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’s Community Partnerships Build Environmental Equity

As a not-for-profit public agency, MCE is committed to creating more equitable communities while addressing climate change through renewable energy, energy efficiency, and local economic and workforce benefits. Community partnerships with organizations across our service area are essential to buildling equitable outcomes across our service area. MCE recently partnered with Canal Alliance, a non-profit [...]

Top 4 Ways to Prepare for a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event

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 [...]

By |September 10th, 2020|PSPS, MCE Communities, MCE News|

MCE Installs Over 550 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Northern California Communities

MCE community investments have increased Level 2 charging stations by 40% in its service area in under 2 yearsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 4, 2020MCE Press Contact:Jenna Famular, Marketing & Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | jfamular@mcecleanenergy.orgSAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — As of July 2020, MCE’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure rebate program, MCEv, has supported the installation [...]

California Flex Alert: What You Need to Know

Look up your location on PG&E’s tool to see if you may be affected by rotating outages today. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert calling for Californians to conserve electricity from now through Wednesday, from 2 pm to 9 pm each day. During this time there is not a [...]

Environmental Equity Means Breaking Barriers

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, [...]

MCE Awards Community Advocates for Outstanding Environmental Leadership

2019 Honorees of Annual MCE Advocacy Awards include Gloria Castillo of San Rafael’s Canal Alliance, the National Council for Jewish Women Contra Costa Section, and Sustainable RossmoorFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2020MCE Press Contact:Jenna Famular, Communications Manager(925) 378-6747 | jfamular@mcecleanenergy.orgSAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE’s Board of Directors recognized three recipients of this year’s [...]

By |May 29th, 2020|Awards, Press Releases|

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 [...]

MCE Changemaker: Supervisor John Vasquez

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 Announces Partner for Comprehensive Energy Storage Program

TRC will help support MCE’s community and vulnerable customer resiliency efforts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2020 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Famular | Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — MCE is pleased to announce TRC as our partner to develop and implement an innovative, dispatchable, behind-the-meter battery energy storage [...]