State/Local Energy & Climate Coordination
(SLECC)
Purpose and Progress
State/Local Energy & Climate Coordination (SLECC) serves as a statewide communication and ideation hub to help State and local leaders improve coordinated efforts to more rapidly unlock the unique potential of California regions and communities to address energy and climate goals. CCEC will convene SLECC meetings in partnership with relevant state agencies that participate as Steering Partners, including Strategic Growth Council,which co-chairs SLECC through its Energy Investments and Council Priority 3 initiatives. Additional information on these convenings can be found in the Draft SLECC Meeting Charter.
We set out to: Build deeper understanding and stronger collaborative relationships between State and local agencies to identify barriers and streamline/improve delivery of energy and climate information, resources and services.
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If you are a State or local government representative interested in participating in SLECC Meetings, or have an idea for other potential topics of discussion for future SLECC Meetings, please reach out to Rosheil Ramirez (rramirez@civicwell.org).
What We Do
Engage & Ideate
Statewide Meetings
This 11th State/ Local Energy and Climate Coordination (SLECC) Meeting took place in-person before the 16th Annual CCEC Forum in San Jose. The meeting dove into a quick overview of SLECC Progress and Purpose, an activity on State roles in local energy & climate initiatives, followed by a discussion on Decarbonization and stateled breakouts.
View the Presentation Slides here.
This 10th State/ Local Energy and Climate Coordination (SLECC) Meeting dove into a quick overview of SGC Priority Goals and SLECC engagement, a discussion of key barriers around various topics, and breakout sessions discussing progress on barriers to local climate action specifically around Housing Access & Affordability and Residential Decarbonization.
View the Presentation Slides here.
This 9th State/ Local Energy and Climate Coordination (SLECC) Meeting dove into State agency updates for the new year, an overview of the progress SLECC has made, and breakout sessions discussing progress on barriers to local climate action.
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This 7th State/ Local Energy and Climate Coordination (SLECC) Meeting dove into planning for the next phase of SLECC including discussing state and local coordination and engagement needs and regional conveing brainstorm breakout groups for 2025.
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One hundred thirty (130) local government and state agency representatives attended the California Climate & Energy Collaborative’s fifth State and Local Energy/ Climate Coordination (SLECC) meeting co-hosted by CCEC and the Strategic Growth Council. The meeting occurred the morning before the start of 15th Annual CCEC Forum. It was facilitated by Angie Hacker, CCEC Statewide Best Practices Coordinator.
Presentation slides from this meeting can be found here.
A meeting guide and notes document from this initial meeting can be found here.
This 4th State/ Local Energy and Climate Coordination (SLECC) Meeting featured a discussion with the Strategic Growth Council on improving funding and reducing application burden, which will help inform their upcoming Priority 3 Work Plan progress update in April. We know how much capacity local governments are pouring into trying to access funding. We also know they have been asked about improving funding programs a hundred times in recent years, so we did not start this conversation from scratch.
At this meeting, attendees had a chance to build upon and prioritize both the practical and bold ideas we’ve been compiling based on years of engaging with you, and help us get them on the record with the State.
View the Presentation Slides here.
On December 14th, the SLECC meeting series featured a listening session with the California Air Resources Board on the topic of Co-Creating Solutions to Barriers to Local Climate Action.
This session featured a panel discussion on the essential elements in a solution for local GHG inventories with Andy Mutziger from SLO County APCD, Brian Schuster from Environmental Science Associates, and Michael Boswell from California Polytechnic State University.
View the Presentation Slides here.
On October 26, SLECC held a joint meeting with Strategic Growth Council in San Diego on the discussion of From “What” to “How”: Advancing Housing, Climate, and Equity Goals through State-Local Coordination.
Strategies, funding opportunities, and meaningful breakout discussions were shared and held among state and local government partners.
View the Presentation Slides here.
The second SLECC meeting saw sixty (60) local government representatives attend to identify the barriers and solutions to energy reliability, load constraints, and constituent communications. This discussion featured presentations from representatives of The Strategic Growth Council, The California Energy Commission, CAISO, The City of Berkeley, and the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition.
Presentation slides from this presentation can be found here.
Eighty (80) local government representatives attended an initial State and Local Coordination meeting co-hosted by CCEC and the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC). The meeting occurred the morning before the 14th Annual CCEC Forum. It was facilitated by Angie Hacker, CCEC Statewide Best Practices Coordinator in partnership with leadership from Forum sponsors California Energy Commission (CEC) and California Air Resources Board (CARB), as well as Strategic Growth Council (SGC).
Presentation slides from this meeting can be found here.
Notes from this initial meeting can be found here.
Regional Meetings
Regional Energy and Climate Hubs (REACH) are administered by CCEC, a neutral statewide entity. As REACH Administrator, it convenes and coordinates community serving organizations in the region, helps community serving organizations document and communicate needs to the state, and leverage their capacity and resources. Community serving organizations can apply to provide technical assistance or other programmatic services when applicable funds become available.
Amplify Priorities & Solutions
Our commitment is to responsive and actionable coordination between state and local leaders. We are continuously publishing what we learn in the meetings above engagements, and other relevant state-local engagements, about key priorities, barriers, and solutions experienced by state and local leaders as we work to accelerate place-based energy, climate, and land use progress in California communities.