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November 22, 2019 |News
An Inside Look At a Groundbreaking Solar-Storage Procurement In California
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November 20, 2019 |Press Release
EBCE Approves $500,000 for Program to Support Customers With Medical Need for Reliable Electricity
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November 15, 2019 |News
A Good Trade to Keep the Lights on in San Francisco’s Bay Area
Utility shutoffs designed to avert wildfires have led to power outages for many residents. EBCE is offering a new program where customers will be provided with low-cost energy resilience and in return, they allow community power agencies to tap into their battery storage. -
November 5, 2019 |News
PG&E Outages Prompt Clean Energy Programs to Focus on Solar, Batteries
To combat blackouts, CCAs are looking for solar companies to install battery backup systems in more buildings to provide energy resilience during times of grid failure or public safety power shutoffs. -
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.
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