MCE

Customers may opt out online or by phone at 1 (888) 632-3674. Please have your PG&E bill or account information on hand in order to process your request.

Thank you for your question. Community Choice Aggregators are required by state legislation to operate as an opt out model. State Assembly Bill 117, passed in 2002, requires that Community Choice Aggregations become the default electric service provider where available. When a city, town, or county votes to join MCE, all eligible customers in that jurisdiction are automatically enrolled in MCE’s service. Participation in MCE is completely voluntary and customers are encouraged to exercise the right to choose what electric service provider is right for them. We hope this helps answer your question!

MCE replaces the electric generation portion of your PG&E service. Traditional utilities like PG&E provide electric generation, electric delivery, and gas services. As an MCE customer, PG&E will continue to transmit your electricity and provide your gas service. MCE’s electric generation charges replace PG&E’s electric generation charges and provide you with more renewable electricity.

MCE’s 60% renewable electricity service is cost competitive with–and often lower than–PG&E’s 29% renewable electricity service for typical customers. Part of MCE’s mission is to provide stable and competitive rates. For more information, sample cost comparisons, and cost calculators, please visit our rates page for residential or commercial customers. https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/rates/ https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/commercial-rates/

MCE’s service area includes all of Marin and Napa Counties, unincorporated Contra Costa County, unincorporated Solano County and the Cities and Towns of Benicia, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, Vallejo, and Walnut Creek.

MCE’s energy is mostly produced from non-polluting, renewable sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and bioenergy. We closely research and monitor our suppliers to ensure that they are using green, responsible practices and sourcing our power from renewable energy providers throughout California, the Pacific Northwest, and Colorado. Not only is our power more renewable, it’s also as local as possible. View our power resources on our website: https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/energy-suppliers/

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) was established in 2002 by Assembly Bill 117. CCA’s offer California communities a choice in the source of their electricity. MCE was California’s first CCA. Today there are many CCAs in operation serving millions of customers across California. Visit Cal-cca.org to learn more about CCAs in California.

Hi Bill, Yes, you can install solar panels and get credit for surplus generation by participating in MCE’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. MCE’s NEM program serves over 25,000 customers and is one of the most generous programs of its kind, with excess generation being credited at full retail plus a penny/kWh. This can be anywhere from 7-35 cents/kWh compared to PG&E's wholesale rate at 3-4 cents/kWh. MCE solar customers see credits roll over month after month; we never zero out our customers’ surplus credits (unless they hit the $5000 cap annually). If your credit balance is over $100 at the time of MCE’s Annual Cash Out (in the spring), we will offer you a check for that balance. You may opt out and return to PG&E service by visiting our website at: https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/optout/. However, please note that MCE’s standard 50% renewable energy service is about 2-5% less expensive on the overall bill than PG&E’s standard 33% renewable energy service.

You 1st have to look at electricity coming to your house as defined in 2 ways physical and contractual. Physical electons flow like water to the point of least resistance. All generated electrons have to be accounted for; paid for by contract and tagged for deliver. Renewables are contracted as such regardless of where the end up physically. So if u are paying for renewable power you have contracted for it. This is the simplest way i can explain it without going several layers deeper.