🚨 CCAs are hiring!

Looking to build a career in clean energy and community impact? Community Choice Aggregators across California are hiring for a range of roles — from policy and procurement to communications and operations.

🔍 Explore openings across California CCAs: cal-cca.org/opportunitie...

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social expressing his support today for SB 540:

"This is about affordability. It's about reliability. It's about us maintaining our authority and autonomy as it relates to our low-carbon green growth goals."

More on SB 540 here:🔗https://cal-cca.org/pathways-initiative/

🔎 Did you know CalCCA has an Interactive Map & Address Lookup?

🗺 Explore CA’s load-serving entities
⚡ Discover CCA energy projects
📍 Find your territory
🖱 Toggle data layers easily

Try it out 👇
🔗 cal-cca.org/cca-map/

📢 California Community Power has just launched a Request for Proposals for a consultant to provide transmission and distribution education to CC Power and its members!

📅 Proposals due August 22, 2025

🔗 cacommunitypower.org/solicitations/

🚨 New Tool Alert: CalCCA’s RA Stack Analysis Dashboard is live!
We’ve launched a new interactive webpage to help stakeholders explore California’s Resource Adequacy landscape under the Slice-of-Day (SOD) framework.📊

Explore the dashboard now ➡️ cal-cca.org/ra-stack-ana...

Energizing education: Sonoma Clean Power expands Mendo County learning experiences - Local News Matters Sonoma Clean Power, a community-owned electricity provider that serves Mendocino and Sonoma counties, has contributed $20,000 to start a program aimed at

🚸 @sonomacleanpower.bsky.social is supporting Mendocino County students with a $20K boost to the new SchoolsRule program!

Funding will support:
🚌 Field trips
🎨 Arts & science
🌲 Outdoor learning
Another great example of community choice at work 💡

🔗 localnewsmatters.org/2025/07/10/e...

🚴⚡ Ava Bike Electric is now live!
Ava customers and Alameda County residents can apply for instant rebates ranging from $400-$1,500 to help cover the cost of a new e-bike. Better than any Prime Day deal 👀 Ready to join the e-bike revolution?
Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric

👋 Headed to CivicWell's CCEC Annual Forum in San Jose?

Stop by CalCCA’s sponsor table on July 9–10 and say hello to Teresa Machado and Matt Lundy! We’re excited to connect and talk about all things Community Choice. 🌱⚡

🔌 @mcecleanenergy.org & @svcleanenergy.bsky.social are driving smarter EV charging!

In the ChargeWise CA pilot w/ ev.energy +@calenergy.bsky.social :
✅ 98% of charging off-peak
✅ $10–$20/mo savings
✅ 50% of users in DACs
Dynamic pricing = cleaner, cheaper power.

www.publicpower.org/periodical/a...

VCE is a public, not-for-profit Community Choice Aggregation program (CCA). That means we are committed to reinvesting in our communities. How? We provide innovative programs to save customers money and invest in a sustainable future. Learn more: zurl.co/vD0Hw
@calcca.bsky.social

Yesterday, CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan testified before the Little Hoover Commission, spotlighting rising electricity costs and what’s driving them—and how CCAs are taking action to fight rising bills.

Salton Sea Projects Paused Despite Appetite for Geothermal Energy Progress on approvals for three proposed geothermal projects in the Salton Sea was paused indefinitely at a time when load-serving entities are seeking to add geothermal generation to their energy

♨️ Three Salton Sea geothermal projects are on hold—but CCAs are charging ahead with 310+ MW of new-build geothermal contracted, including nearly 150 MW in California.

🔗 Read more via NewsData: www.newsdata.com/california_e...

Relive the energy of CalCCA’s 2025 Annual Conference!

The conference featured over 870 attendees - an incredible cohort of CCA experts and energy leaders working together to benefit California’s energy future.

Revisit this impactful event with our recap video: youtu.be/_BD-WUVz4Fg?...

Morgan Hill adds all-electric fire station Morgan Hill celebrated the completion of a new solar-powered all electric fire station this weekend, helping expand fire service to the growing community.

Big news from Silicon Valley Clean Energy + City of Morgan Hill : the city’s first all-electric fire station is now open! ⚡

SVCE’s $500K Community Grant helped fund solar, battery storage, and pollution-free tech—boosting public safety and climate goals. 🚒💡

www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/09/m...

California college grows clean energy program amid geothermal interest Mendocino County sits on a prime geothermal zone. As the industry grows, local leaders are ramping up efforts to prep residents for the jobs it creates.

@sonomacleanpower.bsky.social ’s GeoZone could bring 600 MW of 24/7 clean energy + 1,000 permanent jobs to Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake counties.

SCP is prioritizing local hiring & workforce partnerships to power the transition. ⚡

Read more @canarymedia.com : www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...

