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Energy Efficiency: in California
Energy Efficiency: in California
Energy Efficiency: in California
IN CALIFORNIA
THE NEXT
GENERATION
Commissioner Dian M. Grueneich
California Public Utilities Commission
THE CHALLENGE
WE FACE
While California EE
efforts have contributed
to stabilization of per
capita emissions
statewide, California’s
long-term goals will
require dramatically
increased efforts and
success.
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THE CURRENT APPROACH TO
CAPTURING EE POTENTIAL
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COMING TO GRIPS
WITH REALITY
Verified
Program
Results:
Screw‐in
CFLs
January
2006
–
June
2008
Evaluator‐verified installaDon rates
Changes in net‐to‐gross, expected useful life, etc
Changes in net‐to‐gross, expected useful life, etc
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REVISIONING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Need to ensure public purpose programs are highly effective and achieve California’s
ambitious energy savings and GHG targets
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STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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Commercial New Construction
• All new commercial construction in California
will be zero net energy by 2030.
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GOAL EXAMPLE:
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Goal Goal Results
1. Refocus utility and Energy Ratepayer-funded R&D programs will
Commission energy efficiency explicitly support widely applicable whole-
research and technology support to building improvement, lighting, and plug
create demand pull and set the load solutions envisioned in this Plan and
research agenda for both will be used to leverage other private and
incremental and game-changing public funds for the deployment of new
energy efficiency technology technologies.
innovations.
2. Conduct targeted emerging Profound improvement in equipment
technologies R&D to support the Big, efficiency as well as new building materials
Bold Energy Efficiency Strategies and designs aimed at achieving more
and integrated energy solutions efficiency from new buildings than
goals. technically feasible today, and necessary
to achieve Zero Net Energy and hot/dry
climate HVAC outcomes
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PUTTING THE PLAN INTO ACTION
– NEXT STEPS
• Approve utility 2009-2011 EE Portfolios consistent with Strategic
Plan objectives and direction
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THANK
YOU!
• For more Information visit
www.CaliforniaEnergyEfficiency.com
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