lithium-ion BESS

Clean Energy Alliance announces letters of intent with geothermal developers

CPUC cuts ribbon on two community solar project

Sonoma Clean Power aims for 1,000 no-cost smart thermostats amid VPP push

Massive SunZia Wind Project Starts Commercial Operation

AI Funding Boom Reaches Muni Market With Google-Tied Deal

Peninsula Clean Energy installs 92 EV chargers at a California affordable housing community

Pico Rivera Earns SCAG Sustainability Award for Climate Leadership

Central Coast Community Energy Opens Downtown Santa Barbara Office

15,000 E-Bike Rebates Provided By Ava Community Energy

Industry Groups Seek Greater Role in Alternative Western RA Program

S&P Global Ratings Revises Silicon Valley Clean Energy Outlook to Positive, Affirms “A” Issuer Credit Rating

Carson solar installation to provide renewable energy to 500 homes, City Hall

Pioneer Community Energy approved to expand into Colusa County in 2027

CleanPowerSF Marks 10 Years With New Incentives For Electric Home Upgrades

Distributed batteries get legislative, utility lift in California

Small Habits Can Add Up to Big Savings

Calif. Bill Would Allow Hourly RA Trading for Slice-of-Day Requirements

Sonoma Clean Power Backs $4.5M Business Hub to Support Minority Entrepreneurs

We’re NREN, and We’re Working Hard to Get Rural Northern California the Energy Efficiency Dollars It Deserves

Member News

3CE Policy Board Elects Dawn Ortiz-Legg as Chair, José Luis Barajas as Vice Chair

Sonoma Clean Power-Led Coalition Secures $20 Million in State Funding to Advance California’s Geothermal Energy Future

Board of Supervisors Affirms Environmental Review for Proposed Public Power Expansion

Carroll Inn Rededication Celebrates $2.7 Million All-Electric Rehabilitation Project

Santa Barbara County Utility-Scale Solar Ordinance Passes Final Hurdle

3CE Announces New Department of Energy Solutions to Advance Local Clean-Energy Projects

Clean Power Alliance Invites Applications for 2026-27 Community Benefits Grant

One of California’s Largest Community Microgrids to be built in Rural Pescadero, California

3CE Urges Lawmakers to Make Electricity Bills More Transparent, Predictable

Bay Area Drivers: Power Up with MCE’s EV Instant Rebate

Orange County Power Authority Expands Community Engagement Team with Two New External Affairs Managers

Ava Community Energy Extends E-Bike Rebate Program for One More Year, Bringing E-Bikes to More Than 2,000 Additional Residents

Record-Breaking EV Charging Project Demonstrates What’s Possible for Equitable EV Access for Apartment Residents

Funding Available for EV Charging Projects at Business and Public Locations

Coronado Takes Major Step Toward Joining San Diego Community Power

Sonoma Clean Power Cuts Ribbon on First Local Solar + Storage Project

Clean Power Alliance Approves 200 MW Solar and Battery Storage Agreement

San Diego Community Power Launches Effort to Secure More Renewable Energy and Battery Storage

Clean Energy Alliance Celebrates Five Years of Local Impact and Increases Renewable Energy Content

Santa Clara County Students Receive Scholarships from SV Clean Energy Art Competition

Peninsula Clean Energy Rebrands as WestLight Energy; Name Change Will Appear on Utility Bills Starting July 17

San Diego Community Power Names Acting CEO

New Battery Storage Projects Deliver Resiliency and Cost Savings for Two Marin County Critical Facilities

Robert Parkhurst Assumes Role as Chair of Clean Power Alliance Board of Directors

Pioneer Community Energy Secures Six Biomass Power Purchase Agreements Supporting Northern California Reliability and Wildfire Resilience

Silicon Valley Business Journal Recognizes SV Clean Energy CEO Monica Padilla as Woman of Influence

REV Renewables and Northern California Community Choice Aggregators Launch First-Ever Eight-Hour Energy Storage Project in California

MCE CEO Dawn Weisz Leaves Agency

Clean Energy Alliance Furthers Commitment to Geothermal Energy with Letters of Intent

Sonoma Clean Power Launches Program Delivering Free Smart Thermostats and Bill Credits to Income-Qualified Customers

Local Leaders Celebrate Landmark New Brisbane Community Pool Electric Heating System

Clean Power Alliance Budget Emphasizes Reliability, Resiliency and Stable Energy Costs for Southern California Customers

Ava Community Energy and Prologis Partner to Expand Access to Renewable Energy and Bill Savings in Local Communities

Application Now Being Accepted For 2026 Calpine Community Benefits Grant Program

Increased Rebate Amount for Heat Pump Water Heaters

S&P Global Ratings Affirms MCE’s ‘A’ Credit Rating

This Affordable Housing Month, Peninsula Clean Energy Expands Equitable EV Charging Access

Pioneer Issues More Than $1.2 Million in Cash-Outs and Credits to Solar Customers

CalCCA News

Governor Newsom Vetoes CalCCA-Sponsored Bill to Bring Transparency to PCIA Charges

CalCCA Urges CPUC to Reject Proposal That Denies CCA Customers Benefits They Paid For

CalCCA Challenges CPUC Decisions That Shifted More Than $1 Billion Onto CCA Customers

CalCCA Urges CPUC to Fix Flawed Resource Adequacy Proposal Before It Raises Costs and Risks Reliability for Millions of Californians

