MCE
A local, not-for-profit
electricity provider
April 6, 2026
City of San Pablo
Community
Choice in
California
Enabling
Legislation
AB 117, 2002
Over 14 million
customers & 200
communities
Opt-out
model
Serving Customers
Implementation Plan Field
Considering CCA
2 3
How MCE Works
Not-for-Profit
Public Agency
34 Board Members.
Elected officials.
No tax dollars.
4 Bay Area
counties
600,000
Accounts
1.8 million
customers
4 MCE’s Growth
2010 2012 2013 2015 2016 2018 2020 2021 2022
MCE
service
launches to
small group
in Marin
County
Service offered
to all of Marin
County
Service starts in
Richmond
Service starts in
Benicia, El Cerrito,
San Pablo, and
unincorporated
Napa County
Service starts in
American Canyon,
Calistoga, Lafayette,
Napa, St. Helena,
Walnut Creek, and
Yountville
Service starts in
Concord, Danville,
Martinez, Moraga,
Oakley, Pinole,
Pittsburg, San Ramon,
and unincorporated
Contra Costa County
Service starts in
unincorporated
Solano County
Service starts in
Vallejo and
Pleasant Hill
Service starts
in Fairfield
2025
Service starts in
Hercules
5 Your Energy
Choices
Choice is Power
Default Service
100%
MCE
Deep Green
RENEWABLE
60%
MCE
Light Green
RENEWABLE
23%
PG&E
RENEWABLE
7 Understanding
MCE Rates
MCE does not
set rates for
electric delivery
or natural gas.
• MCE sets rates for electricity
generation only.
• MCE typically sets its rates once a year.
• MCE’s rates are released to the public
with a 30-day review and comment
period. All rate changes are reviewed
publicly by MCE’s Board of Directors
and approved in a voting meeting.
8 Discount Programs
• CARE, FERA, and Medical Baseline
Allowance are provided in full.
• Discount programs remain the
same with MCE service. Includes:
California Arrearage Payment
Program, Percentage of Income
Payment Plan, and PG&E employee
discounts.
• MCE Cares Credit provides $20/mo
credit to households and $25/mo
credit to small businesses
no need
to reapply
9 Residential Cost Comparison
Electric Generation $51.62 $59.81 $53.94
PG&E Electric Delivery $129.35 $129.35 $129.35
Additional PG&E Fees $16.29 $16.29 $-4.02
Average Total Monthly Cost $197.26 $205.45 $179.26
60%
RENEWABLE
MCE
Light Green
100%
RENEWABLE
MCE
Deep Green
23%
RENEWABLE
PG&E
10 MCE and The
City San Pablo
San Pablo At A Glance
Community Benefits1Customer Enrollment
MCE staff at Contra
Costa College
Earth Day in San
Pablo
EV Rebates Distributed
2 $229,000
EV Ports Installed3 21
Energy Charging
Rebates Distributed $66,500
Energy Efficiency
Rebates Distributed $297, 873
MCE Participation Rate 88%
Deep Green 5%
Solar 5%
CARE Discount 37%
Medical Baseline 2%
1 Cumulative statistics since joining MCE
2 Funds distributed directly to customers
3 Ports installed at public parking lots for small businesses, schools, multifamily housing, and public agencies • San Pablo city staff are participating in a new Contra Costa staff working group led by MCE. This quarterly group brings together a collation of sustainability staff across MCE member communities in Contra Costa County.
• Proud sponsors of Fiestas Patrias, Small Business of the Year Mixer, and Contra Costa College Earth Day.
Community
Engagement
• San Pablo EDC: MCE is investing
$12,500 in partnership with San
Pablo EDC to support local small
businesses.
• Clean Transportation Focus
Group:24 residents engaged
through a bilingual focus group with
the City of SanPablo to expand
access to clean transportation.
$1,884 annual
bill savings per
business
8 Community
Events
349
Businesses
Reached
13 Customer Programs
Workplace &
Multifamily Charging
$4,500 rebate for workplace
and multifamily properties
Energy Efficiency &
Demand Response
Programs to reduce energy
use during peak hours
Strategic Energy
Management (SEM)
Behavioral changes that
save
you money
14 The Power of MCE
metric tons of
GHGs eliminated
since 2010
500K
60% renewable
since 2017,
100%
renewable option
95%
carbon-free
since 2022
$400M
reinvested in MCE
communities since
2010
$4.5B
committed to
building new CA
renewable projects
48MW
of new renewable
projects built in our
service area
of labor hours
supported
3.3M
7,100
jobs created
15 Thank you!
mceCleanEnergy.org
[email protected]