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EnergyCentral spotlights Ava’s work to save consumers on electricity costs, allow cities in our service area to choose 100% renewable energy, and maintain transparent processes and practices.

The Stockton Record explains everything Stockton residents need to know as the city switches to Ava as their energy provider, including that residents can expect communication from Ava and city officials via email and mail starting in February 2025.

The Fremont City Council voted unanimously to pass a motion to adopt a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Ava to install solar panels and battery storage systems at six of their municipal facilities. This is part of Fremont’s Climate Action Plan to provide clean energy and ensure backup power for the city during outages and emergencies.

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.