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June 16, 2023 |News
A planned ‘charging depot’ reveals what powering electric big rigs could look like
Along with California’s new regulation to push the truck industry towards electrification, EBCE will be supplying power to a charging depot for electric trucks in Livermore. -
June 16, 2023 |News
Zero-Emission Truck Charging Depot Slated For Livermore
The EBCE Board approved $4.5 million in financing to Forum Mobility to support the development of an electric truck charging depot in Livermore. -
June 16, 2023 |News
California is getting its biggest electric truck charging station yet
Forum Mobility unveiled plans to build its largest charging depot ever in Livermore, CA. Transportation is a massive source of carbon and air pollution worldwide, and particularly in the Bay Area. EBCE provided a $4.5 million low-interest loan to Forum Mobility to support the buildout of the charging depot. -
June 12, 2023 |Press Release
EBCE and Forum Mobility Announce Innovative Financing for First of Its Kind Electric Truck Charging Depot in Livermore
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May 4, 2023 |News
Gridscape tapped to develop solar microgrids for 30 critical facilities in Northern California
EBCE selected Gridscape to develop microgrids for around 30 critical facilities around the East Bay. Solar Power World emphasized how EBCE’s initiative shows that microgrids can be scaled up to save costs and provide energy resilience. -
April 26, 2023 |News
Helping Power the Tri-Valley
Pleasanton Weekly features EBCE’s wind energy project at Altamont Pass that supplies energy to the Tri-Valley and outer regions, including EBCE’s new AI-based animal detection program, IdentiFlight, that protects the birds and bats in the area. -
April 5, 2023 |News
How California Cities Are Driving Down Costs with Microgrids in Bulk
Microgrid Knowledge spotlights EBCE for figuring out how to scale community microgrids by creating a system and process that can be replicated for several microgrids. -
March 27, 2023 |Press Release
California Community Electricity Providers Issue $5 Billion in Bonds for Clean Energy Projects
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February 13, 2023 |News
From brownfield to green wellspring
Plots of land abandoned as graveyards of hazardous materials are being reborn as clean energy hubs. The EPA’s Land Revitalization Program provided East Bay Community Energy with contractor technical assistance to help determine the environmental and economic feasibility of redeveloping brownfield sites along Interstate 880 into EBCE fast charging hubs. -
February 9, 2023 |News
How to run your house on clean electricity, no solar panels required
The Washington Post explains what CCAs are and the benefits they bring for customers. They highlight the City of Stockton’s vote to join EBCE, which was motivated by the record-breaking wildfire seasons in California.
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