Pictured above: MCE celebrates at its launch event on May 7, 2010. Founding Board Chair, Charles McGlashan, is at the podium.
Celebrating Its Role in Transforming Community Energy
立即发布 2020 年 5 月 7 日
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传播经理 Jenna Famular
(925) 378-6747 | jfamular@mcecleanenergy.org
“MCE’s mission is to address climate change by reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions with renewable energy and energy efficiency at cost-competitive rates,” said Dawn Weisz, CEO of MCE. “Over the last decade, MCE has shown it is possible to turn away from the volatile costs and climate impacts of fossil fuels, and attract millions of customers and business to local, public programs that use energy dollars to invest in renewable energy, high-paying jobs, local project development, and programs supporting more equitable communities.”
Since its inception, MCE has delivered significant community benefits; providing green energy at cost-competitive rates and saving its ratepayers more than $68 million, all while making significant reinvestments in our communities. Highlights of MCE’s achievements include:
- Providing a core energy product that is 90% carbon-free and contains 60% or more renewable energy,
- Committing over $1.5 billion to new California renewables, facilitating the creation of 5,000 jobs, and 1.25 million labor hours,
- Supporting the development of 31 megawatts of new local renewable projects in MCE’s service area and an additional 678 megawatts around the state,
- Distributing more than $1.8 million in energy efficiency and local program rebates, including more than 230 solar installations for income-qualifying customers,
- Investing over $1.5 million in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, resulting in over 850 new ports installed or currently under construction in MCE’s service area,
- Allocating $6 million to fund local resiliency efforts including installation of 15 megawatt hours of customer-sited energy storage prioritizing vulnerable customers, critical facilities, and community resiliency centers, and
- Eliminating more than 340,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking more than 70,000 cars off the road for one year, according to the EPA.
As MCE launches its second decade of service, the agency is focused on strengthening community resiliency especially for vulnerable and underserved communities, reinvesting in decarbonizing transportation and the built environment, and continuing to develop innovative community energy programs with local workforce benefits. For more information on MCE’s history and impact over the past decade, please see the recent blog post from MCE’s current and founding CEO, Dawn Weisz.
Charles McGlashan, MCE’s founding Board Chair summarized MCE’s efforts well during the 2010 launch, as follows:
“We'll just keep trying to do the right thing, as we always do, for as long as we can. I imagine that this point is the main theme of all our hard work - to do the best for the Earth and all her children, all the time, with every action and decision we make. We may lose most efforts, but we are engaged in 'right livelihood,' and that's what matters most. Hopefully, some greater purpose is holding all of us as we try to win a better future for our lovely world and her kids." –Charles McGlashan | July 15, 1961 – March 27, 2011
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关于 MCE：作为加州首个社区选择聚合计划（Community Choice Aggregation Program），MCE 是一家具有开创性的非营利性公共机构，自 2010 年以来一直在为我们社区的能源创新设定标准。MCE 以稳定的价格提供更清洁的电力，大大减少了与能源相关的温室气体排放，并为当地能源计划带来了数百万美元的再投资。MCE 是一个负荷服务实体，支持 1,000 兆瓦的峰值负荷。MCE 为湾区四个县 34 个成员社区的 48 万多个客户账户和 100 多万居民及企业提供电力服务：纳帕、马林、康特拉科斯塔和索拉诺。有关 MCE 的更多信息，请访问 mceCleanEnergy.org
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