2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry

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Informal Sessions Description

Additional Informal Sessions may be organized on-site during the Summer Study.

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California’s Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan: Opening Remarks by Commissioner Dian Grueneich

Cathy Fogel and Jeanne Clinton

Monday, August 18
4:00 PM -6:00 PM

In October 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) created a framework to make energy efficiency a way of life in California by refocusing ratepayer funded energy efficiency programs on achieving long-term savings through structural changes in the way Californians use energy. The Commission recognized that these very ambitious goals require long-term strategic planning to achieve market transformation through continual incorporation of efficiency gains into codes and standards and increasing privatization of cost-effective energy efficiency services in competitive markets activities.[i] As an initial step, the CPUC directed its regulated utilities – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), San Diego Gas and Electricity Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCal) (collectively, “IOUs” or “utilities”) – to prepare a long-term strategic plan for energy efficiency through 2020.

This Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan (Plan) was developed through a collaborative process involving over 500 individuals and organizations working together over a nine-month period. This Plan sets forth a roadmap for energy efficiency in California through 2020 that articulates a long-term vision and goals for each economic sector and identifies specific near-term, mid-term and long-term actions to achieve the goals. Every participant in this process recognizes the enormous task that lies ahead. However, every participant also recognizes that the threat of global climate change and every increasing energy prices require that California set the hurdle high and move forward quickly and purposefully to achieve deep reductions in energy demand.

For more information, contact:

Cathy Fogel
California Public Utilities Commission
e-mail:cf1@cpuc.ca.gov

Jeanne Clinton
California Public Utilities Commission
e-mail:cln@cpuc.ca.gov

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