Local Electricity Provider Seeking to Become First Community Choice Agency to Own Energy Generation Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2023 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — Local clean energy provider, MCE, is taking the first step toward pursuing full or partial ownership in turn-key clean energy projects providing 95-100% carbon-free energy. The agency is using a Request [...]
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 [...]
Bay Area Residents and Businesses Now Served by 100% Renewable Electricity from MCE Deep Green
No premium for income-qualified residents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 3, 2022 MCE Press Contact:Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy has become the default electricity service in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano counties. Homes and businesses starting new electric [...]
MCE’s Pathway to a Clean Energy Future
MCE is meeting state renewable energy and climate goals light-years ahead of schedule, ensuring grid reliability and resiliency, boosting the green economy, and offering programs that benefit underserved communities. Each year we update our Operational Integrated Resource Plan, using it as a 10-year road map to help MCE set the standard for reducing energy-related [...]
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 [...]
MCE Announces 2022 Open Season Request for Power Supply
California Wind and Geothermal Resources Prioritized FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2022 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE’s 2022 Open Season procurement will accept offers between April 15 and May 16, 2022, providing a competitive opportunity for qualified energy suppliers to [...]
MCE Signs Agreement for Largest Solar Plus Storage Project Yet
100 MW of California Solar to be Paired with a 75 MW Battery and Union Labor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2022 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE’s Board of Directors has approved an agreement for their largest battery-storage project, located [...]
MCE Announces Largest Renewable Energy Project in Solano County
Lake Herman Solar in Benicia, CA provides clean power to 2,000 homes annually with 52% local labor hours during project construction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2021 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — The 5-megawatt Lake Herman Solar Project — completed with [...]
CCCFA Issues California’s First Municipal Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds Worth over $2 Billion
The bonds will support community clean energy goals across the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, and Solano FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2021 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Tenney, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org Oakland, CA; San Rafael, CA; Sunnyvale, CA – Three Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) [...]