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June 12, 2024 |News
New Public-Private Partnership Forms to Accelerate Heat Pump Adoption in California
The California Heat Pump Partnership officially launched to help achieve California’s goal to install six million electric heat pumps by 2030. Ava is one of the electricity provider members participating in the partnership. -
June 10, 2024 |News
Bay Area EV Adoption Getting Lift from Grants, Other Funding Opportunities
“The Ava service area has one of the fastest EV adoption rates in the U.S.”, according to Lori Bilella, Ava’s Director of Clean Energy Services. California Energy Markets highlights Ava’s efforts to establish a network of public charging infrastructure installed throughout the Bay Area, including targeting multi-family housing that often don’t have easily-accessible charging. -
May 29, 2024 |News
Hundreds of New EV Chargers Planned for Oakland, Calif.
Government Tech details how Ava is partnering with Calibrant Energy and EV Realty to install hundreds of new EV chargers throughout Oakland. -
May 28, 2024 |News
Data for Community Energy
Ava’s Head of Technology Diego Ponce de Leon presents at Stanford ENERGY to discuss the data and technology opportunities and challenges when it comes to digitally transforming CCAs, specifically with the goal to achieve 100% clean and renewable energy by 2030. In addition, Diego will cover the data and analytics operations required to enable an efficient low-carbon energy transition. -
May 15, 2024 |News
Podcast: CCAs, $4.5M Zero Emissions Trucking Project & LGBTQ Challenges
The Dylan Green Podcast interviews Ava’s Director of Clean Energy Services, Lori Bilella, about their experience in the solar sector and the clean energy initivatives at Ava and CCAs more broadly. Lori also shares the challenges of navigating a career in clean energy as someone who identifies as LGBTQIA+. -
April 24, 2024 |Press Release
Ava Community Energy Surpasses $100 Million in Customer Savings and 1 Gigawatt of Contracted Renewable Energy Projects
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April 17, 2024 |Press Release
Ava Community Energy Scales Public EV Charging Access Across Northern California with Calibrant Energy
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March 5, 2024 |Press Release
Ava Community Energy Earns 2024 Great Place To Work Certification™
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February 28, 2024 |Press Release
Press release: Ava Community Energy CEO Nick Chaset Announces Plans to Step Down
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February 27, 2024 |News
To Electrify Trucking, Start With a Blueprint
GovTech highlights Ava’s Zero-Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Goods Movement Blueprint to guide the electrification of the trucking industry. Ava partnered with CALSTART to create a blueprint that outlines the gaps, challenges, and opportunities to electrify trucks, such as where to place heavy-duty charging depots.
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