News & Media
At Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), we have a lot to talk about!
See below for photos and press release of the October 11th Wright Solar Groundbreaking.
For all media inquiries, please contact:
Kirsten Andrews-Schwind
kandrews-schwind@peninsulacleanenergy.com
2019
- “PG&E Should Get Out Of The Energy Sales Business, Local Governments Say”, LA Times, February 2019
- “Community Choice Aggregators Urge PG&E Restructuring In Name Of Safety, Clean Energy”, Solar Industry Magazine, February 2019
- “CCAs Propose Taking Over PG&E’s Retail Business”, PV Magazine, February 2019
- “Letter To The Editor: Action, Not Awareness, Needed In Global Warming”, Mercury News, January 2019
- “Envoy Technologies Announces Nationwide Expansion and Three New Real Estate Partnerships”, Business Wire, January 2019
- “Big Bucks Hinge On Upcoming PG&E Exit Fees”, California Current, January 2019
2018
- “California CCA Outlook”, Norton Rose Fullbright, December 2018
- “Solar Frontier Americas Acquires Mustang Two Solar Project”, Renewable Energy Magazine, December 2018
- “Peninsula Electric Car Rebate Program Boosts Dealership Sales”, Climate Redwood City, December 2018
- “Generous Electric Vehicle Rebate In San Mateo County Offered”, ABC 7 News, December 2018
- “It Can Be Easy To Go Clean Energy”, The Daily Journal, December 2018
- “New Agency Is Bringing Renewable Energy to County”, The Almanac, November 2018
- “Supervisor Pine Touts County’s Affordable Housing, Transit Efforts”, The Almanac, November 2018
- “Riding The Rising CCA Wave”, Commercial Property Executive, November 2018
- “Supervisor Pine Touts County’s Affordable Housing, Transit Efforts”, The Almanac, November 2018
- “Caltrain Goes Green”, The Daily Journal, November 2018
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Awards Nearly $450K For Community Projects”, San Mateo Patch, October 2018
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Starts Construction of 200-Megawatt Solar Facility”, Associated Press, October 2018
- “PCE Starts Construction Of 200-megawatt Solar Facility”, The Daily Journal, October 2018
- “California PV Preps For The Wright stuff”, Re News, October 2018
- “200 MW Solar Farm Is Underway”, Engineering 360, October 2018
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Goes Big Time With 200 MW-AC Solar Project”, PV Magazine, October 2018
- “Giant Wright Solar Project To Power 100K Homes In California County”, Solar Industry, October 2018
- “Need A Job? This Merced County Project Offers Hundreds,” Merced Sun-Star, October 2018
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Starts Construction Of 200-Megawatt Solar Facility”, Sacramento Business Journal, October 2018
- “County Ride & Drive And Electric Vehicle Promotion”, NTDTV, October 2018 (Chinese language)
- “Electric Car Discounts For San Mateo County Residents”, Everything South City, October 2018
- “Electric Vehicle Test Drive Event Set For San Mateo County Center”, Climate Redwood City, October 2018
- “How Community Choice Aggregation Fits Into California’s Clean Energy Future“, Green Tech Media, September 2018
- “OP-ED:Why PUC Should Protect Clean Energy Innovation”, Mercury News, September 2018
- “Facebook Expands Menlo Park Headquarters With MPK 21 Building By Gehry Partners”, Arch Daily, September 2018
- ” ‘Shrinking Shores’ Illustrates Sea Level Rise”, Half Moon Bay Review, June 2018
- “Woodside School Seventh-grader Designs Award-winning, Cost-efficient Solar Device“, The Almanac, June 2018
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Provides Visa Corporate Campus 100% Renewable Electricity”, Business Wire, May 2018
- “Visa Celebrates Earth Day With Global Events; Announces Progress On 100% Renewable Electricity Commitment”, Visa, April 2018
- “OP-ED: Peninsula Clean Energy Creating Greener Future”, Daily Journal, April 2018
- “Peninsula Clean Energy, San Mateo County Fight Climate Change”, Patch, April 2018
- “OP-ED: Clean Energy And Climate Resilience For All”, SF Examiner, April 2018
- “Caltrain, SamTrans Recognized for Achievements In Sustainability”, Mass Transit, April 2018
- “Sustainability: Environmentally, Economically, And Socially”, Foster City Islander, March 2018
- “Mid-Peninsula Cities And Facebook Are Receiving 100% Renewable Electricity”, InMenlo, February 2018
- “OP-ED: Expanded Offshore Drilling Terrible For State“, Daily Journal, January 2018
- “California Proves Trump Wrong”, Washington Post, January 2018
2017
- “Mission-Driven Sustainability“, Harvard Business Review, December 2017
- “How We’re Saving $17 million And Avoiding 680 million Pounds of Carbon Emissions“, The Almanac, November 2017
- “City of Burlingame Opts For 100% Renewable Electricity”, July 2017
- “The San Mateo County Harbor District Is Going Green!”, July 2017
- “San Mateo County Reaffirms Its Commitment To Fight Climate Change“, July 2017
- “How Clean Energy Helps Pacifica”, Pacifica Tribune, April 2017
- “Providing Cleaner, Greener, And Cheaper Energy In San Mateo County”, Balitang America, April 2017
- “OP-ED: Peninsula Clean Energy Now Serving Entire County”, Daily Journal, April 2017
- “KHMB Featured Story of the Week”, KHMB, April 2017
- “We Can Help Combat Climate Change With New Energy Program”, The Almanac March 2017
- SamTrans, Caltrain to Use 100 Percent Renewable Electricity From Community Choice Energy Programs”, Mass Transit Magazine, March 2017
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Finalizes 20-year Solar Deal”, Half Moon Bay Review, February 2017
- “Calif. Public Energy Provider Signs Up For 200 MW Of Solar”, Solar Industry Magazine, February 2017
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Inks Deal For 200 MW Of New Solar”, Bay Voice (Chinese), February 2017
- “Peninsula Clean Energy Prepares For Next Phase Of Renewables”, Half Moon Bay Review, January 2017
2016
- “San Mateo County Ditches PG&E, Starts Buying Cheaper, Greener Energy”, Mercury News, October 2016
- “County Flips The Switch On Clean Energy: Peninsula Clean Energy Launches”, Daily Journal, October 2016
- “Cities Moving To Clean Energy: 20 Municipalities Sign On To New County Program”, Daily Journal, July 2016
2019
- Press Release 1-23-19 – Peninsula Clean Energy Grant Program Funds Outreach to Low-Income Residents
2018
- Press Release 10-29-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy Awards Six Grants Totaling Nearly $450,000 for Local Community Pilot Projects
- Press Release 10-11-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy Starts Construction of 200-Megawatt Solar Facility
- Press Release 10-1-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Program Offers Thousands of Dollars in Savings for San Mateo County Residents
- Press Release 8-6-18 – Free Electric Vehicle Test Drives Offered by Peninsula Clean Energy at Facebook Summer Jam Festival
- Press Release 6-21-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy to Provide Grants Up to $75,000 for Innovative Energy Programs (PDF)
- Press Release 5-07-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy Provides VISA Corporate Campus 100% Renewable Electricity (PDF)
- Press Release 04-18-18 – San Mateo Cities and County Attack Climate Change (PDF)
- Press Release 3-15-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy Notice of 2018 Rate Adjustments (PDF)
- Press Release 2-28-18 – Peninsula Clean Energy’s ECO100 Now Green-e Certified (PDF)
2017
- Press Release 10-24-17 – Jan Pepper honored as Green Power Leader of the Year (PDF)
- Press Release 10-19-17 – PCE Customers Reduce Carbon Emissions While Saving Millions Annually (PDF)
- Press Release 9-21-17 – Facebook Switches to Peninsula Clean Energy’s ECO100 (PDF)
- Press Release 9-12-17 – Recurrent Energy Inks 100 Megawatt Power Purchase Agreement with PCE (PDF)
- PCE_press_kit_041917 – PCE Now Serving All of San Mateo County with Lower Cost, Cleaner Electricity (PDF)
- Media Advisory 041417 – PCE Now Serving All of San Mateo County with Lower Cost, Cleaner Electricity (PDF)
- Press Release 3-2-17 – SamTrans, Caltrain to Use 100 Percent Renewable Electricity from PCE (PDF)
- Press Release 2-16-17 – PCE to Enroll 210,000 New Customers and Maintain 5% Discount (PDF)
- Press Release 2-9-17 – Peninsula Clean Energy Inks Deal for 200 MW of New Solar , (PDF)
2016
- Press Release 10-6-16 – Program Launches, (PDF)
- Press Release 7-19-16 – Enrollment Notices, (PDF)
- Press Release 5-19-16 – First CEO Hired to Lead New San Mateo County Energy Agency, (PDF)
- Factsheet, (PDF)
- PCE By The Numbers, (PDF)
Enrollment Notices
- Notification #1 for Portola Valley Customers, (PDF)
- Notification #1 for Residential Customers, (PDF)
- Notification #1 for Residential Customers in Spanish, Chinese, (PDF)
- Notification #1 for Commercial Customers, (PDF)
- Notification #2 and #3 for Portola Valley Customers, (PDF)
- Notification #2 and #3 for Residential Customers, (PDF)
Wright Solar Groundbreaking Photos




