Local Clean Energy Alliance Accomplishments

     2011:

·      Organized the second annual Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference

·      Conducted policy briefings for Asia Pacific Environmental Network, California League of Conservation Voters, and the California Environmental Justice Alliance.

2010:

·      Organized the first annual Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference

·      Played a leading role in the successful grassroots effort to defeat Prop 16: the PG&E power grab

·      Published Community Power: Decentralized Renewable Energy in California

·      Conducted a workshop on Community Choice energy for Oakland City Council

2009:

·      Successfully advocated for the City of Oakland to develop a process for citizen input on the Climate Action Plan

·      Successfully advocated for Oakland Public Works to propose an aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets to the City

·      Successfully advocated for Oakland, Berkeley, and Hayward to join other Alameda County cities in the stopwaste.org comprehensive energy efficiency program, "Green Packages"

·      Successfully advocated for Oakland and Berkeley to pass resolutions supporting SB 279, needed for robust financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy in the East Bay

2008:

·      Developed a policy document – The 21st Century Greenprint for the East Bay – that was subsequently introduced as a source document for potential actions into Oakland’s Climate Action Planning Process

·      Supported the first use of redevelopment funds in Alameda County for installing sustainable energy technologies on low income and nonprofit homes to improve affordability

·      Crafted a locally-focused Community Choice energy program and successfully advocated for City Council workshops on such a program in Oakland and Berkeley