Ava Community Energy
James Dorrance has a strong background in power resources management, energy analysis, and marine technology. With experience in various companies including East Bay Community Energy, Alameda Municipal Power, and Sandia National Laboratories, James has held roles such as Power Resources Manager and Principal Technologist. At Scripps Institution of Oceanography, James worked as a Marine Technician overseeing equipment operations for research vessels. James holds a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography from Humboldt State University.
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Ava Community Energy
Ava Community Energy (Ava), formerly East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), is the local, not-for-profit electricity supplier powering Alameda County and the City of Tracy (electricity service to the Cities of Stockton and Lathrop will begin in 2025). Ava provides clean, green energy at low rates to our 640,000 customers. We reinvest earnings back into the community to create local green energy jobs, local programs, and clean power projects. Ava member cities include Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Stockton, Tracy, and Union City. The unincorporated areas of Alameda County (including Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo, and Sunol) are also served by Ava.