Fighting for Community Power & Fairer Bills
Everyone has a role to play in building a clean, affordable, and community-controlled energy future for California.
Powering Change Together
California’s energy system affects us all every day, from the electric bill in our mailboxes to the safety and reliability of our local power grid. For too long, massive monopoly utilities have called the shots, raising rates while slowing down the transition to clean, locally managed power.
We believe energy should serve people, not corporate profits. Our communities deserve a real say, and you don’t need to be an energy expert to make a difference. All you need is a desire for a cleaner, fairer, and more resilient energy system.
Ways to Get Involved
Whether you are an everyday resident wanting lower bills, a neighborhood advocate fighting for environmental justice, or a local organization ready to partner with a statewide coalition, your voice and actions matter. By signing petitions and collaborating with our members, you strengthen our movement.
Initiatives & Action Alerts
Take immediate action on urgent energy fights.
Add your voice to active petitions, public comment calls, and rapid-response alerts. From defending rooftop solar to pushing back against corporate rate hikes, our action alerts give you quick, direct ways to stand up for ratepayer rights and local power.
Task Forces
Roll up your sleeves alongside fellow members.
Our member-led working groups offer hands-on opportunities to collaborate on expanding local renewable energy projects, creating educational tools for environmental justice, and ensuring that Community Choice agencies serve their neighborhoods first.
Task Force Projects
Long-term, hands-on projects driven by our members.
Our Task Force Projects are designed for long-term, on-the-ground impact. Overseen by our dedicated Task Forces, these projects build partnerships inside and outside of CACE. Volunteer your professional skills to help California’s communities succeed.
Affordable Energy Campaign
Stand with us in the statewide fight for lower utility bills.
CACE is proudly united with consumer, environmental justice, and community advocacy groups across California to demand lower energy bills. Learn how this coalition is working to cut utility profits, protect families from wildfire costs, and secure immediate rate relief.
Action Alerts
Stop PG&E Gouging All Californians to Extend Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Join Us in This Work
Explore our initiatives, projects, and task forces to see how CACE members are defending solar, fighting for grid equity, holding investor-owned utilities accountable, and advancing community-controlled clean energy.
Stop PG&E Gouging All Californians to Extend Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Community Renewables Task Force Advisory Network
Community Choice Agencies Task Force
Energy Justice Education Task Force
Community Renewables Task Force
The CPUC Must Protect Ratepayers, Not Shareholders
Resume Opposition to Legislative Coup Against Community Choice (August 2019)
Roll Back the CPUC Attack on Our Communities (February 2019)
PCIA: Oppose CPUC Undermining of Community Choice
Oppose AB 813 — CAISO Regional Expansion
Down with Exit Fees
Call To Action: Down with Exit Fees
More Ways to Get Involved
Monthly Statewide Calls
Learn, connect, and stay informed.
CACE members can join our monthly virtual gatherings where community members, organizers, and policy experts examine what’s happening involving California energy from the top down and the bottom up. These calls translate complex policy debates so everyone can stay informed and take action together.