As the Express reported back in May local governments throughout the East Bay have been exploring the possibility breaking free from PG&E’s mostly carbon and nuclear mix of electricity for several years now. The goals, say activists behind the push, are to localize and green our energy grid, to create thousands of local jobs, and to address environmental problems linked to our energy consumption — like climate change, and potential nuclear catastrophes.
Tomorrow, the East Bay Municipal Utility District’s board of directors will receive a long-anticipated report on the feasibility of establishing a Community Choice Aggregation program (CCA) for Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, and other cities within East Bay MUD’s service area.