Pictured: PCE Board Chair Jeff Aalfs, PCE Board Member Pradeep Gupta, landowner Suzanne Arotzarena, PCE Founding Board Chair Dave Pine, PCE CEO Jan Pepper, Clenera CEO Jason Ellsworth

Pictured: PCE Board Member John Keener, PCE Board Member Marty Medina, Corky Sherwood, PCE Vice Chair Rick DeGolia, Jim O’Banion, Clenera CEO Jason Ellsworth, PCE Board Chair Jeff Aalfs, Swinerton Renewable Energy President George Hershman, PCE Board Member Rick Bonilla, PCE Board Member Pradeep Gupta, Dominique Arotzarena, Suzanne Arotzarena, PCE CEO Jan Pepper, PCE Founding Board Chair Dave Pine, PCE Board Member Ann Schneider, PCE Board Member Wayne Lee

Pictured: PCE Board Member John Keener, PCE Board Member Marty Medina, Corky Sherwood, PCE Vice Chair Rick DeGolia, Jim O’Banion, Clenera CEO Jason Ellsworth, PCE Board Chair Jeff Aalfs, Swinerton Renewable Energy President George Hershman, PCE Board Member Rick Bonilla, PCE Board Member Pradeep Gupta, Dominique Arotzarena, Suzanne Arotzarena, PCE CEO Jan Pepper, PCE Founding Board Chair Dave Pine, PCE Board Member Ann Schneider, PCE Board Member Wayne Lee

Pictured: Suzanne and Dominique Jr. Arotzarena. Local landowners leasing land to Wright Solar LLC. Involved in launching the project for the last eight years. “It’s been a long time. This is a happy day for us,” said Dominique.