Our Positions

Key Values and Principles - May 2017

A set of values and principles that are the basis of the Community Choice program practices for which we advocate.

NO on SB 618 (Bradford) - April 2017

Calls for a NO vote on SB 618, which would tie the hands of Community Choice energy programs by putting approval of their integrated resource plans in the hands of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), an agency that has demonstrated strong bias towards monopoly utilities and against Community Choice.

TAC - February 2017

Proposes an urgent fix for the current Transmission Access Charge (TAC) market distortion. This distortion inhibits vital, community-based renewable energy development and severely limits the benefits that Community Choice programs can deliver to the communities they serve.

AB-1110 - August 2016

Opposes Assembly Bill 1110 as a convoluted, confusing, and biased prescription for reporting greenhouse gas emissions by retail energy suppliers in California.

PCIA - March 2016

Calls for sunsetting the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA)--an ongoing charge to Community Choice customers imposed by the monopoly utilities to recover the costs of energy that these utilities procured for customers who have departed to Community Choice programs.

YES on SB 692 (Allen) - April 2017

Calls for a YES vote on SB 692, which will make local renewable projects more competitive, leveling the playing field by ensuring proper allocation of transmission access charges to Community Choice programs based on their actual usage.
Please See: SB-692 Background Information

CPUC Bias - March 2017

State law requires that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) support Community Choice programs and enforce utility cooperation with such programs. Yet the CPUC has repeatedly flouted this imperative, as detailed in this report, exhibiting a bias against Community Choice in favor of monopoly utilities.

Good Energy Inc - October 2016

Points out the risks posed to communities by the fully outsourced Community Choice program model being offered by Good Energy, Inc.

SDG&E Marketing Division - July 2016

Opposes a proposal adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission which allows San Diego Gas & Electric to circumvent California's Community Choice law by setting up a separate division to market against Community Choice initiatives.

Join The Alliance

Membership Criteria

Membership in the Alliance is open to individuals and/or their affiliated organizations that are committed to the Alliance Mission and Organizational Practice. This may include local, regional, or statewide Community Choice advocates and organizations, new Community Choice program initiatives, existing Community Choice programs, consultants, unions, local government staff/officials, and others.

Alliance Mission

The mission of the California Alliance for Community Energy is to support and defend Community Choice Energy programs in California that advance local clean energy for the environmental and economic benefit of our communities.

Organizational Practice

The standard we expect all participants to uphold:

The Alliance is made up of advocates and supporters committed to developing local renewable energy resources and clean energy jobs through Community Choice energy programs. The Alliance provides a forum for respectful and productive discourse among a diverse group of stakeholders to: build relationships, share resources, educate each other about issues and challenges, and organize against threats.

Joining the Alliance

New members may join at the discretion of the List Moderator and Steering Committee. New members can be vouched for by an existing member (or vetted by the List Moderator) and are expected to uphold the Mission and Organizational Practice of the Alliance. Individuals who are employees of, consultants to, or lobbyists for Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) are not eligible.

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Leadership Team

Al Weinrub

The mission of the LCEA is to promote the equitable development and democratization of local renewable energy resources.

Erica Etelson

Advocating for the City of Berkeley to participate in Alameda County’s forthcoming Community Choice program.

Joe Galliani

Researching, educating and encouraging local South Bay cities to form a Community Choice Energy program.

Barbara Stebbins

Advocating for Community Choice energy programs in the East Bay that serve to spur equitable economic development.

Erika Morgan

Advocating for an accelerated transition to a clean energy economy in San Diego, Southern California, and beyond.

Eric Veium

Providing education and outreach in service of a commitment to local clean energy for communities within San Luis Obispo County.

Becca Claassen

Advocating for Community Choice energy programs in the Santa Barbara and surrounding Central Coast area.

Bruce Karney

Advocating for high-impact solutions and motivate people to quickly take action for a carbon-neutral Mountain View.

California Alliance for Community Energy

Our Mission: