SDG&E – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

Power Bill Outrage: Small businesses in San Diego struggling with big bills

August 31, 2018

“The San Diego heat has been driving some people crazy over the past few weeks. It has also been driving up a lot of SDG&E bills, and not just for homeowners but businesses are feeling the effects too. Businesses cannot turn power off during peak hours. The higher cost means less profit, which may not…

SDG&E doubling battery backup capacity to support renewable energy

June 7, 2018

Sarina Soor

battery storage, renewable energy, SDG&E

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“The utility plans to build five more lithium-ion battery backup facilities — including one of the biggest in the United States — over the next three years. The new plants in Escondido, Fallbrook, Miramar, Poway and San Juan Capistrano will add nearly 100 megawatts of capacity — enough to power 55,000 homes over four hours.”…

SDG&E Strategic Plan Best Practices Report

October 12, 2016

Julia Kim

best practices, EE Strategic Plan, SDG&E

Best Practices/Lessons Learned from Strategic Plan: 2013-2015 Final Report Funded by San Diego Gas & Electric Local Government Strategic Plan Strategies Program under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

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…)

CA EE Coordinating Committee (CAEECC) Update 6/6

June 6, 2016

Sarina Soor

CPUC, EE Strategic Plan, energy efficiency, events, rolling portfolio, SDG&E, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, weekly updates, workshops

Greetings! This week we are providing a few updates that may be of interest to CAEECC members: SDG&E issued a Notice of Release of RFQ for WE&T providers for Energy Efficiency. (more…)

Webinar: Electric Vehicle Charging as a Distributed Energy Resource (DER)

June 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, demand management, electric vehicles, renewables/DERs, SDG&E, webinars, weekly updates

The ability to flexibly manage EV charging can provide a new kind of distributed resource at the grid edge. A forthcoming eLab report highlights the opportunity to realize many (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…)

Register for SDG&E’s 11th Annual Energy Showcase

May 13, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, energy efficiency, events, renewables/DERs, SDG&E, southern california, southern coast

For fresh ideas on energy savings, the place to be on June 10, 2016 is SDG&E’s 11th annual Energy Showcase. (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…)

CAEECC Public Sector Subcommittee Meeting Monday, 5/2 in San Diego, San Francisco and by WebEx

April 26, 2016

Sarina Soor

CPUC, EE programs, energy efficiency, events, PG&E, rolling portfolio, SDG&E, webinars, workshops

The following announces the Public Sector Subcommittee meeting of the California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee (CAEECC), which provides a means for stakeholder (more…)

Cool Roofs Code Support: Completed Cost-Effectiveness Study for All Climate Zones

April 15, 2016

Sarina Soor

building energy efficiency standards, building envelope, CEC, codes and standards, cool roofs, PG&E, reach codes, RECO/CECO, SCE, SCG, SDG&E

With the passage of the new 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES) last year, local governments will have the latter half of this calendar year to (more…)

“Stage 2” Commercial Sector Subcommittee meeting to review Utility, REN, and other Program Administrator business plans this Friday 4/15

April 13, 2016

Sarina Soor

commercial, CPUC, EE community programs, EE programs, events, funding, incentives, PG&E, rolling portfolio, SCE, SCG, SDG&E, stakeholder engagement, webinars

See the information shared by the CA Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee (CAEECC) below: This Friday, April 15, the Commercial Sector Subcommittee is (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…)

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…)

Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC) Public March 2016 Quarterly Meeting Highlights

March 28, 2016

Sarina Soor

benchmarking, climate action plans, CPUC, energy data, events, PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, SoCalGas, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning

The Energy Data Access Committee (EDAC)’s quarterly meeting was held in San Francisco this past Friday. Highlights from the meeting of potential interest to local governments include: Addition of second local government member to the Committee. Barry Hooper of the City and County of San Francisco had previously been the only local government representative on the…