Emeryville
The City of Emeryville helped found Ava in 2016—and has been using Ava’s clean energy since 2018. Its residential, municipal, and commercial accounts are automatically enrolled in Ava’s Renewable 100 service.
Emeryville’s Fast Facts
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. Emeryville’s current appointments to Ava’s Board are
- Councilmember Sukhdeep Kaur (primary)
- Councilmember John Bauters (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.
Ava in the Community
Emeryville’s Energy Transition
To offer Emeryville businesses and residents cleaner energy, and to help the City of Emeryville achieve its Climate Action Plan goals, the Emeryville City Council voted to join Ava in November 2016. Ava began serving residential, business, and municipal electricity customers throughout Emeryville in 2018. Customers in Emeryville were automatically placed on our Bright Choice service, which offers rates 5% below PG&E.
In March 2022, the Emeryville City Council voted to set the default electricity option for Emeryville residents (except those on CARE, FERA, and/or Medical Baseline rates) and businesses to our Renewable 100 service starting in October 2022. Renewable 100 service is sourced from 100% wind and solar facilities, including our wind farm in Livermore. Renewable 100 costs an additional 1/4 of a cent per kilowatt-hour above PG&E rates. That’s about $1 more per month for a typical home in Emeryville. Customers in Emeryville can choose Ava’s Bright Choice 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.
You can reach an Ava representative at +1 833.699.3223 during business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays).