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There’s a lot going on in California’s utility industry these days. Here are some of the recent happenings you might find interesting.

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VCE’s Free Energy Advisor Service Makes it Easier to Go Electric

The California Energy Commission just approved a $2.5M program to help California farmers install charging stations for tractors and other on-farm vehicles. Initially launching in Yolo County, the program will allow the tractors to charge bidirectionally and sell electricity back to the grid through Valley Clean Energy. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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