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UPCOMING WORKSHOP: Make Every Drop Count

Make Every Drop of Water Count: Efficient Irrigation, Smart Controllers and Climate Appropriate Shade Trees                         June 28 7:30am-3pm Clovis Community College Center

USGBC Central California's yearly efficient irrigation seminar is coming up on June 28th. Join us for this years' irrigation education opportunity with local and statewide experts. Speakers include David Fujino, UC Davis; Jim Bornemann, Ewing; Jon Bushoven, Fresno State; Julie Saare-Edmonds, DWR; and Maggie Reiter, Horticultural Advisor for Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings, UCCE.

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Here are your wEEkly updates: An new issues of LGC's CURRENTS Newsletter for Local Governments is now available. Currents is the Local Government Commission’s free quarterly newsletter providing local elected officials and staff with current information on energy issues affecting California local governments. Click here to read Spring 2017 Edition News and Opportunities Energy Commission Staff Workshop for the 2019 Residential Standards The next staff workshop for the development of the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards will be held June 1. The workshop will focus on high-performance envelope and domestic hot water measures. Renewable Water Heating Promises Even Bigger Savings for CA Pierre Delforge, Director of High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, Energy & Transportation program for NRDC, discusses the benefits that solar water heating can provide to California homes and offices. Berkeley Lab Helps California Get to Zero Net Energy Homes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will have two projects focused on improving ZNE homes, looking at barriers to ZNE implementation and the mitigating air contamination in the "tighter" ZNE building envelope. Bolt EV helps boost electric car sales by 91% in California According to the LA Times, sales of EVs in California rose 91% in the first quarter of 2017 from the same period last year.

The Newest CURRENTS is out!

Issue 96 | Spring 2017 An Energy Newsletter for Local Governments CURRENTS is the Local Government Commission’s free quarterly newsletter providing local elected officials and staff with current information on energy issues affecting California local governments. On the Path to an Advanced Energy Community Santa Monica has received funding for their Advanced Energy Communities project, focused on turning the “City Yards,” into a microgrid. Link to Article The Signs Are Clear: Data is the New Tool for the Energy Efficiency Field Access to granular data can help California achieve its energy reduction goals and save consumers and business time, energy, and money. Link to Article Moving Forward with Electric Vehicles By 2016 nearly 230,000 Zero Emission Vehicles including fully electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell electric vehicles were registered in California. Link to Article Climate Investments Payoff for the San Joaquin Valley Climate investments benefit the San Joaquin Valley rather than being a detriment to the Valley economy. We review a report released by Next 10. Link to Article Want more CURRENTS- SUBSCRIBE HERE Please feel free to pass CURRENTS along to friends, associates and others who you think would be interested.     Copyright © 2017.  Local Government Commission.  All rights reserved.  STAY CONNECTED

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Happy METU Monday!

Happy METU Monday!

What are your barriers to completing energy efficiency projects?
There is no question the barriers exist and they can be very different for each of our municipal partners:

-          How to decide where to begin

-          There is not enough staff support

-          There’s too many details to keep track of

-          There is no budget for these projects

-          How to make sure the project gets completed

If you can relate to any, or all the above, we can help!  METU was designed, specifically, to remove barriers to help you save money on energy.  Let us be a resource to help you reach your energy and money saving goals.

Remove barriers, save money, repeat.  It’s that simple!

Look out for METU near you!
METU continues moving along with projects around the valley.  We are excited to be able to help so many of our local government partners and we can’t wait to expand further.  METU is currently in Avenal, Corcoran, Arvin and Taft.  We also continue to provide benchmarking support to the County of Kern.





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Happy METU Monday!

Let’s be honest, even with PG&E rebates, energy efficiency can seem costly and overwhelming.  

METU has some ideas about that:

1.       On Bill Financing (OBF)

a.       Minimum financing for projects is $5,000 however, governments can combine sites to meet this threshold.

b.       Terms for up to $4,000,000/120 months

c.       0% interest rates with no penalties for early repayment

2.       Prioritize energy projects

a.       You don’t have to do everything at once!

b.       Let the METU team help you find the biggest return for your investment so that you can prioritize projects

c.       The METU Municipal Readiness Report (MRR) will help you put all the pieces together

3.       Energy Saving Tips you can do for free!

a.       Make use of natural lighting where possible

b.       Keep control of your heating and cooling by programming your thermostat

c.       Use hibernation feature of computers and laptops

d.       Turn off extra lights in corridors, stairs, break rooms, and meeting rooms

e.       Calling us is free too!

