How Do I Know Where My Power Comes From?

MCE offers 60% renewable, 100% California-produced renewable, and 100% locally produced solar energy services. What does choosing a specific energy service mean for the electrons delivered to your house? What about the energy grid as a whole? In this blog, we cover how energy resources are shared into the electric grid and what choosing [...]

By |July 6th, 2021|MCE News|

Energy 101: Bioenergy

MCE’s Energy 101 Series focuses on the why and how of renewable energy so that you can learn more about concepts like the benefits of biomass and the science behind solar. Looking for more? Check out the links in this blog to read more about Energy 101 or to dive deeper into our Energy [...]

Energy 101: Geothermal

MCE’s Energy 101 Series focuses on the why and how of renewable energy so that you can learn more about concepts like the benefits of biomass and the science behind solar. Looking for more? Check out the links in this blog to read more about Energy 101 or to dive deeper into our Energy [...]

Energy 101: Solar Power

MCE’s Energy 101 Series focuses on the why and how of renewable energy so that you can learn more about concepts like the benefits of biomass and the science behind solar. Looking for more? Check out the links in this blog to read more about Energy 101 or to dive deeper into our Energy [...]

MCE Announces 2021 Open Season Request for Offers

Includes New Optional Community Benefit and Equity Metrics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2021 MCE Press Contact: Jenna Famular, Marketing & Communications Manager (925) 378-6747 | jfamular@mcecleanenergy.org SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. — As part of MCE’s mission to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by offering customers renewable energy at competitive rates, MCE is pleased to [...]

By |March 10th, 2021|MCE News, Press Releases|

The Role of CCAs in Creating a Clean Energy Future

MCE is excited to be a part of the recent report on Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. The report analyzes the role of CCAs in creating the clean energy future. Here are the key findings: CCAs can be effective tools for supporting goals for carbon-free energy because they [...]

By |March 4th, 2021|MCE News|

Energy 101: Wind

MCE’s Energy 101 Series focuses on the why and how of renewable energy so that you can learn more about concepts like the benefits of biomass and the science behind solar. Looking for more? Read more Energy 101 or to dive deeper into our Energy Expert series. If you live in California, you’ve probably [...]

Energy 101: Energy Basics

MCE’s Energy 101 Series focuses on the why and how of renewable energy so that you can learn more about concepts like the benefits of biomass and the science behind solar. Looking for more? Check out the links in this blog to read more about Energy 101 or to dive deeper into our Energy [...]

Top 4 Inventions That Changed the Way We Use Energy

February 11 is National Inventors’ Day. Today, MCE is celebrating inventions that have advanced the way we use energy and the impact that these inventions have had on our society. Let’s look at four inventions that changed energy for the better. 1. LED Light Bulb The LED bulb revolutionized light bulbs by introducing a [...]

By |February 11th, 2021|MCE News|