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Renewable Energy Projects Near You

Explore the MCE local renewable energy projects supplying clean energy and family-sustaining jobs near you. MCE customers have supported the delivery of more than 48 MW in renewable energy projects - or enough power to support roughly 20,000 homes each year! Since MCE’s inception, a portion of each customer’s rate has been reinvested in [...]

Renewable Properties Expands Its Growing Portfolio to 19 MW with Two New Community-Scale Projects for MCE

The pollinator-friendly projects are part of MCE’s local renewable energy development efforts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility and community [...]

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, [...]

MCE Signs Contract for First Local Solar Plus Storage Project

Ranch Sereno 2 MW Solar Project in Contra Costa County Includes 800 kW Battery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2022 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE signed its first contract for local battery storage at Ranch Sereno in Byron, unincorporated Contra [...]

MCE Strengthens Energy Resilience Among Marin’s Most Vulnerable in Partnership with MCF

In 2019 many Marin residents were left without power due to widespread public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events. Those outages demonstrated our collective vulnerability and our need for increased energy resilience and emergency preparedness. In response, MCE is developing resilience hubs to support Marin's most vulnerable populations during future outages. The efforts are made possible [...]

MCE’s Community Reinvestment: The Power of Community Choice

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. As California’s first Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program, MCE is a groundbreaking, not-for-profit, public agency that has been setting the standard for [...]

How MCE Is Planning for the Future

MCE is excited to share the 2021 update of our Operational Integrated Resource Plan, which documents our agency’s goals for the next 10 years. MCE’s Plan is updated annually and approved by our Board of Directors’ Technical Committee. As California’s first Community Choice Aggregation program, MCE is proud to set the standard for energy [...]

MCE Releases 10-year Impact Report Highlighting Significant Community Reinvestment Benefits

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 [...]

MCE Receives 2020 Acterra Business Environmental Award

MCE Solar One Recognized in the Environmental Project Category in Partnership with City of Richmond and RichmondBUILD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2020 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Famular, Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | jfamular@mcecleanenergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE will be the recipient of Acterra’s 2020 Business Environmental Award in the Environmental Project [...]

MCE Offers Free Charging for Electric Vehicles at MCE Solar Charge in San Rafael

This free EV charging offer is no longer active. For current pricing and information please visit the MCE Solar Charge listing on Plugshare. MCE is offering free charging for electric vehicles (EVs) at our San Rafael office location in an effort to support our customers during this challenging time. Instructions [...]