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Alameda County

The County of Alameda helped found Ava in 2016—and has been using Ava’s clean energy since 2018. Its residential and commercial accounts are automatically enrolled in Ava’s Bright Choice service.

51200 total accounts on Ava service
6900 solar accounts
on Ava service 92%
not on Ava service 8%
Bright Choice 98%
Renewable 100 2%
$10778900 saved with Bright Choice since start of service
$3466700 returned to customers through bill credits
$14245600 total customer savings

Energy services data as of 06/08/2026. Community investment data is updated semi-annually. These numbers are estimates.

An elected official from each of the participating jurisdictions and one representative (non-voting) from the Community Advisory Committee make up the Ava Board of Directors. Unincorporated Alameda County’s current appointments to Ava’s Board are:

  • Supervisor Elisa Márquez (primary)
  • Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas (alternate)

Our Board meets once a month and all meetings are open to the public. Visit the Public Meetings page for more information about the Board’s meetings.

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Upcoming Events

June 13, 10:00am–2:00pm
Fremont Pride Fair
The City of Fremont’s Human Services Department in partnership with the City’s Human Relations commission and The Fremont Main Library invite the community to the Third Annual Fremont Pride Fair. Ava will be tabling and providing informational literature about us.
 June 14, 3:00pm–5:00pm
Oakland Soul vs Stockton Cargo SC
Oakland Soul is a Purpose-driven women’s soccer team that will be an elite pathway to pro soccer, providing not only a high-quality training environment but also protecting and empowering players so they are nourished both physically and mentally. Ava, the club’s official clean energy partner, has been a sponsor of Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul since each team’s inception. We will be tabling at this home game, providing general information about Ava.
 June 20, 12:00pm–6:00pm
Hayward Juneteenth
The annual Hayward Juneteenth Freedom Celebration is presented by the West Coast Blues Society and Juneteenth Hayward at Mt Eden High School on Saturday, June 20. The downtown event features a blues festival lineup, a variety of food vendors, beer and wine garden, and community programming honoring Russell City and Hayward’s African American heritage.
 June 25, 12:00pm–2:00pm
Resilience Hub Workshop
Ava Community Energy (Ava) has partnered with Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) and Local Clean Energy Alliance (LCEA) to support the Resilience Hub Initiative. This initiative provides technical assistance (TA) to help community-serving facilities explore resilience-focused solar and battery storage solutions, along with funding opportunities for qualifying resilience hub projects. This event will be led by Local Clean Energy Alliance & Emerald Cities Collaborative and hosted and in partnership with Glad Tidings International, Green the Church, California Interfaith Power & Light, and the City of Hayward.
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Ava in the Community

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Ava Sponsorships  
Three times per year, Ava awards grants of up to $2,500 to organizations across our service area. Find out about our sponsorships and how to apply.
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Resilient Facilities  
The Ava Resilient Critical Municipal Facilities Program installs solar and battery backup setups in fire stations, community centers, and libraries.
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Community Impact  
Learn more about Ava’s work throughout our service area.

Alameda County’s Energy Transition

In order to offer unincorporated Alameda County (including Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo, and Sunol) businesses and residents cleaner energy and to help the County achieve its Climate Action Plan goals, on October 4, 2016, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance creating the East Bay Community Energy Authority (later rebranded as Ava Community Energy). Ava began serving residential, business, and municipal electricity customers throughout Alameda County in 2018. Customers were automatically placed on Ava’s Bright Choice service, which offers customers a 5% discount on their electric supply.

Customers in Alameda County can choose Ava’s Renewable 100 service or return to PG&E service at any time. Your participation is helping Ava move toward 100% carbon-free electricity for all customers by 2030.

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Questions?

You can reach an Ava representative at +1 833.699.3223 during business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays).

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