News Room

A Fan of Marin's Green Energy Plan, Marin Independent Journal, September 28, 2008
"Marin is not alone in debating the pros and cons of community choice aggregation, providing choice and voice to your citizens and businesses through Marin Clean Energy. Other cities and counties across the state are taking similar steps..." Read More.

Green, clean energy machine, Pacific Sun, September 4, 2008
"The proposed joint powers authority that would constitute to form a Marin Clean Energy local power agency also could assume a role to help guide the county and Marin cities in efforts to cope with critical environmental issues..." Read More.

Fairfax backs 'green' power, Marin Independent Journal, August 21, 2008
"Fairfax has become the first town to support a county plan to purchase electricity from "green" producers and sell it directly to Marin customers, bypassing Pacific Gas and Electric Co...." Read More.

Buying Power, Northbay Biz, August, 2008
"Marin Clean Energy’s plan is to deliver 50 percent renewable energy—without raising rates..." Read More.

The Green Option: Does Marin Clean Energy Make Sense? Marin Magazine, June, 2008
"Much has been written and said lately about Community Choice Aggregation, but I don’t think the message is getting across. Let’s see if I can explain it...." Read More.

MCE bidding for cities' approval, Novato Advance, June 16, 2008
"Marin Clean Energy has upped the stakes in the debate over Marin's energy future. By releasing its final-draft ordinance and joint powers authority agreement..." Read More.

New public agency proposes to manage Marin County power, North Bay Business Journal, June 9, 2008
"Businesses are weighing a proposal by Marin County to enter the energy business with promises of clean power at costs below or equal to those of the investor-owned utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co...." Read More.

Marin County on Quest for Greener Power; PG&E Balks, California Energy Markets, June 6, 2008
"In affluent, eco-conscious Marin County, demand for all things green is high-so much so that when a countywide survey was conducted last year, nearly 60 percent of respondents said they were willing to pay 10 percent or more for power that comes from renewable resouces..." Read More.

Power Grab in Hot Tubistan, SFGate, May 29, 2008
"In a move boldly addressing the global energy crisis sidelined in Washington and on the presidential campaign trail, county leaders unveiled a plan to offer Marin some of America's greenest electricity..." Read More.

Green Power Gets Early Nod from Fairfax Council, Marin Independent Journal, May 22, 2008
"A proposal to launch a countywide power authority that would allow Marin residents to purchase their power from "greener" energy producers than Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has received a vote of confidence from the Fairfax Town Council..." Read More.

Publisher's Comment: A Ripple Effect, Pacific Sun, May 2, 2008
"I had the pleasure last week of speaking at Green Career Day at San Marin High School in Novato. I enjoyed the opportunity to talk to high school students about their futures and to have a discussion that connected career choices with green technology, green living and protecting the health of the planet.." Read More.

County Energized for Choice, Pacific Sun, May 8, 2008
"A peer review of the business plan for a renewable-energy power authority in Marin gave the proposal a green light to proceed to the next leg on the road to possible reality. The proposal now is making the rounds of city councils across the county, as backers look for support while critics already are using emotional attacks to flip the switch on the plan..." Read More.

Peter Asmus: Local clean energy is crucial, Marin Independent Journal, April 21, 2008
"POLLS consistently show that solar photovoltaics are the most popular energy source among consumers. Still, these semiconductors that generate electricity directly from sunlight produce less than one half of one percent of the world's electricity..." Read More.

Marin, PG&E fight shapes up over green power, Marin Independent Journal, April 17, 2008
"With sun-kissed Mount Tamalpais and three parked Priuses as a backdrop, county officials launched a proposal Wednesday to provide Marin homes and businesses with "green" power..." Read More.

Local communities reach for power over energy, SFGate, April 16, 2008
"Marin County residents want more solar and wind power. San Francisco officials think they might be able to strike better energy deals. Some cities in the San Joaquin Valley want to build their own power plants..." Read More.

Take that, PG&E!, San Francisco Bay Guardian, April 16, 2008
"And congratulations go out to San Joaquin Valley Power Authority, which has reached a settlement agreement with PG&E over how the utility company has been behaving itself with regards to Community Choice Aggregation (CCA.) Best part: PG&E has to pay..." Read More.

Larry Fahn: Marin needs to step up on energy/climate change, Local Clean Energy Alliance, March 23, 2008
"It is long past time that we started taking bold steps and making serious progress in preventing global warming from imperiling the planet. Not only must we start the transition to a fossil-free energy future, but we can create jobs, bolster the economy and improve society in the process..." Read More.

What Does CCA Mean for Novatans? Novato Advance, March 14, 2007
"If a Marin Power Authority (MPA) bought clean, community choice (CCA) power for our community, Novatans would see little day-to-day difference in rates or delivery. Novatans would continued to be billed by PG&E and receive electricity on PG&E lines..." Read More.

You Can Make a Difference: Cleaner Energy, Novato Advance, March 14, 2007
"On March 7 a dynamic group of local representatives and environmental experts convened at Sustainable Novato's “Town Clean Energy Forum” to discuss the opportunities available to us through CCA..." Read More.

Public Power "Lite" Looking Very Green, Renewable Energy World, February 13, 2008
A Renewable Portfolio Standard of 15% couldn't survive in the most recent federal energy bill that became law. But 28 states have renewable standards, most of them more stringent than the proposed federal mandate. California's is the most ambitious, requiring 20% by 2010, and the Governor has proposed 33% by 2020..." Read More.