К НЕМЕДЛЕННОМУ ВЫПУСКУ
March 13, 2023
Контактная информация для прессы MCE:
Дженна Тенни, менеджер по коммуникациям и взаимодействию с общественностью
(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org
САН-РАФАЭЛЬ и КОНКОРД, Калифорния. — California’s community energy providers aren’t just fighting climate change, they’re fighting for economic equity. Rising energy costs place a disproportionate burden on members of traditionally disadvantaged communities and MCE is working to create economic equity for struggling communities already impacted by inflation.
Bay Area residents in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano counties have now received almost $19 million in COVID energy bill relief from MCE and other state programs, which have combined to completely eliminate almost two years’ worth of bill debt between March 2020 and December 2021.
“We know COVID has had lasting impacts on Bay Area residents and MCE has worked hard to provide as much relief to our customers as possible,” said K. Patrice Williams, MCE Board Director and City of Fairfield Councilmember. “Our MCE Cares program offered $5 million in bill credits to low-income residents and small businesses, and we choose not to raise rates in 2021, resulting in $90 million in bill savings compared to PG&E.”
Across the country households accumulated more than $32 billion in arrearages during the first year of the pandemic. Providing utility bill debt relief can help people avoid a negative cycle of economic hardship that may be a struggle to break free from.
These bill relief programs include:
- $11 million through the California Arrearage Payment Program,
- $5 million through the MCE Cares Credit, and
- $3.5 million through the California Public Utilities Commission’s Arrearage Management Program.
For residents still struggling with energy debt and higher bills, there are programs that can help. Visit mceCleanEnergy.org/lowerbill.
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О компании MCE: MCE - некоммерческое государственное агентство и предпочтительный поставщик электроэнергии для более чем 580 000 клиентов и 1,5 миллиона жителей и предприятий в округах Контра-Коста, Марин, Напа и Солано. Задавая стандарты экологически чистой энергии в Калифорнии с 2010 года, MCE лидирует, поставляя 100% возобновляемой энергии по стабильным тарифам, обеспечивая пиковую нагрузку в 1200 МВт, значительно сокращая выбросы парниковых газов и реинвестируя миллионы в местные программы. Для получения дополнительной информации о компании MCE посетите mceCleanEnergy.orgили следите за нами на предпочитаемой вами социальной платформе @mceCleanEnergy.
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