Local Clean Energy Alliance Meeting

The Local Clean Energy Alliance of the East Bay
A group of organizations, businesses, and citizens has formed to promote local production and procurement of "clean energy" — energy derived from renewable, non-fossil, and non-nuclear sources. Local Clean Energy Alliance members come from groups like the Sierra Club, Pacific Environment, Ecology Center, Kyoto USA, Rainforest Action Network, green energy companies, and the popular Nomad Cafe. Many are just concerned citizens. We're working in Oakland, Berkeley, and Emeryville to educate the public and encourage those city councils to adopt a clean, reliable, and affordable energy system for their residents.

The centerpiece of our agenda thus far has been forwarding a Community Choice energy system in the East Bay. San Francisco and Marin counties have already taken the lead by moving forward on their own community energy plans. Navigant, a consulting firm that cities are using to help them devise their plans, found that Marin will be able to achieve comparable rates as PG&E while achieving more than 50% renewable power within a few years. Key decisions on these plans will be made in 2008.

We feel a real momentum is building in the East Bay help push renewable energy and make it into a growth industry. With your help, we are confident that we can accomplish our goals.

Sign on to Our Platform!
If you're a business, organization, or concerned individual wishing to pledge your support for our efforts, please sign on to our platform! Our goals are to:

• Provide 50% of our power from renewables by 2017
• Maximize local production of clean energy
• Offer stable and affordable rates for all
• Create local business opportunities and green-collar jobs
• Allow local businesses and residents can sell back excess energy to the grid
• Mandate aggressive energy conservation