Hayward

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. Hayward’s current appointments to Ava’s Board are:

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.

In order to offer Hayward businesses and residents cleaner energy and to help the City of Hayward achieve its Climate Action Plan goals, the Hayward City Council voted to join Ava Community Energy (Ava) in November 2016. Ava began serving residential, business, and municipal electricity customers throughout Hayward in 2018.

In July 2021 the Hayward City Council voted to set the default electricity option for Hayward residents (except those on CARE, FERA, and/or Medical Baseline rates) and businesses to Ava’s Renewable 100 service starting in January 2022. Renewable 100 service is sourced from wind and solar facilities, including our new wind farm in Livermore, and costs an additional 1/4 cent per kilowatt-hour above PG&E rates. That’s about $2 more per month for a typical home and varies more widely for businesses based on amount of power used. Customers in Hayward 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.