AB 802 – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

Energy Efficiency’s Existential Crisis Is Also an Opportunity

July 28, 2017

AB 802, energy efficiency, pay for performance

Matt Golden discusses the evolving role of energy efficiency as new measurement technologies are deployed and we continue to integrate. growing numbers of distributed resources. “Given the problems faced by the changing grid, and the market and financial barriers to scale inherent in the current approach to energy efficiency, it is urgent that we start…

CEC Workshop 7/22: Staff Proposal for Draft Regulations: Building Energy Use Data Access, Benchmarking, and Public Disclosure Provisions of Assembly Bill 802

July 12, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, benchmarking, CEC, energy efficiency, events, webinars, workshops

California Energy Commission staff will conduct a public workshop to seek input on staff’s proposed draft regulations to implement the building energy use data access and public disclosure provisions of Assembly Bill 802 (Williams, Chapter 590, Statutes of 2015). (more…)

PG&E HOPPs Update: Residential Pay for Performance (P4P) Proposal

May 6, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, cost-effectiveness, EE programs, energy data, measurement & verification, PG&E, residential, rolling portfolio, strategic planning

PG&E has shared a new Advice Letter updating the information on their High Opportunity Program or Project (HOPP) Pay for Performance program. You can read the letter in (more…)

SoCal Gas HOPPs Multi-Family Presentation from 5/5 Webinar

May 5, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, rolling portfolio, webinars, weekly updates

You can find SoCalGas’s HOPPs presentation from the webinar they held today here. If you have additional comments/questions, please send your feedback to Lujuanna Medina (more…)

5/2 EECC Public Sector Stage 2 Meeting Recap, Highlights, & Resources (Comments Due May 25th)

May 3, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, cost-effectiveness, CPUC, EE programs, energy data, energy efficiency, events, financing, funding, incentives, PG&E, Regional Energy Networks, rolling portfolio, SCE, SCG, SDG&E, stakeholder engagement, webinars, weekly updates, workshops

The second meeting (Stage 2) of the Public Sector Subcommittee of the Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee (EECC, or CAEECC) took place May 2nd. The Stage 2 meeting (more…)

SoCal Gas Multifamily Building Solution Program Call (HOPPs) May 5th

April 28, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, buildings, EE programs, events, incentives, multi-family, residential, rolling portfolio, SCG, strategic planning, webinars, weekly updates

Southern California Gas Company has shared the following opportunity to join a planning call for multifamily offerings under the High Opportunity Program or Projects (HOPPs): (more…)

CPUC Conference Call for Clarification on Baselines White Paper May 2nd

April 26, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, benchmarking, codes and standards, cost-effectiveness, CPUC, EE programs, energy data, energy efficiency, evaluation, events, funding, incentives, measurement & verification, rolling portfolio, stakeholder engagement

CORRECTED PAPER AND UPDATED COMMENTS DEADLINES RELEASED BY THE CPUC 4/28: Please see here. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has shared to R.13-11-005/rolling portfolio stakeholders that Commission Staff will hold a conference call to answer (more…)

CPUC White Paper on Energy Efficiency Baselines for EE Programming, AB 802 Implementation: Comments Due May 10th

April 22, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, CEC, codes and standards, cost-effectiveness, CPUC, EE programs, EE Strategic Plan, energy data, evaluation, funding, incentives, measurement & verification, rolling portfolio, SB 350, weekly updates

CORRECTED PAPER AND UPDATED COMMENTS DEADLINES RELEASED BY THE CPUC 4/28: Please see here. Yesterday afternoon, the CPUC’s Energy Division released its staff proposal on Energy Efficiency Baselines, following the commitments made in October’s rolling portfolio CPUC (more…)

Recorded Webinar Available: State-Level EE 101 – Agencies Furthering Energy Efficiency, How They Work, and Resources and Processes that Local Governments can Leverage

April 21, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, ARB, CEC, CPUC, events, funding, rolling portfolio, SEEC, stakeholder engagement, webinars

A video recording is now available of the 4/19 webinar, State-Level EE 101: Agencies Furthering Energy Efficiency, How They Work, and Resources and (more…)

PG&E High Opportunity Project & Programs (HOPPs) Update from the CPUC

April 14, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, CPUC, EE programs, energy efficiency, funding, on-bill financing, PG&E, residential, rolling portfolio

As released by the CPUC today: The CPUC Energy Division (ED) review teams have reviewed PG&E’s HOPPs proposals, and informed PG&E that additional information will be needed before ED can determine (more…)

SDG&E High Opportunity Projects and Program (HOPPs) Proposals Stakeholder Meeting Follow Up: Submit All Comments by 4/13

April 12, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, codes and standards, commercial, CPUC, EE programs, energy efficiency, events, funding, lighting, multi-family, retro-commissioning, rolling portfolio, SDG&E, stakeholder engagement

San Diego Gas & Electric Company held a stakeholder meeting on April 12, 2016, to review and discuss its High Opportunity Projects and Program proposals. Stakeholders are (more…)

Upcoming Federal Webinars for State and Local Governments

April 4, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, benchmarking, best practices, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, EE programs, energy data, energy efficiency, environmental justice, funding, health, HVAC, renewables/DERs, schools, solar, underserved communities, weekly updates

Check out the below federal webinars advertised through EPA’s State and Local Climate newsletter! It’s looking like AB 802’s benchmarking and energy disclosure implementation is going to leverage EPA Portfolio Manager, and the (more…)

SDG&E Stakeholder Meeting on High Opportunity EE Programs and Projects (HOPPs)

April 1, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, CPUC, EE programs, events, financing, funding, rolling portfolio, SDG&E, southern california, stakeholder engagement

San Diego Gas & Electric Company will be hosting a stakeholder meeting on April 12, 2016, to review and discuss its High Opportunity Projects and Program proposals. The meeting will be held at the Energy Innovation Center located at (more…)

Using Disclosure for Market Transformation: Berkeley’s new Building Energy Savings Ordinance (BESO) and the U.S. DOE Home Energy Score

March 29, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, bay area, benchmarking, best practices, codes and standards, EE community programs, energy data, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, reach codes, RECO/CECO, Regional Energy Networks, weekly updates

In today’s Regional Forum held by the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), StopWaste presented on how the City of Berkeley’s Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance (RECO) was updated to the new Building Energy Savings Ordinance, or “BESO,” why it was updated, and how the new BESO, or a version thereof, could be a gentle but…

AB 802 Workshop Follow Up Materials: Comments to be Submitted by April 8th Extended to April 15th

March 29, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, benchmarking, CEC, energy data, events, webinars, weekly updates, workshops

For those that missed the CEC’s AB 802 implementation workshop last Friday, the CEC has posted the recorded WebEx on their website, here. Topics covered included: Need for consistent and clear definitions (and need for implementers to understand utility definitions; Debate over the realm of buildings to be included in mandatory energy data disclosure and…