Using Community Input, Alameda Municipal Power Looks to the Future

Electricity

I live in Alameda, California, and through a series of blog posts, I chronicled some energy improvements that I made to my home:

One of the other things that I did was that I signed up for Alameda Green. Though I pay a few dollars more for the electricity that I consume, the energy is obtained from renewable sources.

Alameda Municipal Power (AMP), our community-owned utility, is 131 years old. In fact, it’s the oldest public utility west of the Mississippi River. I am a fan of having my power come from the city where I live. It adds a certain Mayberry R.F.D. charm to our little slice of California.

AMP’s mission is to:

Manage and safely provide reliable, cost effective, environmental friendly electric service for a sustainable Alameda.

AMP is working on its strategy for the next 10 years. Their strategy…

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