Energy Policies & Practices

Oct12

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

ACEEE Local Policy Benchmarking Toolkit [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices

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

CEC Appliance Efficiency Program FAQs [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices

A new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) resource on California’s state-regulated light-emitting-diode standards has been posted to the Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Program’s website. Go to the FAQs

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 EmissionsnInventories on Climate Action Planning in the San Joaquin Valley (hereinafter referred to as thenInitial Findings…

Sep4

Best Practices: Adopted Reach Codes

Energy Policies & Practices, Sustainability Policy & Practices

State law establishes a process that allows local adoption of building energy standards that are more stringent than statewide standards, sometimes called reach codes. Local governments can adopt and enforce…

Sep4

ABAG PACE Financing Guidance

Energy Policies & Practices, Finance & Economic Development

climate finance, energy finance, PACE

There are many benefits of PACE. For local governments, PACE can help meet climate action plan goals, reduce GHG emissions, and create local jobs. For property owners, PACE can pay…

Sep4

Guide for Funding of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices, Finance & Economic Development, Sustainability Policy & Practices

electric vehicles, funding

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has created a guide to help you navigate the funding options for plug-in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It is designed to…

Aug8

Energy Efficiency Comparison: California’s 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards and International Energy Conservation Code 2015 [2017]

Emissions Measuring & Reporting, Energy Policies & Practices

The federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires each state to certify that it has reviewed and considered adopting the national model energy standard. Every state must determine if its…

Aug8

2017 ACEEE City Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Energy Policies & Practices

cities, energy efficiency

ACEEE Released their 2017 Energy Efficiency Scorecard this month. They ranked 51 large US cities for their energy efficiency efforts across 5 policy areas: local government operations, community-wide initiatives, buildings,…

Aug8

Low-Income Energy Efficiency Programs: A Baseline Assessment of Programs Serving the 51 Largest Cities [2017]

Energy Policies & Practices

ACEEE addresses the key questions and challenges around low-income programs for single-family homes. Of the total spending on residential energy efficiency programs in 2014, 18% of electric efficiency expenditures and…

Aug8

CA General Plan Guidelines [2017]

Climate Action Planning & Targets, Energy Policies & Practices, Sustainability Policy & Practices

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) has been engaged in a thorough update of the General Plan Guidelines (GPG). OPR is statutorily required by Government Code Section 65040.2…

Jun30

2017 CA Integrated Energy Policy Report

Climate Action Planning & Targets, Energy Policies & Practices

The California Energy Commission adopts an Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR, pronounced eye’-per) every two years and an update every other year. This proceeding, docket # 17-IEPR-01, will cover the 2017 Integrated Energy…

Jun30

REN21 Global Status Report 2017

Climate Action Planning & Targets, Energy Policies & Practices

renewable energy

The 2017 Edition of the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report reveals a global energy transition well underway, with record new additions of installed renewable energy capacity, rapidly falling costs, and…