📣 ICYMI: California CCAs just hit a huge clean energy milestone — securing 21+ GW of new-build clean resources. ⚡🌱 🔋 21,380 MW solar/wind/geothermal/storage/DR 🏗️ 138 projects online 📈 1,800+ MW added this year 💰 $48.4B+ invested 👷 48K+ construction jobs

Happy Holidays from the CalCCA team! ❄️🎄 We’re grateful for our members, partners & communities for their continued support. Looking forward to advancing our mission together in the new year! Wishing you peace, love & laughter this holiday season. ✨

CalCCA is urging the CPUC to fix proposed PG&E & SCE ERRA decisions that would raise the PCIA for some CCA customers by 350–455% — nearly 10× bundled IOU increases. Low-income customers could face $500+/yr hikes. CPUC vote is Dec 18. Read more: cal-cca.org/calcca-urges...

NEWS RELEASE: CalCCA Files Petition at Court of Appeal Challenging CPUC Decision That Retroactively Raises Energy Bills for Millions of Californians Read the full Press Release here: cal-cca.org/calcca-files... Read the full Petition for Writ of Review here: cal-cca.org/wp-content/u...

@avaenergy.org just opened NorCal's largest non-Tesla fast charging station in downtown Oakland ⚡ 18 fast chargers, 31 connectors, and a focus on serving renters + communities with limited home charging. First of up to 15 hubs by 2030. More: theevreport.com/ava-launches...

🚨 The newest CalCCA Monthly Aggregator is here! In this issue: 📜 @svcleanenergy.bsky.social closes $845 million prepay deal 🔌 @sonomacleanpower.bsky.social secures $5 million grant for energy access 💵 @avaenergy.org saves millions of dollars 📰 Read it now: mailchi.mp/cal-cca.org/...

What will a Western regional electricity market mean for California? ⚡ Join PANC on Nov. 20: 🔹 Elliot Mainzer, CAISO 🔹 Evelyn Kahl, CalCCA 📅 11:30 AM–12:30 PM PT | 💻 Virtual Register today! 🔗https://powerassociation.regfox.com/november-20-virtual-meeting

🎉 Today's "15 Faces for 15 Years" features Vicken Kasarjian, MCE's COO. Vicken helped us grow our team from 30 to 100+ staff and built our financial stability and credibility. Thank you for continuing to lead the charge for a sustainable and secure clean energy future, Vicken!

VCE’s Electric Advisor Program is here to help! VCE’s Electric Advisor Program, free for VCE customers, helps you plan upgrades, find trusted local resources, and estimate savings. Start your upgrades with confidence! zurl.co/b36NV #EnergyEfficiency #HomeElectrification #GoElectric #YoloCounty

🌱 Five of WalletHub’s Top 10 Greenest Cities in the U.S. are powered by community choice energy ⚡️ 🏆 #1 San José — San José Clean Energy 🏙️ #3 Oakland — Ava Community Energy 🌴 #4 Irvine — OCPA 🌉 #5 San Francisco — CleanPowerSF 🌊 #7 San Diego — SDCP Full list ⬇️ wallethub.com/edu/most-lea...

What will a Western regional electricity market mean for California? ⚡ Join PANC on Nov. 20: 🔹 Elliot Mainzer, CAISO 🔹 Evelyn Kahl, CalCCA 📅 11:30 AM–12:30 PM PT | 💻 Virtual Register today! 🔗https://powerassociation.regfox.com/november-20-virtual-meeting

CCAs joined the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) for a BERCshop on Community Choice Aggregation. Speakers from CalCCA, @mcecleanenergy.org & CleanPowerSF shared insights with an engaged crowd of grad students who asked thoughtful, insightful questions. 💬

Are you an attorney ready to make a difference? ⚖️ Join CalCCA as a Regulatory Attorney and help shape CA’s clean energy future. ✅ Influence policy 🤝 Collaborate statewide ⚡ Advance community-driven solutions 📍 CA | 💼 $155K–$195K 🔗 lnkd.in/geRyQVDE

Our Board Director Barbara Coler reflects on MCE's 15-year journey in the Marin Independent Journal. From California's first CCA program to serving 600,000 accounts with 100% fossil-free power. Read Barbara's full op-ed : https://bayareane.ws/47aqJBH #CleanEnergy #CommunityChoice #MCE15Years

In 2020, the ISO-managed grid had just ~122 MW of battery storage. Since then, more than 14,000MW 🔋 have been added to the grid—a real game changer for reliability during summer periods of peak demand. ⚡ Batteries are powering forward reliability. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Fall is bringing lower energy bills!  In September, electricity rates decreased by 2.1% for all Ava and PG&E customers. For an average household in our service area, that means monthly bills will decrease by $3-$5. Higher summer rates also ended on 9/30. Thank you for being an Ava customer ⚡🤗

👏🚲👏 Apply for an Ava Bike Electric instant rebate if you live in Alameda County OR are an Ava customer in Tracy, Stockton, or Lathrop!

