EE municipal programs – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

WRCOG Regional Streetlight Program

March 31, 2017

best practices, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, southern california, streetlighting

The Western Riverside Council of Governments created the Regional Streetlight Program to provide their member cities with energy efficient streetlighting options. WRCOG also created a demonstration area in the City of Hemet so residents can have input in the type of lighting that they want in their own communities. Click here to learn more about…

CEC Funding Opportunity: $20M for Efficiency in Existing Buildings – Municipal, Institutional, and More

September 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

buildings, CEC, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, funding, new technologies, pilots, weekly updates

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has recently released a $20 million solicitation for innovative large-scale development and demonstration projects that reduce electricity consumption in existing buildings. The solicitation is (more…)

SCE Webinar 7/14: High Opportunity Programs or Projects (HOPPs), Including Public Buildings Retro-commissioning, On-Bill Financing, and Comprehensive Commercial HVAC

July 7, 2016

Sarina Soor

buildings, commercial, CPUC, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, EE programs, energy efficiency, events, financing, funding, HVAC, incentives, retro-commissioning, SCE, webinars

Southern California Edison (SCE) invites you to a webinar providing an overview on three High Opportunity Programs or Projects (HOPPs) proposals related to Public Buildings Retro-commissioning; On-Bill Financing; and Comprehensive (more…)

Whittier Leverages Incentives and Support for Municipal Retrofits – Including Streetlighting, Lighting, HVAC, and VFD Upgrades

July 6, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, HVAC, incentives, lighting, Local Governments in Action, Regional Energy Networks, SCE, streetlighting

As covered in the Whittier Daily News: the City of Whittier is going green. It’s spending about $2.1 million on ways to make street lights and city buildings more energy efficient, a move that will pay for itself in about four years and save hundreds of thousands of dollars afterward, officials said. (more…)

From RMI: Could Net-Zero Energy Schools Improve Children’s Education?

July 6, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, buildings, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, zero net energy (ZNE)

Are there benefits to expect from zero net energy investments in schools beyond energy, operational and environmental savings? Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the New Buildings Institute review educational benefits in a new post: “…Consider that each year K–12 schools spend more than $8 billion on energy—more than they spend on computers and textbooks combined. Too…

New LBNL Paper Studies Best Practices in Energy Efficiency Competitions – and Other Competition Resources

July 5, 2016

Sarina Soor

behavioral programs, best practices, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, publications

A new paper, “Competition, carbon, and conservation: Assessing the energy savings potential of energy efficiency competitions” is available to download on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/home. A short abstract is below. (more…)

Savings Results from Grass Valley Energy Efficiency and Solar Project

July 5, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, building envelope, buildings, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, ESCOs, lighting, Local Governments in Action, northern california, sierra nevada, solar, streetlighting

The City of Grass Valley’s June 28th City Council meeting celebrated the completion of a number of municipal energy efficiency and solar projects through an energy performance contract with Opterra Energy, including new solar generation, LED (more…)

Video: Oakland and Richmond on Bringing the Message of COP21 Home to California Communities

July 5, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, best practices, case study, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, environmental justice, green buiding, Local Governments in Action, renewables/DERs, SEEC, solar, stakeholder engagement, weekly updates

Hear from the Cities of Oakland and Richmond on their experience visiting Paris during the COP21 Climate Conference in December 2015, specific examples on their leadership on energy and climate in their communities, and advice for local governments looking to (more…)

Long Beach Water Pilots Program With Custom Water-Saving Suggestions

June 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, residential, southern california, southern coast, water energy nexus

As reported by the Long Beach Gazettes: The Long Beach Water Department will partner with tech company WaterSmart (more…)

Hayward’s New Municipal Building Zero Net Energy Policy

June 1, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, buildings, codes and standards, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, reach codes, weekly updates, zero net energy (ZNE)

As shared by the City of Hayward in their recent press release: 2016—Hayward leads again! The Hayward City Council recently directed staff to assure that all new municipal buildings, as well as significant retrofits of existing municipal (more…)

Updates from the EE Coordinating Committee: New Schedule and Stage 2 Comment Deadlines

May 24, 2016

Sarina Soor

CPUC, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, EE programs, funding, incentives, rolling portfolio, stakeholder engagement

The California EE Coordinating Committee, which guides stakeholder engagement in the development of new energy efficiency program “business plans” by Program (more…)

Yuba City Implements Program to Save and Generate Energy at 16 City Structures, Saving $16 Million

May 11, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, ESCOs, HVAC, Local Governments in Action, northern california, renewables/DERs, solar

Yuba City has completed the implementation of an energy efficiency and solar power program through an energy performance contract with OpTerra Energy Services. The city (more…)

Managing EV Adoption: Lessons from Sacramento Municipal Utility District

April 10, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, central valley, demand management, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, electric vehicles, Local Governments in Action, renewables/DERs, stakeholder engagement, transportation

Electric vehicle rollout requires management of a number of different concerns – including new infrastructure, peak electric load and consumption considerations, and customer concerns. In this article from Valley Vision, hear from Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Manager of the Electric Transportation and Energy & Research Bill Boyce on what SMUD is doing to get the…

CivicSpark Program Webinars 4/13 and 4/27

April 8, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, EE programs, energy efficiency, events, webinars, weekly updates

For local governments looking for capacity for energy efficiency and sustainability, now is the time to propose a project for a CivicSpark AmeriCorps fellow for the coming year! (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…)