Local Electricity Provider, MCE, Invests $44 Million in Diverse, Small, and Local Businesses in 2023

Investment supports small, micro, woman–, minority–, LGBTQ+–, and disabled–veteran–owned businesses FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2024 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — As MCE, California’s first community choice energy provider, makes progress on its mission to fight climate change, small, and diverse businesses [...]

Bay Area Clean Energy Provider Seeks Renewable Energy Contracts to Support California Climate Goals

MCE now accepting offers for renewable energy with a focus on wind, geothermal, and renewables paired with energy storage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2024 Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Manager of Communications and Community Engagement (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE’s 2024 Open Season request for offers is seeking [...]

These Bay Area Changemakers are Building a Brighter Tomorrow

MCE’s 13th annual Charles McGlashan Awards honor local leaders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2024 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — Three Bay Area environmental leaders are going above and beyond as champions of a healthier planet for the next generation. MCE’s Board [...]

West Marin Senior Housing “Loves” Its New Battery Storage and Solar

Project receives nearly $100,000 to power critical facility needs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2024 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — This Valentine’s Day, West Marin residents living in select affordable housing sites in San Geronimo will power [...]

Community Choice Energy Providers Issue Over $1 Billion in Green Bonds to Fund Clean Energy Projects

Over $6.8 Million a Year in Customer Savings Expected Through 2030 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2024 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — In its tenth industry-transforming transaction, the California Community Choice Financing Authority (CCCFA) issued over $1 billion in green bonds in [...]

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Job Training for Underserved Youth Builds a Better Bay Area

Local youth join new construction trades academy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2023 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. —Job growth is strong in the green building sector and is expected to expand. A new academy [...]

Bay Area Communities Drive the Future of Clean Transportation with $1 Million Department of Energy Grant

MCE leads regional zero-emission transportation planning for underserved communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2023 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — Local electricity provider, MCE, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a strategy for transportation [...]

MCE Supercharges Climate Goals, Reaching 95% Greenhouse Gas-Free Goal Nearly Two Decades Early

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2023 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — Local clean electricity provider, MCE, is reaching an important milestone years ahead of state targets. As of 2022, MCE’s standard 60% renewable Light Green energy service is more than 95% greenhouse [...]

California Assemblymember Damon Connolly Receives MCE’s 2023 Climate Action Leadership Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2023 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — On October 19, 2023, local electricity provider, MCE, honored Assemblymember Damon Connolly, District 12, with its 2023 Climate Action Leadership Award recognizing his unwavering commitment to confronting climate change and the [...]

Over 75,000 Bay Area Homes Power Up with California’s Biggest Solar-Plus-Storage Project

110 MW solar, 60 MW battery storage added to MCE’s portfolio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2023 Press Contact:Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager (925) 695-2124 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE is officially powering up its first utility-scale solar-plus-storage project; one of the largest operating solar and storage hybrid facilities [...]