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Statewide LG EE Best Practices: Weekly Update

Here are you WEEkly Updates:
  1. CPUC Final Decision
    The California Public Utilities Commission Decision Establishing Energy Efficiency Savings Goals and Approving 2015 Energy Efficiency Programs and Budgets was released this week. If you don't have time to read this 179-page document, here's a summary from Lara Ettenson at NDRC.
  2. Job Opportunity: Energy Program Manager, California State University, Office of the Chancellor
    The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking an Energy Program Manager to provide programmatic, analytical and project management support for both the campuses and systemwide Chancellor's Office staff. Resumes will be accepted until November 10th or until the job posting is removed.
  3. Energy Efficiency and Health Factsheet
    ACEEE and the Physicians for Social Responsibility released a factsheet on the health benefits of energy efficiency and reduced air pollution. Perhaps it can help you better communicate the value of energy efficiency to your community!
  4. A California Supervisor Defends Rooftop Solar
    "At the County level, we continue to look for ways to encourage solar and other renewable energy. And last year, we launched... PACE. The results so far have been impressive: Roughly $140 million in local projects have been funded and about 6,000 projects completed. PACE has led to the creation of more than 1,100 local jobs, adding $241 million to our local economy."
  5. SEEC Wants to Hear from You!
    Please take a few minutes to complete this 12-question survey. The Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative (SEEC) requests input on local government sustainability priorities to help inform its 2016 scope of work.
  6. CURRENTS Newsletter - Fall 2015 Issue
    You don't want to miss out on this issue of CURRENTS, which includes a legislative update factsheet, registration for SB 350 and AB 802: impacts and Implications for Local Governments with CEC Commissioners Andrew McAllister and David Hochschild, and more!
  7. Energy Calendar
    If you have any events you would like to see added to this calendar, please send details to statewideenergycoordinator@lgc.org.


And that is all for this week!