The Local Clean Energy Alliance is a growing coalition of nonprofits, businesses, and community groups working to advance strong climate protection plans and create thousands of clean energy jobs throughout the Bay Area. We focus on climate strategies that jump-start green economic development and benefit all Bay Area communities. We do this is by advancing clean energy policies to improve local air quality and community health, while creating green jobs and pathways out of poverty for low-income families.

A Growing Cross-Sector Alliance

The Alliance has over 50 member organizations including local businesses, environmental and social justice nonprofits, and community-based groups. Founded in 2007 by Bay Localize, Pacific Environment, and the Sierra Club, the Alliance now boasts a wide range of members, including Brightline Defense Project, Citizens Against Pollution, Communities for a Better Environment, the Ecology Center, Ella Baker Center, Global Exchange, Kyoto USA, Rainforest Action Network, Solar Richmond, Sungevity, Sun Light & Power, and Women's Energy Matters. The Local Clean Energy Alliance also sits on the Steering Committee of the Oakland Climate Action Coalition, where we played a key role in getting Oakland to commit to a 36% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

Our Policy Priorities

Advance Bold Climate Action Plans. We work with regional agencies, green businesses, and local groups to: a.) coordinate climate action planning and share best practices throughout the Bay Area, and b.) urge cities to adopt bold greenhouse gas reduction targets of 25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020 (as called for by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).

Launch Energy Efficiency and Solar Financing Programs. To slash CO₂ emissions and create local clean energy jobs, we support comprehensive financing programs to enable residents and businesses to pay the up-front costs of energy efficiency retrofits or solar energy systems over time on their property tax bills. Read more...

Build Green Pathways Out of Poverty. We advocate for clean energy policies that include workforce development, provide local, living wage jobs, and create real opportunities for low-income residents. Early estimates suggest that a robust energy efficiency and solar financing program in Oakland could yield over 10,000 total job years (direct, indirect, and induced) by 2020.

Stop Dirty Power Plants. We work with regulators, activists, regional and municipal staff to prevent the siting of new natural gas power plants, to reduce electricity demand, and to expand renewable energy capacity.

Visit our website for more information on our Policy Platform.

2009 Accomplishments

• Spurred Oakland to pass one of the strongest climate action goals in the US and develop a community input process for their climate action plan
• Launched the Green Faith In Action Project, helping homeowners in local congregations save money on their energy bills through low- or no-cost energy efficiency retrofits
• Built a coalition to draft innovative policy in Richmond to harness the foreclosure crisis and create green jobs through home energy upgrades

Get Involved!

Our regular monthly meetings occur on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Central Historic Building (where Bay Localize is located) at 436 14th Street (near the intersection of Broadway and 14th, just upstairs from 12th Street BART). For meeting times and information, please visit LocalCleanEnergy.org or call the Bay Localize office at (510) 834-0420.

Stop the PG&E Power Grab -- No on Prop. 16!

PG&E is working to end their clean energy competition once and for all. PG&E is spending millions on a statewide initiative -- Prop. 16 on this June's ballot -- that would give them an energy monopoly enshrined in the California Constitution.

The initiative would make it virtually impossible to initiate Community Choice Energy programs and would mortally wound public power in California, both of which already have or aspire to have more renewable energy and lower bills than PG&E.

» Get involved at PowerGrab.info

Contact Us

Dave Room
Coordinator, Local Clean Energy Alliance
dave@baylocalize.org
436 14th Street, Suite 1127, Oakland, CA 94612
Web: http://www.localcleanenergy.org
Videos: http://localcleanenergy.blip.tv