SEEC Local
Government Roundtable
You can find more information and join a Local Government Roundtable
using the link above. The current streetlighting roundtable is
scheduled for March 27th. The next roundtable for Codes and
Standards will scheduled soon.
News and Opportunities
Santa
Monica and Marin County Local Ordinances
The City of Santa Monica and Marin County local ordinances that
exceeded 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards are up for
approval at the California Energy Commission's March 8th Business
Meeting.
Urban
Green Grant Program
The California Natural Resources Agency is providing funding to
projects that reduce greenhouse gases by sequestering carbon,
decreasing energy consumption and reducing vehicle miles traveled,
while also transforming the built environment into places that are
more sustainable, enjoyable, and effective in creating healthy and
vibrant communities.
LG
Input Requested: Draft Solicitation for EPIC Projects
California Energy Commission staff is developing a competitive
Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) through the Electric Program
Investment Charge (EPIC) to increase the adoption of emerging clean
energy technologies in large-scale procurement processes. Comments
are due 5 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2017.
22nd
Annual POWER Conference March 24th
The Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business will be hosting
the annual POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy.
Getting
to Zero Net Energy Buildings: Present and Future
The California Energy Commission staff will host a one-hour webinar
to provide information on innovative projects focusing on zero net
energy (ZNE) buildings.
Prop
39 Energy Expenditure Plan Deadline: August 1, 2017
The California Energy Commission would like to remind Local
Educational Agencies of this important deadline so they can
encumber Proposition 39 K-12 program allocations by the statutory
required deadline of June 30, 2018.
Publications and Resources
Investing
in energy efficiency: Research on when it pays
David Trilling of the Harvard Kennedy School provides a friendly
overview of research on the value of energy efficiency across
different times of day and seasons.
Career Opportunities
Policy
Associate, Berkeley/Sacramento
Rising Sun Energy Center is hiring a mission-driven Policy
Associate to work towards our goal of being a catalyst for social
and environmental systems change by engaging in a transformative
policy platform.
That's all for this week. Have a great weekend!
Cary Garcia Jr.
Statewide Local Government Energy Efficiency Best
Practices Coordinator
eecoordinator.info
CivicSpark
is now recruiting Project Partners for 2017-18
Over the past 3 years, CivicSpark, LGC's
Governor's Initiative AmeriCorps program has provided 130,000+
hrs of climate and water capacity-building support to over 100
public agencies. If you are a local government,
State agency, or an NGO with a climate or water action project
need, visit our
website to learn more and apply to receive
project support!
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