MCE Special Meeting
Board Retreat
Thursday, October 16, 2025
9:15 a.m.
Public comments may be made in person at the address below. 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1500, Concord, CA, 94520
Livestream Viewing
(Available before lunch break)
https://mcecleanenergy.org/board-meetings/
Materials related to this agenda are available for physical inspection at MCE’s offices in San Rafael at 1125 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901 and in Concord at 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1500, Concord, CA 94520.
DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation or an alternative format, please contact MCE at (888) 632-3674 or [email protected] at least 72 hours before the meeting start time to ensure arrangements are made.
Agenda Page 1 of 2
1. Roll Call/Quorum
2. Public Open Time (Discussion)
3. Welcome and Introductions (Discussion)
4. Year in Review and Key Highlights (Discussion)
5. 15th Anniversary Speaker (Discussion)
6. Managing MCE’s Power Supply Portfolio (Discussion)
7. CAISO, Risk Mitigation, and MCE’s Approach to Market Participation (Discussion)
Agenda Page 2 of 2
8. Using Virtual Power Plants to Decrease Volatility and Risk in MCE’s Supply (Discussion)
Lunch Break 12:15 - 1:15
(Afternoon sessions available in person only)
9. VPP In Action: Risk Mitigation Bidding Simulation (Discussion)
10. Small Group Breakouts with MCE Staff (Discussion)
11. Adjourn
The Board of Directors may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on the agenda irrespective of how the items are described.
Year in
Review
and Key
Highlights
MCE Board Retreat
October 16, 2025
Community
Reinvestment
3 $400M in Community
Reinvestment
MCE’s community reinvestment
strategy is focused on equality and equity.
Since inception:
• $400 million reinvested in our
community
• $161 million committed
directly to customers
• Across our county footprint
Funds Awarded to MCE: $234,500,000
CPUC: $220 million
Grants since 2020: $14.5 million
Savings Distributed
• $70 million in cost savings
• $57 million in energy efficiency funds
• $19 million in EV programs
• $19 million in local employment and
sponsorships
• $18 million in solar incentives
• $15 million in resiliency
4 Deep Green Community Reinvestment
The local renewable development fund
is supported by the Deep Green
Premium.
Half of 1.25¢/kWh is allocated to this
fund.
$9 million worth of investments
directly from this program for EVs,
community housing grants, and heat
pump water and space heating.
5 Launched in 2024, our Community Partnership Program
offered $100,000 to local partners supporting MCE’s
mission through community outreach.
• Canal Alliance
• North Marin Community Services
• San Pablo Economic Development Corporation
• Vallejo Main Street
• Solano Economic Development Corporation
• City of Pinole
2025 solicitation open until October 17th.
$100,000 Direct to Community Partners
6 2025 Impact
Report
2025 Snapshot
25 community choice programs serve one third of California electric customers or more than 14 million people.
8 MCE expanded service to Hercules, bringing total accounts to 600,000 and 38 member communities.
Ranch Sereno’s 2 MW solar project in Contra Costa becomes MCE’s latest local project, completing 48 MW of local clean energy generation.
New projects include 160 MW of generation online including 33 MW of wind, 27 MW of geothermal, and 100 MW of solar paired with 92 MW of storage.
To date, MCE has contracted for over 1,000 MW of new generation and almost 600 MW of storage to support California's clean energy goals.
Fiscal Strength
Finance Team Produces Strong Results
$1 Billion issued in green bonds in 2025 saves $65 million • $65 million in gross saving will apply over the next 10 years • Reduces cost of power for customers by 11%
• Prepaid 4 of MCE’s long-term power purchase agreement, • 775,000 MWh of energy prepaid annually, enough to power 105,000 homes • Prior 2 pre-pay transactions will save 10% on energy costs Skilled investment oversight yields interest income exceeding projections:
FY 2023/24 Approved Budget: $5,000,000
Actual: $15,420,000 Variance: $10,420,000 308% higher
FY 2024/25 Approved Budget: $12,000,000
Actual: $24,581,000 Variance: $12,581.000 105% higher
11 Fitch Upgrades MCE’s Credit Rating to A-
“Despite occasionally higher
rates… MCE… has retained
approximately 86% of the
customers… in its service area
since 2018,” said Fitch’s statement.
“MCE’s competitive advantage
over PG&E is its power supply
portfolio, which is predominately
renewable (60%) [and almost]
entirely carbon-free.”
Fitch upgraded MCE from BBB+ to A- for MCE’s:
• Strong historical trend of customer retention &
improved liquidity position
• Dedicated resources with in-house call center &
customer service
• Renewable & carbon-free content far exceeding
state mandates
• Robust operating margins & liquidity levels.
