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Sonoma Clean Power outlines Evergreen 100% renewable option and local geothermal plans; City of Sonoma pays about $13,000 annual premium
Summary
Sonoma Clean Power presented details of its default and premium electricity offerings, Evergreen’s 100% local renewable product and an initiative to expand geothermal capacity. Commissioners asked about greenhouse gas accounting, the Evergreen premium and local projects.
Sonoma Clean Power told the Climate Action Commission that its Evergreen product — a 100% renewable, locally sourced premium electricity offering — remains available to customers who want continuous renewable generation. Leif Christiansen, Sonoma Clean Power commercial account manager, outlined the agency’s power portfolio, the Evergreen premium cost and planned local projects, and answered commissioners’ questions about greenhouse gas accounting and community benefits.
Christiansen said Sonoma Clean Power’s default service, Clean Start, is 51% renewable and 88% carbon‑free and generally costs 5–7% less on customers’ total bills than service from PG&E. He described Evergreen as a 24/7, 100% renewable product that currently carries a premium of about 2.5 cents per kilowatt‑hour.…
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