{"id":78952,"date":"2026-03-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=78952"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:31:46","slug":"mce-fact-vs-fiction-how-your-local-clean-energy-provider-works-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/mce-fact-vs-fiction-how-your-local-clean-energy-provider-works-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"MCE : r\u00e9alit\u00e9 et fiction : Comment votre fournisseur local d'\u00e9nergie propre travaille pour vous\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78952\" class=\"elementor elementor-78952\" 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-8ef8b74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ef8b74\" 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-2db8528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2db8528\" 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>Le choix de l'\u00e9nergie communautaire en Californie peut parfois sembler d\u00e9routant. Entre les factures d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, les march\u00e9s de l'\u00e9nergie et les discussions publiques sur les co\u00fbts des services publics, de nombreux clients s'interrogent : <strong>Comment fonctionne le MCE et en quoi est-il diff\u00e9rent de PG&amp;E ?<\/strong><\/p><p>MCE est un <strong>fournisseur public d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e0 but non lucratif desservant les communaut\u00e9s de la r\u00e9gion de la baie de San Francisco<\/strong>, y compris le comt\u00e9 de Contra Costa. Comprendre le fonctionnement du choix de l'\u00e9nergie communautaire peut aider les clients \u00e0 prendre des d\u00e9cisions \u00e9clair\u00e9es sur leurs options en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable.<\/p><p>D\u00e9cortiquons quelques id\u00e9es re\u00e7ues sur la MCE et expliquons comment votre fournisseur local d'\u00e9nergie propre travaille pour vous.<\/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-3169df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3169df0\" 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<h4>Fait : MCE fournit de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 - PG&amp;E continue de l'acheminer<\/h4><p>L'une des questions les plus fr\u00e9quemment pos\u00e9es par les clients concerne la relation entre <strong>MCE et PG&amp;E<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Le MCE fournit <strong>service de production d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/strong>, Nous sommes donc responsables de la source d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 qui alimente les foyers et les entreprises. PG&amp;E continue d'entretenir les lignes \u00e9lectriques, d'acheminer l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, de fournir des services de gaz et de s'occuper de la facturation.<\/p><p>Cela signifie que :<\/p><ul><li>PG&amp;E maintient la <strong>les poteaux, les c\u00e2bles et les infrastructures<\/strong><\/li><li>Les clients re\u00e7oivent toujours <strong>un seul projet de loi<\/strong><\/li><li>Le projet de loi s\u00e9pare<strong> (MCE)<\/strong> et livraison <strong>(PG&amp;E)<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Le MCE n'est pas un suppl\u00e9ment<\/strong> sur la facture, mais plut\u00f4t une charge de remplacement pour le service de production de PG&amp;E.<\/li><\/ul><p>Avant que les programmes d'\u00e9nergie de proximit\u00e9 n'existent en Californie, les clients devaient <strong>pas de choix quant \u00e0 la source de production de leur \u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/strong>. Aujourd'hui, les clients peuvent choisir entre les options d'\u00e9nergie plus propre de PG&amp;E ou de MCE.<\/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-6694a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6694a2e\" 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<h4>Fiction : MCE est financ\u00e9 par l'argent des contribuables<\/h4><p>Une id\u00e9e fausse tr\u00e8s r\u00e9pandue est que le MCE est financ\u00e9 par les contribuables.<\/p><p><strong>MCE est une agence publique \u00e0 but non lucratif enti\u00e8rement financ\u00e9e par les consommateurs d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9.<\/strong>, et non l'argent des contribuables. Les recettes provenant de la fourniture d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 sont affect\u00e9es \u00e0 des projets de d\u00e9veloppement durable :<\/p><ul><li>Pouvoir d'achat<\/li><li>Fonctionnement de l'agence<\/li><li>Financement de programmes \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques locaux<\/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-5d0e3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0e3b1\" 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>Contrairement aux entreprises de services publics appartenant \u00e0 des investisseurs, MCE n'a pas d'actionnaires. Tout revenu est r\u00e9investi directement dans les communaut\u00e9s que nous desservons.<\/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-25ee8ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ee8ef\" 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<h4>Fait : les \u00e9lus locaux gouvernent la CME<\/h4><p>Le MCE est r\u00e9gi par un <strong>Conseil d'administration compos\u00e9 d'\u00e9lus locaux<\/strong> des villes et des comt\u00e9s que nous desservons. Les r\u00e9unions du conseil d'administration sont publiques, enregistr\u00e9es et ouvertes \u00e0 la participation de la communaut\u00e9.