📸 CalCCA Partner REC Solar is repping their CalCCA swag in style! Their office is looking extra cozy with our favorite: the CalCCA pillow. 🛋️

Want to rep Community Choice? 🧢☕👜
From pillows to mugs to totes—we’ve got you covered.

🛍️ Shop here 👉 www.redbubble.com/people/CalCC...

Happy World Environment Day! This year’s focus: ending plastic pollution. It’s everywhere—even in our bodies. Let’s skip the straw, bring a reusable bag, and cut back on single-use plastics. Small steps, big impact! @unep.org

What can $5 in electricity do? Way more than you think! From powering days of light to heating your morning toast (and your bath), small changes can lead to serious savings (or serious waste if you're not careful!).

Need a new appliance? Valley Clean Energy’s Electric Advisors offer free help for VCE customers in finding energy-efficient replacements, rebates, and trusted installers. Save energy and money, stress-free. Start here: zurl.co/nD3PQ

Proposed Changes to Resource-Adequacy Program Include Raising Planning Reserve Margin California energy regulators are poised to increase the planning reserve margin in the state’s resource-adequacy program as well as adopt requirements for local and flexible capacity, according to a p...

📣 CalCCA’s concerns with the CPUC’s RA proposed decision were featured in California Energy Markets.

Rejecting our hourly slice-of-day proposal is a missed chance to cut costs for ratepayers.

🗓 Vote set for June 26.

🔗 Article: www.newsdata.com/california_e...

The CalCCA Monthly Aggregator is out!

Inside:
♨️@sonomacleanpower.bsky.social helps create geothermal jobs
⚡Peninsula Clean Energy deploys thermal batteries
☀️San Diego Community Power finalizes solar+storage projects

Read more here: mailchi.mp/cal-cca.org/...

Beth Vaughan, CEO of California Community Choice Association California Energy Markets Associate Editor Abigail Sawyer discusses the role of community choice aggregation in California with Beth Vaughan, CEO of CalCCA.

🔊 New podcast on CCA!

CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan joins California Energy Markets to explore how CCAs are reshaping CA’s energy future—driving affordability, clean energy, & innovation.⚡🌍

🎧 Listen now: www.newsdata.com/beth-vaughan...

Column | How to turn your water heater into a battery and ditch the gas company New technology can heat your water and air and store heat energy for when it is needed.

Can water heaters be batteries?

Peninsula Clean Energy is proving it with @harvestthermal.bsky.social systems that store heat + shift energy use to the cleanest, cheapest times.

Heating load shifted off-peak = lower bills, fewer emissions, no costly upgrades

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan joined @svcleanenergy.bsky.social & Peninsula Clean Energy board members for a timely discussion on the 2025 California Building Code. 🏘️

Local leaders heard from experts incl. CEC Commissioner McAllister on key policy shifts & clean building opportunities. 💡

YouTube video by California Community Choice Association 2025 Annual Conference Keynote: Matt Harding, EcoMetricx CEO, Managing Director, and Founder

"I think we are at this inflection point where AI is really going to have a very practical, very concrete impact on all of us."

From EcoMetricx CEO Matthew Harding's optimistic keynote address at #CalCCA2025.

Watch Matt Harding's full remarks here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bioO...

News Alert 📰📢
The CPUC just rejected CalCCA’s hourly RA trading proposal — a common-sense solution backed by major stakeholders that could save Californians $180M/year without compromising reliability.
🗓️ Final vote: June 26, 2025
🔗 cal-cca.org/calcca-expre...

2025 CalCCA Annual Conference: Our Biggest Yet!
With 870+ attendees, this year’s event truly embodied Powerful Together. Big thanks to our Members, Affiliates, Partners, policymakers & sponsors! ⚡📈

📸 Event highlights: lnkd.in/d5WsE4xx

⚡ AI is booming—and data centers powering it are driving up energy use. In CA, they already use 5,580 GWh/year. That could triple by 2028. But with the right planning, AI can support clean energy goals.

🔗 Article: cal-cca.org/powering-ai-...
📰 Newsletter: cal-cca.org/wp-content/u...

Meet Jordyn Bishop, Senior Policy Analyst at MCE! She tracks key regulations and works with partners to advance an equitable, affordable clean energy future. Outside of work, Jordyn loves spoiling her dog, staying connected with loved ones across the globe, and exploring new places.

Valley Clean Energy Saves Millions in Savings Next 10 Years | West Sacramento News-Ledger Valley Clean Energy (VCE) announced that over the next 10 years, it will save $35 million on its existing long-term renewable power contracts. As the public, not-for-profit electricity supplier for Yolo County, Valley Clean Energy can take advanta...

VCE just secured $35M in power cost savings over 10 years! Clean energy for our 125k+ customers just got even more affordable. Read more here: zurl.co/TlV6L

@calcca.bsky.social