Benefits of higher rating include:
• MCE’s ability to negotiate more favorable power contracts and improved credit terms • Validation of the CCA business model from an internationally recognized rating agency • Assurance for customers that MCE’s financial strength is sound & that MCE will continue to provide competitively priced & reliable clean energy services over the long term. 12 S&P Metrics Show Low Risk of Default
0.110%
CCA 12, 4.72%
LAWP, 1.86%
CCA 5, 0.34%
CCA 13, 0.16% CCA 6, 0.15%
SDGE&E, 0.12%
CCA 11, 0.10%
PG&E, 0.09%
SMUD, 0.08%
CCA 4, 0.03%
CCA 1, 0.02%
CCA 2, 0.02%
CCA 7, 0.01%
CCA 8, 0.0092%
MCE, 0.0092%
CCA 3, 0.0055%
CCA 9, 0.0030%
SCE, 0.00%
CCA 10, 0.0011%
0.001%
0.010%
0.100%
1.000%
10.000%
100.000%
Clean
Energy
Alliance
LAWP Pioneer
CE
3CE Clean
Power SF
SDGE&E OCPA PG&E SMUD CPA SDCP AVA PCE SCP MCE SVCE VCE SCE Desert CE U.S. Electric
Utilities Median
MCE Rates Remain Competitive
13 Load-Serving Entity (CCAs & IOUs) in CA Generation Rate for Default Service Option Southern California Edison $0.1114
Sonoma Clean Power $0.1154
Rancho Mirage Energy Authority $0.1225
Apple Valley Clean Energy $0.1230
Clean Power Alliance $0.1232
Orange County Power Authority $0.1232
Santa Barbara Clean Energy $0.1236
Desert Community Energy $0.1258
Peninsula Clean Energy $0.1280
San Jose Clean Energy $0.1357
Valley Clean Energy $0.1361
Pioneer Community Energy $0.1377
Silicon Valley Clean Energy $0.1377
Redwood Coast Energy Authority $0.1428
Central Coast Community Energy $0.1464
King City Community Power $0.1479
MCE $0.1490
CleanPowerSF $0.1517
SDG&E $0.1561
Lancaster Energy $0.1571
Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy $0.1591
San Jacinto Power $0.1606
Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice $0.1612
Pomona Choice Energy $0.1627
San Diego Community Power $0.1638
Ava Community Energy $0.1741
PG&E $0.1790
Clean Energy Alliance $0.1872
MCE is unique among peers:
• 100% fossil-free ahead of mandate
• Strong emphasis on new-build
renewables in CA
• Legacy long-term PPAs from 2010
• Oldest PCIA vintages among CCAs
• Pays premium for FIT local supply
• No “brown-power” base choice
But MCE maintains competitive rates*
• SCE: $0.1114
• MCE: $0.1490
• PG&E: $0.1790
• CPA: $0.1872
*Rates from 2025 Joint Rate Mailer administered by CPUC (for E-1 residential)
Volatile Energy
Market
Historic Reminders
15 2000 ♦ Energy Crisis: Rolling blackouts, price spikes, Governor recalled 2001 ♦ PG&E bankruptcy #1
2010 ♦ MCE launches; enters long-term contracts for renewable energy 2016-18 ♦ 12 CCAs launch, renewable supply prices come down dramatically 2019 ♦ PG&E bankruptcy #2, CPUC begins issuing procurement orders (MTR) 2020 ♦ Rolling blackouts
2022 ♦ Extreme west-wide heat event with heat spikes leads to $20M cost to MCE in first 9 days of September
16 100%
fossil-free
95%
greenhouse
gas-free
60%
renewable
1,085 MW
new renewable energy build or
under development
$4.5 billion
committed to new renewables
3.3 million
labor hours, $1.6 million were union hours
MCE Power
Supply
Looking Back: Slide from Nov. 2024 Pro Forma Update
Renewable Energy Pricing Trends
• Renewable energy pricing has
significantly increased in past two years
with prices up 20% since time of budget
• Forward contracts dampen budgetary
impact, but experiencing higher prices
for recent/new contracts
• Price increases impact PG&E VAMO
contract with variable pricing terms
17 $19.00
$38.00
$75.00
$90.00
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
Jan 2023 May 2023 May 2024 September 2024
PCC1 Renewable Energy Prices ($/MWh)
PG&E VAMO Contract
• Voluntary Allocation and Market Offer (VAMO) contract provides MCE with approximately 850,000 MWh of PCC1 renewable energy in 2024 • Price is set at the market price benchmark (MPB) published by the CPUC • Forecast MPB published in October 2023 was used for initial 2024 invoices • Final MPB published in October 2024 will be used for remaining 2024 invoices and to true-up initial invoices
• Final price is $54.56 per MWh vs. initial price of $31.74 • Will result in $12 to $15 million fiscal impact in FY 24/25 18 Looking Back: Slide from Nov. 2024 Pro Forma Update
Planned Cost of Energy Increase: $100M
• Cost of Energy represents 94% of MCE’s operating budget • Increase in budgeted cost of energy by $100M due to:
$77M: Increased cost of PCC1 renewable energy
$13M: Regulatory change to account for line losses
$10M: Addition of Hercules
• Board requested more optimistic planning for cost of energy given 14% more positive results in prior fiscal year
19 Looking Back: March 2025 Budget Approval
Unplanned Cost of Energy Variance: $76M
$191.0 VAMO Price Adjustments
Early Deliveries
Long Positions
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
FY 2024/25 Actual FY 2024/25 Budget
Millions
$266.7
{ $75.7
$24.4
$36.4
$15.0
20 Looking Back: August 2025 Budget Results
21 12.88%
-14.20%
11.58%
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Millions
Budgeted Cost of Energy Actual Cost of Energy % Variance Cost of Energy: Budget Vs Actuals
Cost of Energy Trends
22 $(100,000,000)
$(50,000,000)
$-
$50,000,000
$100,000,000
$150,000,000
$200,000,000
$250,000,000
$300,000,000
$350,000,000
Sales
CAISO
Net Costs
Resource
Adequacy
Carbon
Free/ACS
Financial
Hedges
Long Term
PPA Costs
Short Term
PPA Costs
Others
Three Years of Energy Costs by Category
FY22-23 FY23-24 FY24-25
Solar and wind PPA prices continue to rise, and full impacts of Federal policies are not even reflected in the market yet… Wind PPAs in Q2 2025:
+ 9.7% from Q2 2024
+ 160% from Q2 2020
Solar PPAs in Q2 2025:
+ 9.6% from Q2 2024
+ 109% from Q2 2020
23 2025 Wind and Solar PPAs are more than double 2020 prices…without tariffs and tax credit phaseouts.
Source: LevelTen North American Continental PPA Price Index, Q2 2025.
Regulatory
Impacts
25 Regulatory Uncertainty Drives Volatility
• CPUC proposed new procurement order Sept. 30: likely
to drive up prices
• CPUC reopens PCIA proceeding: Exit fees expected to increase • PG&E seeks “retroactive ratemaking” by CPUC
• Resource Adequacy obligations transitioning to “Slice of Day” methodology
• Hourly accounting (instead of annual) for GHG accounting in 2027 • Federal events add to uncertainty: tariffs, IRS rules and other changes can wildly swing value of products
Regulatory decisions frequently impose
new, unplanned costs…
Navigating Risks in an
Uncertain Environment
Navigating Risks in an
Uncertain Environment
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Managing
MCE’s Power
Supply
Portfolio
MCE Board Retreat
October 16, 2025
Meet the Presenter
2 Stephen Mariani
Senior Power Procurement Manager
Joined in 2024
Stephen has nine years of experience in the energy
industry including energy consulting, power supply
management, and power procurement.
