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Eight Community Choice Aggregators Partner to Form California Community Power – A Joint Powers Authority

February 8, 2021

CCAs to leverage combined buying power for large-scale clean energy procurement and provide cost-effective services and programs Sunnyvale, Calif. – Northern and central coast Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) are joining forces by forming a new Joint Powers Authority (JPA) – California Community Power. The JPA allows the CCAs to combine their buying power to procure [...]

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Resource adequacy for grid reliability

November 16, 2020

Leap Extends Resource Adequacy Capacity to California Community Choice Aggregators - Initial agreements enable Redwood Coast Energy Authority and Valley Clean Energy to tap into the statewide market for flexible, distributed energy capacity to meet electricity demand in their service territories. November 12, 2020 Leap, the provider of a universal distributed energy marketplace, announced [...]

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California Community Choice Aggregators Issue Request for Long-Duration Storage

October 16, 2020

Eight community energy agencies seek innovative technologies to strengthen grid resilience Today, eight Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) launched a joint Request for Offers (RFO) to procure up to 500 megawatts (MWs) of long-duration storage. The RFO is seeking a minimum 10-year contract for grid-charged technologies. Central Coast Community Energy, CleanPowerSF, Marin Clean Energy, Peninsula Clean [...]

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RCEA’s Tierra Buena battery energy storage project

October 2, 2020

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDS ENERGY STORAGE FOOTPRINT IN CALIFORNIA Signs Resource Adequacy Agreements Totaling 5mw/20mwh with Two California Community Choice Aggregators RENO, Nev. October 01, 2020, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) today announced that it has signed two Resource Adequacy Agreements, each for 50% of its 5 MW / 20 MWh Tierra Buena battery energy storage […]

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RCEA contracts for 100% of the output of a new 100 megawatt solar project

May 6, 2020

EDP Renewables, Redwood Coast Energy Authority Execute Long-Term Agreement for New California Solar Park A 15-year agreement will bring the 100 megawatt Sandrini Sol Solar Park to Kern County, California Humboldt County, CA, May 6, 2020 — EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), and Redwood […]

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Community Choice Energy Turns Three

May 1, 2020

Community Choice Energy Turns Three The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Celebrates Humboldt County’s Recent Energy Program Accomplishments and Future Objectives When RCEA launched its Community Choice Energy (CCE) program May 1, 2017, it was based on a community vision that Humboldt County would have greater control over its electricity generation options, the electricity would have [...]

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POSTPONED – Electric Bike Public Workshop

March 12, 2020

POSTPONED – Electric Bike Public Workshop In light of recent developments surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), Redwood Coast Energy Authority has decided to postpone the E-Bike Workshop. RCEA believes it to be in the best interest of the community to take proactive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Public safety is our top priority. We [...]

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Public Workshop on Battery Storage Basics

January 29, 2020

Public Workshop on Battery Storage Basics Building resilience in Humboldt County Since the recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Humboldt County residents have been asking how they can make their homes and businesses more energy resilient, how they can utilize the electricity from their solar panels when the grid is down, how vehicle to home storage solutions work, [...]

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RCEA enters second phase of strategic planning update

October 11, 2019

RCEA enters second phase of strategic planning update RCEA continues to update its guiding plan with two public workshops. Both workshops will be held at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 721 Waterfront Drive in Eureka, Room 203. The Thursday, October 17 workshop, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., is an opportunity to learn about and discuss RCEA’s Comprehensive [...]

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