City Of Albany: Albany Electricity Accounts Will Transition To 100% Renewable Energy In January 2022

Press release from the City of Albany:

11/01/2021

East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) began serving residential, business, and municipal electricity customers throughout Albany in 2018. Customers were placed on EBCE’s Brilliant 100 service, which offered customers 100% carbon-free electricity at the same price as PG&E. The Brilliant 100 service will no longer be offered after 2021. In June 2021, the Albany City Council voted to set the default electricity option for Albany customers to EBCE’s Renewable 100 service starting in January 2022. Renewable 100 service is sourced from California wind and solar facilities, including a new wind farm in Livermore. Renewable 100 costs an additional 1 cent per kilowatt-hour above PG&E rates. That’s about $5 more per month for a typical Albany home and varies more widely for businesses based on the amount of power used.

EBCE also offers their Bright Choice service, which is priced 1% below PG&E rates and is approximately 5% more renewable energy than PG&E. Customers who prefer to power their home or business with Bright Choice are welcome to do so by visiting ebce.org/albany and clicking on “Choose Bright Choice,” or by calling 1-833-699-EBCE (3223) during business hours (9AM–5PM on weekdays). Take action by December 22 if you prefer to avoid automatic enrollment in Renewable 100. Customers who are on CARE, FERA, and Medical Baseline programs will default to Bright Choice service automatically but can still choose Renewable 100. Customers can change their EBCE service or return to PG&E service anytime.

To learn more about your electric service choices, please visit ebce.org/compare-plans-residential/ or ebce.org/compare-plans-business/. Customers can also contact EBCE’s call center at 1-833-699-EBCE (3223) during business hours (9AM-5PM on weekdays).

This press release was produced by the City of Albany. The views expressed here are the author’s own.