His experience includes four years of power supply
management and power procurement for public
power entities in California and three years regulating utility power procurement & PPA negotiations for the
State of Hawaii. Stephen joined MCE's Power
Resources and focuses on long-term power
procurement. Stephen holds a BA in Economics from
Tufts University and is an MBA candidate at the UC
Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Power Procurement Overview
Power Portfolio
Content
- Renewable targets
- Fossil-free targets
- PPAs + short-term
contracts
Resource Adequacy
- Compliance obligations
- PPAs + short-term
contracts
Wholesale Energy
Markets
- CAISO revenues from
power portfolio
- CAISO load costs
- Congestion rights 3
Key Drivers of Power
Supply Statistics
MCE’s Integrated Resource Plan
Establishes targets
Actual vs. Forecasted Retail Sales
Denominator in most power portfolio
calculations
Actual vs. Forecasted Energy Production
Product Availability & Budgetary Impact,
Resource Intermittency, Curtailment, Outages,
and Hydro conditions
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)
Fossil-Free Energy Production
Retail Sales
4 MCE Portfolio Target Comparison
5 • The graph shows the
base service for
major CCAs
• MCE provides the
most renewable
content with the
lowest emissions
content for the size
of the Light Green
service compared to
other CCAs
2025
Year-Ahead Filing
Summer 2025
Month-Ahead Filings
Costs of Compliance (Resource Adequacy)
2024
Year-Ahead Filing
Summer 2024
Month-Ahead Filings
Oct 1, 2023 Jun 1, 2024 Oct 1, 2024 Jun 1, 2025
$90/kw-mo. $30-40/kw-mo.
$80/kw-mo. $10-20/kw-mo.
Non-financial costs of
being out of RA
compliance =
Restrictions on CCA’s
service area expansion
Other CCA RA
non-compliance citations
= $136 MM
MCE RA
non-compliance citations
= $0
6 MCE’s Planning & Procurement Process
• Resource planning process utilizes a two-phased approach with attention given to:
• Fossil-Free Commitments: contracted supply and open positions are evaluated in consideration of current IRP targets and compliance obligations.
• Price risk mitigation/budgetary certainty: resource commitments are evaluated in consideration of potential market price exposure and budgetary/rate impacts.
• Fossil-Free Energy purchases/sales are pursued to align resource commitments with targets on a projected basis.
• Additional fossil-free purchases or sales may be executed throughout the year to balance commitments relative to needs (subject to product availability).
7 Power Supply Menu
8 Product Description In CCA PCLs?
Product Content Category 1
(PCC1) Renewables
Renewables + “bundled” energy located in CA or
interconnected to a CA balancing authority
MCE only uses
PCC1s
PCC2 Renewables Renewables outside of CA paired with “substitute energy” imported into CA; carries emissions of paired energy Unknown PCC3 Renewables “Unbundled” renewables; purchasing the renewable energy credit (REC), not the energy Unknown
Large Hydro / Asset
Controlling Supplier (ACS)
Fossil-free energy primarily from Pac Northwest hydro resources; ACS contains a small amount of nuclear energy MCE + 2 CCAs Nuclear Nuclear energy historically trades at discount to large hydro 8 other CCAs Voluntary Allocation +
Market Offer (VAMO)
CPUC program for CCAs to purchase from PG&E & other IOUs; Uncertain volumes & price due to market benchmark
MCE only took
short-term
Unspecified Power Energy not procured through a specified purchase; Emissions factor (EF) = 0.43 MT CO2e/MWh, 650x Light Green 2024 EF 9 other CCAs Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) Standard agreement pays local renewable suppliers in MCE service territory fixed price per MWh ($55-80/MWh for attribute) MCE only Contributes to additionality
Environmental Attribute Prices
9 Market
Prices ($)
Timing
Beginning of Compliance Period
(Many Buyers & Sellers)
End of Compliance Period
(Few Buyers & Sellers)
PCC1 “Bundled” Renewables
PCC2 Renewables
PCC3 “Unbundled” Renewables
Large Hydro / ACS
Unspecified Power (System Power)
Attribute Pricing
PCC1:
• 2024: $80-100
• 2025-26: Low $20s
PCC2:
• 2024: $50-60
• 2025-26: Mid $10s
PCC3
• 2024: $5-7
• 2025-26: $3-5
Large Hydro, ACS:
• 2024: $25-35
• 2025-26: <$10
Nuclear:
• 2024: $10-15
• 2025-26: No recent offers
Nuclear
MCE’s Long-Term Hedging from PPAs
10 $-
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
$70
$80
$90
$100
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
PCC1 Attribute Prices (2021-2025)
Under-hedging
may help MCE
Fully hedging MCE still signing PPAs to add to these positions may help MCE Long-term PPA PCC1 Need Coverage
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Long-term PPA Energy (GWh)
Long-Term PPA % of PCC1 Needs
MCE Historical Retail Sales Growth
11 91 185
570
1,110 1,255
1,695
2,125
2,804
4,437
5,136 5,262 5,333 5,536 5,501 5,546
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 GWh
MCE Retail Sales
MCE 2024 Sales and Customer Snapshot
Program % of Retail
Sales
Retail Sales
(MWh)
Customers (as
of 12/31/2024)
MCE Light Green 90.49% 5,017,968 544,561
Residential 46.46% 2,576,504 490,117
Non-Residential 44.03% 2,441,482 54,444
MCE Deep Green 9.49% 526,160 43,542
Residential 3.78% 209,538 36,680
Non-Residential 5.71% 316,622 6,862
MCE Local Sol 0.03% 1,507 287
Residential 0.03% 1,412 281
Non-Residential 0.00% 95 6
MCE Grand Total 100% 5,545,653 588,390
12 • MCE’s peak demand of
1,360 MW occurred on
July 11, 2024, HE19 (7:00
PM)
• 5% increase in peak
demand relative to 2023
(1,295 MW on Aug 11,
2023, 6:00 PM)
• MCE experienced a 0.8%
increase in retail sales
relative to 2023
(5,500,637 MWh)
MCE 2024 Resources by Origin & Type
MCE Resources by Origin
13 73.3%
California
4%
British Columbia
10.6%
Washington
6.5%
Arizona: 1.6% New Mexico
Montana: 1.5%
Alberta: 1.3%
Idaho: 0.7%
Oregon: 0.7%
Nevada: 0.4%
MCE Resources by Type
27.7%
Large
Hydro
45.1%
Solar
20%
Wind
3.7%
Eligible
Hydro
1.7%
Geothermal
1.7%
Biomass &
Waste
72.3%
Renewable
14 MCE’s Renewables
in California
• In 2024, 83.6% of MCE’s
specified renewable energy
purchases were sourced from
California-based resources.
