DATE: May 14, 2018
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Utilities & Environmental Services
SUBJECT
Title
East Bay Community Energy - Consideration of Default Product for Residential Customers
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Committee makes a recommendation to Council regarding selection of a default energy product for East Bay Community Energy’s residential customers in Hayward.
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SUMMARY
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) will begin serving non-residential customers in June 2018 and residential customers in November 2018. Starting in June, EBCE will offer two products to non-residential customers. The products will be Bright Choice, which will be a minimum of 85% carbon free electricity and Brilliant 100, which will be 100% carbon free. On April 18, the EBCE Board decided to offer a third product, 100% renewable energy, which will be available starting in November 2018. EBCE made Bright Choice the default product for all customers, but on March 6th, Council voted to select Brilliant 100 as the default product for Hayward’s non-residential customers. Council now has the opportunity to select the default product for Hayward’s residential customers.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report