2019

• “San Mateo Scopes New Green Building Codes”, San Mateo Daily Journal, July 2019
• “Some Americans Fret About Green Power’s Shortcomings, But It’s Working Here”, Silicon Valley Biz Journal, July 2019
• “Silicon Valley Energy Customers Have Access To Cleaner Power Than CA Or The U.S. Average”, Joint Venture, July 2019
• “The New Kid On The Block: CCAs Face Credit, Other Challenges To Lead California’s Renewable Energy Growth”, Utility Drive, July 2019
• “Why California Is No Longer The Top US Market For Utility-Scale Solar”, Greentech Media, July 2019
• “A Green New Deal For Every Peninsula City”, The Daily Journal, June 2019
• “Bay Area’s New Local Electricity Suppliers Reach Another Legitimacy Milestone”, Silicon Valley Business Journal, June 2019
• “Calif. Energy Program Hires Fleet Manager to Lead Vehicle Electrification Efforts”, Government Fleet, June 2019
• “Grid Next Door”, Palo Alto Online, June 2019
• “Groups Help With Used EV Purchases”, Used Car News, May 2019
• “Bay Area Residents Can Get $4,000 Credit on Used Plug-ins”, Green Car Reports, May 2019
• “$4,000 Used Plug-in Hybrid & EV Buyer Incentive Offered By Peninsula Clean Energy”, CleanTechnica, May 2019
• “California Utility Offers $4,000 Purchase Incentive For Used PHEVs”, Charged EVs, May 2019
• “Goldman Sachs Becomes Solar Supplier to California CCAs as Its Acquisition Spree Continues”, Green Tech Media, May 2019
• “San Mateo Residents Eligible For Down Payment Assistance On Hybrid Electric Cars Through New Program”, ABC 7, May 2019
• “Going Green Means Gaining Jobs  In Central Valley”, Operating Engineers Local 3 Engineers News (Pages 16-17), May 2019
• “Credit Considerations Supporting Baa2 Issuer Rating And Stable Outlook”, Moody’s, May 2019
• “New EV Incentives Roll Out In San Mateo County”, NGT News, May 2019
• “East Palo Alto Today April-May 2019 (Page 10)”, East Palo Alto Today, May 2019
• “The World Of Renewables This Week”, Rethink Energy, May 2019
• “In New Challenge For California’s Utilities, Rating Agency Warms To Community Aggregators”, Green Tech Media, May 2019
• “Moody’s Assigns Investment Grade Credit Rating to Peninsula Clean Energy”, AP News, May 2019
• “Burlingame Introduces New Climate Action Plan”, The Daily Journal, May 2019
• “California’s CCA Structure Gets Moody’s Thumbs Up”, pv Magazine, May 2019
• “Rating Action: Moody’s Assigns First-time Baa2 Issuer Rating To Peninsula Clean Energy Authority, CA; Outlook Is Stable”, Moody’s Investor Service, May 2019 (click here for PDF)
• “Town Of Atherton Celebrates Earth Day On May 4“, In Menlo, May 2019
• “Peninsula Clean Energy Saved Customers $18 Million In 2018”, Redwood City/Woodside Patch, April 2019
• “Op-ed: Change to ECO 100”, The Daily Journal, April 2019
• “4th Annual STEAM Fest On The Square”, Climate Redwood City, April 2019
• “Foster City Energy Customers Saved $954, 000 In 2018, City Says”, Foster City Patch, April 2019
• “Earth Day In Menlo Park Is Noted With A Ceremony To Celebrate The City’s Climate & Sustainability Resolution”, InMenlo, April 2019
• “PG&E Hires A New CEO From… TVA?”, pv magazine, April 2019
• “Op-ed: Opinion: Community choice agencies stabilizing power industry”, Mercury News, April 2019
• “Juggling Renewables”, The Almanac, April 2019
• “The Hurricanes of the West — Wildfires — Spur More Microgrids in California”, Microgrid Knowledge, April 2019
• “Woodside: Solar Panel Plan To Face Council Scrutiny”, The Almanac, April 2019
• “San Mateo County Readies $2,000 Grants For EV Charging Stations”, CleanTechnica, March 2019
• “County-wide Greenbuilding Efforts & New Guide Available For Zero Carbon Commercial Construction”, InMenlo, March 2019
• “City Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Stations,” Half Moon Bay Review, March 2019
• “Busting The Myth That CCAs Don’t Sign Long-Term Renewable Energy Contracts”, Greentech Media, February 2019
• “January Construction Starts Rise 2 Percent”, Dodge Data & Analytics, February 2019
• “As PG&E Goes Up In Flames, Renewable Energy Steps In”, Clean Technica, February 2019
• “Community Choice Groups Push For PG&E To Leave The Power Generation Business”, Green Tech Media, February 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
  • Additional Features
    • San Francisco Business Journal
    • Silicon Valley Business Journal
    • Solar Industry Mag
    • Everything South City
    • Morning Star
    • Renewables Now
    • Market Watch
    • Power Engineering
• “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
  • Additional Features
    • Los Angeles Business Journal
    • Sacramento Business Journal
    • San Francisco Business Times
    • Silicon Valley Business Journal
    • Solar Power World
• “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 7-1-19- San Mateo County Schools Receive Peninsula Clean Energy Funding to Monitor Environmental Impacts
• Press Release 5-15-19 – Peninsula Clean Energy Offers $4,000 Buyer Incentive For Purchase of Used Plug-in Hybrid Electric Cars
• Press Release 5-6-19 – Moody’s Assigns Investment Grade Credit Rating to Peninsula Clean Energy
• Press Release 4-16-19 – Peninsula Clean Energy Saves Customers $18 Million, Earns National Recognition for San Mateo County and Cities
• 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)

2019

Summer Update – July 2019

Earth Day 2019 – April 2019

3 New Climate Actions from PCE – March 2019

Winter Update – February 2019

2018

Summer Update – August 2018

Earth Day 2018 – April 2018

Spring Update – March 2018 

• 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)