Ava Community Energy
Oakland, CA, United States
About
Founded in 2018, Ava Community Energy is a government headquartered in Oakland, United States with approximately 50-200 employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Geothermal.
Ava Community Energy is a not-for-profit public agency and Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) established in 2018. It sources and supplies renewable electricity to residential, business, and municipal customers across Alameda County (13 cities plus unincorporated areas) and San Joaquin County (expanding to 2 cities and unincorporated areas as of 2025-2026). Governed by a Board of elected officials from participating jurisdictions and advised by a Community Advisory Committee, Ava prioritizes providing clean energy at competitive rates while reinvesting excess revenue into local green jobs and electrification programs. The organization has contracted for 2,450 MW of renewable capacity across wind, solar, geothermal, and battery storage, and has saved customers over $183 million on electricity bills. Ava offers standard renewable plans and 100% renewable energy options (Renewable 100 service), as well as programs including residential solar panels, battery storage (SmartHome Battery), EV fast charging (Ava Charge), and agricultural energy solutions.
Headquarters
Oakland, United States
Founded
2018
Employees
50-200
Company Type
Government
Business Models
Value Chain
Service Regions
Albany, CA, Berkeley, CA, Dublin, CA, Emeryville, CA, Fremont, CA, Hayward, CA, Livermore, CA, Newark, CA, Oakland, CA, Piedmont, CA, Pleasanton, CA, San Leandro, CA, Tracy, CA, Union City, CA, Stockton, CA, Lathrop, CA, Unincorporated Alameda County, CA, Unincorporated San Joaquin County, CA