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With the extension, the program expects expanded access to e-bikes for approximately 10,400 residents between July 2025 and December 2027.

The Tri-Valley Independent remembers Scott Haggerty, a pioneer of community choice energy and the founding Chair of Ava’s Board of Directors. He served Alameda County’s District 1 as a Supervisor for over 20 years, and Ava is humbled to continue honoring his legacy through the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center in the Altamont Pass.

Ben Zientera of PV Magazine analyzes how California CCAs like Ava have led the way on integrating renewable sources into the state’s energy supply mix, from the new Tumbleweed Energy Storage facility to innovative virtual power plant (VPP) programs.

Warehouses across the U.S. have nearly 16.4 billion square feet of rooftop space, capable of hosting enough solar to power more than 19 million homes. Ava is working with logistics company Prologis to put solar projects on five of their Bay Area warehouses. The power will go to 3,000 low-income households, providing a 20% bill reduction. Rowena Brown, an Oakland City Council member and Ava board member, says, “I think of this project as a clear opportunity to show we care about the families here.”

Ava Community Energy, California Community Power (CC Power), and REV Renewables, an LS Power company and a leading developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy and energy storage projects, marked a major milestone with the commissioning of its Tumbleweed Energy Storage facility in Kern County, California.

SunZia is one of the largest clean energy infrastructure projects in U.S. history. Ava CEO Howard Chang explains the importance of this resource to our growing renewable energy portfolio: “Ava was founded on a vision to accelerate clean energy adoption, which requires abundant and competitively priced renewable energy from across the western region. SunZia adds over 250 MW of wind power to our portfolio and helps us deliver on that vision to over two million people in California’s Alameda and San Joaquin counties.”

Tumbleweed, a major U.S battery facility of which Ava is an offtaker, became the first to discharge power for a full eight hours without using any gas, surpassing the industry standard by twice the amount of hours.

A .72 MW rooftop solar installation atop a Prologis logistics hub in East Oakland is the first of five solar projects Ava is bringing online for income-qualified customers in disadvantaged communities. Bay City News covers the launch event and what elected officials at both the state and local level say about the connection between clean energy access and community health.

California’s first eight-hour grid-scale battery went online in Kern County this June, and Ava contracts for 50 megawatts of its capacity. Canary Media breaks down what makes Tumbleweed a breakthrough for clean energy storage, and what it could mean for 24/7 renewable power on the California grid.

Five rooftop solar projects across Oakland, Hayward, San Leandro and Tracy will help deliver 100% renewable energy and electricity bill discounts to eligible households in the East Bay and San Joaquin Valley