Valley Clean Energy Archives

Increasing Energy Bills Causing Concern in Our Community

by Chris Granger March 3, 2022

Did your energy bill skyrocket last month? Energy bills have gone up and customers are noticing! If you want to understand what’s going on, the first step is to understand that most energy bills in our area reflect two energy sources: natural gas and electricity….

Community, Energy, Resilience

Per Capita Davis: The world needs to reflect resilience, redundancy and cooperative governance

by John Mott-Smith April 14, 2021

Eventually, on this planet of increasing population and not inexhaustible resources, the issue of sustainability will take center stage. We talk about it now, but my guess is that not too far in the future the discussion will take on a more serious and urgent…

Consumption, Energy

You Are a Solar Champion!

by Chrissy Backman March 3, 2020

If you already have a rooftop solar system, Cool Davis wants to THANK YOU! We also want to give you an “I am Solar Powered” or “I Love Solar” sticker so you can share your solar pride! Put your sticker on your mailbox, bicycle, laptop,…

Community, Solar

Valley Clean Energy Customers Reaping Environmental Benefits for Same Cost

by Special Contributor September 6, 2019

It’s been a long hot summer, but those cool autumn days aren’t too far off… And thanks to Valley Clean Energy, local electricity customers are not paying any more to run their air-conditioners than they would have paid under PG&E. At the same time, they…

City of Davis, Coalition, Energy

VCE adds solar customers, dividends

by Special Contributor August 9, 2019

The Valley Clean Energy board of directors a pair of decisions in June to fulfill two promises to its customers. The board voted unanimously to begin including Net Energy Metered solar customers in VCE service starting in January 2020, and additionally voted to launch a…

City of Davis, Community, Energy, Solar

Per Capita Davis: Marching forward on the climate crisis

by John Mott-Smith March 8, 2019

There’s a lot going on in March related to what we can do as individuals to combat the climate crisis. Here are just a few examples. As noted in the prior column, March is Burger Battle Month in Davis. Go to coolcuisine.net for burger descriptions, locations of…

Community