East Bay Community Choice Campaign

Join the East Bay Clean Power Alliance in supporting local clean energy development and clean energy jobs through an East Bay Community Choice energy program.

Community Choice energy, provided for by AB 117 (2002), enables cities and counties to choose where the electricity will come from for their homes and businesses. This means that local communities can decide to get their electricity from renewable energy sources: either by purchasing renewable electricity on the market, or even better, by developing local renewable energy resources in the community.

Under a Community Choice energy program, the incumbent investor-owned utility company (PG&E) continues to deliver electricity and service customers.

Climate Justice, Clean Energy Jobs and Community Benefits

Community Choice energy is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address the impact of climate change by cutting energy consumption, switching to renewable energy sources, and building local renewable electricity generation.

By developing local clean energy resources, Community Choice programs can spur local economic development in the community, provide family-supporting union clean energy jobs, offer competitive electric utility bills and price stability, reduce pollution, and provide other community benefits.

Now is the Time

Alameda County is moving forward to establish a Community Choice energy program, and has expressed a commitment to prioritizing the community benefits mentioned above and to including community representatives in the governance of the program.

The East Bay Clean Power Alliance is reaching out to community organizations to  make sure that community benefits and community involvement are at the heart of the East Bay Community Choice program. In this way, we hope to promote the equitable development and democratization of local renewable energy resources. This is how we can address climate change and build sustainable and resilient communities.

Staff's Community Choice Update, 6/26/12
Staff's Community Choice Update, 11/13/12
Staff's CCA Preliminary Analysis Report, 12/6/12

Learn about the campaign and learn how you can help by coming to a meeting of the campaign organizing committee.

Contact: Jessica Tovar (jessica@localcleanenergy.org)