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FYI:
RE: CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved the
investor-owned utilities' energy efficiency program plans for 2006
through 2008. Under the leadership of CPUC Commissioner Kennedy, Judge
Gottstein, and CEC Commissioner Rosenfeld, the CPUC's decision
launches the most aggressive energy efficiency program in the history
of the utility industry. You can read the Commission's press release,
as well as
Commissioner Kennedy's statement at the CPUC's meeting this
morning.
To learn more about the many ways you can participate in and
benefit from the energy efficiency programs offered by Southern
California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and
Electric Company, and Southern California Gas Company for homes and
businesses, log on to www.sce.com,
www.pge.com,
www.sdge.com and
www.socalgas.com respectively.
The CPUC recently reorganized their website. The
energy efficiency rulemaking is where staff reports and other
documents are posted.
You may also access data on current
energy efficiency
programs.
RE: CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION BEGINS 2008 BUILDING ENERGY
EFFICIECY STANDARDS REVIEW
The first public workshop on the 2008 Building Energy Efficiency
Standards for California will be Monday and Tuesday, October 24 and
25, in Sacramento. The meetings plan to go from10 am until 5 pm both
days.
This is a preliminary "heads-up" in case you want to attend; the
website and further details are still being developed but should be
available soon (we'll send another email). At the workshop, we plan to
cover at many relevant subjects including:
- The overall schedule for the 2008 Standards
- Objectives for this round of Standards
- The Life Cycle Cost Methodology for the 2008 Standards
- The template(s) to fill out for suggesting changes to the
Standards
- Key topic areas that will be ready to present to the public
(results of finished research that will create a basis for changes
to the Standards) - this includes Bruce Wilcox's work on modeling
attics and roofs for residential buildings and will likely include
non-residential ventilation and some demand response measures
- An overview of ALL the Key Topic Areas we are considering for
the 2008 Standards (research is in progress, not completed as of
10/5/05)
- An "open mike" session for taking suggestions for changes to the
Standards
CEC is planning a second workshop tentatively scheduled for early
December and a third workshop for mid-late February 2006. These are
all the public workshops planned for the first phase; after that, we
plan to produce the first draft of new language for the 2008 Standards
and hold public hearings on that language, probably in April-July
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