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In honor of Women’s History Month, MCE is highlighting the women leading the charge toward a more sustainable future. Denée Evans is the Transportation Services project manager for the City of Richmond, where she advocates for sustainable and equitable transportation options. Can you tell me about your background? I am a San Francisco native, and [...]
Grassroots community efforts are essential to combating climate change. Luckily, lots of local opportunities are available to mobilize and positively impact the environment. To join the climate action movement, get involved with an organization in MCE’s service area. Contra Costa Sustainable Contra Costa The Sustainable Contra Costa volunteer organization works to create a [...]
The Changemaker blog series celebrates MCE’s 10-year anniversary by recognizing the extraordinary people who support us and further our mission. Bob Herbst is a San Rafael based businessman and a local advocate for solar power. After installing solar on his home properties, Bob became the first person to participate in MCE’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2020 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Famular, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — To mark a decade of clean energy service and community reinvestment, MCE is excited to announce the release of its inaugural 10-year Impact Report. As the first community choice [...]
For more advice and tips about your home energy, visit mceCleanEnergy.org/experts. During this wildfire season you may be affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event. In the interest of public safety, severe weather such as high temperatures, strong winds, and low humidity may require PG&E to shut off electricity to certain parts [...]
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, beginning Saturday and extending through Monday, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. By collectively conserving energy we can help avoid future outages. Consumers can help by conserving energy, and shifting energy use to morning and nighttime [...]
This series explores the ways environmental justice is essential to MCE’s mission to address climate change by reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions through renewable energy and energy efficiency. Environmental Equity Requires Partnerships to Break Barriers Our agency would not exist without partnerships. MCE was created out of a partnership between California cities, towns, and counties, [...]
The Changemaker blog series celebrates MCE's 10 year anniversary by recognizing the extraordinary people who support us and further our mission.Representing Unincorporated Solano County’s VoiceThis April, MCE became the primary electricity provider for unincorporated Solano County. MCE is honored to welcome Supervisor John Vasquez to its Board of Directors as the representative for unincorporated Solano [...]
MCE’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program was created in 2010 to promote the development of new renewable energy projects in MCE’s service area. By providing a standard offer contract with fixed pricing to developers at above-market rates, MCE aims to help overcome barriers to Bay Area renewable energy development. To date, MCE’s FIT program has [...]
The Marin Community Foundation recently approved a two-year grant of $750,000 to MCE through the Buck Family Fund. MCE will use the grant to support clean energy resiliency for nonprofit critical facilities and affordable housing in Marin County. In the face of wildfire threats, we recognize that the decision to shut off electricity service is [...]