The California Community Choice Association (CalCCA) supports the development and long-term sustainability of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs in CA.
Day two of the CalCCA Conference is underway!
VCE Board Chair Jesse Loren joined Alice Dowdin Calvillo of Pioneer Community Energy to kick off today’s conversations.
Looking forward to another day shaping the future of clean energy. @cal_cca
Anna McKenna, VP of Market Design and Analysis at CAISO, spoke at this year's @Cal_CCA Conference. She joined other energy industry experts on the "On the ROWE Again: Mapping a New RA Framework for EDAM Adequacy" panel to discuss the future of regional resource adequacy. ⚡
Nancy had a great time at the CalCCA Annual Conference, connecting with leaders across California’s clean energy space and attending valuable sessions.
Thank you, @cal_cca, for a great event!
#TeamTS was energized all week at the 2026 @cal_cca Annual Conference! ⚡
Katherine Griffiths, Peter Johnson, Aly Edwards, Olivia Rizzuto, Daniel Ceruti and Ted Hwang spent the week connecting with leaders in the community choice energy sector and joining conversations around innovation, advocacy and the future of local energy programs.
It's always great to collaborate with agencies and partners working together to power California communities forward. 🤝
#TripepiSmithLife#CalCCA
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#10for10🏆 Congrats to our 2025 CCA Champions, Assemblymember @ChrisRogers_CA and @SenStevePadilla!
Honored at CalCCA's 10-Year Anniversary Dinner for their leadership and support of community choice energy, helping advance affordability, transparency, and grid reliability. ⚡
On the final day of #CalCCA2026, we celebrated how we’re all #PoweringOurLegacy! ⚡️
We hit the floor to ask attendees one final question:
💬 What session resonated with you?
🌇 The 2026 #CalCCAConference has come to a close!
Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event one to remember — from our panelists and presenters to our sponsors and attendees, this conference wouldn't have been possible without you.
We are truly #PoweringOurLegacy!
California is entering a new phase of clean energy ideas and programs, but what does that mean for community choice? 💡
From new technologies to long-term planning, CalCCA board members shared how their organizations are continuing to adapt and innovate in a changing industry.
"There is a hard lean toward data center supply in California." 📊
This session highlighted the importance of collaborative partnerships as data centers, energy providers and agencies work together to design mutually beneficial solutions that support consumers and energy needs.
CCA executives and regulators sat down to discuss the opportunities for realizing Distributed Energy Resource benefits. ⛰️
"Having visibility to the distributed energy resources and into the market amplifies the positive impact of local programs and demand flexibility.” 🏛️
We're starting the final day at #CalCCA2026 with CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan! 🔌
Hear from Beth as she shares what it takes for CCAs and clean energy initiatives to "Power Our Future."
See you in Ballroom A on Level 2 right NOW!
⚡ The perfect conference doesn't exist, but this week at CalCCA is pretty close!
From insightful sessions to connecting with peers, we're making memories that #PowerOurLegacy.
Let's kick off the final day with a lightning bolt of energy!👏
From brown bears to the poppy, California is surrounded by beautiful nature that inspires the work we do every day.🌿
Day 2 proved just how deeply our landscapes shape our clean energy community.
We asked: What's your California nature motif, and what does it say about you?🌼
ICYMI: Earlier this afternoon, Communications Committee Senate Energy Chair Senator Ben Allen discussed wildfire risk reduction. 📝
"I'm so excited by all the technologies we can start using to address the state's wildfire crisis and the benefits we can bring."
Clean Energy Requirements: How Far Do We Go? (Primer and Game) is starting NOW! 💰
Hear from CalCCA Market Design Director Eric Little and Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) Principal Arne Olson as they share insights about annual versus hourly clean energy. ✍️
CalCCA CEO Beth Vaughan sat down for conversation with CPUC President John Reynolds⚡
John praised CCA creativity and investment in customer decarb programs. He also noted that CCAs have been purchasing new-build clean energy resources "at a record setting pace year after year."
That feeling when CalCCA turns 10! 🥳
A decade of supporting the development and long-term sustainability of locally run CCAs, building partnerships and shaping the future of clean energy. ☁️🌱
We're counting down the hours and minutes until our anniversary dinner celebration!
Emmy-Nominated Actor and Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Kal Penn shares about how his work in the White House made him hopeful.
"It showed me that good people contribute to the process and towards really wonderful things."
Did you know that SB 254 is currently being considered by legislators? 📜
Through discussions surrounding wildfire liability and rising costs, panelists highlighted the importance of developing solutions that strengthen the grid, support affordability, and protect communities.
Poppies, butterflies and bears, oh my! 🐻🌸🦋
Celebrate with CalCCA and take your picture with California's icons. You won't bear to see this opportunity go away.
Flutter on over to our step and repeat and let your smiles bloom. 📸