Here are your wEEkly updates:
1. California Adaptation Forum: Last call for
discounted rates for September’s 2nd California
Adaptation Forum! Register for the Forum by Wednesday, August 12 and
receive $50 OFF One-Day and Full Forum rates! The Forum is an incredible
opportunity to connect with hundreds of climate leaders from across the
state. See
more opportunities, a full Forum program, Forum events, plenary speakers and
partners, and more.
2. Statewide Codes & Standards Team Conference
Call: The Statewide Codes & Standards team works to develop resources
to help local governments consider, adopt, and measure energy-saving successes
from reach codes. If you are a local government interested in learning more,
and/or hearing troubleshooting and success stories from other local governments
across the state, please contact the Coordinator at jdecker@lgc.org to RSVP to this
call.
3. New CEC Funding for EE Tech Demonstrations:
On August 1st, the California Energy Commission (CEC) announced
a grant funding opportunity for Emerging Energy Efficient Technology
Demonstrations (GFO-16-304), and will be holding a pre-bid conference workshop
August 11th.
4. CEC LinkedIn Networking Group for Open GFOs:
Looking to find partners for the above grant funding opportunity? The
California Energy Commission Networking Hub on LinkedIn has
set up networking groups for the Technology Demonstration GFO, and
three others.
5. Federal Gov. Energy Webinars this August: A
list of August
2016 webinars is now available from federal agencies providing support
on the EPA benchmarking tool Portfolio Manager, data center energy efficiency,
EE financing, community resiliency through EE, resilient solar retrofits, waste
management, and more.
6. What’s New with AB 802? In case you
missed the July 22nd workshop held by the California Energy Commission on AB
802 implementation (Project Title, “Building Energy Use Disclosure and Public
Benchmarking Program Mandated under Assembly Bill 802”), a transcript
is now available from the CEC.
7. More on AB 802: Also in case you missed it:
additional guidance linked to energy savings measurement was released in
the CPUC’s
recent decision providing guidance on Program Administrator EE
business plans. (Need a refresher
on AB 802?)
8. SB 350 Low-Income Barriers Workshop 8/12:
The California Energy Commission conducting
a workshop August 12th to gather input on barriers faced by low-income
and disadvantaged communities to investing in energy efficiency and
weatherization, installing solar photovoltaic and other renewable generating
resources, and contracting opportunities for small businesses. This input will
be included in the “Senate Bill 350 Barriers Study,” required by the Clean
Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015.
9. AB 32 EJAC Meeting 8/11-12: The AB 32
Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (Committee) will
be meeting on August 11, 2016 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (PDT) and
August 12, 2016 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (PDT) in Huron, CA.
10. Financing Tools for Local Gov Webinar 8/25: This
webinar will discuss the various tools and products that the State of
California is making available to local governments to promote clean energy
projects for residents and business owners, and will showcase a new financing
marketplace for finding energy project-related financing solutions. (Go Green
Financing is a program under Energy Upgrade California, administered by the
Center for Sustainable Energy.)
11. PACE’s Value to the Real Estate Market:
Event/Webinar 8/18: This
CEFAC event and webinar will explore the recent amendments to the
residential PACE program, along with updates on consumer protection, regulatory
changes, and market growth in California. Join the Center for Sustainable
Energy for a panel discussion that will cover these topics and validate why
PACE is vital to the residential energy efficiency financing market.
12. EV’s Role in ZNE: Webinar 8/17: The Center
for Sustainable Energy (CSE) invites city and county staff, contractors,
architects, and developers to a free
webinar August 17th on how electric vehicles (EVs) can help
support zero net energy (ZNE) goals.
13. Energy Code Ace Webinar 8/23: We heard
great feedback from local governments on energy code expert Gina Rodda’s
presentation on energy code compliance tools at this year’s SEEC Forum. Now,
Rodda will be teaching a “not-your-average webinar” on what’s
new in the 2016 code in two sessions August 23rd. Get the word
out to your buildings departments!
14. CivicSpark Project Lessons Learned Webinars
8/23-8/24: CivicSpark is a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program that
provides capacity-building support to local governments to accelerate California’s
response and resiliency to climate change. These
webinars aim to provide a snapshot of some of the accomplishments of
the 2015-16 service year, with an emphasis on sharing lessons learned and best
practices.
15. New Integrative Business Model for ZNE: In
the Rocky Mountain Institute’s new Insight
Brief, An Integrative Business Model for Net Zero Energy Districts, RMI
presents an innovative business model for developing net zero energy or
ultra-low energy districts and details how pursuing net zero energy is not a
cost, but rather a significant value driver.
16. EE Shows Its $ Value in SF Real Estate: As
covered by BizJournal’s
July 28th article, funding green upgrades is made easier as the market
shows the value of and desire for energy efficient real estate.
17. California Releases Sustainable Freight Action
Plan: In response to an Executive Order issued by the Governor last year,
the state has released the California
Sustainable Freight Action Plan, a comprehensive document that serves as a
blueprint for transforming the state’s multi-billion dollar freight transport
system into one that is environmentally cleaner, more efficient, and more
economically competitive than it is today.
18. Energy Transition Podcast on EE: In a recent
episode of the Energy Transition Show, Chris Nelder speaks to energy
efficiency expert Matt Golden about raising the profile of energy efficiency,
sharing that energy efficiency (looking nationally) has been disproportionately
neglected considering its extreme value, and also stating that efforts to raise
the profile to date have failed. Matt Golden shares some interesting food for
thought.
19. Job announcement: The San Joaquin Valley
Clean Energy Organization (SJVCEO) is hiring for a Project Analyst! Learn
more here.
20. RFP announcement: The City of San
Jose’s RFP
for Environmental Sustainability Plan Consultant Services closes
August 12th.
As always, you can keep track of relevant events
by connecting to the EE Events Calendar, and find more resources
being added daily on the EECoordinator website – including
past WEEkly Updates.