How does community choice aggregation work?

How does community choice aggregation work?

Community choice aggregation programs, colloquially known as CCA’s, enable local governments to enroll their municipalities under a single energy supplier. Simply put: a township can get together and choose to get their energy from a selected supplier in one big purchase.

When did Marin Clean Energy Start?

December 2008
December 2008: JPA “Marin Clean Energy” was formed.

Where does Marin County get its electricity?

Located north of San Francisco, Marin County has a population of 250,000. MEA, chaired by the county’s elected supervisor, Charles McGlashan, says it gets about 78 percent of its electricity from solar, wind, hydroelectric, and even geothermal sources.

Is MCE cheaper than PG&E?

Currently, MCE’s generation rates are less than similar rates charged by PG&E. However, PG&E’s assessment of ancillary charges on MCE customers results in total cost comparisons that vary by rate schedule: some schedules are cheaper with Marin Clean Energy, while others are cheaper with PG&E.

How many customers does Marin Clean energy have?

MCE provides electricity service to more than 480,000 customer accounts and more than one million residents and businesses in 34 member communities across four Bay Area counties: Contra Costa, Napa, Marin and Solano. For more information about MCE, visit mceCleanEnergy.org.

Is CCA better than PGE?

This is dependent on the customer class and the particular CCA option each customer chooses. Current CCAs offer a “default” option that is cheaper than PG&E as well as a 100% renewable energy option that is slightly more expensive than PG&E. In addition, CCAs have the added advantage of price stability.

How many customers does Marin Clean Energy have?

Who is MCE?

MCE is a public, not-for-profit electricity provider that gives all PG&E electric customers (residential, commercial, and municipal) the choice of having 60% to 100% of their electricity supplied from clean, renewable sources—such as solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal, and hydroelectric—at competitive rates.

Is MCE legit?

MCE is not a scam, but rather a not-for-profit public agency that offers communities a choice in where their energy comes from and how their ratepayer dollars are used. MCE is your local, not-for-profit, public electricity provider.

Is MCE better than PGE?

MCE’s 60% renewable electricity service is cost competitive with–and often lower than–PG&E’s 31% renewable electricity service for typical customers. Part of MCE’s mission is to provide stable and competitive rates.

When was MCE created?

The enthusiasm and can-do mindset of our community and local leaders helped launch MCE in May of 2010.

Should I opt out of CCA PGE?

What PG&E programs are not available with CCA service? If you are on any of the pricing options listed above, you must opt out of a CCA program in order to maintain your pricing election. If you do not opt out, you will not receive this pricing unless offered independently by the CCA program.