Cpuc presentation

Local Government Guide to Navigating CPUC & Energy Efficiency Resources

California Public Utilities Commission Energy Division Jeremy Battis, Local Government Programs Liaison Presented at the SEEC Forum Sacramento June 19 & 20, 2013

NON-EE, NON-ED LG Resources at CPUC Office of Government and Business Support/Outreach May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about a CPUC line of business not pertaining to energy • a question about an energy or IOU issue not related to energy efficiency and not within the categories covered in this presentation Office of Government Affairs (OGA) May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about pending state legislation that could affect my jurisdiction

NON-EE, NON-ED LG Resources at CPUC Office of News and Public Information May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• requesting CPUC brochures, fact sheets, press releases, reports, or monthly eNewsletter • questions about the CPUC website or accessing CPUC meetings remotely • a question about interpreting a CPUC news article or press release, or coordination of a media event with the CPUC • a question about inviting CPUC staff or a Commissioner to be a speaker http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/speakersbureau.htm

NON-EE, NON-ED LG Resources at CPUC Safety and Enforcement Division (formerly Safety and Consumer Protection Division) May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about the safety of my jurisdiction concerning electricity or gas infrastructure • a question about the safety of my jurisdiction concerning any enterprise regulated by the CPUC • a question about consumer protection issues within my jurisdiction

NON-EE, NON-ED LG Resources at CPUC Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question regarding DRA’s advocacy activities and policy positions potentially impacting residential and small business ratepayers in my jurisdiction • a question regarding program impacts and costs to residential, small business, and low-income customers in my jurisdiction

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Local Government Partnerships May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how an existing partnership is supposed to function or how to join a partnership

Government EE Programs or Issues May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about a Local Government EE opportunities or LG-IOU relations in the context of EE • a question about EE opportunities from a non-LG entity such as a district, regional body, non-profit, state agency, or institution

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Regional Energy Networks May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how an existing REN is expected to perform or how it is expected to interact with its partner IOUs and member LGs • a question about how to go about initiating a new REN Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how an existing REN is expected to perform or how it is expected to interact with its partner IOUs and member LGs • a question about how to go about initiating a new REN

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Residential Building Program Multifamily EE Rebates Energy Upgrade California (EUC) Low-income Programs Residential New Construction Residential HVAC issues May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how my jurisdiction can better promote EUC or whether my jurisdiction has an ability to tinker with the EUC standard menu of incentives to tailor it to our needs • a question about how my jurisdiction can better target the multifamily or low-income sectors • a question about how my jurisdiction can better coordinate the optimal installation of HVAC within dwellings

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Commercial Building Program Office Retail Public, Schools, Hospitals May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how my jurisdiction can become more competitive by benchmarking its commercial building stock • a question about how my jurisdiction can capture its fair share of Prop. 39 monies for its schools and colleges • a question about how my jurisdiction can better coordinate the appropriate installation of HVAC to ensure optimal energy usage

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Water EE Programs May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how my jurisdiction can work to save energy by saving water • a question about how my jurisdiction can begin water metering or a water conservation ordinance Lighting EE Programs May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how my jurisdiction can save energy by switching to lower energy consumption lighting • a question about how my jurisdiction can initiate purchase of IOUowned street lights

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Workforce Education & Training May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• question about how my jurisdiction can better target the next generation as green building professionals to maintain local competitiveness • a question about how my jurisdiction can better target displaced workers to be retrained for new green building job skills Marketing, Education & Outreach May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how my jurisdiction can market EE to its constituents to engage in EE efforts • a question about Energy Upgrade California local outreach opportunities or co-branding guidelines

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs Codes & Standards Programs May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how to better enforce the state code standards that set a minimum requirement • a question about how to adopt reach code standards that go above and beyond the minimum required • a question about how to report intentional violations of state EE codes within my community Financing Programs on-bill financing, revolving loan funds, seed capital May be a Local Government resource when the circumstance involves:

• a question about how my jurisdiction can leverage emerging EE financial resources to make our EE efforts go further

Energy Division

Energy Efficiency Programs ZNE (Zero Net Energy) Residential Action Plan A seven-year effort is underway to improve cost-effectiveness and efficiencies in the residential new construction sector • • • •

Permitting – Promoting statewide consistency for streamlined permitting and inspection to make the process easier for builders and building officials Financing - Leverage existing financial resource programs, develop ZNEspecific financing and decision-making tools, and develop other incentives Information Sharing - Develop best practices and model ordinances for Local Government application Property Appraisal - Devise a state standard and provide training to equitably score ZNE homes and calculate their fair value

Energy Division is now developing a Draft ZNE Residential 2020 Action Plan Opportunities in July and September to make your opinion heard Contact Cathy Fogel at cf1@cpuc.ca.gov to learn more

Energy Division

Conclusion and Thank you