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Pleasanton

The City of Pleasanton joined Ava in 2021. Its residential, municipal, and commercial accounts are automatically enrolled in Ava’s Renewable 100 service.

30356 total accounts on Ava service
6354 solar accounts
on Ava service 95%
not on Ava service 5%
Bright Choice 21%
Renewable 100 79%
$1339315 saved with Bright Choice service since 2018
$1531557 returned to customers through bill credits
$2870872 total customer savings

Energy services data as of 11/30/2025. Community investment data is updated semi-annually. These numbers are estimates.

An elected official from each of the participating jurisdictions and one representative (non-voting) from the Community Advisory Committee make up the Ava Board of Directors. Pleasanton’s current appointments to Ava’s Board are:

  • Mayor Jack Balch (primary)
  • Vice Mayor Jeff Nibert (alternate)

Our Board meets once a month and all meetings are open to the public. Visit the Public Meetings page for more information about the Board’s meetings.

Ava in the Community

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Ava Sponsorships  
Three times per year, Ava awards grants of up to $2,500 to 12 organizations across our service area. Recent Pleasanton recipients include Go Green Initiative in 2023. Find out about our sponsorships and how to apply.
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Resilient Facilities  
The Ava Resilient Critical Municipal Facilities Program installs solar and battery backup setups in fire stations, community centers, and libraries.
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Community Impact  
Learn more about Ava’s work throughout our service area.

Pleasanton’s Energy Transition

In order to offer Pleasanton businesses and residents cleaner energy and to help the City of Pleasanton achieve its Climate Action Plan goals, the Pleasanton City Council voted to join Ava Community Energy (Ava) in September 2019. Ava began serving residential, business, and municipal electricity customers throughout Pleasanton in April 2021.

In July 2021 the Pleasanton City Council voted to set the default electricity option for Pleasanton residents (except those on CARE, FERA, and/or Medical Baseline rates) to Ava’s Renewable 100 service starting in January 2022. Renewable 100 service is sourced from 100% wind and solar facilities, including our new wind farm in Livermore, and costs an additional 1/4 cent per kilowatt-hour above PG&E rates. That’s about $2 more per month for a typical home, and varies more widely for businesses based on amount of power used.  Customers in Pleasanton can choose Ava’s Bright Choice service or return to PG&E service at any time. Your participation is helping Ava move toward 100% carbon-free electricity for all customers by 2030.

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Questions?

You can reach an Ava representative at +1 833.699.3223 during business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays).

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