Effective December 31, 2023, KyotoUSA is no longer operational. This website is now a static website providing historical information about KyotoUSA which was created in 2004 as a fiscally sponsored project of the California non-profit, the Sequoia Foundation.

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Is 100% renewable energy possible now?

KyotoUSA/Fosterra study funded by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District that considers the implications of a city enrolling all its electric accounts (municipal, residential, commercial) in a 100% renewable product as the default.

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Our Schools

The HELiOS Project works with public school districts to help them assess and develop renewable energy projects that reduce or eliminate the district’s electricity costs and provide the maximum educational and environmental benefits.

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Community Choice Energy (CCE)

CCE allows local governments to aggregate the electricity demand of their constituents and procure electricity for them. CCE promises lower, more stable electricity rates, higher renewable energy content, fewer greenhouse gases, and economic development. 

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