October and November witnessed exciting progress in San Francisco, Sonoma County, and Richmond, where Community Choice advocates have made progress in developing local energy resources.

In San Francisco, after a nine-month campaign by the Local Clean Energy Alliance and our allies, the SF Public Utilities Commission gave the green light to a $390,000 study of local renewable potential for a plan to deploy 210 MW of local clean energy over the next five years. In Sonoma County, the Board of Supervisors approved continued work on setting up a Community Choice program to begin purchasing local renewable power in 2012; and in Richmond, the City Council is moving forward on negotiations with the Marin Energy Authority to join Marin's Community Choice program, with the expressed interest in local green energy development and clean energy jobs.

All of these efforts will require community advocacy to stay on track. Get involved in the Alliance today!