ABOUT US
Your local, community-owned
electricity provider.
Central Coast Community Energy is a Community Choice Energy agency established by local communities to source clean and renewable electricity for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties and now parts of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties while retaining your utility provider’s traditional role delivering power and maintaining electric infrastructure as well as billing.
Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through local control of utility scale renewable electricity generation provided at competitive rates and the implementation of innovative energy programs that facilitate the electrification of the transportation and built environments. CCCE promotes long-term electric rate stability and energy security while reducing reliance on fossil fuels and stimulating the local economy.
In its first first two years of operations, CCCE has contracted for 453.3 MW of long term eligible renewable resources and 192.7 MW of battery storage in furtherance of California’s 100% GHG-free by 2045 goal. Since beginning operations, CCCE has enrolled 33 communities throughout the Central Coast. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, CCCE provided immediate financial relief by deferring $22.4M in generation charges for all customers. CCCE has allocated over $12M toward energy program in addition to establishing a $25M Energy Resiliency program in response to the investor owned utilities Public Safety Power Shutoffs – and we are just getting started!
Did you know? Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) like CCCE, also known as Community Choice Energy (CCCE) agencies, provide local control and local benefits to nearly 10 million customers in California alone, as well as communities throughout Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.
Meet Our Team
CCCE staff members are dedicated to serving the unique needs of our diverse community. We are excited to be embracing clean energy as the catalyst for continued economic and environmental benefits for the communities that we live and work in.
Executive Team
Tom Habashi
CEO

Robert Shaw
Chief Operating Officer

Jaya Bajpai
Chief Financial Officer

Hilary Staver
Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

Dennis Dyc-O’Neal
Director of Power Supply Resources

Catherine Stedman
Director of Communications
& Outreach

Jon Griesser
Director of Energy Programs
Administration

Heather Vowell
Executive Assistant/Board Clerk

Aracely Cardona
Senior Administrative Specialist

Chelsey Ripley
Administrative Specialist

Cynthia Quiane
Administrative Specialist
Customer Accounts and Services

Jenna Espinosa
Manager of Customer Accounts and Services

Gabe Ruiz
Senior Customer Accounts Manager

Patty Cruz
Customer Accounts Manager
Energy Programs

Dan Bertoldi
Manager of Energy Programs

Tony Pastore
Member Agency Services Manager
Kevin Miller
Energy Programs Analyst

Tessa Tobar
Energy Programs Analyst

Oswaldo Martinez
Energy Programs Analyst
Finance and Data

Thomas White
Accountant
Mary Ann Hernandez
Data Analyst

Liz Dunsmoor
Data Analyst
Information Technology (IT)

David Wing
Manager of IT

Jon Tobar
IT Specialist
Communications
Peter Berridge
Manager of Communications

Leslie Madarang
Communications Specialist

Lena Wallace
Communications Specialist
Power Supply Resources
Jeremy Clark
Manager of Energy Trading

Anamika Singh
Power Supply Analyst
Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

Brian Kimball
General Counsel

Jerri Strickland
Policy Advisor