SCE – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

2.4 Million SCE customers to pay lower electric bills, power officials say

February 28, 2018

clean energy, dac, electric bills, low income communities, SCE

“In dozens of cities and unincorporated communities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, businesses and residents will soon be paying lower electric bills for greener energy under a just-launched community choice aggregate utility, power officials said. The Clean Power Alliance of Southern California began buying power on Feb. 1 for about 2,000 Los Angeles County…

SoCal Edison electric vehicle pilots focus on heavy-duty, fleet uses

January 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

electric vehicle, ev, fleet, SCE, socal edison

“While officials say electric vehicles will be a key factor in balancing the grid, it is still premature to be looking at widespread adoption of vehicle-to-grid services. SCE’s proposals do not include demand management or grid services aspects. Laura Renger, SCE’s principal manager of air and climate policy, said the utility sees electric vehicles as…

Utility of the Year: Southern California Edison

December 8, 2017

Sarina Soor

SCE, southern california, utilities

Currently in the midst of a controversial rate case, the utility seeks to spend $2.1 billion to invest in modernizing the grid and preparing for the influx of distributed energy resources. The plan includes upgrading the grid to handle the two-way power flows of rooftop solar systems and other distributed resources. It would also invest…

SCE proposes ‘pathway’ for electric vehicles, clean power

November 2, 2017

Sarina Soor

clean energy, electric vehicles, SCE

“Edison International’s Southern California Edison on Oct. 31 said that it has proposed an integrated strategic framework for California to meet its climate and air quality goals. The approach builds upon existing state programs by identifying cost-effective actions to increase clean energy in the electric system and to leverage that clean electricity in the transportation and building sectors to…

Joint IOU Webinar 9/7: Data Reporting and Communication on Utility-Local Government Partnership Projects

September 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

energy efficiency, evaluation, events, measurement & verification, PG&E, SCE, SCG, SDG&E, webinars, weekly updates

PG&E, SCE, SCG and SDG&E will jointly host a statewide webinar to review improvements to semi-annual data reporting and communication related to Local Government Partnership activities supporting the California Long Term Energy (more…)

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

July 16, 2016

Sarina Soor

EE programs, energy efficiency, events, financing, funding, HVAC, retro-commissioning, SCE, webinars

The presentation from Southern California Edison (SCE)’s 7/14 HOPPS webinar (more information here) is now available here.

CEC Consultant Report Reviews Distributed Energy Resources in San Joaquin Valley, Finds $300M+ in Benefits

July 12, 2016

Sarina Soor

CEC, central valley, cost-effectiveness, publications, renewables/DERs, SCE

An abstract for a new study from the California Energy Commission (CEC), done in partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE) to review the impacts of DERs on the electric system, is below. To read the study in full visit CEC’s website. (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…)

City of Huntington Beach, Partnered with UC Irvine, Altura Associates, and NREL, Awarded CEC Funds to Deploy Energy Technologies for Advanced Energy Community

June 9, 2016

Sarina Soor

anaerobic digester gas, best practices, building controls & analytics, CEC, commercial, demand response, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Management System (EMS), energy storage, funding, Local Governments in Action, new technologies, pilots, renewables/DERs, residential, SCE, SCG, southern california, southern coast, weekly updates, zero net energy (ZNE)

Congratulations to the City of Huntington Beach, who – in partnership with UC Irvine’s Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP), Altura Associates, Inc., and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been awarded funding from the (more…)

Video: SCE’s Charge Ready Program

June 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, electric vehicles, incentives, SCE, weekly updates

To support California’s zero-emission policies, SCE is kicking off the Charge Ready Program by deploying infrastructure to serve qualified electric vehicle (EV) charging (more…)

Solar for Apartments Santa Monica Event 5/25

May 24, 2016

Sarina Soor

buildings, events, multi-family, renewables/DERs, residential, SCE, solar

If you are a local government in the Los Angeles/Santa Monica area, you may want to point multi-family building leads in your communities to CSE and Santa Monica’s “Solar (more…)

New Video Showcases SCE’s Investments in Energy Storage

May 23, 2016

Sarina Soor

cost-effectiveness, energy storage, renewables/DERs, SCE, strategic planning

Many local governments in California are expressing interest in energy storage costs, benefits, and recent investments as they plan and implement their energy strategies. Take a look at the short video below to hear from former California State Assembly member (more…)

Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC) Survey for Local Governments

May 20, 2016

Sarina Soor

CEC, climate action plans, CPUC, energy data, energy efficiency, PG&E, SCE, SCG, SDG&E, weekly updates

The below is a special request and opportunity to participate in a survey to inform the Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC) of local government energy data experiences: (more…)

Revisions to New Proposed On Bill Financing

May 18, 2016

Sarina Soor

CPUC, EE programs, energy efficiency, financing, SCE, strategic planning

For those interested in on bill financing (OBF) from SCE: On May 18, 2016, SCE filed an Advice Letter Advice 3409-E with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), (more…)