• 73.3% of MCE’s total
purchases (fossil-free energy)
came from CA-based
resources.
2024 Supplier Diversity
MCE received specified 15 -source energy products from ≈65 unique suppliers in 2024 Renewable Energy
Supplier
% Total RPS
Deliveries in
2024
3Phases Renewables 1.6%
Antelope Expansion 2 5.7%
Arica Solar 6.5%
Calpine Energy Services 2.0%
Clean Energy Alliance 3.2%
Cottonwood Solar 1.3%
Daggett Solar Power 3 7.4%
Desert Harvest 4.6%
East Bay MUD 3.1%
Feed-In-Tariff Projects 1.4%
G2 Energy (Hay Road) 0.3%
G2 Energy (Ostrom Road) 0.6%
Renewable Energy
Supplier
% Total RPS
Deliveries in
2024
Genpower 0.7%
Great Valley Solar 1 6.5%
Kern and Tule Hydro 1.7%
Little Bear Solar (4 units) 6.6%
Morgan Stanley 2.9%
PG&E 18.9%
Pattern Energy 9.3%
RE Mustang 4 1.5%
Shell Energy 4.6%
Strauss Wind 5.3%
Voyager Wind III 3.5%
WM Renewable Energy 0.3%
Carbon-Free
Supplier
% Total CF
Deliveries in
2024
Brookfield 9.7%
Dynasty 3.9%
Morgan Stanley 20.3%
PG&E 28.5%
Powerex 26.3%
Tenaska 9.9%
WAPA 1.3%
MCE 2024 Power Content Label
16 **MCE’s Total Power Mix and Light Green Power Mix include an additional (not shown) 1.45% unbundled RECs (PCC0) delivered by PG&E under the VAMO supply agreement: PCC0 RECs relate to contracts executed on or before June 1, 2010 (prior to PCC distinctions) 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024
MCE TOTAL LIGHT GREEN LOCAL SOL DEEP GREEN GREEN ACCESS
POWER MIX POWER MIX POWER MIX POWER MIX POWER MIX
(Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Actual)
72.3% 69.3% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
1.7% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1.7% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
-- Eligible hydroelectric 3.7% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
45.1% 44.5% 100.0% 50.0% 100.0%
20.0% 16.9% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
27.7% 30.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
TOTAL 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Nuclear
Other
Unspecified sources of power
-- Geothermal
-- Solar
-- Wind
Coal
Large Hydroelectric
Natural Gas
MCE Procurement Statistics - CY 2017
ENERGY
RESOURCES
Eligible Renewable**
-- Biomass & waste
MCE’s 2024 Power Content Label
17 MCE’s 2024 Power Content Label
18 Zooming in:
Continues below:
MCE’s 2024 Power Content Label
19 20
2024 Highlights • 100% Fossil-Free (Renewables + Carbon -Free + ACS*)
• Up from 99.9% in 2023
• 73.7% RPS-eligible (64.5% in 2023)
• 71.9% Directly Delivered Renewables (PCC1** and PCC0) • 0.4% Firmed & Shaped Renewables (PCC0) • 1.4% Unbundled Renewables (PCC0 from VAMO***) • 27.7% Large Hydro (including ACS) • 73.3% California-based supply (all resources) • 83.6% California-based renewables (% of total renewables) • 1.46 lbs CO2e/MWh Light Green Emissions Factor (AB1110) • Equivalent ~100% GHG-free • Total Portfolio Emissions Factor = 1.3 lbs CO2e/MWh • 2023 Portfolio emissions factor = 4 lbs CO2e/MWh * ACS = Asset Controlling Suppliers
** PCC = Product Content Category
*** Voluntary Allocation Market Offer
MCE Historical Power Content (2015-2024)
21 *Includes energy delivered by large hydroelectric generators and Asset Controlling Suppliers Note: Percentages for 2023 and 2024 sum to more than 100% due to the inclusion of unbundled PCC0 RECs. 38% 53% 59% 61% 62% 63% 62% 61% 63% 72%
15%
3%
3%
<1% <1%
2%
1%
11%
13%
26% 26% 29%
36% 36% 38% 37%
323 28%
279
109
122 190
75 72
42 4 1
-
50 100
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Emissions Rate: lbs/CO2e/MWh
% of Total Portfolio
Historical Power Content (2015-2024)
Bundled Renewable % Unbundled Renewable %
Other Carbon-Free* % MCE Pre-AB1110 Emission Rate (lbs CO2e/MWh) MCE Post-AB1110 Emission Rate (lbs CO2e/MWh)
MCE vs PG&E: Five-year Portfolio Summary
22 *Includes RPS-eligible renewable, large hydro and nuclear power sources Source Data: Annual Power Source Disclosure Reports, as provided by the CEC (2020-2024) • PG&E’s 2024 Base Plan
power portfolio included
63% nuclear energy &
7% Unbundled RECs
• MCE’s 2024 Light Green
power portfolio included
0% nuclear energy and
1.6% Unbundled RECs
• PG&E’s Base Plan Emission
Factor = 16 lbs CO2e/MWh
(MCE Light Green Emission
Factor = 1.4 lbs CO2e/MWh)
61% 60% 60% 61% 71%
31%
49% 44% 37% 30%
99% 98% 99% 100% 100%
84% 92%
100% 100% 98%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fossil-Free Energy Comparison: MCE vs. PG&E
MCE Light Green: Renewables PG&E Base Plan: Renewables
MCE Light Green: Fossil-Free Energy* PG&E Base Plan: Fossil-Free Energy* mceCleanEnergy.org
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CAISO, Risk Mitigation,
and MCE’s Approach to
Market Participation
MCE Board of Directors
October 16, 2025
Meet the Presenter
2 CB Hall
Principal Power Procurement Manager
Joined in 2018
CB has 20+ years of energy and finance experience
and has worked for the California ISO, PG&E, Sonoma
Clean Power, and Morgan Stanley.
