Here
are your wEEkly updates:
1.
Updates from the EE Coordinating Committee: for meeting updates, reminders
on comment deadlines, and a change in schedule for business plan development,
see this
week’s updates from the CA EE Coordinating Committee (CAEECC).
For more background on the Committee and how they facilitate local government
and other stakeholder feedback on how EE funds are administered, check out
the CAEECC website or take a
look at this
FAQ.
2.
Communicating on EE: Need help communicating the value of EE in your
community? This GreenBiz
excerpt from the book Energy is Human describes some
best practices for rethinking how we talk about efficiency.
3.
Need EE Code Trainings? Did you know you can request a Title 24 Part 6
Essentials training be brought to a location of your choice? You can – and it’s
free of charge – click here for
details.
4.
Over $457M in Funding Available: more than $457
million is available at the federal level for local and tribal
government climate and energy activities: including pre-disaster
mitigation, community
resiliency, and air
pollution reduction.
5.
Keeping EE Affordable: As we’re seeing more and more about how efficient
buildings are more
valuable buildings (due to their lower cost of ownership and more),
GreenBiz reviews how to keep upfront costs off low-income residents.
6.
Multi-family EE resources: Affordable housing is often multi-family housing.
For a list of resources in California specifically dedicated to multi-family
EE, click here.
Or take a look at multi-family EE program best practices in this
2015 report.
7.
New Multi-family EE Strategies in NY: Looking outside California, a new
multi-family energy program was announced
this week from the New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA).
8.
Making EE Buildings Visible: while on the subject of EE in buildings with
multiple stakeholders: the US Dept. of Energy announced
a new partnership under the Better Buildings Initiative with a firm
that provides data intelligence to commercial real estate to improve the
visibility of EE benefits.
9.
Energy storage and microgrids: get new
coverage from Navigant on the role of energy storage as the microgrid
market matures.
10.
The CPUC on microgrids and more: the CPUC issued a new
proposed decision last week proposing a number of updates to
California’s Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP).
11.
Best practices in reducing plug load: Environmental Leader came
out with five
recommendations on checking appliances and reducing plug load in
response to recent EPA audit results. A recent
article from the NY Times also provides transparency on what
appliances are consuming even in off or standby modes. For more on plug load,
click here.
12.
EE Computer Standards: while on plug load: the CEC has shared
the transcript of its recent workshop on computer efficiency
standards.
13.
Seeking input on statewide EE programs: this week, the CPUC also released
a new ruling seeking to work through approaches to statewide and third
party programs and approaches in how EE funding and offerings are administered.
A number of program categories are proposed for statewide implementation.
Comments on this new approach are due June 10th. More on the
restructuring of EE program timelines and review available here.)
14.
Opportunities in electric water heaters: A new
study by the Brattle Group finds significant residential savings
opportunities through electric water heaters.
15.
More reasons to take air pollution seriously: Need help communicating the
importance of clean air? A new
study confirms that air pollution contributes to the #1 cause of
death.
16.
New podcast from DOE: Get connected to
a new “Direct Current: podcast released this month from the Department of Energy!
17.
Waste Heat is Power: For an old but innovative approach to efficiency,
learn from Berkeley
Engineer how a firm is using thermoelectrics to convert waste heat
to energy.
18.
Job Announcement: Cleantech San Diego is hiring for a Project
Manager!
19.
Job Announcement: San Diego State University is hiring for an Energy
Analyst!
20.
Energy Data Survey: as a reminder, the Energy Data Access Committee wants
to hear from local governments re: their experience accessing data for climate
action planning, through this survey available for a limited time here.
21.
Weatherization Reminder: Interested in informing weatherization program
development based on needs you see in your community? The Department of
Community Services and Development (CSD)’s June 2nd workshop is
coming up: RSVP to attend in person or by webinar here.
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.