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May 2024
Local sponsorships, a battery storage facility under construction, a proposed new value proposition for the upcoming fiscal year, Earth Day recaps from a staff cleanup around Lake Merritt, and a tour of the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center in Livermore.
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 Photo: Rendering of a mural at Melrose Community Garden, partially funded by Ava.
Three times per year Ava awards community sponsorships of up to $2,500 to local organizations. The most recent awardees include:
Learn more and apply for a sponsorship.
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On May 15, NextEra broke ground on the Kola Energy Storage Facility, one of the biggest standalone battery projects in the world, in unincorporated San Joaquin County. Ava is one of two off-takers from the project which will provide important grid resilience for our customers. Learn more about our power projects.
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Ava is committed to a robust and transparent rate setting process, which includes input from you!
We invite you to share your thoughts on our proposed 2024-2025 value proposition (the financial benefit compared to PG&E’s rates) by joining a webinar, submitting a written public comment, or speaking at a public meeting.
Online at a webinar
Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm | Click here to register
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 12:00 pm | Click here to register
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:00 pm | Click here to register
The webinars will be recorded and shared on the AvaEnergy.org/rates webpage.
Written comments
Written comments may be emailed to PublicComment@AvaEnergy.org.
Written comments shall not exceed 1,500 words. All comments will be posted to AvaEnergy.org/rates for six months.
Written comments are only accepted via email.
Please provide your written comments no later than 8:00 AM on Friday, May 31st, 2024. A summary of public comments received will be part of the report to the Board on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Online at a public meeting
See the public meeting schedule, as well as directions for how to participate and a link for the Public Comment Speaker Form at: AvaEnergy.org/meetings
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For Earth Day last month, Ava Staff volunteered to clean up trash around Lake Merritt with the Lake Merritt Institute. Our collective efforts removed 390 gallons of trash from in and around the lake.
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 This past week Ava staff, Board Directors, and municipal staff of cities on Renewable 100 had the opportunity to tour Ava's wind farm, the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center, in Altamont Pass.
The wind farm came online in July 2021 and houses 23 2.5 MW turbines by General Electric. Each turbine tower stands 80 meters (~260 feet) tall, and each blade is 56 meters (~180 feet) long.
The project's name honors retired Alameda County supervisor Scott Haggerty who for 20 plus years represented District 1, which includes the Tri-Valley where the project is located. Haggerty has been a longtime advocate for renewable energy and was instrumental in the formation of Ava, serving as the initial Chair of our Board of Directors.
Attendees toured the inside of one of the turbines and were able to ask questions of wind turbine technicians and the project's site manager. Guests were especially excited to hear about the new IdentiFlight system used to temporarily shut off turbines when it identifies eagles, hawks, and other birds within one kilometer of the turbine. A turbine at full speed can stop within 60 seconds!
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Special Board Retreat for Power Resources | 5/29 at 12pm
Executive Committee | 6/5 at 9am
Community Advisory Committee | 6/10 at 6pm
Board of Directors | 6/12 at 6pm
Marketing, Regulatory, and Legislative Subcommittee | 6/21 at 12pm
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