Community Wide Energy Use
Atherton's Electricity is Clean Energy
We’ve reached such low levels of emissions from electricity by shifting where our supply comes from. The electricity in Atherton is provided by Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) - a non-profit joint powers agency formed as a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program by San Mateo County.
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a program that towns and cities can adopt to switch everyone in the community over to cleaner energy. Electricity is purchased in bulk from a competitive supplier on behalf of all residents. Through this process, residents can get access to cleaner energy sources for a reduced rate.
Since 2016, PCE has been providing the residents and businesses of the County and all 20 of its cities and towns with electricity from clean energy sources like wind and solar.
Source: PCE
Community Wide Energy Use
Breaking Our Reliance on Fossil Fuels
Effectively all our remaining GHGs in buildings are from natural gas, which is why one of the key objectives of our Climate Action Plan is to electrify 26% of existing buildings by 2030. By 2045, that number needs to be 78% of existing buildings.
Meanwhile, all new buildings will only use electricity as an energy fuel source. By doing this, we can break our reliance on fossil fuels when it comes to our building energy usage.
What You Can Do
Living Sustainably in Atherton
By starting with a free and easy home energy assessment, you can identify the necessary changes to make your home more energy efficient and help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
