Empowering Sustainable Communities

Innovative Energy Solutions for a Greener Future

Join us in revolutionizing the way communities harness and utilize energy. Discover cutting-edge solutions that drive sustainability and resilience.

Our Core Initiatives

At the Center for Community Energy, our focus is on pioneering sustainable energy solutions that benefit both the environment and our communities.

Bi-Directional Charging

Enabling homeowners with EVs to maximize the value of their batteries in their EVs by being able to power their homes.

The "Duck Curve" Problem

Addressing the issue of peak energy production during the day and peak energy use in the evening.

Solar and Microgrid Innovations

Promoting solar on carports and microgrids to enable EV charging during peak hours.

Electrification

Researching strategies that allow electrification without massively expensive grid updates.

Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Exploring the value and challenges of EV cars and electric bikes (e-bikes).

Energy Policy in California

Working as an intervenor before the California Public Utilities Commission.

The Overlooked Value of EV Batteries

https://www.dcreport.org/2025/01/22/the-overlooked-value-of-ev-batteries-v2g/ V2G: Benefitting the Owner and the Grid Did you know that the energy in electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be a resource with value over and above making the EV move?  From the simplest...

Perspective: Change Comes Fast!

Photo by NASA on Unsplash The following by environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben appeared in an article titled “The End of Nature: The rise of greenhouse gases and our warming earth.” published in September 3, 1989 in The New Yorker: "Forever we have read about...

DER: The Case for Distributed Energy Resources

We’ve all seen the dramatic pictures of downed energy infrastructure as pictured in this article, “Entergy Says 2,000 Miles of High-Voltage Lines Knocked Out by Hurricane Ida” from the Wall Street Journal Replacing or repairing 2000 miles of downed grid infrastructure...

The Rise of Renewables

Photo by Nicholas Doherty on Unsplash The Covid-19 pandemic has had damaging effects on many industries. Many individuals have faced economic stress due to job loss and other factors causing them to limit discretionary spending and change their spending habits to...

Why You Won’t Have to Suffer to Save the Planet

Photo By: Photo by Justin Lim from UnsplashCoauthor:  Paige Gehringer Will We Need to Drastically Change Our Lives to Save the Planet? Currently, there are numerous questions regarding what must be done to save our planet. Will we have to completely eliminate...

The Impacts of Wildfire Pollution

Photo by Patrick Campanale - from Unsplash Looking back at the 2020 fire history: The Guardian recently released an article outlining some of the severe consequences of wildfire smoke in California. In 2020 California experienced the “state’s worst wildfire season on...

The DUST BOWL – a CLIMATE DISASTER. 

Image:  From U.S. National Archives  Are we on the cusp of moving from “I” to “we” – finally? This is the beginning—from "I" to "we". If you who own the things people must have could understand this, you might preserve yourself. If you could separate causes from...

Future Events

Free Admission & Parking! Prizes! Kids’ Activities!

Encinitas Community and Senior Center
1140 Oakcrest Park Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024

February 22, 2025

FREE

Past Events

The Potential of Locally-Owned Solar Powered Charging Stations

Our modeling shows that it is cost-effective for local property owners to build carport-mounted solar arrays over parking lots to power charging stations directly.

October 22, 2024

FREE

Making EVs and the grid work together: a San Diego based study.

October 20-24, 2024

FREE

Virtual Power Plants

Learn how virtual power plants work and how they can help residents save money using cleaner energy.

September 12, 2024

FREE

Taming the Duck Curve with V2G

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) has the potential to help home solar and utility grid. 

September 11, 2024

FREE

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