CB works on MCE’s power resources team in a wide
range of areas including evaluating long-term offers,
procuring short-term supply and helping manage
MCE’s market operations. He holds a BA in Economics
from Brown University and an MBA from Dartmouth
College.
2 Agenda
• 38 balancing authorities serve
the western grid
• The California Independent
System Operator (CAISO) uses
markets to help balance supply
and demand
• MCE actively participates in
CAISO markets
3 4
38 Balancing Authorities
Serve the Western Grid
• Balancing authorities balance
supply with demand at all times.
• When this balance is achieved,
grid frequency is 60 Hz.
• CAISO is the balancing authority
for approximately 80% of CA.
CAISO Uses Markets to Help Balance
Supply and Demand
Demand Bids
Supply Offers
CAISO Market Engine
Transmission Model
& Constraints
Resource Capabilities
Demand Forecast &
Reserve Requirements
Schedules and Prices
Power Balance Constraint
Looks for least-cost, feasible solution
5 MCE Actively Participates in CAISO Markets
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Illustrative 24-Hour Example
Geo Bio Wind Hydro Solar + Storage Pure Hedge Demand Demand Price mceCleanEnergy.org
[email protected]
Thank you!
Using Virtual Power
Plants to Decrease
Volatility
and Risk in
MCE’s
Supply
MCE Board Retreat
October 16, 2025
Meet the Presenters
2 Vicken Kasarjian
Chief Operations Officer
Joined MCE in 2018
Vicken’s career spans over 38 years in the energy
industry. Before joining MCE, Vicken’s previous work at CAISO, SMUD, NCPA, IID and CDWR included finance,
procurement, building and operating power plants and
transmission lines, developing markets, and reliably
operating balancing authorities. Vicken participated in the development of AB1890 that created the CAISO, and
was an elected trustee at NERC representing Load
Serving Entities in North America.
Vicken works with all staff, the Board, and external
entities to achieve a fossil-free portfolio. Vicken
establishes policies to take MCE to the next level of
strategic growth on a firm financial footing.
Meet the Presenters
3 Alexandra McGee
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Joined MCE in 2015
Alexandra develops strategy and cultivates
relationships to drive forward innovative, out-of-the-box opportunities to move our communities collectively toward a clean energy economy. At MCE,
she has fulfilled many roles for the agency: project
manager, Spanish translator, community organizer,
liaison to municipalities, grant writer, academic author, and as a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant.
She holds an MA from UC Berkeley for her research
on community approaches to small-scale
decentralized renewable energy for rural
electrification in Nicaragua.
Meet the Presenters
4 Shuvo Chowdhury
Vice President of Technology & Analytics
Joined MCE in 2022
Shuvo is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a BASc in electro-mechanical engineering. Prior to MCE,
he has worked in a variety of leadership roles in the
energy sector, including at utilities, technology &
management consulting, private developers and
family offices.
Shuvo leads MCE’s Technology & Analytics
department. He oversees MCE’s technology platforms
and strategy, as it relates to data analysis,
cybersecurity and analytics. He specializes in process
optimization, energy-technology strategy and risk
management.
Meet the Presenters
5 Sam Irvine
Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager
Joined MCE in 2024
Sam holds a dual MBA and MPA from Presidio
Graduate School and has supported the efforts of
CCAs, project developers, financiers, and community
groups for more than a decade. He currently supports
MCE’s Strategic Initiatives Department and is
managing MCE’s Virtual Power Plant initiatives.
Prior to joining MCE, Sam was the primary project
manager of Richmond Advanced Energy Community
VPP Pilot. Sam specializes in cultivating public private partnerships to accelerate our just energy transition
6 Customer Objectives
● Electrification: Leverage successful MCE
programs to modernize homes & businesses with
devices that improve comfort, flexibility, and
resiliency, while creating jobs in the process
● Better Air Quality: Replace the need for peaker
plants or diesel generators with green technology
● Bill Savings: Reduce energy burden for customers
with sensitive load management
● New Revenue Stream: Share financial benefits
through easy on-bill credits; increase property
values
● Customizability: Prioritize customer comfort and
allow for a diversity of risk appetite
7 Grid Objectives
● Decentralized Resources: Establish flexible load
with smaller customizable solutions rather than
costly centralized solutions
● Diversified Solutions: Aggregate devices with
different load profiles for dynamic load shifting
● Real-time Innovation: Directly receive device data,
bypassing meter-data bottlenecks, enhancing
transparency
● Faster Operations: Unlock faster energy
management toward a 24x7 settlement
● Enhanced Reliability: Support the grid with
community-level flexibility
● New Markets: Unlock revenue in wholesale markets
● Cost Savings: Reduce procurement & resource
adequacy obligations
Customer Choice
8 Multiple Strategies for Customized Solutions
Solar Storage
Credit
MCE Sync
Peak
Flex
Energy
Storage
Program EE and
Electrification
Retrofits
Richmond
pilot model
Less Control More Control
MCE VPP
9 History
• May 2022, MCE joined a $5M California
Energy Commission EPIC grant in
Richmond
• Provide a suite of customer-owned
distributed energy resources (DERs) by 2025
to build a quiet, invisible, clean pockets of
power to develop a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
• Rooftop solar, heat pump water heaters,
smart thermostats, smart plugs, EV
chargers, batteries
• VPP FLEX adds $5M from CEC and $5M
from MCE to expand program to all MCE
communities with a focus on integrating
existing Customer Programs into the VPP
• Refinery built before city incorporated in 1905
• WWII temporary housing still in use today;
71% built before 1980
• 99th percentile for asthma & CARB designated
AB 617 community - high air pollution
10 Residential
Zero-Net Carbon Homes for First-Time
Lower-income Home Buyers
• Social impact bond to acquire sites for
rehabilitation to build inter-generational wealth
• Homes sold below market value with no resale
restrictions
Existing Eligible Homeowners
• Solar + DERs for income-qualified households
• No- to low-cost DERs for participation, made
possible through various funding sources
Before
After
11 Benefits of a Virtual Power Plant
Dispatched on Economics
A powerplant dispatched
based on:
• Fuel cost
• Energy price & Contracts
• …and many other factors
Constrained by Physics
A powerplant is limited by:
• Where it is located
• What it is connected to
• Type of plant
Role of a Power Plant
12 • Market rules
• Regulatory constructs
• System topology
• …and other factors
13 Hidden Capacity
• Safety & reliability are of
primary importance to the
grid
• Without real-time situational
awareness, the grid usually
runs at a much lower capacity
than it is capable of
• There is capacity in the
distribution grid; we just can’t
see it
• Accessing this capacity will
allow the grid to run more
efficiently
• VPPs allow us to access this
capacity Source: Adapted from Virtual Power Plants, Real Benefits report 2023 from the Rocky Mountain Institute What Happens Today
14 Vendor
Cloud 1
Vendor
Cloud 2
Utility
Meter
PG&E
+72 Hours
Up to 45 days
Billing Quality
Realtime Situational Awareness
15 Vendor
Cloud 1
Vendor
Cloud 2
Network (HAN)
Home Area VPP
Utility
Meter
Community/Customer Grid Edge Aggregators Distributed Energy Management System (DERMS)
Realtime Action
16 Vendor
Cloud 1
Vendor
Cloud 2
Home Area
VPP
Network (HAN)
Utility
Meter
Market(s)
Different Ways to Shape Load
17 Automatically shift usage depending on what
is needed for the grid.
