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The dollars and jobs are coming home to roost in our service area. While EBCE is playing the long game in terms of community reinvestment -- laying a strong financial infrastructure as the foundation upon which everything else we do depends -- recent activities show what we can do for the community even in these early years of operation. First, we’re hiring. EBCE currently has five job postings. These are good, local jobs for people who want to make a difference in the community. We hope you and yours will take a look and consider joining our team. Next, we’re continuing to save money for our customers; about $10 million per year compared to what they would have paid PG&E. Third, we’re launching programs at a fast clip. In the past month, we started automatically enrolling qualifying customers into our “solar discount” program that provides participants on income-qualifying CARE or FERA rates with an additional 20% discount on electricity, and we launched a home battery give-away program for customers on medical baseline rates who are also on CARE or FERA. More news to follow on those and other initiatives. |
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 Left to right: California Energy Commissioner Siva Gunda, Livermore City Council Member Brittni Kiick, San Leandro City Council Member Corina López, California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Former Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, EBCE Chief Executive Officer Nick Chaset, Dublin Mayor Melissa Hernandez, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, EBCE Community Advisory Committee Chair Mary Sutter, Greenbacker Capital Executive Vice President Mehul Mehta, EBCE Chief Operating Officer Howard Chang
The new 57.5 megawatt wind farm is now generating power for Renewable 100 customers
East Bay Community Energy staff, Board members, colleagues, and the media gathered in Altamont Pass near Livermore for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center. The 23-turbine, 57.5 megawatt facility will provide supply to EBCE’s Renewable 100 customers, and has annual production sufficient to power about 47,000 homes. “In just a few years, we’ve made great strides in bringing more affordable renewable energy and reinvesting our earnings back into the community to drive local green jobs, valuable programs, and more clean power projects.” said EBCE CEO Nick Chaset.
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It is that time of year again and the Alameda County Fair is back. EBCE is again a proud sponsor. We are excited to support events such as these that allow our community to “Come Together.” Due to COVID, the fair had not been back in over a year and a half. The fair will be operating under State and County protocols to keep everyone safe! There will be lots of exciting activities for the family to enjoy, delicious fair food, and be sure to check out our video on the jumbotron! To purchase tickets and read further details, go to annual.alamedacountyfair.com.
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The annual update on EBCE’s power supply
Did you know that each year EBCE sends all customers served within the previous year a Power Content Label mailer, which provides an update on EBCE’s power mix? You can check out the latest one here. Originally we sent these mailers by postal mail, but now we send by email to customers who have an email address on file with PG&E - which is about 75% of our customers. Email distribution saves EBCE (and therefore our collective customers) hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, so if you haven’t already, please sign up for email communications with PG&E under Profile & Alerts in your online account.
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EBCE's mission is to provide customers with low carbon, low cost electricity that integrates innovative energy services and maximizes local benefits through the development of local green energy projects, jobs, and investment opportunities. We are looking for qualified candidates to join our team. For more details, go to ebce.org/job-opportunities/.
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Roots aiming to become among first professional sports teams in the world to be climate positive
Oakland Roots SC announced their commitment to be among the first professional soccer teams in the world to become climate positive. This means that Oakland Roots will go beyond achieving net-zero carbon emissions by removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emit. The commitment builds on their partnership with East Bay Community Energy. Read more here.
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