<\/p><p>Les clients peuvent assister aux r\u00e9unions, formuler des commentaires publics ou s'engager par l'interm\u00e9diaire des repr\u00e9sentants de leur conseil municipal.<\/p><p>Cette structure garantit que <strong>les d\u00e9cisions en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergie sont prises localement et de mani\u00e8re transparente<\/strong>, avec la supervision des dirigeants de la communaut\u00e9.<\/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-b01026a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b01026a\" 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<h4>Fiction : MCE contr\u00f4le l'ensemble de votre facture d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/h4><p>Les factures d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 comprennent plusieurs \u00e9l\u00e9ments qui \u00e9chappent au contr\u00f4le de MCE.<\/p><p>Une grande partie des factures d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 provient <strong>Frais de transmission et de distribution de PG&amp;E<\/strong>, qui couvrent l'entretien du r\u00e9seau \u00e9lectrique (les lignes et les fils).<\/p><p>Un autre co\u00fbt qui affecte de nombreux clients du choix communautaire est le <strong>Ajustement de l'indiff\u00e9rence de la charge \u00e9lectrique (PCIA)<\/strong>. Il s'agit d'une redevance r\u00e9glement\u00e9e par l'\u00c9tat, factur\u00e9e par PG&amp;E aux clients qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient de la production d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 d'un autre fournisseur comme MCE.<\/p><p>Le PCIA permet \u00e0 PG&amp;E de r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer les co\u00fbts des contrats d'\u00e9nergie sign\u00e9s avant que les clients ne changent de fournisseur. Comme cette redevance est fix\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s de r\u00e9gulation, elle peut avoir une incidence sur la facture totale d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, m\u00eame si les tarifs de production de MCE restent comp\u00e9titifs.<\/p><p>Les clients peuvent toujours consulter une comparaison des co\u00fbts actuels entre MCE et PG&amp;E \u00e0 l'adresse suivante <a href=\"http:\/\/mceCleanEnergy.org\/ compare-rates-and-options\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">mceCleanEnergy.org\/ compare-rates-and-options<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\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-3d8b784 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d8b784\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5f8a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c5f8a3\" 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-2b45b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b45b75\" 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<h4>Fait : MCE offre plus de choix en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergies renouvelables<\/h4><p>De nombreux clients choisissent MCE parce qu'ils ont acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 plus propre et \u00e0 des options d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable. MCE propose deux options de service principales :<\/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>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de1c1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5de1c1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87bd5cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87bd5cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ca581 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52ca581\" 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-56d7407 elementor-widget__width-inherit eael-table-align-center eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"56d7407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"56d7407\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-56d7407\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-56d7407\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Light Green<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Deep Green<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t60% \u00e9nergie renouvelable\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100% \u00e9nergie renouvelable\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\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<\/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-7c92c19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c92c19\" 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-e38f0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e38f0d8\" 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><span data-contrast=\"none\">Les deux options fournissent beaucoup plus d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 renouvelable que le service renouvelable 23% de PG&amp;E, ce qui aide les communaut\u00e9s \u00e0 r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre et \u00e0 soutenir les objectifs de la Californie en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergie propre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Les clients peuvent choisir l'option qui correspond le mieux \u00e0 leurs valeurs, \u00e0 leurs objectifs \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques et \u00e0 leur budget.