CalCCA Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary, Honors CCA, Legislative, and Industry Leaders

A Decade of Powering Community Choice: The CalCCA Story

SB 1138: Lowering the Cost of California’s RA Program

AB 1761: Improving Energy Bill Transparency

Pathway to a Regional Market

CalCCA Celebrates a Decade of Community Choice Advocacy, Bold Leadership on Behalf of California Communities

CalCCA, CCAs Seek Rehearing of CPUC Decisions that Unfairly Burden CCA Customers

CalCCA Urges CPUC to Protect Customers from Unfair Rate Increases in PG&E and SCE Rate Applications

CalCCA Files Petition at Court of Appeal Challenging CPUC Decision That Retroactively Raises Energy Bills for Millions of Californians

California CCAs Achieve Procurement Milestone – Secure 21+ Gigawatts of New-Build Clean Energy Resources

The Road Ahead: Tackling the Affordability Challenge

Statement on the Passage of AB 825: Bill Unlocks Stronger, More Affordable Clean Energy Future

CalCCA Expresses Disappointment in Proposed CPUC Decision

New Proposal Could Save Californians Millions on Electricity Bills — Without Compromising Reliability

Powering AI: The Energy Demands of Data Centers

Improving RA Transactability

CalCCA Launches Online Merch Store!

Pathways Initiative

Making California’s Electricity More Affordable

CalCCA Board of Directors Elects Robert Shaw as New Chair

How to Help California’s Grid? Go Virtual

California CCAs Secure 18 Gigawatts in New-Build Clean Energy Contracts, Posting Record-Breaking Annual Increase

CCAs Get Pumped on Heat Pumps

CalCCA Celebrates Pioneering Programs at 2024 Community Impact Awards

How CCAs are Leveraging the Power of Green Bonds to Save Customers Millions

California CCAs Secure Almost 14 GW in Contracts with New-Build Clean Energy Resources

Tackling California’s RA Supply Problem

CalCCA Seeks Rehearing of CPUC’s Unlawful Decision to Restrict CCA Expansions

CalCCA Honors Innovative Programs at Community Impact Awards

CalCCA Board of Directors Elects Lori Mitchell as New President

California Community Choice Association Releases Model Practices Guide

California CCAs Exceed 11 Gigawatts in New-Build Clean Energy PPAs

CalCCA Celebrates 20 Years of Community Choice Impact and Growth

CalCCA Welcomes Modifications to Central Buyer Structure

California Assemblymember Tim Grayson Introduces Bill to Accelerate Local/Regional Transportation Electrification

CalCCA Recognizes Senator Anthony Portantino with CCA Champion Award

Senator Alex Padilla and Newsom Senior Advisor James Ralph to Speak at CalCCA Annual Meeting

California CCAs Secure Almost 10,000 Megawatts in Long-Term Contracts with New-Build Clean Energy Resources

CalCCA Honored with Green Power Leadership Award

SB 612 Becomes Two-Year Bill, Pausing Advancement

Statement on Western Community Energy

Statement on PCIA Decision by the CPUC

SB 612 Update: Ratepayer Equity Bill Approved by Senate Energy Committee

Senator Portantino Champions Ratepayer Equity Legislation

Number of CCA Communities in California Hits 200 Mark

Industry Veteran Eric Little Joins CalCCA as Director of Regulatory Affairs

Info Resources

2027 Annual Conference

CCA Long-Term PPAs and Project Map

RA Stack Analysis and Interactive Dashboard

What is the PCIA?

CalCCA Merch Store

Pathways Initiative

CCA Contact Info and Locations (PDF)

2026 Annual Conference

CCA: What is it?

CCA Impact

CalCCA Reading Room

Interactive CCA Map/Address Lookup

CalCCA Annual Reports

Model Practices Guide

CCA Program Highlights

Supplier Diversity

CCA Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs)

CCA Program Catalogue

Videos

2026 CalCCA Annual Conference

A Decade of Powering Community Choice – 10 Years of CalCCA

Powered by Community Choice: California’s CCA Story (Narrated by Peter Coyote)

2025 CalCCA Annual Conference

2024 CalCCA Annual Conference

2023 CalCCA Annual Conference

Local Governments Taking Climate Action

What does CCA mean to you?

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CalCCA

@cal_cca ·

23 Sep

Good news! ⚖️ The California Supreme Court granted CalCCA’s petition for review in our PCIA Track 1 case. Our challenge to retroactive electricity charges will return to the Court of Appeal to be heard.

More background:
https://cal-cca.org/calcca-challenges-cpuc-decisions-that-shifted-more-than-1-billion-onto-cca-customers/

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CalCCA

@cal_cca ·

23 Sep

📰 @CEMnewsdata covers the CPUC’s decision on banked renewable energy credits and CalCCA’s push for CCA customers to receive the benefits they helped pay for.

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CalCCA

@cal_cca ·

17 Sep

All customers deserve the benefits they paid for. Today’s CPUC decision on PCIA Track 2 falls short of that basic principle.

CalCCA remains committed to fair treatment for CCA customers.

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CalCCA

@cal_cca ·

3 Sep

📰 NEWS RELEASE: CalCCA urges the CPUC to reject a proposal that would give CCA customers $0 for pre-2019 RECs they paid for.

⚡ Customers should get what they paid for.

Read more: https://cal-cca.org/calcca-urges-cpuc-to-reject-proposal-that-denies-cca-customers-benefits-they-paid-for/

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