{"id":78346,"date":"2026-02-25T12:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=78346"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:56:45","slug":"mce-board-votes-on-proposed-rate-reduction-and-bill-relief-to-support-customers-amid-state-driven-cost-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fa\/mce-board-votes-on-proposed-rate-reduction-and-bill-relief-to-support-customers-amid-state-driven-cost-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0647\u06cc\u0626\u062a \u0645\u062f\u06cc\u0631\u0647 MCE \u062f\u0631 \u0645\u0648\u0631\u062f \u06a9\u0627\u0647\u0634 \u0646\u0631\u062e \u067e\u06cc\u0634\u0646\u0647\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u0648 \u062a\u062e\u0641\u06cc\u0641 \u0642\u0628\u0636 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc \u062d\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u062a \u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0634\u062a\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0631 \u0628\u062d\u0628\u0648\u062d\u0647 \u0627\u0641\u0632\u0627\u06cc\u0634 \u0647\u0632\u06cc\u0646\u0647\u200c\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0646\u0627\u0634\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u062a \u0631\u0623\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062f\u0647\u062f."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78346\" class=\"elementor elementor-78346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8c83c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd8c83c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed0b3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aed0b3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b583f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b583f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><u><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/u><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/>Monday, February 25, 2026<\/p><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><u><strong>Press Contact:<\/strong><\/u><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/>Jackie Nu\u00f1ez | Senior Communications Manager<br \/>(925) 695-2124 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:communications@mceCleanEnergy.org\">communications@mceCleanEnergy.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50be664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50be664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. \u2014<\/strong> The MCE Board of Directors voted on February 19, 2026 to reduce electricity generation rates and provide additional bill relief to customers, helping offset rising state-mandated charges outside MCE\u2019s control. The proposed rate reduction is expected to be finalized during the March 19th budget-setting meeting. <\/p><p>The Board\u2019s vote proposes a <strong>14% reduction in MCE\u2019s generation rates<\/strong>, along with a temporary bill credit and additional funding of $10 million for the <strong>MCE Cares Credit<\/strong>, which supports income-qualified households and small businesses. If finalized in March, the changes will take effect April 1, 2026. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c66879c premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c66879c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df85e e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1df85e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff7a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fff7a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"quote-img\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Shanelle-Scales-Preston-website-quote-with-image-1-scaled-e1745003950381.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64470\" alt=\"MCE Board Member Shanelle Scales-Preston\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a86a81 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55a86a81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1b2c59 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5f1b2c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThis action reflects our commitment to keep electricity affordable while continuing to provide cleaner energy and reinvest locally. By lowering rates and approving an additional allocation to our MCE Cares Credit, our Board is acting to protect customers from rising costs driven largely by state regulatory changes.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Shanelle Scales-Preston, Contra Costa County Supervisor and MCE Board Chair<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91566df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91566df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60b7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60b7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proposed rate reduction includes:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Lower generation rates:<\/strong> A 14% reduction will bring MCE\u2019s generation rate into parity with PG&amp;E\u2019s generation rate.<\/li><li><strong>Temporary bill credit:<\/strong> A credit will help offset the recent surge in PG&amp;E exit charges, ending December 31, 2026, when those charges are expected to decrease.<\/li><li><strong>Re-funding the MCE Cares Credit:<\/strong> Monthly bill credits of $20-25 will continue for income-qualified households and small businesses.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84fda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84fda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together, these measures are designed to reduce customer bills while maintaining MCE\u2019s strong financial stability and clean energy commitments, offering at least 60% renewable.<\/p><p>Despite the generation rate reduction, customers continue to face increases in the PG&amp;E\u2019s Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) \u2014 an exit fee authorized by regulators and collected by PG&amp;E. Recent changes to how this fee is calculated have significantly increased costs for customers who receive service from community choice aggregators like MCE, shifting more costs onto those customers. MCE has no control over PCIA charges but is taking steps to help mitigate their impact.<\/p><p>MCE is partnering with the California Community Choice Association (CalCCA), to support AB 1761 (Rogers), which will give CCAs and ratepayer advocates better, more transparent access to the data that\u2019s used to calculate the PCIA. The goal of the bill is to ensure that PCIA calculations are accurate, and to help MCE and other CCAs ensure that our customers\u2019 bills are as stable and affordable as possible.<\/p><p>As a not-for-profit public agency, MCE reinvests revenues locally in customer programs, clean energy projects, and workforce development rather than shareholder profits. MCE has provided hundreds of millions of dollars customer rebates, programs, and bill relief in Marin, Contra Costa, Napa, and Solano counties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9823f7 premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9823f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb2a08 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb2a08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57e68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a57e68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maika-headshot-press-release-web.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-78340\" alt=\"Maika Llorens Gulati, MCE Board Member\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maika-headshot-press-release-web.png 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maika-headshot-press-release-web-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maika-headshot-press-release-web-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acf397 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0acf397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509188b elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"509188b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Low-income families are struggling to meet basic needs, and targeted assistance can make a meaningful difference for those who need support the most. Rates are important to stay competitive, but this is not just about rates. It is about balancing affordability, equity, and our responsibility to maintain and advance clean energy for the future.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Maika Llorens Gulati, MCE Board Member and San Rafael City Council Member<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116fa03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"116fa03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e665e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e665e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MCE\u2019s rates have been stable since the agency\u2019s last major rate change in 2023. Combined with $10 million distributed to customers through the MCE Cares Credit, MCE has prioritized customer affordability while maintaining a strong credit rating and advancing energy equity through clean energy programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521dd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"521dd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>About MCE:<\/em> <\/strong><em>MCE is a not-for-profit public agency and the preferred electricity provider for more than 600,000 customer accounts and 1.8 million residents and businesses across Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano counties. Setting the standard for clean energy in California since 2010, MCE leads with 60-100% renewable power at stable rates, serving a 1400 MW peak load, significantly reducing greenhouse emissions, and reinvesting millions in local programs. For more information about MCE, visit <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/\">mcecleanenergy.org<\/a><\/em><em>, or follow us on your preferred social platform @mceCleanEnergy.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MCE-Board-Approves-Rate-Reduction-and-Bill-Relief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the Press Release<\/a> (pdf)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Spanish-MCE-Board-Approves-Rate-Reduction-and-Bill-Relief-to-Support-Customers-Amid-State-Driven-Cost-Increases-es-US.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Descargar el comunicado de prensa (Spanish)<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, February 25, 2026 Press Contact:Jackie Nu\u00f1ez | Senior Communications Manager(925) 695-2124 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