July Overview
Latest News
CCCE is Hiring and Accepting CAC Applications


Energy Programs
Apply for Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate Program and Apply for Electric Vehicle Incentive Program

Apply for CALeVIP's South Central Coast Incentive Project


Power Supply
CCCE and SVCE Joint Renewable Energy Agreements
Upcoming Events
Board Meetings

Rate Workshops

Time of Use Workshops


Staff Spotlight
Brian Kimball
Central Coast Community Energy continues its pathway to sourcing 100% clean and renewable energy by 2030. Along the way, we’re powering community reinvestment and local EV adoption by bringing more electric vehicles and EV charging stations to the Central Coast; at homes, businesses and in publicly accessible areas. Together, we’re building a cleaner, more reliable grid for California and creating more clean-energy infrastructure for the Central Coast.  
CCCE customers are eligible to apply for rebates and incentives offered by CCCE’s Energy Programs: 

  • Program Extended! $700K in EV Incentives for residential, commercial, ag and public agency customers available through September 30th 

  • Program Expanded! $295k in EV chargers and electric panel rebates for all CCCE customers – homes, businesses and public agencies available until funds are reserved 
Read below for details and exciting updates!
Central Coast Community Energy is Hiring!
Do you want to make a difference in your own community by supporting clean energy, local control over electricity needs, and community reinvestment? Then join our mission-driven team of professionals advancing clean and renewable energy throughout communities along California's central coast! Check out our green jobs currently available and consider sharing with your own network.
Central Coast Community Energy is Now Accepting Applications for TWO Community Advisory Council (CAC) Members in Monterey County 
CCCE seeks qualified, passionate, and committed applicants for its volunteer Community Advisory Council (CAC) to represent Monterey County. The CAC serves as an advisory body to the CCCE’s Policy and Operations Boards and CAC members serve as important connections to the diverse communities CCCE serves. 
Electrify Your Ride and Charge Your Ride with Central Coast Community Energy!
If you haven’t applied for CCCE’s Electrify Your Ride program, don’t miss out! The Program is offering CCCE customers cash rebates toward the purchase or lease of new or used electric vehicles. This program offers double the incentive amount for eligible income-qualified customers, a step toward addressing local climate equity through CCCE’s GHG reducing energy programs.
Currently, the average income-qualified residential participant can save up to $4,000 on a new electric vehicle through CCCE incentives alone, with up to $15,000 available by combining all other available incentives and rebates. EV shoppers can learn more about additional incentives and rebates by visiting CCCE’s website. 

The applications for the Electrify Your Ride program have been extended through Thursday, September 30, 2021.  
If you haven't already electrified your ride by purchasing or leasing a new or used electric vehicle (EV), do it soon! Now is a great time to install an EV charger at your home or business, even if you don't yet own an EV. CCCE’s Charge Your Ride program funds are designed to cover the majority of costs for a network-enabled EV charger unit plus most costs associated with any related electric updates or panel replacement. Currently, a qualified residential customer, commercial customer or public agency can save up to $10,000 on a level 2 charger and associated electrical work or panel replacement. Learn more about the rebates you may be applicable for by visiting our website. 

Funding for the Charge Your Ride program funding will be reserved on a first come, first served basis until the total $295,000 is subscribed. 
Customers are Eligible for CALeVIP's South Central Coast Incentive Project in Partnership with Central Coast Community Energy
Central Coast Community Energy is excited to announce a partnership with the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP). This August 5th, businesses, commercial properties, multifamily residences and local government facilities in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties can apply for incentives for the purchase and installation of new electric vehicle infrastructure. 
  
