Includes Small, Micro, Woman–, Minority–, LGBT–, and Disabled–Veteran–Owned Businesses
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA
March 6, 2023
Contacto de prensa de la MCE:
Jenna Tenney, Directora de Comunicación y Participación de la Comunidad
(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org
SAN RAFAEL y CONCORD, California - Local electricity provider, MCE, is issuing its Informe sobre diversidad de proveedores 2023, showcasing its $4.6 million investment in diverse businesses. That represents an almost 400% increase in spending with these organizations from 2021 to 2022.
“Small and diverse businesses are the backbone of our communities,” said Devin Murphy, MCE Board Director and Mayor of the City of Pinole. “MCE’s focus on reaching small and local businesses has been extremely successful. Last year, we contracted for almost $50 million with over 40 diverse, local, and small businesses.”
MCE’s supplier diversity outreach strategies include:
- Hosting annual workshops to help businesses become certified through the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Supplier Clearinghouse,
- Engaging with diverse Chambers of Commerce and community-based organizations across its service area,
- Offering a portfolio of capacity building programs for small and local businesses,
- Encouraging submissions from diverse suppliers to MCE’s competitive solicitations, and
- Educating and supporting our existing vendors to get various certifications.
In 2023, MCE will deepen its commitment to creating more equitable communities by creating and distributing additional content in Spanish, launching a new equity-focused commercial energy efficiency program, and seeking partnerships made through the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Inclusion and Diversity.
Learn more about MCE’s efforts in the 2023 Supplier Diversity Report or sign up to receive future solicitations at mceCleanEnergy.org/opportunities/.
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Acerca de MCE: MCE es una agencia pública sin ánimo de lucro y el proveedor de electricidad preferido para más de 580.000 cuentas de clientes y 1,5 millones de residentes y empresas en los condados de Contra Costa, Marin, Napa y Solano. Estableciendo el estándar para la energía limpia en California desde 2010, MCE lidera con 100% de energía renovable a tarifas estables, entregando una carga pico de 1200 MW y reduciendo significativamente las emisiones de efecto invernadero y reinvirtiendo millones en programas locales. Para más información sobre MCE, visite mceEnergíaLimpia.orgo síganos en su plataforma social preferida @mceCleanEnergy.
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