Ava Community Energy

Reinvesting in our community is a core element of our mission. Thanks East Bay Agency for Children for all you do! Interested in applying for a sponsorship? To encourage and support local community engagement, Ava awards local organizations with community sponsorships three times per year. Funding areas include, but are not necessarily limited to sports, art, music, and STEM. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gsmFVM_8

Today we're celebrating 6 months of serving the cities of City of Stockton, CA and City Of Lathrop with clean energy and lower rates. This milestone is marked by more than $4.4 million in savings on energy bills for customers in Stockton and Lathrop. 🎉 “We’re proud to serve Stockton and Lathrop and give our local communities more options for clean energy,” said Howard Chang, Ava CEO. “These savings show how our public agency creates immediate value for customers while building the foundation for a cleaner energy future.” Read the full release: https://lnkd.in/giyrnphQ

If strategic planning for decarbonization is in your wheelhouse, please review and respond to Ava Community Energy's RFP for an agency-wide strategic plan or “roadmap” for customer programs! #decarbonization #strategicplanning #communityinvestment https://lnkd.in/g3JzaFTN

We’re excited to share Ride and Drive Clean's August EV Discount Campaign, expiring at the end of the month, which offers savings of up to $22,500 on popular, good-value new electric vehicles: the Cadillac LYRIQ, Honda Prologue, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Volkswagen ID.4. 🚗 Plus, take advantage of extra savings with the $7,500 federal tax credit through September 30, 2025. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gPHppTHY ⚡ Questions about charging your EV? Learn more about Ava's home charging program and public fast charging network: https://lnkd.in/g44cii94

🚴⚡ Ava Bike Electric is now live! Ava Community Energy customers and Alameda County residents can now apply for instant e-bike rebates ranging from $400 to $1,500 to help cover the cost of a new e-bike from one of our participating local bike shops. The program is designed to shift commutes, errands, and recreation toward clean electric transportation, without adding to road congestion. Eligible applicants will be entered into monthly random drawings through September 2026 for a chance to receive a rebate. 40% of program funds are set aside for income-qualified applicants, who also receive an extra $250 rebate for safety equipment. Read the release: https://ow.ly/IMH950WmsmC

In our latest newsletter, find resources to help make it easier to go electric and save energy, read about Fremont gearing up for the transition to 100% renewable energy, our annual budget, and financing deals to maintain customer savings: https://ow.ly/SkfR50WjXEB

In the new issue of “From the CEO’s Desk,” our quarterly newsletter, we look at battery safety policies, using prepay bonds to lower operating costs, a new app to make permitting water heaters easier, and our positions on pending legislation. Plus, get to know our new CFO, Russell (Rusty) Mills. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gubkax87

This past weekend, two of our sponsored ⚽ teams Stockton Cargo SC and Pleasanton Rage SC faced off during Climate Night, a match powered by Ava. We pledged to donate $100 to local nonprofits for every goal scored during the game. The result: seven goals and $700 each to Little Manila Rising, The Greenlining Institute, and Restore the Delta! Thanks to everyone who came out to support local sports and community power ⚡. Pictured: 📷 Players from Pleasanton Rage and Stockton Cargo battling for the ball 📷 Koji Lewis, ECHO Program Co-Director at Little Manila Rising, with Hector Aguiniga, Outreach Coordinator at Ava Community Energy 📷 Morokot Uy, Senior Program Manager for Capacity Building at The Greenlining Institute, with Hector Aguiniga, Outreach Coordinator at Ava Community Energy

Ava is a proud sponsor of the Oakland Ballers for the second year in a row! Together, we're building a brighter Oakland through sports, renewable energy, and the power of community. And, of course, the power of Scrappy the Rally Possum. Special thanks to WildCare and Didi the opossum for making this video possible. Did you know that opossums are North America's only native marsupial mammal? These adaptable animals often get blamed for the nuisance behavior of other wildlife, but they're unlikely to knock over a garbage can. In fact, they're more like nature's clean-up crew! They make great neighbors because they eat virtually everything, including fallen fruit, insects, and the slugs and snails in your garden. WildCare encourages you to appreciate these amazing animals (from afar) and look for Didi in upcoming WildCare Education Programs. Learn more at discoverwildcare.org.

One more week until we get to see green homes in the East Bay! The Green@Home Tour from Acterra is a great opportunity to explore real homes in our community that have embraced clean energy and sustainable upgrades. And we're proud to sponsor the this event again this year. Join the tour to see firsthand how tour hosts have switched to electric appliances, installed solar panels, improved insulation, used eco-friendly materials, and added water-saving features. Learn about the resources and incentives that made these changes possible—and get inspired to start your own journey toward a greener home! The tour is self-guided and you can choose which houses to visit. Register and learn more: https://lnkd.in/guPwM588