East Bay Community Energy:
Clean Energy, Low Rates, &
Local Investment
March 13, 2023
Lathrop City Council Meeting - Item 2.2
What is EBCE?
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)
is a local, community choice power
supplier committed to providing
Alameda County and the City of Tracy
with clean, green electricity at low rates.
EBCE reinvests earnings back into the
community to create local green energy
jobs, local energy programs, and clean
power projects.
2 How it Works
EBCE BUYS CLEAN POWER
EBCE buys from, and is building,
clean power plants. EBCE sells the
power to customers at low rates.
PG&E DELIVERS THE POWER
EBCE’s power is delivered to
customers by PG&E. Customers
pay PG&E for power delivery
as they always have.
YOU GET THE POWER
AND ALL THE BENEFITS
You benefit from clean energy,
low rates, local governance,
and innovative programs.
3 What Are the Benefits?
LOWER RATES LOCAL CONTROL
& INVESTMENT
SUSTAINABILITY CUSTOMER CHOICE
& PROGRAMS
4 History in Brief
2015
Feasibility study
commissioned by
County of Alameda
2017 2018 2019 2021
EBCE formed
as a Joint Powers
Authority
Launched
service to
commercial
customers
in June and
residential
customers in
November
Cities of Tracy,
Pleasanton, &
Newark join JPA
Began service
to Cities of Tracy,
Pleasanton, &
Newark
5 2022
City of Stockton
joins JPA
2024
Service begins
to the City of
Stockton
What Are My Options?
6 BRIGHT CHOICE
50% renewable energy
at rates 3% below PG&E
RENEWABLE 100
100% California solar &
wind energy at ¾ cent per
kilowatt-hour above PG&E
rates
PG&E
Thank You!
@PoweredbyEBCE
[email protected]
7 Questions? Give us a call:
1-833-699-EBCE (3223)
Español
ebce.org/es
中文
ebce.org/cn
CCAs Are Proven Across California
Over 11,000 Megawatts
of new clean generation capacity contracted
through long term Power Purchase Agreements by
CCAs across California
25 Currently, 25 CCAs operate in
California, spanning over 200 cities,
towns, and counties
11M 11 Million California customers are served
by CCAs
640K EBCE serves over 640,000 customers
$19M EBCE customers will save $19 Million
throughout the 22-23 FY
$21M
EBCE has an annual budget of $21
Million for local programs and
development
8 What Are the Benefits? City of Tracy
CUSTOMER CHOICE
& PROGRAMS
9 • Lower Rates:
• ~$1,688,000+ Tracy’s citywide customer rate
savings (since April 2021)
• $19M+ annual, service area-wide EBCE rate savings
(FY 2022-23)
• Local Control: Councilmembers Matt Bedolla & Dan
Arriola serve on EBCE’s Board of Directors. The City of Stockton will appoint a Board member by Q2 2023
• Customer Choice: 91.1% customer retention rate
(=8.9% customer opt out rate)
• Innovative Energy Programs:
• Medium- and Heavy-Duty Goods Movement
Electrification Blueprint
• Municipal Fleet Electrification Technical Assistance
• EBCE’s EV Fast Charge Network
• Resilience: S+S at Critical Municipal Facilities
10 Local Development
Transportation Electrification
• Public charging for renters
• Medium/heavy duty vehicle
electrification
• Micromobility
Building Electrification
• Induction Cooking
• Low/Moderate income electrification
Resilience
• Resilient Home Virtual Power Plant
• Critical Municipal Facilities PPA
Energy Efficiency
• Commercial Energy Efficiency
• Electrification / Grid Services
Local Programs to support economic growth and workforce development, decarbonization and community resilience
Long-Term Energy Contracts
EBCE is looking to add more
California clean generation
and storage to the grid.
These contracts are enabling new
construction of clean energy solutions.
Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center | Online July 2021
12 PROJECTS CONTRACTED
740+ MEGAWATTS OF WIND AND SOLAR
274+ MEGAWATTS OF BATTERY STORAGE
11 100% Carbon-free Base Product by 2030
12 On December 16, 2020, EBCE’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a goal to provide 100% clean power by 2030—fifteen years ahead of the State’s goals to do so.
