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AVA Community Energy to begin service in Stockton in April; citywide outreach planned
Summary
AVA Community Energy staff told the Stockton City Council that the community-choice supplier will begin service in Stockton and Lathrop in April, with a default product roughly 55% renewable at a 5% discount to PG&E and a 100% renewable option costing roughly $0.0025/kWh more (about $3'$5 extra monthly for an average customer).
Alex DiGiorgio, senior manager for public engagement at AVA Community Energy, briefed the council that AVA will begin serving Stockton and Lathrop in April and stressed that customers will be automatically enrolled with the option to opt out.
DiGiorgio said the default "Bridal Choice" product will be about 55% renewable and offered at a 5% rate discount compared to PG&E generation charges. For customers who prefer fully renewable power, AVA will offer a 100% renewable option that DiGiorgio said costs roughly a quarter of a cent per kilowatt-hour more; "For the average customer in our service area, it comes to about $3 to $5 more per month," he said.
DiGiorgio described AVA as a local-government joint powers authority and said PG&E will continue to deliver electricity and handle billing; AVA will appear as a new line item for generation charges. He said outreach will begin in February with multiple notices required by law and will include mail, e-mail when available, billboards, community events, office hours and a Stockton-dedicated landing page.
Council members asked whether customers who already have rooftop solar would benefit; DiGiorgio said they would receive the same 5% discount "on whatever they purchase versus what they generate" and that AVA offers a cash-out incentive for customers generating at least $100 worth of credit.
The presentation was informational; no vote was required.
