What Happened Since the Energy Democracy National Tour?

(03/2020) Did you think the Energy Democracy National Tour ended with 2018? Think again! As an outgrowth of the publication of Energy Democracy book in 2017 and the organizing of the Energy Democracy National Tour in 2018, LCEA brought together 36 organizations for a Strategic Convening on Energy Democracy in 2019 to leverage the accomplishments of the Tour to move this collective effort forward. This national gathering emphasized the centrality of race to energy issues and the goal of empowering our communities through energy democracy.

Urge EBCE's Board of Directors to Reject PG&E's Offer of Nuclear Energy

Alameda County's own public electricity agency, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) is considering accepting PG&E's dangerous nuclear energy into its power mix. Community Choice programs in California were created to give the public the power to choose where their electricity comes from and what kind of energy it is (under California Assembly Bill 117 in 2002).

Carbon-Free Power at No Charge. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

By Jean Tepperman - East Bay Express, February 5, 2020

Last fall, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. made an offer that sounded hard to refuse. It would give its main rivals — community choice electricity programs, including Alameda County's East Bay Community Energy — millions of dollars a year worth of carbon-free electricity at no charge. But there was a catch. Most of that free electricity would come from California's last remaining nuclear reactor, PG&E's aging, earthquake-vulnerable Diablo Canyon power plant in San Luis Obispo County.

Keep EBCE Nuke-Free--Close Diablo Canyon now!

The Board of Directors at East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), our public electrical service agency, is considering adding nuclear energy to our resource mix. At their meeting on December 18, 2019, over 20 community members from at least 10 different organizations, with almost no notice, came to the meeting to express strong opposition to including nuclear in EBCE’s mix and shock that a proposal was even being considered.
 

Clean Power to the People: From Wildfires to Community Ownership of Energy

Local Clean Energy Alliance (LCEA) held a Clean Power to the People gathering December 10, 2019 at APEN’s office on 1200 Harrison St. The goal was to update allied organizations on Local Clean Energy Alliance’s plans for 2020 and get feedback from participants.

East Bay Community Energy to consider Nuclear Energy from PG&E?

As you know the Local Clean Energy Alliance is committed to advancing true, local clean energy resources and environmental justice.  “Carbon free” resources unfortunately mean Large Hydro Electric and/or Nuclear energy, neither of which are community or environmentally friendly. Learn more about Principles of Environmental Justice. 

 

On December 18, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) will consider accepting “carbon free” energy from PG&E.  This proposal is 30% Hydro Electric and 70% Nuclear Energy. At the moment there is no nuclear in East Bay Community Energy’s power mix and many of us who advocated for Community Choice explicitly intended to have a “nuclear free” program.  

 

Of course it’s complicated...

New Book Club about East Bay’s Own Local Green New Deal!

Please join us for the upcoming meeting of the Local Clean Energy Alliance's Book Club! We will be focusing on the Local Development Business Plan—East Bay's Own Local Green New Deal—as developed by the Local Clean Energy Alliance! We will cover pages 1 - 14 in our first meeting on October 8. Interested in joining, but missed it?

LCEA Action at PG&E for the Climate Strike

On September 20th, tens of thousands of youth activists and adult allies marched through downtown San Francisco as part of the Climate Strike Week of Action, making a series of stops at relevant locations along the way.  Marchers started at the Federal Building, where they urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to embrace climate action and a Green New Deal, continuing on to Bank of America, Senator Feinstein’s office, Amazon Go, BlackRock

Recap from the Local Clean Energy Alliance Annual Picnic

It was one of the best LCEA BBQ picnics! On September 15, over 50 of our friends and allies came out for a great Local Clean Energy Alliance picnic.

State Shores Up PG&E in Wake of Wildfires, But Second Bailout Bill Stalls

The 2019 California legislative session was marked by desperate moves backed by Governor Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to bail out PG&E and the other monopoly utilities, while undermining Community Choice energy programs.  However, there is some good news as a second bailout bill fails to move forward in 2019.
 

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