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Valley Clean Energy Tops Renewable Goals – Delivers Cleaner Energy at No Extra Cost to Customers

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|Date: September 14, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Tops Renewable Goals – Delivers Cleaner Energy at No Extra Cost to Customers

(From Press Release – Valley Clean Energy) - Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s public power supplier, re ...

(From Press Release – Valley Clean Energy) - Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s public power supplier, reports that even cleaner and greener energy has been delivered to its electricity customers than ...

September 14, 2019
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Guest Commentary: VCE Costs the Same as PG&E but Delivers More

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: VCE Costs the Same as PG&E but Delivers More

By Tom Stallard It’s been a long hot summer, but those cool autumn days aren’t too far off… And thanks ...

By Tom Stallard 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-co ...

September 06, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board to Study Purchase of PG&E Assets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 10, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board to Study Purchase of PG&E Assets

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy (VCE) Board of Directors — composed of elected officials f ...

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy (VCE) Board of Directors — composed of elected officials from Woodland, Davis, and Yolo County — is studying the potential acquisition of PG&E distri ...

August 10, 2019
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Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House

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|Date: May 27, 2019
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Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House

By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at the University of California, Davis – which drew nearly 200 people from largely Yolo County bu ...

May 27, 2019
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City Of Davis Adopts Solar Standard For All New Commercial Buildings

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 21, 2019
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City Of Davis Adopts Solar Standard For All New Commercial Buildings

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that it is now requiring solar photovoltaics on ...

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that it is now requiring solar photovoltaics on all new non-residential buildings and any proposed high-rise, multi-family dwellings. The ordin ...

May 21, 2019
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VCE Community Energy Advisers Offer Expertise, Provide Access

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2019
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VCE Community Energy Advisers Offer Expertise, Provide Access

Greener energy, customer choice, local control, access — they’re the hallmarks of Valley Clean Energy (VC ...

Greener energy, customer choice, local control, access — they’re the hallmarks of Valley Clean Energy (VCE), a public electricity program launched locally last June. VCE serves residential and busines ...

April 21, 2019
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Local Students Walk Out and March for Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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Local Students Walk Out and March for Climate Change

Across the nation students in over 100 countries walked out of their classrooms to protest climate inacti ...

Across the nation students in over 100 countries walked out of their classrooms to protest climate inaction. They are angry because they believe governments have failed to protect future generations ...

March 16, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
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Council Approves Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2019
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Council Approves Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency

The council on Tuesday backed a consent item approving a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The r ...

The council on Tuesday backed a consent item approving a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The resolution was part of a concerted effort by a number of community members led by Lynne Nittler ...

March 08, 2019
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Council Rolls Back but Doesn’t End “Loose in the Streets” Yard Waste Pick Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2019
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Council Rolls Back but Doesn’t End “Loose in the Streets” Yard Waste Pick Up

Mayor Brett Lee listens to public comment on Tuesday The council on Tuesday voted to reduce the “loose in ...

Mayor Brett Lee listens to public comment on Tuesday The council on Tuesday voted to reduce the “loose in the streets” yard waste pick up to 11 times a year. For Will Arnold it was a step too far: “I’ ...

February 06, 2019
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Commentary: The Halfway Measure on Yard Waste Didn’t Work

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2019
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Commentary: The Halfway Measure on Yard Waste Didn’t Work

I have to admit I have never really understood Davis’ fixation with dumping yard waste loose in the stree ...

I have to admit I have never really understood Davis’ fixation with dumping yard waste loose in the street. I will always remember as a graduate student at UC Davis in the late 1990s, biking home fro ...

February 05, 2019
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City Still Trying to Figure Out Yard Material Pile Collection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2019
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City Still Trying to Figure Out Yard Material Pile Collection

Up until mid-2016, the city would simply have people on a weekly basis dump yard material in the street, ...

Up until mid-2016, the city would simply have people on a weekly basis dump yard material in the street, and bring the claw by to collect it. That changed, however, for a variety reasons and the coll ...

February 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tues ...

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tuesday announced that it remains committed to continue to deliver “safe and reliable electric and ...

January 30, 2019
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Program through PG&E Allows Muir Commons to Install 26 EV Chargers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2019
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Program through PG&E Allows Muir Commons to Install 26 EV Chargers

Eugen Dunlap with his EV at his charging station In November, Muir Commons had a groundbreaking ceremony ...

Eugen Dunlap with his EV at his charging station In November, Muir Commons had a groundbreaking ceremony to unveil what is believed to be a first in the nation: through a PG&E grant, Eugen Dunlap, ...

January 25, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Fresh Energy to Start an Exciting New Year

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 16, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Fresh Energy to Start an Exciting New Year

By Tom Stallard and Don Saylor A new year offers a clean slate — a chance to celebrate achievements, asse ...

By Tom Stallard and Don Saylor A new year offers a clean slate — a chance to celebrate achievements, assess the challenges of the past and start the new year with fresh energy. Our biggest achievement ...

January 16, 2019
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Changes to CEQA Will Remove Traffic Impacts from Possible Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2019
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Changes to CEQA Will Remove Traffic Impacts from Possible Litigation

It took five years to implement SB 743, authored in 2013 by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg. T ...

It took five years to implement SB 743, authored in 2013 by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg. That bill required traffic analysis to be based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of auto ...

January 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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SACOG Approves $2.9 Million Grant For Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging and Mobility Hubs in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2018
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SACOG Approves $2.9 Million Grant For Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging and Mobility Hubs in Yolo County

(From Press Release) - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board of directors has approved ...

(From Press Release) - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board of directors has approved a $2.9 million grant to Valley Clean Energy (VCE) that will lay the foundation for increased e ...

December 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: PG&E Exit Fees? OK, But Let’s Be Fair

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2018
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Guest Commentary: PG&E Exit Fees? OK, But Let’s Be Fair

by Lucas Frerichs and Tom Stallard In a disappointing decision, the California Public Utilities Commissio ...

by Lucas Frerichs and Tom Stallard In a disappointing decision, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently voted to approve increases to the “exit fees” charged to Valley Clean Energy ...

December 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change

We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to areas of Ca ...

We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to areas of California – even those locations where the risk of actual fire is comparatively low. On the one ...

November 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration aft ...

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration after the push back re-considered their decision, and ended up closing school for the week. Given ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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