Ava Community Energy
Niels Zellers has a strong background in sustainable infrastructure project financing and business development. Niels has held various roles in companies such as East Bay Community Energy, Collaborative Impact Capital, and Bright Community Capital. Niels also has experience in strategic planning, investment analysis, and market research from their time at companies like Fidelity Investments and Confluence Capital. Niels holds an MBA in Finance & Strategy from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematical Computer Science from Lewis & Clark College.
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Ava Community Energy
Ava Community Energy (Ava), formerly East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), is the local, not-for-profit electricity supplier powering Alameda County and the City of Tracy (electricity service to the Cities of Stockton and Lathrop will begin in 2025). Ava provides clean, green energy at low rates to our 640,000 customers. We reinvest earnings back into the community to create local green energy jobs, local programs, and clean power projects. Ava member cities include Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Stockton, Tracy, and Union City. The unincorporated areas of Alameda County (including Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo, and Sunol) are also served by Ava.