Alameda Municipal Power

Utility company in California
(Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Alameda Municipal Power
Headquarters on Grand Street; November 22, 2012
IndustryElectric utilities
FoundedJuly 11, 1887 (1887-07-11)
HeadquartersAlameda, CA
Productselectricity
Websitewww.alamedamp.com

Alameda Municipal Power (formerly Alameda Power & Telecom) is a municipal utility serving the City of Alameda, California. Founded in 1887,[1] it provides electricity to c. 34,000 residential, commercial, and municipal customers at rates up to 20 percent below neighboring communities.[citation needed] The first engineer at the plant was HP Nielsen.[2]

As Alameda Power & Telecom, the utility previously provided Cable TV and high-speed Internet services to city residents; their system was acquired by Comcast on November 21, 2008, for $17 million.[3] The estimated net result of this venture was a loss of more than $60 million for the City of Alameda.[4]

During 2014, 22 percent of AMP's power mix came from renewable resources, including biomass (landfill gas) from Pittsburg, Butte, Santa Cruz and Richmond, CA; small hydroelectric from Graeagle and Central Valley CA; and winds from the High Winds Project in Sonoma County, CA. An additional 15 percent of the power mix came from large hydroelectric projects in Calaveras, Shasta, and Central Valley, CA (California does not count power from large hydroelectric dams as renewable). All together, AMP's power is 37% carbon-neutral in 2014.[5]

AMP has been providing 100% clean energy since 2020 and did so in 2023 at approximately a 35% saving over comparable PG&E rates.[6]

References

  1. ^ "AMP – The Timeline". Alameda Municipal Power. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Funeral Rites Set For Tomorrow For Veteran Fireman Of Alameda". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, CA. 1945-09-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  3. ^ "Business electric rates".
  4. ^ City Treasurer, Auditor on Alameda Power & Telecom Telecom Sale. action-alameda-news.com. November 26, 2008
  5. ^ "Alameda Municipal Power - Power Content Label". www.alamedamp.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  6. ^ "Alameda_Fact_Sheet_Flyer_2023".

External links

  • v
  • t
  • e
Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers (multi-channel video programming distributors) in the United States
Cable
Satellite
Fiber
/ IPTV
Virtual
MVPD
Over-
the-top
VOD
Defunct
Cable
Satellite
IPTV
Terrestrial
Virtual MVPD
Over-the-top
  • v
  • t
  • e
Additional resources on North American television
North America
  • List of local television stations in North America
  • DTV transition
  • North American TV mini-template
Canada
Mexico
United States
  • Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania
  • Americas
  • Europe
  • v
  • t
  • e
Electric and gas utilities in California
Investor-owned utilities
Community and
municipality owned
Joint powers authorities
Government agencies
Community choice aggregation
  • Marin Energy Authority
Cooperatives
  • Anza Electric Cooperative
  • Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
  • Surprise Valley Electrification Corporation
Native American utilities
  • v
  • t
  • e
Landmarks
Economy
Education
History
Infrastructure
Locations
  • Category


Stub icon

This article about a United States company or corporation involved in the energy industry is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e