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-879c0f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"879c0f8\" 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<h4>Fiction : L'\u00e9nergie de choix communautaire ne fait que fournir de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/h4><p>Les programmes de choix communautaires tels que MCE font bien plus que fournir de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9.<\/p><p>Dans l'ensemble de sa zone de service, MCE a investi <strong>des millions de dollars dans des programmes qui aident les clients \u00e0 r\u00e9duire leurs co\u00fbts \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques et \u00e0 adopter des technologies propres<\/strong>, y compris :<\/p><ul><li>$15 millions d'euros d'all\u00e8gement direct de la facture<\/li><li>Plus de $35 millions d'euros de remises pour les v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques, la recharge des VE et les am\u00e9liorations de l'efficacit\u00e9 \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique<\/li><li>$9 millions d'euros de financement public pour aider les clients endett\u00e9s en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergie<\/li><li>Partenariats avec les municipalit\u00e9s, les organisations locales \u00e0 but non lucratif et les organisations communautaires<\/li><\/ul><p>Ces programmes aident les r\u00e9sidents et les entreprises <strong>\u00e9conomiser l'\u00e9nergie, r\u00e9duire les co\u00fbts et passer \u00e0 des technologies plus propres<\/strong>.<\/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-6050956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6050956\" 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<h4>Fait : Les march\u00e9s de l'\u00e9nergie et les politiques des \u00c9tats influencent les tarifs de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/h4><p>Les prix de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 en Californie sont influenc\u00e9s par plusieurs facteurs qui \u00e9chappent au contr\u00f4le des fournisseurs d'\u00e9nergie.<\/p><p>Les fournisseurs d'\u00e9nergie doivent se conformer aux r\u00e9glementations de l'\u00c9tat qui exigent :<\/p><ul><li>Contrats d'achat d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e0 long terme<\/li><li>Objectifs en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergies renouvelables<\/li><li>Exigences en mati\u00e8re d'ad\u00e9quation des ressources pour maintenir la fiabilit\u00e9 du r\u00e9seau<\/li><\/ul><p>Les march\u00e9s de l'\u00e9nergie peuvent \u00e9galement conna\u00eetre des fluctuations importantes. Les contrats de production d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable, par exemple, ont vari\u00e9 entre <strong>$15 \u00e0 plus de $100 par m\u00e9gawattheure ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.<\/strong><\/p><p>Pour prot\u00e9ger les clients contre les hausses soudaines de prix, MCE ach\u00e8te de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 par le biais d'une combinaison de sources d'\u00e9nergie renouvelables. <strong>des contrats \u00e0 court et \u00e0 long terme con\u00e7us pour assurer la stabilit\u00e9 dans le temps.<\/strong><\/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-a6d55c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d55c3\" 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<h4>Le r\u00e9sultat : L'\u00e9nergie de proximit\u00e9 offre plus d'options aux clients<\/h4><p>MCE a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 par les communaut\u00e9s locales pour fournir <strong>un plus grand choix de services d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et un acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une \u00e9nergie plus propre.<\/strong><\/p><p>Aujourd'hui, MCE sert des centaines de milliers de clients en leur fournissant :<\/p><ul><li>Des options plus propres pour l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/li><li>Contr\u00f4le local et gouvernance transparente<\/li><li>R\u00e9investissement communautaire<\/li><li>Des programmes pour les clients qui contribuent \u00e0 r\u00e9duire les co\u00fbts de l'\u00e9nergie<\/li><\/ul><p>Le syst\u00e8me \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique californien peut \u00eatre complexe, mais la mission qui sous-tend le choix de l'\u00e9nergie par la communaut\u00e9 est simple : <strong>fournir une \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 fiable, \u00e9largir l'acc\u00e8s aux \u00e9nergies renouvelables et placer les communaut\u00e9s - et non les actionnaires - au centre du syst\u00e8me \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique.<\/strong><\/p><p>Pour en savoir plus sur le fonctionnement de MCE ou sur la lecture de votre facture d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, consultez le site suivant <a href=\"http:\/\/mceCleanEnergy.org\">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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Choice Energy in California can sometimes feel confusing. 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