Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board Votes to Reduce Rates During Hot Summer Months

ROCKLIN — Alice Dowdin Calvillo, Board Chair of Pioneer Community Energy (Pioneer) and Auburn City Councilmember, today issued the following statement in response to the approval of a mid-year rate reduction by the Pioneer Governing Board at its meeting held on July 18, 2024:

“As part of our commitment to provide customer savings, the Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board approved at its July 18 meeting a mid-year rate adjustment to lower summer electricity rates, ensuring Pioneer customers save money during the summer, when rates and usage are at their highest.

“The vote by the Pioneer Board lowers rates for the summer by an average of five percent (5%). Additionally, the rate adjustment is retroactive to July 1, 2024, so many Pioneer customers will receive a credit on their August bill to reflect this money-saving action.

“I am pleased that the Pioneer Board voted to offer reduced rates to the communities we serve — furthering our commitment to saving customers money and providing exceptional local service.”

For additional information, visit www.pioneercommunityenergy.org.

ABOUT PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY

With an A- issuer credit rating from S&P Global, Pioneer is a community-owned, not-for-profit electricity provider serving unincorporated Placer and El Dorado counties and the incorporated areas of Auburn, Colfax, Grass Valley, Lincoln, Loomis, Nevada City , Placerville, and Rocklin. Pioneer serves nearly 170,000 meters and has saved its customers more than $85 million since 2018, powering the communities it serves with competitive rates, exceptional local service, and a choice in energy options.