About Us
Mission
Supporting California local governments to save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and accelerate climate action by building knowledge and networks amongst local government practitioners.
What we do
The California Climate and Energy Collaborative aims to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration amongst local climate and energy practitioners to advance equitable climate change and energy practices.
CCEC organizes the Annual California Climate & Energy Forum, convening local governments, state agencies, community organizations, and other key stakeholders to share best practices, explore emerging trends, and build relationships that support local leadership in climate action. Year-round, CCEC provides technical assistance, develops participant-driven resources like toolkits and model ordinances, and hosts learning opportunities such as webinars and workshops. As a trusted hub for news, funding opportunities, and policy updates, CCEC ensures local governments stay informed and engaged. Our mission is to support California local governments in saving energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and accelerating climate action by building knowledge and networks among practitioners statewide.
CCEC is an initiative originally directed by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2010 and implemented by CivicWell (formerly Local Government Commission). It is now funded by the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), the Central California Rural Regional Energy Network, the Inland Regional Energy Network, the Northern Rural Energy Network, the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN), the San Diego Regional Energy Network, and the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN), along with other sponsors and revenues.
Our Services
CCEC Forum
California Climate & Energy Forum brings together several hundred local government staff, elected officials, and community organizations, so they can collaborate and learn from each other in their efforts to advance fair and equitable climate change and energy practices.
Best Practices Coordinator
The Best Practices Coordinator is tasked with developing local government energy efficiency best practices case studies, sharing resources to promote best practice adoption across California’s local governments.
Resource Library
This library is intended as a source to find all the resources compiled by CCEC throughout the years including best practices, technical assistance directory, technical assistance responses, webinar recordings and materials, funding resources, and a variety of other resources developed or compiled by CCEC.
wEEkly update
CURRENTS Quarterly
Local Energy Resources Network (LERN)
Free Technical Assistance
Funding Resources Database
Legislative Tracker
State/Local Energy & Climate Collaborative (SLECC) Meetings
Comment Letters & Input Opportunities
CCEC Partners
Our Staff
Angie Hacker has nearly 20 years of public, private and non-profit experience serving communities in the areas of sustainability, energy, and climate change, primarily in California. Prior to becoming CEO and Principal Consultant of Prosper Sustainably, she served as Energy and Sustainability Division Chief for the County of Santa Barbara. In that role, she oversaw local, state, federal, and IOU-funded energy and climate initiatives and participated in state regulatory efforts. Her areas of expertise include designing innovative local/regional solutions, communicating a strategic vision, pursuing policy and regulatory opportunities, obtaining resources, building local capacity, leveraging cross-sector partnerships, and engaging stakeholders. She enjoys managing complex projects and datasets to achieve results within multi-agency, political and bureaucratic environments. She earned a Master of Public Administration from New York University. Contact Angie at ahacker@civicwell.org.
Kelsey serves as a Project Manager for CivicWell’s Climate & Energy Team. In this role she manages the California Climate and Energy Collaborative (CCEC) as well as other climate and energy-related projects such as the California Adaptation Forum. Kelsey began work at
CivicWell as a Project Assistant in 2009 helping with the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference. She has a BA in Latin American Studies from CSU Chico. In her free time, Kelsey enjoys rafting, hiking, gardening, and spending time with her family. Contact Kelsey at kwolfcloud@civicwell.org.
John works as a Project Associate on the Climate Change and Energy team at CivicWell, where she is able to put her passion for protecting the environment and combating climate change to good use. In this role, she primarily supports the California Climate and Energy Collaborative (CCEC) and its numerous offerings. She has a BA in Gender Studies and a minor in Global Health from UCLA. While there, she found her passion for community work. Rosheil brings over five years of local government experience to this role and has been working in the climate space for the last three years. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, painting, and trying new things.