Eligible applicants may receive  
  • Up to $80,000 per DC fast charger  
  • Up to $6,000 per Level 2 connector  

Rebates are expected to go fast and with the launch date quickly approaching, it’s important to prepare your application materials early. Here’s what you’ll need:  

  • Completed site verification form – visit the website to download the form before launch  
  • Installation site address  
  • TIN/EIN for recipient of rebate check  
Central Coast Community Energy and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Joint Renewable Energy Agreements

CCCE, in partnership with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) announced on July 19th the addition of seven new large-scale renewable energy and storage agreements as part of CCCE’s pathway to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2030. This most recent round of agreements exceeds CCCE’s interim goal of 60% clean and renewable by 2025. CCCE is rapidly accelerating GHG reduction on behalf of our Central Coast customers.
CCCE is doing its part to increase grid reliability and resiliency by adding a diverse set of renewable sources to the grid and pairing them with storage. Please see infographic for recent agreement details.  
CCCE has made important strides to accelerate renewable energy in a reliable and economical way. By partnering with SVCE to improve our purchasing power, forming California Community Power with other CCAs to further improve our purchasing power, earning an ‘A’ Credit Rating by S&P Global, and by removing the obligation to fund a ‘lock box’ to backstop our power purchase agreements, CCCE is reducing overhead and keeping costs in check for our customers. And we’re proving that. affordable, clean and renewable community energy is possible. 
Upcoming Board Meetings

An Invitation for Community Collaboration from 3CE

In an effort to continuously connect with our customers throughout the Central Coast 3CE encourages public participation in the following meetings. Meetings are currently held on Zoom and attendees may provide live public comment through Zoom or by submitting public comment via email at publiccomment@3ce.org. Sign up to receive public board meeting notices that include the meeting details here.
Community Advisory Council Meeting
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 4 PM

Operations Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 10:30 AM
Upcoming Cost of Service Rate Workshops:

Learn More About Your 2022 Energy Choices with CCCE

All CCCE customers are invited to learn about their rate options and have their frequently asked questions answered in real time by a CCCE staff member. CCCE’s new rate structure is predictable, fair, simple, and competitive. The new board approved rates will be implemented from January 2022 to December 2024. 
Upcoming Time of Use Workshops:

Understanding Your Time of Use Options with CCCE

As part of a statewide initiative, most California electric customers are transitioning to a Time-of-Use (TOU) rate plan. Please join us for this informational webinar designed to educate CCCE customers about how TOU will: ensure greater grid reliability, fight climate change, and support a cleaner & healthier energy future. 
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 6 PM

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 6 PM

Staff Spotlight: Brian Kimball

This month, Central Coast Community Energy wants to highlight a staff member who’s been instrumental in providing clean and renewable energy to the Central Coast community. Brian Kimball is CCCE’s Policy Advisor and advocates for the agency on key legislation and regulatory proceedings that impact the customers and communities we serve.
Before starting at CCCE, Kimball worked at the California Public Utilities Commission and served on the board of directors for the California Efficiency + Demand Management Council where he learned how to work with regulators and legislators. Afterwards, Kimball served on the CCCE Community Advisory Council from 2019-2021 while working as a consultant and legal advisor for various businesses and non-profit organizations in the region prior to joining CCCE full-time in March 2021. 

Kimball enjoys advocating for legislation and regulatory policies that facilitate CCCE’s ability to provide clean and renewable energy to the communities of the Central Coast. He is proud to work for an organization committed to bringing responsibly sourced power to local residents and businesses at an affordable rate. So many of the details that go into how our electricity is provided are decided by procedures that, though open to the public, are quite complicated. One of the most gratifying aspects of Kimball’s role is untangling that complexity so that member agencies and constituents can effectively participate in defining sensible energy policy that reflects our region’s values and priorities. 

In Kimball’s time on the CCCE staff, he’s had the opportunity to work on bills that foster offshore wind energy development, open up feed-in-tariff programs previously only available to investor-owned utilities, and attempt to address the inequities of the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment fee on customer bills. He’s also enjoyed contributing to regulatory proceedings that evolved the vehicle-grid integration framework, brought relief to customers who are behind on their bills due to the pandemic, and refined the implementation of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. The result of this work is that our agency is better positioned to serve the Central Coast with affordable clean, renewable energy and energy programs. 

Kimball believes that responsible production and use of energy is one of the most important issues that will determine how successful humanity is on Earth and beyond. “Though the overall impact of the matter is enormous, it’s an area where each and every one of us can make a difference through our individual choices,” shares Kimball. “I’m grateful to work within a team and community dedicated to achieving a sustainable future through our actions today.” 
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