{"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\/tl\/mce-fact-vs-fiction-how-your-local-clean-energy-provider-works-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"MCE Katotohanan vs. Maling Akala: Paano Ka Sinusuportahan ng Iyong Lokal na Tagapagbigay ng Malinis na Enerhiya\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>Minsan nakalilito ang Community Choice Energy sa California. Sa pagitan ng mga bayarin sa kuryente, mga pamilihan ng enerhiya, at mga pampublikong pag-uusap tungkol sa gastos sa serbisyo, maraming kostumer ang nagtataka: <strong>Paano gumagana ang MCE, at paano ito naiiba sa PG&amp;E?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ang MCE ay isang <strong>Hindi-kumikitang pampublikong tagapagbigay ng kuryente na nagseserbisyo sa mga komunidad sa buong Bay Area<\/strong>, kabilang ang Contra Costa County. Ang pag-unawa kung paano gumagana ang community choice energy ay makakatulong sa mga customer na gumawa ng may sapat na kaalaman na desisyon tungkol sa kanilang kuryente at mga pagpipilian sa nababagong enerhiya.<\/p><p>Tatalakayin natin ang ilang karaniwang maling akala tungkol sa MCE at ipaliwanag kung paano ka sinusuportahan ng iyong lokal na tagapagbigay ng malinis na enerhiya.<\/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>Katotohanan: Nagbibigay ng kuryente ang MCE \u2014 Nananatiling PG&amp;E ang naghahatid nito<\/h4><p>Isa sa mga pinaka-karaniwang tanong ng mga customer ay tungkol sa ugnayan sa pagitan ng <strong>MCE at PG&amp;E<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Nagbibigay ang MCE <strong>serbisyo ng pagbuo ng kuryente<\/strong>, na nangangahulugang kami ang responsable sa pinagmumulan ng kuryenteng nagpapagana sa mga tahanan at negosyo. Patuloy na pinananatili ng PG&amp;E ang mga linya ng kuryente, naghahatid ng kuryente, nagbibigay ng serbisyo sa gas, at humahawak ng pagsingil.<\/p><p>Ibig sabihin nito:<\/p><ul><li>PG&amp;E ang nagpapanatili ng <strong>mga poste, mga kawad, at imprastruktura<\/strong><\/li><li>Patuloy pa ring tumatanggap ang mga customer <strong>isang panukalang batas<\/strong><\/li><li>Hinahati ng panukalang batas.<strong> henerasyon (MCE)<\/strong> at paghahatid <strong>(PG&amp;E) singil<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Ang MCE ay hindi karagdagang bayad.<\/strong> sa singil ngunit sa halip, isang kapalit na singil para sa serbisyong paglilikha ng PG&amp;E.<\/li><\/ul><p>Bago umiiral ang mga programa ng community choice energy sa California, ang mga customer ay <strong>Walang pagpipilian kung saan ginawa ang kanilang kuryente.<\/strong>. Sa ngayon, maaaring pumili ang mga customer sa pagitan ng mas malinis na mga pagpipilian sa enerhiya ng PG&amp;E o ng 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>Kathang-isip: Pinondohan ang MCE ng buwis ng mamamayan.<\/h4><p>Isang karaniwang maling akala na pinondohan ng mga nagbabayad ng buwis ang MCE.<\/p><p><strong>Ang MCE ay isang hindi-kumikitang pampublikong ahensya na pinondohan nang buo ng mga kostumer ng kuryente.<\/strong>, hindi buwis. Ang kita na nakalilikom mula sa serbisyo ng kuryente ay napupunta sa:<\/p><ul><li>Kapangyarihan sa pagbili<\/li><li>Paglalakad ng ahensya<\/li><li>Pagpopondo ng mga lokal na programa sa enerhiya<\/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>Hindi tulad ng mga utility na pag-aari ng mga mamumuhunan, ang MCE ay walang mga shareholder. Ang anumang kita ay direktang muling inilalagak sa mga komunidad na aming pinaglilingkuran.<\/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>Katotohanan: Ang mga lokal na halal na opisyal ang namamahala sa MCE.<\/h4><p>Ang MCE ay pinamamahalaan ng isang <strong>Lupon ng mga Direktor na binubuo ng mga lokal na halal na opisyal<\/strong> mula sa mga lungsod at lalawigan na aming pinaglilingkuran. Ang mga pagpupulong ng lupon ay pampubliko, nire-record, at bukas para sa pakikilahok ng komunidad.<\/p><p>Maaaring dumalo ang mga mamimili sa mga pagpupulong, magbigay ng pampublikong komento, o makilahok sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga kinatawan sa lokal na konseho ng lungsod.<\/p><p>Tinitiyak ng estrukturang ito na <strong>Ang mga desisyon sa enerhiya ay ginagawa nang lokal at nang bukas.<\/strong>, sa pangangasiwa ng mga pinuno ng komunidad.<\/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>Kathang-isip: Kinokontrol ng MCE ang buong singil sa kuryente mo.<\/h4><p>Kasama sa mga bayarin sa kuryente ang ilang bahagi na wala sa kontrol ng MCE.<\/p><p>Malaking bahagi ng karamihan sa mga bayarin sa kuryente ay nagmumula sa <strong>Mga singil sa transmisyon at distribusyon ng PG&amp;E<\/strong>, na sumasaklaw sa pagpapanatili ng grid ng kuryente (ang mga linya at kable).<\/p><p>Isa pang gastos na nakakaapekto sa maraming kostumer ng community choice ay ang <strong>Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA)<\/strong>. Ito ay isang bayad na kinokontrol ng estado na sinisingil ng PG&amp;E sa mga kostumer na nakakakuha ng kuryente mula sa ibang tagapagbigay tulad ng MCE.