Use Case 1 Daily Peak Shift
• Off-peak charging from on-site solar
• On-peak discharging (4-9pm)
Use Case 2 Market Participation
Use Case 3 Outages
• Schedule devices in energy blocks for the CAISO markets • Adjust day-ahead and day-of energy procurements
• Battery charges to full capacity at time of notification • Examples: Public Safety Power Shutoffs, eclipse, storms or unusual weather
Growth Opportunity
18 MCE Peak: 1200 MW
85,000 solar customers / 400 MW
• Organic growth rate of 1.28% / month
19,887 battery customers / 100 MW
• 21.5% of NEM/SBP customers have a battery
• 1,299 in MCE’s Solar + Storage program
• 17% Tesla
• 10% Enphase
• 10 other OEMs, less than 10% each
101,830 EVs by 2026 / 500 MW
19 Devices can be made
smarter if they can
communicate with MCE’s
Distributed Energy
Resource Management
System (DERMS).
Recent DERMS test:
Red - what customer
would have done without
intervention
Blue - shifted load
Green - the kWh
difference
Projected vs. Actual
20 From Pilot to Scale
● The Richmond Pilot defined the VPP
proof of concept. Successes:
○ Communication of new devices
○ Registration of assets in Demand
Response Registration System
○ Test events of installed devices
○ Integration of Open Source
DERMS platform for CCAs
● VPP FLEX is explicit about its
objective for efficiency & scale.
It targets a 3MW load shift and a
measurable Return on Investment.
21 VPP Scaling Approaches
Adapt existing
Customer Programs
for VPP
Integrate existing
DERs into VPP with
Pay for Performance
model
Deploy new flexible
capacity at
commercial,
agricultural & public
facilities
Build open-source eDERMS
and engage with
CAISO
22 Goals/Objectives
1. Develop an updated eDERMS package that is
OpenADR 3.0 certified
2. Implement a value sharing plan that includes
a pay-for-performance component
3. Expand VPP eligibility to all MCE communities
4. Adapt MCE Programs to be VPP-Ready and
expand contracted Trade Allies
5. Integrate the VPP with CAISO markets to
demonstrate new CCA revenues
6. Achieve a 3 MW load shift through strategic
deployment and optimization of DER
installations
7. Demonstrate at least 20% cost recovery of
the proposed VPP within four years
2025
-2026
Planning, Needs Assessment
“VPP Toolkit”
• Adaptation Plans • Data Warehouse Memo • VPP Forecasting Methodology • Value Sharing Plan • Economic Dispatch plan • Settlement Procedures • Reliability/Security Plan • Community Engagement Plan • Trade Ally Engagement Plan • Project Development Tracker 23 2026
Outreach & Engagement
2027-2028
DER Enrollment &
Registration
2028-Ongoing
Operation &
Optimization
2026
Trade Ally Engagement
& Onboarding
Q1 2027
1st Report
Q1 2028
2nd Report
Q1 2029
3rd Report
• RFP 1 – M&V + OEMs
• RFP 2 – Aggregators • Implement Community
Engagement Plan
• Optimize systems
• Data Warehousing
• DER Integrations
• DRRS Registration Log
• Deployment Memo
Summit
24 25
Monthly Customer
Credit: Phase 1
The VPP provides monthly bill credits in exchange
for remote control and dispatch capability, with
exceptions made for outage events:
• Residential: Credits vary on number and type
of DERs installed ($2-20/device/month), capped
at either $40 or $50 monthly.
• Commercial and Industrial: Monthly credits
capped at $300 for commercial and $750 for
industrial customers, with a true-up of their
actual value to MCE reconciled and paid
annually.
Costs can be offset, in whole or in part, by
reduced cost of procured energy by MCE.
26 Eligible Devices
& Credits
• $2/month per smart appliance
• $5/month per
• HAN/Smart Gateway
• Smart thermostat
• Mini-split air conditioner
• Heat pump hot water heater
• $10/month per
• Level 2 EV charger
• Battery under 20 kWh
• $20/month per
• Bi-directional L2 EV charger
• Battery over 20 kWh
27 Long-Term Vision
• Share this with all MCE communities to
empower residents, increase renewable energy,
and harmonize supply and demand
• Consistently responsive systems of real-time
data with validated loads that can be bid and
settled with the CAISO
• Be an industry leader by create a roadmap for
other CCA’s using open-source data
• Develop the data so CCAs can partner with
IOUs inform distribution system investments
• Tap into other financial opportunities and
revenue streams, e.g., resource adequacy
• Unique MCE approach – sharing the wealth
with customers through on-bill credit structures
California Independent System Operator
mceCleanEnergy.org
[email protected]
Thank You
$1.4 million
spent or committed toward
heat pump water and
space heating
The Power of Deep Green
$395,000
spent or committed toward
community housing grants
$18.7 million
spent or committed toward EV
charging and EV instant rebates
$363,875
spent on low-income
solar installations
Community Housing
In 2023 MCE started offering additional funding for energy efficiency and electrification measures at community housing facilities. These facilities are typically emergency housing and shelters, serving a vulnerable population in need of immediate support.
