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PG&E and California Cities Surpass Energy-Saving Goals for Step Up and Power Down Initiative

April 7, 2017

EE programs, energy efficiency, northern california, PG&E

Five California cities that participated in PG&E’s behavioral energy efficiency program, Step Up and Power Down, have surpassed their energy savings goals. For the 18 month program, PG&E partnered with San Francisco, San Jose, Redwood City, San Carlos, and Woodland to reduce energy usage in over 1,200 businesses and 3,100 households. Click here to read…

Basic Excel for Energy Auditors

February 3, 2017

Sarina Soor

northern california, training

A basic excel class for Energy Auditors focusing on the the fundamentals of Excel.This training will be offered at a very basic level and is not recommended for anyone proficient with advanced Excel functionality, such as macros. Location: San Francisco, CA (more…)

From ILG: California Cities Shine in $5 Million Energy Prize Competition

July 21, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, central valley, EE community programs, energy data, energy efficiency, funding, measurement & verification, northern california, southern california, southern coast

In recent history, highly visible prize competitions have spurred innovative approaches to some of the most difficult challenges facing mankind. Despite the many innovative efficiency measures now in place throughout the country, the United States wastes more (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…)

Job Announcements: Customer Programs Specialist and and Custom Programs Manager, MCE

July 1, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, demand management, EE programs, energy efficiency, job announcements, northern california, weekly updates

Marin Clean Energy (MCE) is hiring for two new positions: a Customer Program Manager and Customer Programs Specialist. Short position descriptions are below. To review more and apply, visit MCE’s Careers Page. Applications are due by July 15th and July 20th (see below). (more…)

Mendocino County Shares Information on Community Choice Aggregation in Ukiah

June 15, 2016

Sarina Soor

CCA, northern california, northern coast

Mendocino County officials are hoping to educate the public about the potential of starting a local energy program in the future, known as a Community Choice Aggregation. (more…)

Berkeley Zero Net Energy Community Event June 14th

June 6, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, best practices, buildings, energy efficiency, events, Local Governments in Action, northern california, stakeholder engagement, workshops, zero net energy (ZNE)

Berkeley Zero Net Energy++ Working Group is hosting a Community Event to introduce Berkeley Deep Green Building to local building professionals, interested citizens and the greater (more…)

Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland Join West Coast Cities on Climate Change Commitments

June 3, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, benchmarking, climate change, commercial, electric vehicles, energy data, northern california, renewables/DERs, residential, southern california, southern coast, transportation

This week the mayors of Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Oakland, and Vancouver joined the leaders of the states of Washington, Oregon, California, and the (more…)

ZNE Story: Retrofitting a Sunnyvale Racquetball Facility

June 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, buildings, cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency, HVAC, lighting, northern california, solar, weekly updates, zero net energy (ZNE)

Learn how architects, developers and builders took a windowless, concrete “tilt-up” racquetball facility and retrofitted it to a desirable, zero net energy (ZNE) commercial (more…)

Case Study and Video: Blue Lake Rancheria Microgrid

May 29, 2016

Sarina Soor

building controls & analytics, CEC, demand response, energy efficiency, energy storage, Local Governments in Action, microgrid, new technologies, northern california, northern coast, renewables/DERs, resiliency, solar, underserved communities, weekly updates

Using a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC)’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC), the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe is working to build a low-carbon community microgrid to power the entire 100-acre (more…)

City of Sebastapol Selects 13 Goals of Regional Climate Action Plan

May 27, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, buildings, climate action plans, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, northern california

The City of Sebastopol has elected to take on 13 of the 14 possible goals of the new “Climate Action 2020” plan facilitated by the Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA). The RCPA has partnered with all nine cities and towns of Sonoma County to (more…)

Press Release: SFPUC Issues World’s First Green Water Bond

May 25, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, best practices, energy efficiency, green building, northern california, water energy nexus

“In a world first, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has become the first entity to issue a green bond certified under the Water Climate Bonds Standard, a (more…)

Piedmont Considers Approval of Additional PACE Programs Using BayREN Regional Collaborative Services Agreement

May 20, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, financing, northern california, PACE, publications, Regional Energy Networks

Read more in this comprehensive Council Report from Piedmont here. For more information on the Regional Collaborative Services Agreement, see the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)’s PACE Information for Local Governments webpage (supported by the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN).

New Report and Upcoming Webinar: How Adding Storage to Solar Could Reduce Electric Costs by up to 100% for Multi-Family Affordable Housing Renters and Property Owners

May 19, 2016

Sarina Soor

affordable housing, buildings, cost-effectiveness, energy storage, environmental justice, multi-family, northern california, publications, renewables/DERs, residential, solar, southern california, underserved communities

A new report, Closing the California Clean Energy Divide by California Housing Partnership, Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), and Clean Energy Group finds that (more…)

Benchmarking in the news: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and WRCOG

May 18, 2016

Sarina Soor

benchmarking, best practices, energy efficiency, evaluation, green building, Local Governments in Action, measurement & verification, northern california, reach codes, southern california

Click here for coverage by the Press Enterprise discussing San Francisco’s energy savings findings from its recent benchmarking report, the City of Los Angeles’s work toward an energy and water efficiency ordinance, and more.