What’s New
There’s a lot going on in California’s utility industry these days. Here are some of the recent happenings you might find interesting.
Welcome Solar NEM Customers!
VCE will begin enrolling legacy solar customers—those who installed solar prior to VCE’s launch in June 2018—in January 2020. Customers will be enrolled during their current true-up month and will be paid more for excess energy generation than they were by PG&E.
VCE Welcomes Legacy Solar Customers Press Release 12/12/19 >>
VCE Plans Workshop on Integrated Resource Plan
Valley Clean Energy will host a public workshop in early December to discuss and seek input to their Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The workshop is open to all VCE customers and interested parties, and will offer information and answer questions, while gathering input.
Workshop Agenda >> 2018 Integrated Resource Plan >>
Valley Clean Energy Board answers Governor’s call, authorizes offer to purchase PG&E assets
Yolo County, CA – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million bid to purchase Pacific Gas & Electric's lines and poles and other electricity distribution assets within Yolo County. The purchase would enable the creation of a locally owned and operated public utility that the Board has concluded would result in a more successful, efficient and safe electricity system.
PG&E Bid >>
City of Winters to join VCE family
The city of Winters is the fourth local jurisdiction to join Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s not-for-profit public clean power electricity agency. The cities of Woodland and Davis as well as the unincorporated area of Yolo County are already members, having launched the agency in June 2018.
VCE Pays Back Start-up Loans Far Ahead of Schedule
Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local community choice energy agency is repaying its start-up loans early, years ahead of schedule.
Loan Payback News Release >>
VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY TOPS RENEWABLE GOALS – DELIVERS CLEANER ENERGY AT NO EXTRA COST TO CUSTOMERS
Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s public power supplier, reports that even cleaner and greener energy has been delivered to its electricity customers than was projected at last year’s launch.
VCE is Studying the Purchase of PG&E Assets
VCE’s Board is studying the potential acquisition of PG&E distribution facilities in Yolo County as a way to provide safer, cleaner, more reliable, and affordable electricity service to its customers.
Public Power FAQs >>
VCE Announces New Customer Dividend Program
VCE’s Board of Directors has voted unanimously to adopt a Customer Dividend Program beginning in the Fall of 2020, which will reward all VCE customers for the program’s success by sharing revenues. The dividends will be offered as bill credits once VCE meets its financial goals and obligations: once per year (on October bills) for residential customers, and twice per year (on October and April bills) for commercial customers.
Read Staff Report Item 18 >>
VCE hosting workshop on Residential Time of Use rates
VCE is considering whether or not Residential Time of Use rates proposed by PG&E would be advantageous to VCE customers. Please attend our upcoming public workshop to learn more, and to offer your input.
Woodland utility fraud not associated with VCE
Valley Clean Energy — the official, locally governed electricity provider for Woodland, Davis, and unincorporated Yolo County — would like to reassure its customers that recent reports of utility fraud are not connected to the agency in any way. Valley Clean Energy (VCE) began offering customers clean, low-carbon power in June 2018 and currently serves over 54,000 customer accounts. The not-for-profit public agency reinvests its revenues back into the communities it serves.