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Central Coast Community Energy urges local electrification, highlights battery projects
Summary
Representatives of Central Coast Community Energy updated the Capitola City Council on battery storage, customer programs and federal policy risks, and outlined local funding available for electrification programs.
Sofia Schwartzke, community relations manager for the Northern region of Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), told the Capitola City Council on July 24 that 3CE is “working to deliver our customers 100% clean and renewable energy” and highlighted battery storage as central to that goal.
Schwartzke said batteries store renewable energy when generation is high and discharge it during peaks, reducing fossil-fuel reliance and lowering rates; she presented graphs comparing statewide grid mixes during extreme weather and cited battery contributions during a recent heat spell. She also described 3CE’s preference for outdoor,…
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