Our September 2025 key stats document is now available. ⚡ Get insight into all the resources that bolstered our power grid and enhanced reliability during the peak summer season. 💡 Learn more: ow.ly/yER850XbcY0

⚡ Join us at the YPE Energy Career Expo & Fair 2025! CalCCA is proud to sponsor this half-day event by @YPE_BayArea . 📅 Sunday | 12–5 PM 📍 Impulse Labs, San Francisco 👉 Register here: luma.com/gyvqtxev

🍂 The Fall 2025 California Aggregator is here! 🔎 CalCCA Annual Conference highlights 👩‍💼 CCA CEOs look ahead 📊 New interactive dashboard Stay up to date on how CCAs are shaping CA’s clean energy future: lnkd.in/gUxXjtcr

🌟 CalCCA members are hitting the stage at CESA #MDF2025! 🌟 Catch Dean Kinports (SDCP) & John McNamara (CPA) alongside leaders shaping CA’s clean energy future. 📅 Oct 14–15 | 📍 San Diego 🔗 storagealliance.org/mdf2025

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

⚡ CalCCA Statement on Passage of AB 825 ⚡ AB 825 (formerly SB 540) unlocks a stronger, more affordable clean energy future—lower costs, greater reliability & faster progress toward CA’s climate goals, while preserving state authority.

For this #EnergizedInsights spotlight, we hear from Panama Bartholomy, Executive Director of the @buildingdecarb.org, on how California’s CCA community helped ignite the building electrification movement—sparking local change that has grown into national and global inspiration.

Happy 175th Birthday, California! 🎉☀️ Land of opportunity. Beacon of possibilities. Here's to powering forward a bright future driven by clean energy and fueled by the collaborative, innovative, and resilient spirit of the Golden State. ⚡

⚡️ @sonomacleanpower.bsky.social is leading with next-gen geothermal — a closed-loop system that delivers clean, reliable, 24/7 power with minimal impacts. They’re planning up to 600 MW in Sonoma County over the next decade. 👉 Learn more: www.microgridknowledge.com/chp-combined...

✨ You’re invited! ✨ Join us in Sacramento for the 2026 CalCCA Conference & 10-Year Anniversary Celebration ⚡ A decade of clean energy leadership! 📅 Save the Date: Outlook: lnkd.in/g6fuANjM Google: lnkd.in/gNSAmCzF Yahoo: lnkd.in/gd7-Y-kZ

@cagovernornewsom.bsky.social is urging action on SB 540, which could save Californians $1B+ every year, strengthen reliability & cut pollution. CalCCA proudly supports this effort with a broad coalition of clean energy, labor & environmental advocates. 📖 www.gov.ca.gov/2025/08/27/g...

🌟 Did you know? CCA Boards are made up of local elected officials & all meetings are public! 💡🌱 Stay engaged and help shape your community’s clean energy future. 🔗 Join a meeting: cal-cca.org/cca-board-meetings

@mcecleanenergy.org is adding 24/7 renewable power from The Geysers, the world’s largest geothermal complex. ⚡🌋 This expansion can power 15,000 homes & businesses across Marin, Napa, Contra Costa & Solano counties with round-the-clock clean energy. 🔗 abc7news.com/post/bay-are...

After 5 years, @BayREN_Official's Regional Heat Pump Water Heater Contractor Incentive Program has wrapped — delivering $1K incentives for 1,500 HPWH installs across the Bay Area with support from CCAs: @mcecleanenergy.org y, @avaenergy.org , CleanPowerSF. 🔗 www.bayren.org/news/lessons...

🚨 CCAs are hiring! Looking to build a career in clean energy and community impact? Community Choice Aggregators across California are hiring for a range of roles — from policy and procurement to communications and operations. 🔍 Explore openings across California CCAs: cal-cca.org/opportunitie...

