Sonoma County has marked two consecutive years of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, with output reported below 1990 levels in both 2015 and 2016, due in large part to the rollout of Sonoma Clean Power and its greater reliance on cleaner sources of electricity.
The public power agency reported that renewable sources like solar, geothermal, wind and biomass account for 42 percent of the power in its basic consumer program, CleanStart, compared with 33 percent for PG&E, the dominant local supplier until three years ago.
The agency also offers a service called EverGreen, which offers 100 percent renewable energy generated locally at The Geysers geothermal plant, though at a slightly higher cost than CleanStart. Fewer than 1 percent of its customers are enrolled in that program, agency spokeswoman Kate Kelley said.