Steps to Joining EBCE
1. Meetings with City staff/elected officials
2. 2-3 presentations to the City Council & Council considers joining JPA
3. EBCE staff conducts quantitative analysis
4. EBCE Board & Community Advisory Committee review analysis and Board considers including new community
5. If Board Approves, EBCE updates JPA and files amended Implementation Plan with the CPUC before 12/31/23
2024: Community outreach in new community
2025: EBCE enrolls customers in new community
13 EBCE Local Programs - Transportation
14 Public DC Fast Chargers
EBCE is developing a portfolio of publicly available fast chargers for passenger electric vehicles. We are partnering with our Cities to identify charging station sites located within multi-family hot spots that have been mapped with EBCE’s proprietary mapping tool. EBCE is developing the first 11 stations now, to begin service in 2024.
Regional Medium-Heavy Electrification
EBCE is developing a regional blueprint to make Alameda County, Tracy and Stockton a first mover for Medium and Heavy duty electrification.
E-Bike Lending program
EBCE released an RFP for an organization to support a 3-year $6M electric bike lending and incentive program. ACTC has recently approved an additional $4M in incentives. Stockton service was included in the solicitation and will be in initial launch plan.
15 EBCE Member Jurisdictions
16 Alameda County, its
cities* and the City
of Tracy are members
of EBCE’s Joint
Powers Authority
(JPA). The City of
Stockton joined the
JPA in 2022 with
EBCE's service to
begin in 2024.
https://ebce.org/newsand-events/ebce-sbrownfields-to-evcharging-fields-pilotteam-wins-epa-award/ Customer Notification
17 • Four (4) enrollment notices
via mail & email
• Customers can request to
return to PG&E anytime
• EBCE staff develops a customized community
outreach plan in
collaboration/consultation
with City staff
Partnership with Community Organizations
18 Community Innovation Grants
Awarding funds to community organizations to support
building electrification, transportation electrification, community resilience, and energy efficiency.
Covid-19 Relief
EBCE contributed $2.2 million to local organizations for Covid-19 Relief efforts.
Bill Assistance Programs Outreach
Awarded funds to community-based organizations to
support customer enrollment in bill assistance programs like CARE/FERA/Medical Baseline/AMP.
Community Sponsorships
Three times per year, EBCE issues sponsorships of up to $2,500 each to dozens of local organizations to help make our community shine. We also sponsor community events.
EBCE Local Programs
- Resilience
19 Resilient Home
EBCE has partnered with Sunrun — a leading residential solar provider—to offer home solar + battery storage systems for our customers at pre-negotiated pricing. EBCE customers can receive $500 after installation! Batteries are dispatched in the afternoon when price and carbon intensity are high to reduce EBCE procurement costs, stabilizing the grid and lowering costs for all EBCE customers.
Resilient Critical Municipal Facilities
EBCE has developed a new, innovative, deployment model to partner with Cities to develop solar + storage solutions on municipal critical infrastructure, like fire stations, police stations, libraries and community centers. EBCE completes all pre-development activities and issues solicitation for development and operation.
Phase 1 is in process with 4 cities and additional cities are enrolled in Phase 2.
EBCE Local Programs - Transportation
20 Public DC Fast Chargers
EBCE is developing a portfolio of publicly available fast chargers for passenger electric vehicles. We are partnering with our Cities to identify charging station sites located within multi-family hot spots that have been mapped with EBCE’s proprietary mapping tool. EBCE is developing the first 11 stations now, to begin service in 2024.
Regional Medium-Heavy Electrification
EBCE is developing a regional blueprint to make Alameda County, Tracy and Stockton a first mover for Medium and Heavy duty electrification.
E-Bike Lending program
EBCE released an RFP for an organization to support a 3-year $6M electric bike lending and incentive program. ACTC has recently approved an additional $4M in incentives. Stockton service was included in the solicitation and will be in initial launch plan.
EBCE Local Programs
-
Electrification/Efficiency
21 Induction Cooktop Lending Program
A way for residents to borrow and “test drive” induction cooking in their home for free! This program is available to all EBCE customers. Participants who post video and hashtag
#CleanCookingEBCE are entered to win an induction cooktop.
Health-e Home
EBCE has partnered with BlocPower to electrify low and
moderate income residents. EBCE has provided $400k in
incentives and $1M in low cost capital to fund efficiency and electrification retrofits for LMI households.
Commercial Energy Efficiency
EBCE received $14.5M in state funding to run a commercial energy efficiency program with a focus on peak load reduction and electrification. Cascade Energy will implement the program, scheduled to launch in April, 2023.