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San Diego Begins Working Group & Implementation Plan for New Climate Action Plan

March 18, 2016

best practices, climate action plans, EE programs, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, strategic planning

Moving from climate action plan development to implementation is a big step – a step that the City of San Diego is solidifying with its working group meeting today. The diverse working group – which includes San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Environmental Health Coalition, Circulate San Diego and…

US Department of Energy Announcement of Upcoming Funding Availability: Data-driven Local and Tribal Government Energy and Climate Strategic Planning

March 18, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, climate action plans, energy data, energy efficiency, funding, renewables/DERs, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, USDOE, weekly updates

The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE)’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has released a Notice of Intent for a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications to advance data-driven decision-making by local governments in support of their climate and energy goals. The FOA will be targeted toward local and tribal governments and…

Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC) Quarterly Meeting March 25th

March 18, 2016

Sarina Soor

benchmarking, best practices, buildings, climate action plans, energy data, energy efficiency, strategic planning, weekly updates

The Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on March 25th in San Francisco. Interested parties are welcome to participate in this public meeting, either in person or online. Per the agenda, the meeting will cover a number of items that may be of interest to local governments – including addition of…

3/16 Public Sector Sub-Committee Meeting Recap, Highlights, Resources

March 17, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 758, AB 802, buildings, climate action plans, cost-effectiveness, CPUC, EE Strategic Plan, energy data, energy workforce, environmental justice, events, local government partnership, PG&E, Regional Energy Networks, rolling portfolio, SB 350, SCE, schools, SDG&E, SoCalGas, strategic planning, underserved communities, work groups, workshops

Yesterday’s meeting of the Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee’s Public Sector Sub-Committee reviewed the analysis of the Program Administrators that will feed the five-year business plans of energy efficiency program offerings and strategies due from Administrators to the CPUC September 1st. Presentations of public sector needs and potential, challenges and opportunities were made by SDG&E, SCE,…

Accessing Data through SCE as a Local Government: New Green Button Connect to My Data Processes

March 17, 2016

Sarina Soor

benchmarking, climate action plans, CPUC, energy data, SCE

Looking for the latest on how to access data as a local government served by SCE? Take a look at the below on SCE’s new Green Button processes put in place in February: Green Button Download My Data Local governments looking for data on their own municipal energy use can download it (more…)

Corte Madera Adopts Climate Action Plan

March 14, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, buildings, CCA, climate action plans, climate change, codes and standards, commercial, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, evaluation, green building, HVAC, lighting, local government partnership, Local Governments in Action, measurement & verification, PACE, permitting, reach codes, renewables/DERs, residential, solar, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, streetlighting

Earlier this month, the Town of Corte Madera adopted and published its new Climate Action Plan, making Marin County a county where all cities and towns – and the County itself – have a climate action plan in place. (Click here for links to all of Marin County’s climate action plans.) The Plan reviews the Town’s greenhouse…

Tools for Planning and Implementation: A Strategic Energy Planning Template for East Bay Municipalities

March 10, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, climate action plans, energy efficiency, evaluation, financing, funding, local government partnership, Local Governments in Action, measurement & verification, PG&E, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning

Creating a regional template for energy and climate planning is a great way to gain efficiencies in the planning process, and promote best practices sharing and discussions across multiple governments. With the assistance of consultants Newcomb Anderson McCormick (NAM) and QuEST, the East Bay Energy Watch (PG&E’s East Bay Local Government Partnership) has developed a new…

ClearPath Office Hours for March 2016

March 4, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, ClearPath, climate action plans, energy efficiency, evaluation, events, measurement & verification, SEEC, strategic planning, training, webinars, weekly updates

Office hours for support in your use of the ClearPath suite of online tools are available twice monthly: this month’s will be March 10th and March 24th at 11am PST. New to ClearPath? Learn more here.

Job announcement: SF Environment Climate Program Manager

February 26, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, climate action plans, energy efficiency, job announcements, northern california, strategic planning, weekly updates

The SF Department of Environment is hiring for a Climate Program Manager! The new Climate Program Manager will lead the development of a strategic vision for the integration of Climate and Systems programming (Green Building, EcoDistricts) within the Department of Environment. Click here for more information.

Sierra Business Council Named “Beacon Program Champion” for Energy Support in Sierra Nevada Region

February 24, 2016

Sarina Soor

Beacon Program, best practices, climate action plans, community leaders, energy efficiency, SEEC, stakeholder engagement

Excerpted from the Institute for Local Government release: The Institute for Local Government and the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative have designated Sierra Business Council (SBC) a “Beacon Program Champion” for its work in supporting energy and climate action initiatives in the Sierra Nevada region. Sierra Business Council becomes the first organization of its kind to…

Office of Planning and Research Seeks Feedback on Jurisdictions’ Climate Change Activities

February 12, 2016

Sarina Soor

climate action plans, climate change, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, energy data, energy efficiency, evaluation, measurement & verification, OPR, weekly updates

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) has completed a draft list of plans and initiatives adopted by California jurisdictions to address climate change. Any changes to the list received by 2/19/16 will be incorporated.

Palo Alto’s Road to Zero Net Energy

February 11, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, best practices, buildings, climate action plans, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, green building, Local Governments in Action, northern california, renewables/DERs, resiliency, solar, stakeholder engagement, zero net energy (ZNE)

Learn about Palo Alto’s efforts to pave the road to Zero Net Energy in this new video: Looking for more on ZNE? Click here.

Riverside’s New Economic Prosperity Action Plan and Climate Action Plan

January 20, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, climate action plans, energy efficiency, energy workforce, health, inland empire, southern california, strategic planning, transportation, water energy nexus

In 2014 Riverside was one of twelve cities that collaborated with the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) on a Subregional Climate Action Plan (Subregional CAP) that includes 36 measures to guide Riverside’s GHG reduction efforts through 2020. Building off this highly-collaborative subregional CAP, the City of Riverside has put forth a “Riverside Restorative Growthprint”…

Santa Ana’s New Climate Action Plan Highlights Energy Savings from Utility, City, and Community Coordination

January 11, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, climate action plans, commercial, EE community programs, energy efficiency, evaluation, local government partnership, Local Governments in Action, measurement & verification, residential, SCE, SCG, southern california, southern coast

In Santa Ana’s new Climate Action Plan (CAP), the City highlights significant savings from collaboration with Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas (SCG) to engage the community for energy savings. A summary from the Plan is shared below. To (more…)

C40 Report: Climate Action in MegaCities 3.0 Report

January 4, 2016

Sarina Soor

climate action plans, climate change, financing, funding, health, publications, stakeholder engagement, underserved communities

C40 Cities has released a report detailing city-level climate action. The report covers the following: Transformative Climate Action: Cities are Scaling Up Solutions C40 is Working: A Successful Model for Global Collaboration Financing Climate Action: Cities are investing Cities as Changemakers: Local Action Delivers Global Impact Cities On The Frontline: Mayors Are Creating Future Cities…