Sonoma Clean Power Celebrates 10 Years of Providing Clean Energy to Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) marks a significant milestone as it celebrates a decade of leadership in delivering clean, affordable, and locally sourced energy to its communities. Founded in response to the desire for a choice in a customer-owned public utility, SCP emerged as California's second Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) in 2014, and today generates the power for 87 percent of all homes and businesses in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Without relying on taxes, it has since constructed 195 megawatts (MW) of new renewable power and passed more than $100 million in direct savings to its more than 500,000 customers. SCP pioneers dozens of innovative programs and gives back to the community along the way.
- "Over the past decade, Sonoma Clean Power has been fighting for the climate AND saving customers money," added Lynda Hopkins, County of Sonoma fifth district Supervisor and SCP board chair.
- SCP is dedicated to energy equity and providing the tools and solutions for every single customer to benefit from the cleanest energy available."
- "Congratulations to Sonoma Clean Power on 10 years of serving its community and bringing clean energy and electrification mainstream," said David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission.
- Its Advanced Energy Center will now be known as the Sonoma Clean Power Customer Center.