Local Renewable Energy and Program
Development Fund
Half of the Deep Green premium of 1.25¢ per kilowatt hour is allocated to this fund. By choosing Deep Green, MCE customers are going above and beyond, choosing 100% renewable electricity and local reinvestment.
EV Charging and EV Instant Rebate
I decided to participate because you have a great program and because I don’t want to use more gas so as to not further contaminate the planet. I will reduce my electricity bill, I won’t be using more gas, and [I have] a magnificent air conditioner!” — Teresa, Pittsburg Resident and Home Energy Savings
customer
“
$412,000 spent & $530,000 allocated
Low-income Solar
Provided $363,875 to help 688 households install over 1,400 kilowatts of solar. The program launched in 2013 and concluded in 2017.
Heat Pump Program
Combines with CPUC dollars earmarked for the installation of heat pump water and space heaters and associated wiring, construction, and any necessary remediation for the Home Energy Savings, Multifamily Energy Savings, and Flex Market Projects. It also supports installations through MCE’s Emergency Water Heater Loaner program. $819,000 spent & $540,000 allocated
$13,411,000 spent & $5,310,000 allocated
EV Instant Rebate
Increases clean vehicle access
for lower-income customers and
those living in historically under-represented or pollution-burdened communities. The program makes
it easy for eligible customers
to receive up to $3,500 off the
purchase or lease of an EV by
providing point-of-sale rebates.
This reduces the upfront cost of
going electric, making EVs an
easier choice.
“I recommend getting a rebate from MCE. I just love my car – it’s fast and a better driving car. I love the way it maneuvers. It’s really easy to charge. With all the assistance MCE gives you, it’s a great deal and well worth it!”
— Sandra, EV rebate recipient
• $2.6M in point-of-sale EV rebates in 2025
• Almost 2,000 rebates distributed
• 85% of surveyed participants reported they would not have been able to purchase an EV without MCE’s rebate
“
EV Charging Rebate
In California, 50% of emissions come from the transportation sector.
MCE’s EV charging program offers rebates to multifamily properties and workplaces for installation of EV charging stations. Studies show that drivers are six times more likely to purchase an EV if they have access to charging at work, and lack of access to charging at home represents a major barrier for multifamily residents. Customers can access up to $4,500 per port through MCE’s program, along with technical assistance to support the planning of charging stations. • 1,300+ ports installed to date
• Funding reserved for an additional 1,000 ports
The Meadows of Terra Linda
San Rafael, Marin County
Contra Costa County Offices
Martinez, Contra Costa County
Reinvesting in Our Communities
MCE’s commitment to clean energy equity is deeply rooted in community reinvestment. We know that historically marginalized communities are left behind when resources are not intentionally allocated to support specific needs.
Our investment strategy focuses both on equality and equity.
Customer programs are targeted toward communities and
populations that are most in need. From our EV instant rebate, to our community sponsorship dollars, a priority is made for vulnerable populations including: low-income individuals, state-designated Disadvantaged Communities, English as a second language customers, underserved individuals looking to enter the green workforce, and communities impacted by the fossil-fuel industry.
Local Renewable Energy and Program
Development Fund
MCE’s Local Renewable Energy and Program Development Fund is supported by half of the Deep Green premium of 1.25¢ per kilowatt hour. To date, $9 million worth of investments have been funded out of this program specifically for EVs, community housing support, heat pump water heaters, and low-income solar (program concluded). $400 million
spent or allocated for our member
communities
Local Renewable
Energy Development
$221 million (55%)
Energy
Efficiency
$57 million (14%)
Cost Savings
$70 million (17%)
EV Programs
$19 million (4.5%)
Solar Incentives
$18 million (4.3%)
Community Partnership Program
$161 million
spent or committed directly
to customers
$ 75 million
spent to directly
support customers
In 2024 MCE launched our first
solicitation for our Community
Partnership Program, offering
contracts to local partners
for supporting MCE’s
mission through community
outreach. MCE contracted
with six partners to support
education in underserved
communities including low-income, Spanish speaking, and as part of our Small Business
Energy Advantage program.
The solicitation also selected
partners for our transportation
electriciation programs.
57%
Contra
Costa
17%
Marin
17%
Solano
10%
Napa
Percentage of Customers by County
Contra Costa
$41.2 million (55%)
Solano
$15 million (20%)
Napa
$7 million (9%)
Marin
$12 million (16%)
Investment by County Since Inception
MCE & Non-CPUC
Grants
$26 million (34%)
CPUC
$22.5 million (30%)
State Bill Savings
Programs
$17.6 million (23%)
Deep Green Premium
$9 million (12%)
Investment by Funding Source Since Inception
Sponsorships
$1.4 million (2%)
Bill Savings Programs
$33 million (44%)
Workforce Development
$2.3 million (3%)
Resiliency Programs
$3.9 million (5%)
EV Programs
$7.8 million (10%)
Energy Efficiency
Programs
$26.8 million (36%)
Investment by Program Type Since Inception
Resiliency
$15 million (3.6%)
Local Employment
and Sponsorships
$19 million (4.5%)
Spent and Committed Since Inception
• Canal Alliance: $30,000
• North Marin Community
Services: $30,000
• San Pablo Economic
Development
Corporation: $12,500
• Vallejo Main Street:
$10,000
• Solano Economic
Development
Corporation: $10,000
• City of Pinole: $7,500
• Transform: $40,000
• Cool the Earth: $40,000
Advancing Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Tiger Team
Launched in 2025 to engage directly with local partners to listen, learn, and integrate their perspective into both internal processes and public programming on a going-forward basis. MCE researched and met with key partners to identify shared opportunities, understand the priorities of each group, discuss barriers to progress, and explore ways we can support one another’s work. Partners included: Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Communities for a Better Environment, Urban Tilth, and the California Environmental Justice Alliance. Based on these conversations MCE is:
• Targeting grant efforts toward shared workforce and policy goals • Amplifying partner voices through joint speaking opportunities • Adding environmental justice maps into MCE’s customer database to better focus outreach efforts
Key Themes
Culturally Competent Messaging
Partners need direct dialogue with MCE staff and culturally responsive messaging for their constituents that reflects their unique experiences and needs.
