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How Do I Electrify My Home?

If your carbon footprint is important to you, you may know about the benefits of electrification. Home electrification can reduce average house emissions by 30-60%. For homes with Deep Green 100% renewable energy, electrification can eliminate virtually all emissions! A Bay Area study found that switching to all electric also saves money for the [...]

MCE Distributes Portable Batteries to Medically Vulnerable Residents for a Second Time

California’s annual fire season represents a risk of power outages for residents throughout the state. MCE is working to alleviate the strain of these outages by offering energy resilience solutions to those most impacted in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano Counties. In 2020, MCE made a first-time-ever offer: portable batteries to 100 customers [...]

MCE Partners with West Marin Medical Center to Install Battery Storage

New Energy Storage Paired with Existing Solar to Provide Backup Power for Critical Medical Facility Needs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — The West Marin Medical Center (WMMC) in Point Reyes is [...]

MCE Reports Almost 150% Increase in Energy Efficiency in 2021

More than $1.6 million in rebates paid to residents and businesses FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE has released its 2021 Energy Efficiency Annual Report, highlighting $1.6 million in rebates and 5,228 metric tons of CO2 emissions [...]

How Does California Avoid Texas-Style Outages?

As we get into hotter months, you may be concerned about the increasing risk of outages like Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events and Flex Alerts. These types of outages are different, but both can be difficult to navigate. In response to the increasing likelihood of these events, Governor Newsom directed all state agencies to [...]

By |June 28th, 2022|FAQ, Resiliency, PSPS, MCE News|

New EV Charging Program Saves Bay Area Drivers Over $1,000 per Year Using Clean Electricity Instead of Gasoline

MCE and ev.energy launch new EV charging app, MCE Sync FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE has partnered with EV charging software firm ev.energy to release the MCE Sync app for iOS [...]

MCE Unveils Plans for Virtual Power Plant to Benefit Disadvantaged Richmond Residents and Businesses

Richmond Advanced Energy Community includes virtual power plant and zero net carbon homes for underserved residents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program, slated to launch in 2025, [...]

How MCE’s Power Purchasing Model Benefits You

As your local, not-for-profit, public electricity provider, MCE purchases power and provides customer programs to benefit you. From choosing more renewable energy to fostering community reinvestment, the way MCE purchases power provides more than just clean energy. Local Renewable Energy Projects MCE’s Feed-In Tariff Plus (FIT Plus) Program incentivizes the development of small-scale renewable energy [...]

Napa Valley College Triples Access to Electric Vehicle Charging with $64,000 from MCE

12 new electric vehicle charging ports available for faculty, student, and public use FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE and Enel X Way partnered with Napa Valley College to add 8 new [...]

How MCE’s Marketplace Programs Help Prevent Summer Blackouts

MCE’s Program Plug-in blog series takes a deep dive into offerings available to MCE customers and how you can plug in to energy savings, bill relief, resiliency, safety upgrades, electric vehicles, and more. MCE’s energy efficiency portfolio offers a variety of programs that help reduce energy consumption while increasing grid resilience in our service area. [...]