California Climate & Energy Collaborative

Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning Grant Program

In 2023, SoCalGas will award grants up to $50,000 through a competitive process. An advisory panel of planning and sustainability experts will select the winning applications from across Southern and Central California. Local governments and tribal communities that are participating in climate vulnerability assessments, climate adaptation and resiliency plans, emergency management, or updating their local…

Rural Building Decarbonization Readiness and Resiliency: Vulnerabilities, Solutions, Barriers and Successes

This session will bring together varied perspectives on the experiences of rural Californians in their quest to decarbonize and build resiliency for their communities. Panelists will present how they’re working to overcome challenges, highlight innovative projects, identify barriers that exclude participation in funding opportunities and programs, and make recommendations on how to alleviate obstacles to…

Maximizing Value of Resiliency Programs: Case Study & Resources

A diverse group of presenters will share a case study and best practices on leading-edge approaches to region-wide energy resiliency programs that maximize economic, climate, and reliability benefits. Resiliency programs leveraging distributed energy resources (DERs) are increasingly recognized as a solution to address multiple goals, including: increased reliability for residents and businesses during Public Safety…

Leveraging Solar & Battery Systems to Lower Costs & Increase Resiliency

Our communities need cheaper, cleaner, more reliable electricity. With the increased frequency of power shutoff events and other power outages, communities need backup power resources. And with energy rates continuing to climb and shift, communities need resources that can help them control their energy costs and save money. When paired with solar, batteries can provide…

WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency

The objective of this FOA is to invite states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on Drought Resiliency Projects that will increase the reliability of water supplies; improve water management; and provide benefits for fish, wildlife,…

CHP for Resiliency in Critical Infrastructure

This fact sheet provides an overview on using CHP to protect critical infrastructure, and how CHP can help create a more resilient and modern grid that keeps communities safe and protects businesses in the event of a large-scale power outage.

Clean Energy Access Grant Account

The Clean Energy Access (CEA) Grant Account will award grants up to $500,000 for work that will address access to or education about the CPUC Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP), Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), Technology and Equipment for Clean Heating Initiative (TECH). Due to the highly technical nature of the SGIP, MIP, and TECH, the CPUC will provide technical…

Natural Gas Research Program

The California Energy Commission’s Gas Research and Development (R&D) Program invests in technologies and solutions that help the gas sector support California’s energy and environmental goals.  These projects are geared toward improving entrepreneurial support; resiliency, health, and safety; building decarbonization; gas system decarbonization; industrial and agricultural innovation; and transportation in California. While no solicitations are…

Equitable Building Decarbonization Program

The goals of the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program are to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in homes and advance energy equity. The Direct Install Program provides decarbonization retrofits to low- and moderate-income households. The Statewide Incentive Program incentivizes the increased adoption of low-carbon technologies. In addition to reducing GHG emissions, the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program…

DC Water Finances Clean River’s Project with Green Bond

In 2014, DC Water issued the first certified green bond to finance the administrative and implementation costs of the city’s Clean River’s project. Projects funded by municipal green bonds provide numerous environmental and social benefits including improved water quality, climate resiliency through flood mitigation, and increased biodiversity.

Grid Innovation Program

The Grid Innovation Program, also known as the Program Upgrading Our Electric Grid and Ensuring Reliability and Resiliency, is designed to provide federal financial assistance to governmental entities to coordinate and collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability;…

Organize, Fund, Act – Sonoma County Government Collaboration for Climate Solutions

In 2001, local climate activists launched a campaign to mobilize Sonoma County governments to fight climate change. This initiative created an innovative partnership that produced countywide greenhouse gas inventories, climate targets, and climate action plans; started a local community choice energy utility; and, in 2009, founded the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA). RCPA…

Local Governments Leading the Way through Resilient Microgrids

Wildfires, power shut-offs, and other climate effects are driving the critical need for energy resiliency across California communities. Local government and institutions are taking the lead on microgrids in many areas to ensure their residents continue to receive critical services and back-up power. Given the technical complexity and range of possible microgrid models, local governments…

Extreme Heat Resilience Among Disadvantaged Communities in Stockton

Extreme heat events are becoming more common with global climate change. The general population is often unaware of the dangers posed by extreme heat events. This danger is most acute for vulnerable members of the population. This danger is heightened for disadvantaged communities, who are made vulnerable to extreme heat risks due to aging building…

Championing Cross-cutting Programs: Effective Equity and Climate Resilience Partnerships

As California recovers from the COVID-19 Pandemic, local governments will be tasked with implementing cross-cutting programs that tackle issues of affordable housing, homelessness, water resiliency, and the environment altogether. Oftentimes, projects that address the issues of affordable housing, homelessness, water, and the environment are developed separately. Through local regional partnerships, these projects can be united…