East Bay Community Energy
James Dorrance is an experienced professional in the energy sector, currently serving as the Power Resources Manager at East Bay Community Energy since March 2019. Previously, Dorrance held positions as an Energy Resource Analyst at Alameda Municipal Power and as a Principal Technologist at Sandia National Laboratories. Dorrance's engineering expertise includes roles at Saildrone Inc. as an Engineer and at Leidos as Systems Engineer II, focusing on the design and troubleshooting of specialized electro-mechanical equipment. Early career experience includes serving as a Marine Technician-Work Leader at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where responsibilities included overseeing operations and maintenance for research vessels. Dorrance holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanography from Humboldt State University, completed in 2003.
East Bay Community Energy
East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), is the local public electricity supplier in Alameda County and in the City of Tracy. EBCE is providing clean, green energy at low rates to our 635,000 customers. EBCE reinvests earnings back into the community to create local green energy jobs, local programs, and clean power projects. EBCE 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 EBCE.