Statewide LG EE Best Practices: Weekly Update
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1. Energy Efficiency, 15-IEPR-05, Notice of Lead Commissioner Workshop on the Existing Building Energy Efficiency Draft Action PlanThe following Document submitted to Docket Number 15-IEPR-05 has been published:
1. Energy Efficiency, 15-IEPR-05, Notice of Lead Commissioner Workshop on the Existing Building Energy Efficiency Draft Action PlanThe following Document submitted to Docket Number 15-IEPR-05 has been published:
Notice of Lead Commissioner Workshop
on the Existing Building Energy
Efficiency Draft Action Plan
For more information:
http://www.energy.ca.gov/2015_energypolicy/ (If link above doesn't
work, please copy entire link into your web browser's URL)
2. Home Energy Rating System] Notice of Staff Workshop on Home
Energy Rating System Program Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing Issues
The California Energy Commission will
conduct a staff workshop on the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Program
under the HERS Order Instituting Informational (OII) Proceeding, Order No.
12-1114-6. The purpose of the OII is to collect necessary information to
identify potential procedures and other actions to improve the HERS Program.
During this workshop staff and stakeholders will begin refining and further
exploring issues related to Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing (FV/DT)
in order to begin developing recommendations for Commission consideration in a
future rulemaking.
The workshop will be held on:
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
1516 Ninth Street
1st Floor, Art Rosenfeld Hearing Room
Sacramento, California
Wheelchair Accessible
Purpose and Agenda:
On March 10, 2015, the Energy Commission
conducted a staff webinar to request additional information to improve the HERS
Program. Comments from the webinar are due no later than 5 p.m., April 10,
2015. The purpose of the staff workshop is for Energy Commission staff and
stakeholders to begin refining and exploring issues identified within the OII
and resulting from the webinar. The scope of issues relate to processes and
actions needed to improve the HERS Program relating to Field Verification and
Diagnostic Testing. Through the workshop, input was sought from HERS Providers,
HERS Raters, contractors, and members of the public on specific questions
relating to the following six topics:
- Provider Quality Assurance Programs
- HERS Rater Disciplinary Process
- HERS Rater Companies
- Conflict of Interest
- Permissible HERS Provider Certification
Categories
- Energy Commission Oversight of Providers
To date, stakeholders have participated in
the HERS OII proceedings and provided valuable input to the record. Official
notices, transcripts, and comments are available at: http://www.energy.ca.gov/HERS/12-HERS-01/documents/.
Energy Commission staff will use the input
from this workshop and comments to begin development of recommendations for
Commission consideration in a future rulemaking.
TELECONFERENCE OPTION: Parties and the
public may attend the Public Workshop in person at the above location or by
telephone and/or by computer via our "WebEx" web conferencing system.
For additional details on how to participate via WebEx, please see the notice
at:
WebEx and Conference Call-in-toll-free
number: 1-866-469-3239
Please go to https://energy.webex.com
Access code: 920 141 276
Meeting Password: meeting@9
For more information:
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3. Grant Funding Opportunity GFO-14-302 - Investing In California
Communities through Building Energy Efficiency Workforce Development
Grant Funding Opportunity GFO-14-302 -
Investing In California Communities through Building Energy Efficiency
Workforce Development
Date Released: March 18, 2015.
Deadline to Submit Applications:
May 5, 2015 by 3:00 p.m
Pre-Application Workshop:
April 1, 2015
1:30 p.m. PDT
California Energy Commission
Hearing Room A
1516 9th Street
Sacramento, Ca. 95814
TELECONFERENCE OPTION: Parties and the
public may attend the Public Workshop in person at the above location or by
telephone and/or by computer via our "WebEx" web conferencing system.
For additional details on how to participate via WebEx, please see the notice
at:
WebEx and Conference Call-in-toll-free
number: 1-866-469-3239
Please go to https://energy.webex.com
Access code: 921 462 543
Meeting Password: meeting@130
Purpose of Solicitation:
The purpose of this solicitation is to fund
Market Facilitation projects that realize significant, long-term energy
efficiency gains in the building sector by ensuring an adequately trained
workforce exists for the proper installation and maintenance of advanced energy
efficiency technologies and strategies.
Numerous policies have identified the need
for significant energy efficiency improvements to new and existing buildings to
achieve the state's energy goals. As the housing and broader construction
markets continue to improve, significant energy savings could be missed if new
and existing buildings are not built, updated, or retrofitted with the best
available technologies, techniques, and practices. Much of the skilled
labor workforce may not be not trained in the proper installation, operation,
and maintenance of these energy efficiency advancements. This could lead
to unrealized energy savings and expense due to improper installation and
maintenance; or building developers and others responsible for the design,
development, and management of buildings may decide to forgo these energy
efficiency advancements because savings and benefits are unrealized.
Projects must fall within the following groups:
- Group 1: On-the-job training for
constructing high performance attics and walls for new homes constructed in a
manner consistent with proposals for the 2016 building energy efficiency
standards.
- Group 2: Workforce training for
installing advanced energy efficiency measures in existing buildings
(residential/commercial/multifamily) in disadvantaged communities as defined by
Senate Bill (SB) 535.
For more information:
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4. Getting
the Most from Your LED Lighting Replacement ProjectVery good article about how to
approach doing LED light replacements. To read the full story, go here: http://www.energymanagertoday.com/getting-the-most-from-your-led-lighting-replacement-project-0110219/
And that is all for
this week!