<\/p><p>Pinapayagan ng PCIA ang PG&amp;E na mabawi ang mga gastos mula sa mga kontrata sa enerhiya na nilagdaan bago lumipat ng provider ang mga customer. Dahil itinakda ng mga regulator ang bayad, maaari nitong maapektuhan ang kabuuang singil sa kuryente kahit na nananatiling kompetitibo ang mga rate ng henerasyon ng MCE.<\/p><p>Maaaring palaging makita ng mga customer ang kasalukuyang paghahambing ng gastos sa pagitan ng MCE at PG&amp;E sa <a href=\"http:\/\/mceCleanEnergy.org\/ compare-rates-and-options\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">mceCleanEnergy.org\/ ihambing-ang-mga-presyo-at-opsyon<\/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>Katotohanan: Nag-aalok ang MCE ng mas maraming pagpipilian sa nababagong enerhiya<\/h4><p>Maraming mga customer ang pumipili sa MCE dahil sa access sa mas malinis na kuryente at mga pagpipilian sa nababagong enerhiya. Nag-aalok ang MCE ng dalawang pangunahing opsyon sa serbisyo:<\/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% nababagong enerhiya\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% nababagong enerhiya\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\">Ang parehong mga pagpipilian ay nagbibigay ng makabuluhang mas maraming nababagong kuryente kaysa sa 23% renewable service ng PG&amp;E, na tumutulong sa mga komunidad na bawasan ang pagbuga ng mga greenhouse gas at suportahan ang mga layunin ng California para sa malinis na enerhiya.<\/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\">Maaaring pumili ang mga customer ng opsyon na pinakamainam na tumutugma sa kanilang mga pagpapahalaga, mga layunin sa enerhiya, at badyet.<\/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>Kathang-isip: Ang Community Choice Energy ay nagbibigay lamang ng kuryente.<\/h4><p>Ang mga programang pagpipilian ng komunidad tulad ng MCE ay gumagawa ng higit pa kaysa sa pagbibigay ng kuryente.<\/p><p>Sa buong saklaw ng serbisyo nito, namuhunan ang MCE. <strong>milyun-milyong dolyar para sa mga programang tumutulong sa mga kostumer na mabawasan ang gastos sa enerhiya at magpatibay ng malinis na teknolohiya<\/strong>, kabilang ang:<\/p><ul><li>$15 milyong direktang tulong sa bayarin<\/li><li>Mahigit $35 milyong rebate para sa mga de-kuryenteng sasakyan, pagsingil ng EV, at mga pag-upgrade para sa kahusayan sa enerhiya<\/li><li>$9 milyong pondong pang-Estado upang tulungan ang mga kostumer na may utang sa enerhiya<\/li><li>Pagsasama sa mga munisipalidad, lokal na nonprofit, at mga organisasyong pangkomunidad<\/li><\/ul><p>Tinutulungan ng mga programang ito ang mga residente at negosyo. <strong>Magtipid ng enerhiya, bawasan ang gastos, at lumipat sa mas malinis na teknolohiya.<\/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>Katotohanan: Ang mga pamilihan ng enerhiya at mga patakaran ng estado ay nakakaapekto sa mga singil sa kuryente.<\/h4><p>Ang presyo ng kuryente sa California ay naaapektuhan ng ilang salik na lampas sa kontrol ng anumang nag-iisang tagapagbigay ng enerhiya.<\/p><p>Dapat sumunod ang mga tagapagbigay ng enerhiya sa mga regulasyon ng estado na nag-aatas ng:<\/p><ul><li>Mga pangmatagalang kontrata sa pagbili ng kuryente<\/li><li>Mga target sa nababagong enerhiya<\/li><li>Mga kinakailangan sa sapat na mapagkukunan upang mapanatili ang pagiging maaasahan ng grid<\/li><\/ul><p>Maaari ring magbago nang malaki ang mga merkado ng enerhiya. Halimbawa, ang mga kontrata para sa nababagong enerhiya ay nag-iba mula sa <strong>$15 hanggang mahigit $100 kada megawatt-oras nitong mga nakaraang taon.<\/strong><\/p><p>Upang matulungan protektahan ang mga customer mula sa biglaang pagtaas ng presyo, bumibili ang MCE ng kuryente sa pamamagitan ng kombinasyon ng <strong>mga panandaliang at pangmatagalang kontrata na idinisenyo upang magbigay ng katatagan sa paglipas ng panahon.<\/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>Ang Pinakamahalaga: Nagbibigay ang Community Choice Energy ng Mas Maraming Pagpipilian sa mga Customer<\/h4><p>Ang MCE ay nilikha ng mga lokal na komunidad upang magbigay <strong>mas maraming pagpipilian sa serbisyo ng kuryente at access sa mas malinis na enerhiya.<\/strong><\/p><p>Sa ngayon, nagsisilbi ang MCE sa daan-daang libong mga kostumer sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng:<\/p><ul><li>Mas malinis na mga pagpipilian sa kuryente<\/li><li>Lokal na pangangasiwa at malinaw na pamamahala<\/li><li>Pag-reinvest sa komunidad<\/li><li>Mga programa para sa mga kostumer na tumutulong magpababa ng gastos sa enerhiya<\/li><\/ul><p>Maaaring maging kumplikado ang sistema ng enerhiya ng California, ngunit simple ang misyon sa likod ng community choice energy: <strong>Magbigay ng maaasahang kuryente, palawakin ang akses sa nababagong enerhiya, at ilagay ang mga komunidad \u2014 hindi ang mga shareholder \u2014 sa sentro ng sistema ng enerhiya.<\/strong><\/p><p>Para matuto pa tungkol sa kung paano gumagana ang MCE o kung paano basahin ang iyong bill ng kuryente, bisitahin <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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