Ava Community Energy1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2300, Oakland, California, United States

Ava Community Energy (Ava) was founded so our local communities could have a choice over where their electricity comes from and where their money goes. We provide our customers with renewable energy options at competitive rates. 

As one of 25 community choice aggregators (CCAs) operating in California, Ava is part of the movement to provide energy choice while expediting local and state-wide climate action goals.

Our History

A state assembly bill paved the way for CCAs to operate in 2002, and the movement has grown ever since. The County of Alameda and 11 of its cities created Ava (named East Bay Community Energy at the time) as a not-for-profit public agency in 2016. On June 1, 2018, Ava launched electricity generation service. 

Over time, more communities have voted to join Ava’s Joint Powers Authority. Today, Ava serves more than 2 million people across 16 cities (Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Lathrop, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Stockton, Tracy, and Union City) and the unincorporated areas of Alameda County and San Joaquin County.

In 2023, we changed our name to Ava Community Energy, a name that unites “Alameda” with “the Valley” and reflects our growing service area.