Local Clean Energy Alliance of the Bay Area

 Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy) staff have confirmed its Board of Directors will be voting on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:00pm whether to accept PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear energy into its power mix.

Can you join the Local Clean Energy Alliance in Opposing PG&E’s Nuclear in Ava Community Energy?

We need you to speak to the Board of Directors via Zoom or In-person on September 18!

The Sierra Club has been a longstanding opponent to nuclear power for environmental, social justice, safety, and health issues. Recently, the Sierra Club Grassroots Network Nuclear Free Team concluded their first Nuclear-Free film series with the incredible independent film “Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance”. This documentary by Jan Haaken follows activists as they expose the true costs of newer, more “sustainable” nuclear reactor designs, and questions the case that nuclear power is a “clean” source of energy that will solve the U.S.’s net zero carbon goals.

For more information on the film, go to https://www.atomicbamboozle.com. It is also available on Eventive, free with registration from September 1-30th, 2024. You can find the film here.

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 The San Francisco Bay Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) invites our community to a virtual screening of Silent Fallout, narrated by Alec Baldwin. This powerful and award-winning documentary explores the stories of victims of nuclear testing in the United States, and uncovers the dangerous and untold consequences of radiation exposure.

Following the screening, join us for a virtual panel discussion featuring the film’s director, Hideaki Ito, and Mayela Gillan, a PhD student conducting community-based research on radiation exposure from mining on the Navajo Nation. We are extremely excited for this opportunity to watch the film, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversation among our communities.

The screening will be on October 3rd from 6 to 8pm via Zoom. Please RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.

 Jessica Tovar, Energy Democracy Director at the Local Clean Energy Alliance, recently sat down with the SLO Climate Coalition to discuss policies to protect vulnerable communities from the toxic effects of industrial and energy generation pollution corridors.

Voices for Energy Justice is a podcast series produced by Uniting the Central Coast for Action and features interviews with prominent energy justice leaders.

To listen to Jessica speak, you can find the Spotify link here.

LCEA has word from Ava Community Energy that the Board of Directors will be voting on whether to accept an allocation of nuclear energy from PG&E at next month’s September 18th board meeting at 6:00pm. What we need now is for everyone to spread the word by sharing our Petition to Oppose PG&E's Nuclear in Ava Community Energy to urge the Board to reject the offer. For community groups and organizations, please sign-on and share the organizational letter; please use this form which has a link to an organizational letter and sign up for public comment.

The Local Clean Energy Alliance has been hard at work in advocating for expanded resources for resilience hubs in Ava Community Energy territory. Our community engagement and advocacy with Ava Community Energy is the start at bridging the gap between community driven resilience hubs and a community choice public agency.

Ayla Peters-Paz (she/her) is a Campaign Organizer for the Local Clean Energy Alliance focusing on community driven resilience hubs.

She graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Society and Environment and Political Economy, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. While at Berkeley, she wrote her thesis on the impacts of mechanization on the health and economic wellness of farm workers in the California Central Valley.

(07/2024) The vote on PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear energy at Ava Community Energy is expected to happen on Wednesday, July 17th. Help us send a message to our Ava Community Energy board members, “We don't need PG&E's nuclear energy in our clean energy program.”  

Please sign the petition and/or make a comment at the Ava Community Energy Board meeting. The agency should post an agenda here late Friday for the next Ava Community Energy board meeting on Wednesday July 17 at 6:00pm.

Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy or EBCE), the public electricity agency Community Choice program serving Alameda and San Joaquin Counties, is considering accepting PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear energy into its power mix.

 The $15 Million for Resilience campaign is gaining traction. There are a few updates that I want to share, and I am optimistic that our continued engagement with Ava Community Energy will lead to important funding and resources for our communities throughout Ava Community Energy territory in Alameda County and San Joaquin County.