Ava Community Energy Earns Great Place To Work Certification™ Second Year Running

Oakland, CA (March 18, 2025) – Ava Community Energy (Ava), is proud to be Certified® by the Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Ava. This year, 92% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 35 points higher than the average U.S. company.

Ava’s recertification as a Great Place To Work® demonstrates a thriving workplace culture where employees feel valued in their roles and are set up for long-term success. In survey responses Ava employees cited a welcoming environment, honest and ethical management, and thoughtful benefits as top reasons for positive employee experience. 

“Our mission at Ava is to bring our customers renewable energy options at a lower cost and that has an added benefit of attracting a great set of talented people to our team,” said Trevor Cherr, Vice President of Human Resources and Operations at Ava. “As a twice-certified Great Place to Work, we’re dedicated to fulfilling our mission while offering a supportive and productive work environment where employees can reach their maximum potential.”     

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. According to Great Place To Work research, workplaces with positive culture experience higher retention rates, lower levels of burnout and higher productivity. 

Looking to join a mission-driven team with great benefits including 100% employer-covered healthcare coverage, strong PTO policy, and generous retirement plans? Visit our careers page at: AvaEnergy.org/careers 

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About Ava Community Energy

Ava Community Energy (Ava) is the not-for-profit public power provider for more than 1.7 million residents and commercial customers in Alameda County and the City of Tracy, with service extending to the San Joaquin County cities of Stockton and Lathrop in 2025. As one of 25 community choice aggregation (CCA) programs operating in California, Ava is part of the movement to provide energy choice while expediting local and state-wide climate action goals. Ava is committed to creating a brighter future in our communities and beyond by providing clean power at competitive rates, reinvesting in our member communities, and developing programs that make it easy for customers to discover, try and adopt clean energy solutions. To date, Ava has saved customers more than $145 million and contracted for more than one gigawatt of renewable energy projects. For more information about Ava Community Energy, visit AvaEnergy.org. 

About Great Place to Work Certification™

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.