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Here's what happening, including both our Statewide calls and other Alliance-endorsed events. If there's an event you'd like us to endorse and post here, please contact us. Recordings of statewide calls are available to Alliance Members upon request. Please send all requests to ops@cacommunityenergy.org.

Dec 17, 2020, Statewide Call — Resilience Update: Microgrids and the ‘Value of Resilience’

Ben Schwartz of Clean Coalition joins us for an update on the …

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Nov 19, 2020, Statewide Call — “From Nuclear Power to People Power: Unite the Central Coast”

This month we highlight the efforts of Alliance members and organizations, as …

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Nov 18, 2020, Partner Event – Demand Response by the SD Energy District’s Energy Futures Academy

The recent rotating outages in California were not caused by renewables according …

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Oct 22, 2020, Statewide Call — “What’s Really Behind the Rolling Blackouts: Continued”

Attorney and former CPUC President Loretta Lynch joined us again, this time …

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Sept 24, 2020, Statewide Call — “What’s Really Behind the Rolling Blackouts”

The Alliance is pleased to welcome lawyer, activist and regulatory expert Loretta …

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August 20, 2020, Statewide Call – “Which Way for Community Choice”

A discussion of new visions and new objectives for the next generation …

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July 2, 2020, Statewide Call — “Roadmap to 100% Local Solar by 2030”

The Alliance welcomed clean power advocate Bill Powers for a summary of …

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May 28, 2020, Statewide Call — “Community-based Energy Resilience”

“Resilience” is discussed everywhere, now, as the three-way crisis of pandemic, wildfires …

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Apr 30, 2020, Statewide Call — “Community Choice and Covid-19”

With the pandemic now affecting the whole state, we discuss what Community …

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Mar 26, 2020, Statewide Call — Priorities for the Challenges Ahead

In the wake of the Alliance’s annual Steering Committee planning retreat, we’ll …

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Feb 20, 2020, Statewide Call — “Nuclear PCIA Fallout”

In this call, we continued the debate of last month, with a …

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Jan 23, 2020, Statewide Call — Community Choice as a Nuclear Dump?!

PG&E’s late 2019 Advice Letter triggered this call with John Geesman, Alliance …

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Nov 21, 2019, Statewide Call — Municipalization Pros and Cons: Community Choice Perspectives

A discussion of the pros and cons of converting a Community Choice …

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Oct 31, 2019, Statewide Call — The Role of Community Choice in Power Shutoffs

A discussion with members and representatives of Community Choice programs of the …

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Sept 26, 2019, Statewide Call – Community Choice Updates from the Grassroots

Members from communities with active Community Choice energy programs reported on recent …

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July 25, 2019, Statewide Call – The “Legislative Coup” Continues

An update on the status of the multiple bills filed to weaken …

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May 23, 2019, Statewide Call – Legislative Session Status Report

As the session continues, a review of legislative measures filed and before …

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April 25, 2019, Statewide Call – The “Wildfire Strike Force Report”

A discussion with Mark Toney of TURN (The Utility Ratepayers Network) on …

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March 28, 2019, Statewide Call – “Principles for Restructuring California’s Energy System”

As the 2019 Legislative session began to heat up, the Alliance developed …

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February 28, 2019, Statewide Call – Building Momentum for the “Roll Back” Campaign

An update on progress enrolling organizations across the state to sign on …

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January 31, 2019, Statewide Call – Campaign Launch: “Roll Back the CPUC Attack on Our Communities”

Since 2018’s disastrous exit fee Order, and in light of PG&E’s bankruptcy …

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Nov 29, 2018, Statewide Call — Introducing the “Roll Back the CPUC Attack” Campaign

In the wake of the horrific PCIA decision, community choice advocates statewide …

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October 25, 2018, Statewide Call – “What Next, After the PCIA Decision?”

Alliance members were joined by former CPUC Commissioner Loretta Lynch in a …

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Sept 27, 2018, Statewide Call — Action against “Indifference Fees”

Alliance members will be joined by experts on the “Power Charge Indifference …

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July 26, 2018, Statewide Call — East Bay’s Local Development Business Plan

Chris Sentieri’s briefing on the groundbreaking Local Development Business Plan adopted by …

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June 28, 2018, Statewide Call — Legislative Updates on AB 813 and SB 692

Alliance members shared updates and plans on these two bills poised to …

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May 17, 2018, Statewide Call – Update on the Campaign to Support the IOU Code of Conduct

Members of the Alliance’s work group on the IOU Code of Conduct …

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April 19, 2018, Statewide Call – The Low-down on CAISO Regional Expansion

Former CPUC President Loretta Lynch and 350 San Diego leader Tyson Siegele …

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March 29, 2018, Statewide Call – Community Engagement: How Local Efforts are Engaging their Communities in Community Choice 

Community Choice advocates reported on East Bay Community Energy, Monterey Bay Community …

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February 22, 2018, Statewide Call – The Latest Attack on Community Choice: IOU Code of Conduct

Seizing on the CPUC’s E-4907 attack on Community Choice at the end …

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December 21, 2017, Statewide Call – A Hostile CPUC Releases Resolution E-4907

The surprise release of this CPUC Resolution in the midst of the …

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November 30, 2017, Statewide Call – Update on Transmission Access Charges

Transmission Access Charges are imposed on local, small-scale renewable energy projects, even …

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Oct 26, 2017, Statewide Call – Regionalization of California’s Energy Market

This call went into depth on the implications of what regionalization means …

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Sept 7, 2017, Statewide Call – Legislative Sneak Attack: AB 726 and AB 813

With only five days left in the legislative session, these two bills …

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January 25, 2017, Statewide Call – Introducing the “Guide to Creating State-of-the-Art Community Choice Programs”

The Alliance was pleased to release its first handbook on “best practices” …

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