Fall Issue

In this newsletter:

• Customer resources
• Ways to save this fall
• Program highlights
• Drought Drop By event
• Induction demo with Chef Corsino
• Bright stories
• SCP in the news
• Job opportunities
• Upcoming SCP meetings

Customer resources

Sonoma Clean Power's business office remains closed at this time due to public health concerns regarding COVID-19 ("Coronavirus"). We will keep customers informed if a reopening date is authorized in the future.

Power Content Label

If you haven't already received Sonoma Clean Power's Power Content Label in the mail or through email, you can expect to get one soon. The Power Content Label reflects 2020 verified electric resources for SCP and is required by the California Energy Commission to be mailed to any customer that received service from SCP in 2020 and active SCP customers.

California Climate Credit

This October, your electricity bill will include a credit called the "California Climate Credit". The credit is from a state program which requires power plants, natural gas providers, and other large industries who emit greenhouse gases to buy carbon pollution permits, and the credit on your bill is your share of the payments from the program.

Contact us

Have questions about your bill, rate plans, SCP's services, or offerings? You can still contact us by calling our local contact center at 1 (855) 202–2139 or by emailing info@sonomacleanpower.org.

Financial assistance and resources

Apply for CARE/FERA discount programs
Apply for the Medical Baseline Program
Apply for a payment forgiveness plan
Mendocino County COVID-19 Updates
Sonoma County COVID-19 Updates

Ways to save this fall

As the weather begins to cool and you start spending more time inside, it's helpful to pay attention to how these changes may impact your electricity bill. Below are some easy ways to stay ahead of the season transition and keep your energy usage in check.

Understanding your usage

Finding the best rate plan

The Rate Comparison tool will help you make sure that your household is on the lowest cost rate plan based on your usage history and the time of day you use the most electricity. Learn more about the benefits of Time-of-Use (TOU) rates, which can help even the biggest energy conservers unlock bill savings.

Good energy-saving habits

Small actions, like unplugging devices that aren't being used or heating up food in the microwave instead of the oven, can lead to big savings on your electricity bill. Explore our list of tips that will help make saving energy part of your daily routine.

Program highlights

Visit our Advanced Energy Center

Have you checked out our new Advanced Energy Center yet? Stop by or sign up for a guided tour and see what all the talk is about! Our team is ready to help you explore the most energy-efficient products for your home, discover rebates, discounts, and financial assistance, and connect with certified local contractors. Visit us at 741 4th Street in downtown Santa Rosa, or browse all that the Center has to offer online.

Looking to book a tour for your workplace, organization, or group of friends? Get started here.

Free water-saving kits & LED lightbulbs

Sonoma Clean Power has partnered with the City of Santa Rosa and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership to offer free drought toolkits, along with two complimentary LED lightbulbs, to residents this Saturday, October 9, 2021, from 8 AM - 12 PM. For more information about current drought conditions and additional ways to reduce your water usage at home, click "Learn More" below.

Pick-up locations in Santa Rosa:

• Youth Community Park – 1701 Fulton Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
• Colgan Creek Park – 2036 Bedford St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

*Please note, toolkits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit one kit per household. SCP is providing 2 complimentary LED lightbulbs per vehicle while supplies last. 

Cooking on induction with Chef Corsino

Our Advanced Energy Center kitchen had the pleasure of hosting Chef Derek Corsino, a culinary arts teacher at Healdsburg High School, a local pastry chef, and a recent finalist on the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship! Chef Corsino has been cooking on induction for over 20 years and is a huge fan of the safety and precision it provides. While cooking a delicious penne with sausage ragu, he shared some best practices.

Bright stories

SCP is one of the Best Places to Work in the North Bay

We've been recognized by the North Bay Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work for the third year in a row! Though the past year was challenging, to say the least, our team remained connected to one another and committed to our Agency's Mission. See all of this year's Best Places to Work winners.

10,000 Degrees Scholarship Recipients

Sonoma Family Meal's Kitchen Project

SCP in the news

Local stories

• Sonoma Clean Power works with local businesses to fight climate change
• Mendocino County supervisors allocate $2M to cut county’s carbon emissions
• Alarming climate change report resonates on parched, fire-scarred North Coast: ‘We know what we have to do’
• TLDC Architecture Profile: Sonoma Clean Power's Advanced Energy Center
• New one-stop Advanced Energy Center offers a glimpse at a greener home and the path to getting there

Industry stories

• At This One-Stop-Shop, You Can Outfit Your Entire Home Sustainably
• Charging Towards Electrification: Decarbonizing Buildings
• Video: Why heaters are the future of cooling
• The case for funding bike infrastructure
• Vehicle-to-Grid Programs Give Rise to Mobile Microgrids

Job opportunities

Sonoma Clean Power is actively recruiting for multiple positions. Don’t miss the exciting opportunity to join our growing team! Follow the "Learn More" link below for the full job descriptions and application details.

• Advanced Energy Center Intern
• Customer Service Representative (Bilingual)

Upcoming SCP meetings

*All SCP meetings will be conducted via teleconference until further notice.