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March 13, 2023
MCE 新闻联系人：
Jenna Tenney，传播与社区参与经理
(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org
加州圣拉斐尔和康科德 — 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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关于 MCE：MCE 是一家非营利性公共机构，也是康特拉科斯塔县、马林县、纳帕县和索拉诺县 58 万多客户和 150 多万居民及企业的首选电力供应商。自 2010 年以来，MCE 以稳定的价格提供 100% 可再生能源电力，提供 1200 兆瓦峰值负荷，显著减少温室气体排放，并将数百万资金再投资于当地项目，在加州树立了清洁能源标准。有关 MCE 的更多信息，请访问 mceCleanEnergy.org或在您喜欢的社交平台 @mceCleanEnergy 上关注我们。
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