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social expressing his support today for SB 540: "This is about affordability. It's about reliability. It's about us maintaining our authority and autonomy as it relates to our low-carbon green growth goals." More on SB 540 here:🔗https://cal-cca.org/pathways-initiative/

🔎 Did you know CalCCA has an Interactive Map & Address Lookup? 🗺 Explore CA’s load-serving entities ⚡ Discover CCA energy projects 📍 Find your territory 🖱 Toggle data layers easily Try it out 👇 🔗 cal-cca.org/cca-map/

📢 California Community Power has just launched a Request for Proposals for a consultant to provide transmission and distribution education to CC Power and its members! 📅 Proposals due August 22, 2025 🔗 cacommunitypower.org/solicitations/

🚨 New Tool Alert: CalCCA’s RA Stack Analysis Dashboard is live! We’ve launched a new interactive webpage to help stakeholders explore California’s Resource Adequacy landscape under the Slice-of-Day (SOD) framework.📊 Explore the dashboard now ➡️ cal-cca.org/ra-stack-ana...

🚸 @sonomacleanpower.bsky.social is supporting Mendocino County students with a $20K boost to the new SchoolsRule program! Funding will support: 🚌 Field trips 🎨 Arts & science 🌲 Outdoor learning Another great example of community choice at work 💡 🔗 localnewsmatters.org/2025/07/10/e...

🚴⚡ Ava Bike Electric is now live! Ava customers and Alameda County residents can apply for instant rebates ranging from $400-$1,500 to help cover the cost of a new e-bike. Better than any Prime Day deal 👀 Ready to join the e-bike revolution? Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric

👋 Headed to CivicWell's CCEC Annual Forum in San Jose? Stop by CalCCA’s sponsor table on July 9–10 and say hello to Teresa Machado and Matt Lundy! We’re excited to connect and talk about all things Community Choice. 🌱⚡

🔌 @mcecleanenergy.org & @svcleanenergy.bsky.social are driving smarter EV charging! In the ChargeWise CA pilot w/ ev.energy [email protected] : ✅ 98% of charging off-peak ✅ $10–$20/mo savings ✅ 50% of users in DACs Dynamic pricing = cleaner, cheaper power. www.publicpower.org/periodical/a...

VCE is a public, not-for-profit Community Choice Aggregation program (CCA). That means we are committed to reinvesting in our communities. How? We provide innovative programs to save customers money and invest in a sustainable future. Learn more: zurl.co/vD0Hw @calcca.bsky.social

Yesterday, CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan testified before the Little Hoover Commission, spotlighting rising electricity costs and what’s driving them—and how CCAs are taking action to fight rising bills.

♨️ Three Salton Sea geothermal projects are on hold—but CCAs are charging ahead with 310+ MW of new-build geothermal contracted, including nearly 150 MW in California. 🔗 Read more via NewsData: www.newsdata.com/california_e...

Relive the energy of CalCCA’s 2025 Annual Conference! The conference featured over 870 attendees - an incredible cohort of CCA experts and energy leaders working together to benefit California’s energy future. Revisit this impactful event with our recap video: youtu.be/_BD-WUVz4Fg?...

Big news from Silicon Valley Clean Energy + City of Morgan Hill : the city’s first all-electric fire station is now open! ⚡ SVCE’s $500K Community Grant helped fund solar, battery storage, and pollution-free tech—boosting public safety and climate goals. 🚒💡 www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/09/m...

@sonomacleanpower.bsky.social ’s GeoZone could bring 600 MW of 24/7 clean energy + 1,000 permanent jobs to Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake counties. SCP is prioritizing local hiring & workforce partnerships to power the transition. ⚡ Read more @canarymedia.com : www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...

📸 CalCCA Partner REC Solar is repping their CalCCA swag in style! Their office is looking extra cozy with our favorite: the CalCCA pillow. 🛋️ Want to rep Community Choice? 🧢☕👜 From pillows to mugs to totes—we’ve got you covered. 🛍️ Shop here 👉 www.redbubble.com/people/CalCC...

Happy World Environment Day! This year’s focus: ending plastic pollution. It’s everywhere—even in our bodies. Let’s skip the straw, bring a reusable bag, and cut back on single-use plastics. Small steps, big impact! @unep.org

What can $5 in electricity do? Way more than you think! From powering days of light to heating your morning toast (and your bath), small changes can lead to serious savings (or serious waste if you're not careful!).

Need a new appliance? Valley Clean Energy’s Electric Advisors offer free help for VCE customers in finding energy-efficient replacements, rebates, and trusted installers. Save energy and money, stress-free. Start here: zurl.co/nD3PQ