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Alliance Events

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.

Jan 26, 2023, Statewide Call – Application for Rehearing of NEM 3.0

Senior Attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, Roger Lin, joins us …

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Dec 1, 2022, Statewide Call- CPUC: Attacking rooftop solar in the name of Equity

The topic of discussion for this statewide call will be the Newsom …

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Oct 27, 2022, Statewide Call- Reimagining Energy For Our Communities US (REFOCUS) Campaign

This Statewide Call will focus on the Reimagined Energy for Our Communities, …

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Sep 29, 2022, Statewide Call- Legislative Setback for Community Energy

The end of the last legislative session came with a few wins …

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July 28, 2022, Statewide Call – In the Trenches of the Transition: One Step Forward, How Many Steps Backward?

We are pleased to announce that Loretta Lynch will be our July …

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June 23, 2022, Statewide Call – Is Community Choice Missing the Standards Boat?

NB: This date is the 4th (not the last) Thursday of the …

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May 26, 2022, Statewide Call – A High DER Future or Not?

Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are transforming our electricity system. Rooftop solar, battery …

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Apr 28, 2022, Statewide Call – Obstacles to Equity in Energy Resilience

This month’s call continues the topic of “barriers to the deployment of …

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Mar 24, 2022, Statewide Call — Barriers to Microgrid Deployment

To realize the robust, decentralized electricity system of the future, microgrids are …

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Feb 17, 2022, Statewide Call — More Utility BS: Electrification vs Rooftop Solar

NB: This date is the 3rd Thursday, not our usual 4th.   We …

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Jan 20, 2022, Statewide Call — Newsom’s CPUC vs the People of California

NOTE Change of Date — This call is a week earlier than …

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Dec 16, 2021, Statewide Call — CCAs and NEM: Pro or Con?

For the last call of 2021, we focus on the Net Energy …

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Oct 28, 2021, Statewide Call — High DER or Hostile DER Future?

In June, the CPUC announced what might turn into an extremely important …

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Sept 23, 2021, Statewide Call — Our Take on the CPUC’s “Avoided Cost Calculator”

The future of local distributed energy resources (DERs) hangs on the savings …

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July 22, 2021 — The Sons of ENRON Ride Again While Californians Pay and Pay

Twenty Years Later, Where is the Breaking Point?  Has anything changed??  These …

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June 24, 2021, Statewide Call — Deconstructing the IOU Profit Model

Whether through legislative measures like AB 1139 to kill local renewables, ongoing …

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May 27, 2021, Statewide Call – AB 1139 “Utility Profit Grab” Crucial to Community Choice

This month we focus again on the utilities’ attempts to control every …

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Apr 29, 2021, Statewide Call – “Cost Shift or Utility Theft?”

Our April Statewide call focuses on an issue fundamental to the future …

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March 25, 2021, Statewide Call — “Rein in the IOUs”: A New Alliance Campaign

California ratepayers are under attack from the state’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs). We …

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Feb 24, 2021, Statewide Call — “A New Player: California Community Power”

This month we welcomed Jan Pepper, CEO of Peninsula Clean Energy to …

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Jan 28, 2021, Statewide Call — “Say Good Night to the PCIA”

Energy experts Bill Powers and Eric Veium led off a spirited discussion …

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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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