Energy Policies & Practices

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

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

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

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…

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 Financing Guidance

Energy Policies & Practices, Finance & Economic Development

climate finance, energy finance, PACE

Learn more about ABAG’s two recommended financing options: Advancing California Finance Authority (AFCA) – ACFA helps ABAG members, public agencies, non-profit organizations and other partners access low cost, tax-exempt financing…

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

2017 ACEEE City Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Energy Policies & Practices

cities, energy efficiency

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

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…