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We’re celebrating 15 years of MCE by recognizing our community partners who have made our success possible. Kicking off our “15 Faces for 15 Years” series is 12th District Assembly Member Damon Connolly, a founding MCE Board Member & former board chair.
When founding MCE Chairman Charles McGlashan passed away in 2011, Damon stepped into the board chair role during a moment of loss and uncertainty. He not only helped steer MCE through this transition but positioned the organization for the critical growth and impact that followed.
From day one, Damon brought unwavering commitment to MCE’s mission.
Damon’s personal resilience became MCE’s backbone during tough times, proving that transformative work requires steadfast resolve to approach and thrive amidst challenges. Thank you, Assemblymember Connolly, for your leadership!
“From day one as a founding board member, I immersed myself in MCE’s mission. With all transformative work, you’ve got to fight and see it through. I’m inspired by MCE continuing to lead while serving the community — for people and the planet.”
— Assemblymember Damon Connolly
“From day one as a founding board member, I immersed myself in MCE’s mission. With all transformative work, you’ve got to fight and see it through. I’m inspired by MCE continuing to lead while serving the community — for people and the planet.”
— Assemblymember Damon Connolly
The community choice model is a commitment to locally led efforts for a sustainable future. From individual lifestyle adjustments to large-scale industrial changes, our communities are building a cleaner, greener, and more resilient environment that works for everyone.
In 2010, local advocates launched MCE as California’s first Community Choice Aggregation electricity provider to give their communities a true, renewable alternative that was not-for-profit and governed at the local level.
Today, MCE serves over 1.8 million people with clean energy service and cutting-edge energy programs across 38 communities. With the help of local leadership, champion businesses, and individuals like you, MCE is creating a brighter future for ourselves, the ones we love, and all living things on this planet. Discover what we’ve accomplished together.
“MCE is about more than just keeping the lights on. It’s about keeping the power in our customers’ hands and addressing some of the inequity that has been a part of the energy industry for too long. Our mission will always be to serve in the best interest of our customers, and we wouldn’t be able to do that without including equity and environmental justice in every decision that we make.”
“Since launching, we’ve committed over $4.5 billion to the development of new regional renewables and our investment is paying dividends, not for shareholders, but for our communities and the planet.”
Turning away from polluting energy sources and toward clean, sustainable energy sources has never been easier or more critical. MCE procures electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind, biogas, geothermal, and small hydroelectric, making it possible for everyone to have access to clean energy service.
MCE achieved its goal of providing at least 95% greenhouse gas-free energy one year earlier than expected and nearly two decades before California’s 95% renewable and carbon-free goal. MCE is also investing in electrification, energy efficiency, and fossil-free mobility initiatives.
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MCE is committed to providing tailored programs and services that advance energy equity and affordability and address environmental justice issues in our service area, which include increasing access to bill discounts, energy efficiency upgrades, electrification measures, and clean transportation.
MCE collaborates with local organizations doing feet-on-the-street work in addressing inequities to better respond to the concerns of underrepresented and historically marginalized communities through collaboration and open dialogue.
We’re ensuring grid reliability with clean energy resources to reduce the need for polluting fossil fuels while alleviating grid outages that threaten our community’s safety, health, and welfare. These negative impacts typically hit the most vulnerable populations hardest. MCE is building distributed energy resources, such as batteries, smart thermostats, and electric vehicle charging equipment, and creating demand response programs that reduce energy use and encourage energy use when clean energy is abundant.
MCE is also working with customers to ensure access to cleaner backup power resources, helping keep the lights on without fossil fuel resources that can worsen indoor air quality.
MCE champions a thriving clean energy economy that yields both environmental and economic benefits. We’re dedicated to fostering a just transition by generating sustainable, well-paying jobs in renewable energy.
Our sustainable workforce guidelines that require local hire, prevailing wage, and union labor on local projects. MCE supports entry into long-term, well-paying green careers through a variety of education and training initiatives in partnership with local contractors and workforce development organizations. Our focus includes empowering underserved communities, such as low-income individuals and previously incarcerated residents.
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. MCE is increasing access to carbon-free mobility solutions for all with income-qualified EV rebates and by investing in charging stations at multifamily properties and public workplaces.
MCE is driving new innovation for clean transportation and in 2021 launched the MCE Sync app to help drivers automate EV charging to use the least expensive and cleanest energy on the grid.
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