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Jul30

Grid Modernization: The Role of Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

Energy Policies & Practices, Uncategorized

2019 Better Buildings Summit, Presentation This session explored how different building sectors are considering how to optimize and integrate traditional demand assets, like lighting and HVAC, with new on-site demand…

Jul22

2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Emissions Measuring & Reporting, Energy Policies & Practices

The 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards improve upon the 2016 Energy Standards for new construction of, and additions and alterations to, residential and nonresidential buildings. Buildings permitted on or after…

Jul18

ZEV Action Plan Priorities – 2018 Update

Energy Policies & Practices, Sustainability Policy & Practices

In January 2018, Governor Brown signed Executive Order B-48-18, setting ambitious targets of 200 hydrogen fueling stations and 250,000 electric vehicle chargers to support 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on…

Oct19

SEEC 2018 Legislative Update

Energy Policies & Practices

energy efficiency, energy storage, legislative update

SEEC 2018 Legislative Update

Feb5

2018 SEEC GHG Inventory Training Session

News & Updates

Is your city or county planning to complete or update its greenhouse gas inventory in 2018? The 2018 SEEC GHG Inventory Training Session is a structured technical assistance program to…

Nov1

SEEC Climate Communications Webinars

News & Updates

Climate change can no longer be marginalized as a special interest of environmental groups – it is becoming a personally relevant public interest for all of us. Let’s start a new…

Oct12

Valley Innovative Energy Watch Success Story: Farmersville Fall Festival Outreach [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices

Case Study, energy efficiency, public outreach

The City of Farmersville, located in California’s Tulare County, joined the VIEW (Valley InnovationnEnergy Watch) Partnership in 2013. As a highly involved member of VIEW, the City has shown its…

Oct12

Valley Innovative Energy Watch Success Story: City of Visalia Achieves Energy Cost Savings with LED Retrofit [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices

Case Study, energy efficiency, energy savings, LEDs, lighting

The City of Visalia, located in California’s Tulare County, has been a member of the VIEW (Valley Innovative Energy Watch) Partnership since 2010. As a highly involved member of VIEW,…

Oct12

Valley Innovative Energy Watch Success Story: City of Lemoore Joins 4 Schools to Launch CNG Fuel Station [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices, Finance & Economic Development

Case Study, compressed natural gas, natural gas

Photo of Lemoore CNG Fueling Station provided by cngprices.com. Lately, we’ve seen a very welcome decline in the price of gasoline. Nearly ten years ago, however, transportation costs were high…

Sep28

Carbon Tracker Report: Coal Power Regulatory Risk [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices

Carbon Tracker launches a new report, No Country for Coal Gen: Below 2C and regulatory risk for US coal power owners. The report challenges the economic case for President Trump’s…

Sep28

CHART: Climate change costs and emissions targets [2019]

Climate Action Planning & Targets

A team of Brookings researchers examine the geography of climate change with the help of county-level data from the Climate Impact Lab. The data include assessments of climate-change impact in…

Sep28

ACEEE Local Policy Benchmarking Toolkit [2017]

News & Updates

In addition to making multifamily building energy data more transparent, cities are adopting benchmarking policies and programs to meet goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To reach these goals, cities…

Sep28

ACEEE Local Policy Benchmarking Toolkit

Energy Policies & Practices

ACEEE acts as a technical assistance advisor to numerous local governments and authorities by providing analyses on the potential for energy efficiency and presenting policy opportunities. This toolkit was developed…

Sep28

CEC Appliance Efficiency Program Outreach and Education

Energy Policies & Practices

Visit this page to find News, Fact Sheets, FAQs, Webinars and Presentations, and more about the Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Program. Go to the program website

Sep28

Resources from the 8th Annual Statewide Energy Efficiency Forum [2017]

News & Updates

8th Annual Statewide Energy Efficiency Forum resources, including session presentations, session notes, and posters, are now available online. This year’s forum focusesd on Bridging the Gap. Topics highlight approaches and strategies…

Sep28

Pathways to Energy Sustainability [2016]

Emissions Inventory & Forecasting, Energy Policies & Practices

This report explores themes that arose out of the 2015 Impact of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories on Climate Action Planning in the San Joaquin Valley (hereinafter referred to as the…