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

July 21, 2016

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…)

Webinar 7/14: Smart Green Cities: Case studies in resilient and sustainable energy technologies

July 1, 2016

Sarina Soor

buildings, events, Local Governments in Action, new technologies, southern california, southern coast, webinars, weekly updates, zero net energy (ZNE)

New emerging technologies related to the “Internet of Things” digitalization and distributed energy resources are quickly changing the energy landscape for cities. Smart city technologies and concepts are defined broadly around the use of digital technologies (more…)

Registration Open! California Adaptation Forum, Sept. 7th-8th

June 22, 2016

Sarina Soor

climate change, events, resiliency, southern california, southern coast, weekly updates

The California Adaptation Forum will be held September 7-8th in Long Beach. Click below for more: (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…)

Del Mar Adopts Climate Action Plan

June 9, 2016

Sarina Soor

benchmarking, best practices, CCA, climate action plans, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, permitting, renewables/DERs, southern california, southern coast, weekly updates

This week, the Del Mar City Council voted unanimously to adopt a plan that aims to cut the city’s greenhouse gas emissions in half in less than 20 years. Del Mar’s Climate Action Plan outlines how the city can combat climate change. It will (more…)

Job Announcement: Energy Analyst, Cal State University – Long Beach

June 8, 2016

Sarina Soor

energy efficiency, job announcements, southern california, southern coast, weekly updates

CSU Long Beach is hiring for an Energy Analyst to support its Energy and Sustainability program. In addition to data analytics, this position will be critical support for CSU’s energy efficiency partnership and the establishment of the (more…)

Funding: San Diego County Air Pollution Control District Carl Moyer Grant Program Is Now Open

June 6, 2016

Sarina Soor

air quality, funding, southern california, southern coast, transportation, weekly updates

The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (District) is currently accepting applications for the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Grant (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…)

Port of San Diego’s New Sustainable Incentives Best Practices Assessment

June 2, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, climate action plans, EE community programs, energy efficiency, Local Governments in Action, publications, southern california, southern coast, weekly updates

The Center for Sustainable Energy has prepared a Sustainable Incentives Best Practices Assessment for the Port of San Diego, released April 2016. This is a great resource for local governments considering green leases and landlord-tenant energy efficiency solutions. The full Port Best Practices report is available here and the introduction of the report is shared below:…

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…)

Solana Beach Considers Renewable Energy through Community Choice Aggregation

May 29, 2016

Sarina Soor

CCA, renewables/DERs, southern california, southern coast

As reported by The Coast News Group, Solana Beach “moved one step closer to increasing its use of renewable energy after council members at the May 11 meeting took several actions in response to a Community Choice Aggregation, or CCA, technical analysis (more…)

May 2016 Update to Santa Monica Green Building Ordinance: Solar PV

May 28, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, reach codes, renewables/DERs, solar, southern california, southern coast

Congratulations to the City of Santa Monica for updating their City code that reaches beyond the energy code to further local solar photovoltaic installs. A summary from the City’s website is below. The California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) and California Energy Code (Energy (more…)

Job Announcement: Cleantech San Diego Project Manager

May 27, 2016

Sarina Soor

energy efficiency, job announcements, new technologies, southern california, southern coast

Cleantech San Diego is hiring for a Project Manager! A brief description is below; click here for more and to apply. Cleantech San Diego is a nonprofit member organization that positions the greater San (more…)

UCLA Blueprint: Los Angeles Energy Atlas and the New Proposed LA Existing Buildings Ordinance

May 20, 2016

Sarina Soor

benchmarking, best practices, buildings, codes and standards, energy data, energy efficiency, RECO/CECO, southern california, southern coast, stakeholder engagagement

The launch of the Los Angeles Energy Atlas was covered in the Fall 2015 edition of our CURRENTS newsletter. Get an update and learn from UCLA in Power Users: Learning to Waste Less how the Atlas has been used for the development of Los Angeles’s new (more…)

Q&A Available from CEC for Los Angeles Regional Energy Innovation Cluster Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO)

May 19, 2016

Sarina Soor

CEC, energy efficiency, funding, pilots, RFPs, southern california, southern coast

The answers to questions posed in the pre-application workshop for funding for the Los Angeles Regional Energy Innovation Cluster are now posted on the CEC’s website here. (more…)