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November 5, 2019 |Press Release
Four Bay Area Community Energy Agencies Kick Off New Program to Provide Local Resiliency
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November 5, 2019 |News
Bay Area CCAS Solicit 30MW of Distributed Batteries to Weather Grid Outages
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October 29, 2019 |News
California’s Blackouts Could Make Fighting Climate Change Even Harder
The LA Times features EBCE’s contract with Sunrun to buy 500 kilowatts of “resource adequacy.” The contract will include rooftop solar panels and batteries that will be installed in low income single-family and multifamily homes. -
September 27, 2019 |Press Release
EBCE Expands Its Renewable Energy and Storage Portfolio with Two New Contracts and Memorandum of Understanding
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September 18, 2019 |News
PG&E Alternative Headed to Pleasanton Residents, Businesses
Pleasanton City Council members unanimously decided to move forward to join EBCE. This will provide Pleasanton residents and businesses with another energy choice, and the opportunity to choose 100% renewable energy. -
July 19, 2019 |Press Release
East Bay Community Energy Awards Six Non-Profits for Projects that Bring Community Benefits to Alameda County
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July 18, 2019 |News
Sunrun Wins Another Capacity Contract for Aggregated Home Storage
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July 17, 2019 |Press Release
EBCE Expands Its Renewable Energy and Storage Portfolio with Three New Contracts
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July 10, 2019 |News
Solar Firms Heating Up in the Valley
The EBCE Board of Directors approved two power purchase agreements for a combined 157.5 megawatts from new wind and solar facilities, along with 30 megawatts of battery energy storage. -
July 8, 2019 |News
The New Kid on the Block : CCAS Face Credit, Other Challenges to Lead California’s Renewable Energy Growth
California Senate Bill 100 laid out new goals for California’s renewable energy procurement targets: 60% renewable by 2030 and a zero-emissions economy by 2045. CCAs will largely be charged with meeting these goals. Senior Director of Public Policy and Deputy General Counsel Melissa Brandt confirms EBCE’s plan to over procure solar and to use distributed energy resources (DERs) to meet these goals.
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