Creating Pathways for Economic and Youth Empowerment
Workforce development, green jobs training, and youth leadership programs were identified as essential pillars for long-term community resilience and equity.
Leveraging Land as a Community Resource
MCE is encouraged to shape policies that enable renewable energy development in areas historically surrounded by refineries and other heavy industry and revitalize land to create workforce opportunities in agriculture and other green fields.
Many environmental justice partners will be speaking at MCE’s upcoming Community Power Coalition Sympoisum at the Concord office on November 14, 2025.
Charged By Public Power
Developed in response to longstanding inequities in how transportation infrastructure decisions are made and implemented in underserved state-designated Disadvantaged Communities (DACs). The program aims to create a more equitable process for community input and decision-making to ensure that investments in clean transportation reflect the needs and priorities of the people most impacted. MCE hosted 11 focus groups across 8 priority communities, engaging 130 residents in both English and Spanish.
MCE is committed to advancing environmental justice by ensuring that all communities, particularly those historically overburdened by environmental harms, have a meaningful voice in shaping clean energy solutions. We believe that strong, intentional partnerships with environmental justice focused community-based organizations are essential to achieving this goal.
Expanding Language Access
In 2024, nearly one in three calls to MCE’s service center were received in Spanish. Spanish is the most prevalent language among non-English speakers in MCE’s area, followed by Chinese and Vietnamese. This insight prompted the launch of a comprehensive language assessment which revealed valuable insights about the diverse languages spoken by our customers. The assessment determined that:
• Roughly 8% of households in MCE’s service area are linguistically isolated.
• Working with local partners, including nonprofits and community organizations, is an effective strategy to build trust especially with non-English speaking communities.
The results of this study are helping MCE better serve people who face language barriers by working alongside local partners to reach non-English speaking customers and people with diverse abilities Because of Youth
MCE’s first Because of Youth
Festival was held at Contra Costa
College on March 30, 2025 as a
way to inspire youth ages 16-25 to
take part in climate action initiatives.
16 organizations including GRID
Alternatives, Rich City Rides, 4th Second
Solano, and Rising Sun came out to table
on a rainy Sunday. These organizations shared
opportunities available for youth in Napa, Solano,
Contra Costa, and Marin County.
Community Power Coalition
MCE’s Community Power Coalition represents over 170
organizations across our service area. We host 6 Community Power Coalition meetings a year with the goal to create bi-directional pathways for community partners to engage in climate crisis conversations and partnerships while amplifying the voices of underrepresented groups and better understanding the needs of all communities.
Building a Green Workforce
Training the Next Generation
Since launching the Training the Next Generation initiative in 2024, MCE has removed barriers and increased retention for young adults entering the green construction industry in Marin County, particularly BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and low-income individuals. As Marin’s decarbonization efforts expand, so does the need for a local pipeline of trained candidates in green construction. The program so far has:
• Served 18 students, 88% of which identified as
BIPOC
• Helped 7 graduates place into local jobs with an
average wage of $28/hour
• Increased visibility of Marin’s workforce development efforts, partnerships, and funding opportunities through strategic collaboration.
I think renewable energy is
something that we as a community
can work on. I think at first it is going
to be a hard transition but I liked
how she explained all the benefits
to switching to electric rather than
relying on gas.”
— Traning the Next Generation
Program Participant
“
Supplier Diversity
MCE leads annual workshops known as “Certify and Amplify” to connect our local businesses to the State of California’s Supplier Diversity Clearinghouse. Eligible businesses can apply to certify through this utility contracting program to amplify their business.
Current eligibility extends to woman–owned, disabled veteran– owned, LGBTQ–owned, and minority–owned businesses. In 2024 MCE spent:
• $4.1 million on 12 diverse businesses
• $47 million on 108 local businesses
• $883,296 on 11 certified small businesses
Our mission [as] a top, female-owned lobbying firm in Sacramento, is to provide our clients with innovative and out of the box strategic government relations services and counsel... At the encouragement of MCE, and to demonstrate our firm’s commitment to equality and diversity, we were motivated to become a certified business through the CPUC. This certification has opened
doors for us and has helped us to continue our
relationships with organizations that value
supplier diversity”
— Emily Pappas, Partner
Niemela Pappas & Associates
“
7,100
jobs supported with
clean energy projects
$4.5 million
committed to
workforce development
616
workers trained though workforce
development partnerships
1.9 million
total union labor hours through
renewable energy development
MCE supports sustainable and fairly compensated job opportunities in the energy industry through workforce training and
pre-apprenticeship programs. Our Sustainable Workforce and Diversity policy outlines specific efforts to prioritize workforce development through MCE’s Feed–In Tariff program, energy efficiency projects, contracts for services and supplies, and hiring of MCE staff. We partner with community–based, education, and employment organizations and use strategic recruiting and hiring practices such as targeted job postings, attending job recruitment fairs, and blind resume reviews.
Our Commitment:
• Inclusive hiring practices
• Quality training and apprenticeships
• Fair wages and equitable opportunities
California Jobs First Initiative
MCE is submitting an application to GO-BIZ which would bring almost 30 regional Bay Area partners together to deliver hands-on electrification training to entry-level workers. The proposal seeks to train 240 graduates over two years, encouraging graduates to apply for union apprenticeships or placing them in entry-level contractor roles. Contractor partners will receive training, technical assistance, and certification support. This is an expansion of MCE’s Green Workforce
Pathways program, bringing together more partners
to streamline job training in the Bay Area and directly addressing workforce shortages and the need for scalable electrification. Partners include:
• Future Build
• East Contra Costa Healthy Homes
• Contra Costa County
• Workforce Alliance of the North Bay
• Marin County Office of Education
• Emerald Cities Collaborative
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District
• The Marin Builders Association
• Efficiency First California
Internship Program
MCE’s paid internship program offers hands-on experience in the renewable energy field, creating entry-level opportunities for local community members — especially those who may face barriers entering the industry. Since its launch in 2021, 67 interns — 78% from MCE’s service area — have worked across departments on projects to help MCE advance its mission. Several interns have driven such a high impact for MCE that their terms have been extended or they have secured fellowship or full-time positions with the agency. The program continues to foster lasting career pathways and build a more inclusive clean energy workforce.