San Joaquin Valley Partnership Program July 2013 Focus: San Joaquin Valley kWh and peak kW reductions This Month’s Major Accomplishments:
Implementing partner participated in a webinar titled ‘Addressing Climate Change through Community Engagement and Behavior Change’. The monthly partnership meeting was held on Thursday, July 18th at the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. There were presentations on SCG’s Advanced Meters and SCE Demand Response. It was also announced that due to partner feedback, monthly meetings will now be held at the Tulare County RMA building due to its proximity to the freeway. The upgraded version of the EPA’s Energy STAR Portfolio Manager launched on July 17th and implementing partner participated in several related online trainings (Introducing the New Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Manager 101, and Portfolio Manager 201) the following week to learn the new system. On July 25th implementing partner had a meeting in Porterville with Marcia Tolentino and David Myers of Build It Green to discuss coordinated outreach opportunities in partnership territory. Following the meeting, implementing partner delivered SCE Summer Readiness materials to the cities of Porterville and Lindsay.
Key Issues or Emerging Concerns: Upcoming Milestones The next monthly Partnership meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 19th and will take place at the Tulare County RMA building. The partnership will launch its ‘Kill-a-Watt Crackdown’, a year-long building energy challenge, October 2013 in honor of Energy Awareness Month.