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The City of Oakland is planning to install solar panels on the rooftops of their 10 publicly owned buildings. City Councilmember Dan Kalb notes his satisfaction of Ava’s collaboration with the city’s sustainability staff to spearhead the rooftop solar project.

Ava has partnered with Berkeley Air Monitoring Group and Franklin Energy to offer qualified low-income customers the opportunity to replace their existing gas stove with a free electric induction stove. Indoor air quality will be monitored before and after the stove is replaced, and the customer will receive a customized report on their air quality at the end of the pilot period.

ERENEWABLE recaps episode 251 of The Green Insider Podcast featuring Ava’s CEO, Howard Chang. The episode covers Ava’s mission to achieve 100% carbon free energy by 2030 and the steps Ava is taking to combat climate change.

The Fremont City Council voted unanimously to have Fremont customers to be moved from Ava’s Bright Choice service to Ava’s Renewable 100 plan. The transition is anticipated to take place in 2025 for residential customers and 2026 for business customers.

Ava’s CEO, Howard Chang, explains how rates are designed, how expenses are allocated, and what is driving rate increases for Ava’s customers, including why investor-owned utilities services, like PG&E, are contributing to this increase.

Ava is building 5 solar projects in the East Bay in partnership with Prologis. Each project has a 20-year contract and will lower bills for some residents living in disadvantaged communities by 20%.

Patch details how San Leandro is one of the five cities in the East Bay with an upcoming solar project brought on by Ava and Prologis. The 1.0 mega-watt solar project will begin construction in April 2025.