The Roseville Utility Exploration Center's Planet Protector and comic books are a popular way to teach energy efficiency and water conservation to local school children. The Exploration Center, a one of a kind facility in Roseville, was recently recognized by the California Municipal Utility Association for its outstanding program. Get a peek at what the Exploration Center has to offer!
Join Us at the Movies!
Enjoy a night at the movies at the Roseville Coalition of Neighborhood Association's Movie in the Park summer series. Roseville Electric, your community-owned utility, is proud to be a sponsor these free movie presentations and hope you will come out to enjoy them!
There are a variety of animated and live action movies to enjoy including the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Second Hand Lion, Puss-N-Boots, Brave, Megamind and Happy Feet.
A West Roseville resident reported this week that a salesperson came to his door selling energy efficiency audits or offering to compete with PG&E for natural gas service.
The City of Roseville is not associated with either solicitation. The City of Roseville has no other information about the solicitations and does not endorse any such offers. However, the City advises its residents and Roseville Electric customers to be cautious and take time to research any such offers.
Additionally, every person soliciting orders for or selling goods, merchandise or services door to door is required to register with the Police Department and present a validated registration application and photo identification upon request. Residents are encouraged to call the Roseville Police Department at 774.5000 ext. 1 with any concerns about unregistered solicitors or other suspicious behavior.
The Roseville City Council adopted Roseville Electric’s recommendation to increase electric rates by two percent this July and two percent in July, 2014 to meet state mandates related to energy purchases.
Since 2007, the Roseville Energy Park has been using state-of-the-art combined cycle technology to generate approximately 40 percent of the power that Roseville residents and businesses need. Locally generated power has kept prices stable for our customers and enhanced the area’s distribution reliability.
Roseville Electric receives approximately 16 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric resources in northern California. In years with lower than average precipitation, the utility must purchase additional power in the energy market to make up for energy it did not receive. Due to the recent lower than average rainfall, utility customers will see a hydroelectric adjustment on their bills beginning July 1 and continuing through June 30, 2014. The adjustment will account for approximately 1 percent of the total energy bill. For more information please visit www.roseville.ca.us/rates or call (916) 79-POWER.
As your community owned electric utility provider, we provide much more than power. We take pride knowing that Roseville Electric enhances the outstanding civic amenities we all enjoy.
As a community-owned utility, Roseville Electric is committed to providing outstanding service to our customers. Every other year, we conduct a telephone survey and this year’s data shows 94 percent of our customers are satisfied! To those of you who were contacted, we appreciate your participation as it helps us better respond to your needs.
Roseville Electric crews put the finishing touches on the Centennial Clock earlier this week, permanently sealing the base which houses the community-owned utility's time capsules.
The time capsule holds tools, equipment, reports and other mementos that demonstrate what it was like to work at the electric utility in 2012. The capsule is slated to be reopened in 25 years - Roseville Electric's 125th anniversary.
A second utility bill payment box has been added in downtown Roseville. The box is across Vernon Street from the Civic Center, in the parking lot next to 316 Vernon Street.
The placement of the new payment box allows residents to drop off their utility payment from their vehicle. It will remain at this location during the town square construction period.
There is also a payment box outside the entrance doors to the Civic Center at 311 Vernon Street.
Roseville Electric Celebrates 100 years of Public Power
Roseville Electric kicked off its 100th Anniversary Celebration with the Centennial Clock and Time Capsule Ceremony.
We'd like to thank our partners for their support: Roseville City Council, Roseville City Manager's Office, Roseville Historical Society, Roseville Public Works, Roseville Parks, Recreation and Libraries, Roseville Revitalization, Roseville Building Inspection, KB Homes, Green Acres Nursery, Chapman Monument, PBM Construction, Cagwin & Dorward, Eagle Scout Joshua Sampson, and Randy Peter's Catering.
Plant a tree - it's on us!
Roseville Electric is offering rebates of up to $50 for each qualifying shade tree you buy and plant yourself. Visit www.roseville.ca.us/shadetree or call 79-POWER (797-6937).
If you thought making your commercial property more energy efficient was too expensive... think again. There are a variety of ways to make your property more efficient and reduce your monthly utility bills.
Roseville businesses can now apply online for lighting efficiency rebates. Not only will you save money on your monthly utility bill using energy efficient lighting, but our new online application process will also save you time. Visit www.roseville.ca.us/bizrebates to learn about how to qualify then go to the form and submit it immediately. For questions, call 79-POWER (797-6937).
New federal legislation will eliminate most T12 lamps beginning July 2012. For businesses that means now is the time for you to take advantage of Roseville Electric lighting rebates to upgrade now - don't wait!
There will not be a hydroelectric surcharge collected on customer's bills this fiscal year because Roseville Electric's hydroelectric facilities received more than average precipitation.
The surcharge was created to generate additional funds needed to cover the extra costs of having to purchase electricity to make up for energy that could not be produced by dams due to lower than average precipitation levels. For information about Roseville Electric's rates, visit www.roseville.ca.us/rates
A Roseville transitional housing complex – serving some of the community's most vulnerable families – is able to put more money into its family support programs thanks to a recent energy-saving make over.
Using Roseville Electric rebates, Roseville Home Start expects to reduce its overall energy use and save up to 30 percent on energy costs, which could be a savings of up to $3,000 annually. In these tough economic times, reducing expenses, means Roseville Home Start officials can take that savings and put it in to helping families.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on January 18, the voluntary recall of selected solar inverters sold under the brand names of Xantrax, Sunpower and General Electric that were manufactured between September 2005 and August 2010.
While Roseville Electric is not certain if any of its more than 1,000 solar customers are affected by this recall, this information is being posted as a public service message.
Roseville Electric rates will increase 6.2 percent on bills issued after January 1.
This is the final increase that was adopted by the City Council in late 2009 in response to sudden and abnormal economic downturn coupled with rising energy costs.
