Webinar: CCAs and the COVID-19 Pandemic - Impacts and Responses

Community Choice agencies (CCAs) face many challenges due to the coronavirus disruption. They are also responding quickly in a variety of ways to help support their customers and their communities during this difficult time. Join this webinar to learn more about how CCAs are uniquely positioned to respond rapidly to the needs of their communities. Panelists Girish Balachandran of Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and Nick Chaset of East Bat Community Energy explain how their CCAs have responded with significant COVID response programs to serve their communities.

Speakers

Girish Balachandran

CEO, Silicon Valley Clean Energy

As the Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), Girish Balachandran works with the elected Board to develop and implement strategies empowering the SVCE team and community achieve its ambitious decarbonization goals. He leads the passionate employees of SVCE as they creatively solve challenges to bend the carbon curve downward in the electric supply, built environment and transportation sectors.

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Nick Chaset

CEO, East Bay Community Energy

Nick is Chief Executive Officer and has overall responsibility for all facets of EBCE’s operations. Nick is also very active working on CCA issues across California as a member of the Board of the California Community Choice Association. Prior to EBCE, Nick served as Chief of Staff to Michael Picker, President of the California Public Utilities Commission and as a special advisor to Governor Jerry Brown focused on distributed energy resources. He began his career working in clean energy for Q-Cells, RenewFinancial, the California Public Utilities Commission and KEMA Consulting. Nick holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA in international relations from Tufts University.

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