Remember, you’ve got resources!
Let us “herd the cats” for you!

Look out for METU near you!
As always, we are excited to be working with so many of our local government partners!  We are steam rolling along with projects in the cities of Avenal, Corcoran, and Arvin.  Also, the city of Taft is back on board and ready to get started on energy efficiency projects.  We have completed benchmarking and delivered their Municipal Readiness Reports (MRRs).  Stay tuned for more updates!



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Source: http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/20-energy-saving-tips-reduce-business-energy-costs.php

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News and Opportunities New Date for CPUC ZNE Action Plan Workshops The workshops will be held on June 5th. In-person attendance is recommended. ICLEI to Launch Online Training Platform for ClearPath in July The new training platform, or Learning Managment System, will provide an attractive, intuitive structure for local governments to learn the ClearPath online. Fremont to require solar panels, EV chargers in new homes The City of Fremont and Rachel DiFranco, the city's Sustainability Coordinator, are leading the way to prepare their communities for the ZNE and EV future. Energy Commission Awards More Than $36 Million for Clean Transportation The California Energy Commission awarded more than $24 million in grants for clean energy freight transportation projects in Los Angeles and Long Beach and more than $12 million for other clean transportation projects.

UPCOMING WORKSHOP: ZNE for Local Governments

Join a no-cost workshop to learn how to prepare for California's ambitious goals for zero net energy (ZNE) buildings.*

On behalf of the California Public Utilities Commission, New Buildings Institute will be hosting four no-cost workshops in California in 2017 covering ZNE topics for both local government audiences and those working to retrofit existing buildings to ZNE.  *A ZNE building generates as much energy as it consumes annually through clean, renewable sources.

ZNE for Local Governments  June 13, 2017 | 1:00-5:00 pm Fresno, CA This four-hour workshop is designed to give local government staff the information, tools, and confidence to create and drive progress toward zero net energy goals. Case studies show how cities can be leaders within their own public building portfolios by creating a clear code and policy roadmap, and by transforming the market through public awareness. We will review how to achieve climate goals through ZNE pilot projects, deep energy retrofits starting with municipal building benchmarking and portfolio analysis, ZNE codes, financial incentives, ZNE recognition, and other tactics. In addition to sharing examples of successful plans and ZNE-ready policies, small working groups will develop their own ideas utilizing training materials. This workshop will be held in conjunction with the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative Forum: lgc.org/caseec/seec-forum/. Who should attend: Local and state government staff including planning, facilities, and building staff, as well as architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and others interested in ZNE are encouraged to attend. Space is limited, so please register and reserve your spot today. For more information: newbuildings.org/municipal-workshops/. Meeting location:  Doubletree by Hilton Fresno Convention Center 2233 Ventura Street Fresno, CA 93721 (559) 268-1000 The published group rate in the DoubleTree Hotel booking system is $132/night- however, to make this event more affordable to attendees, the forum organizers are buying down the rate to $107/room night (+ taxes and fees). lgc.org/caseec/seec-forum/ 4 AIA LU|HSW CEUs are available ZNE for Existing Buildings August 23 | 1:00-5:00 pm  Commerce, CA This four-hour workshop will outline best practice steps and approaches to comprehensively enhance the energy performance of existing buildings to ZNE. The workshop will investigate retrofit opportunities in individual buildings as well as how advanced benchmarking can help prioritize opportunities across a portfolio. We will review technologies, approaches, processes as well as portfolio project prioritization methods. Case studies of building strategies and technologies will be presented including advanced strategies a design team can take to achieve ZNE on an existing building. The training will address operation and maintenance considerations, including energy monitoring for ongoing building performance. This event will be held in partnership with the Net Zero 2017 Energy + Water + Waste Conference: verdicalgroup.com/net-zero-2017/. Who should attend: Local and state government staff including planning, facilities, and building staff, as well as architects, engineers, contractors, private sector owners, commercial real estate professionals, consultants, and others interested in ZNE are encouraged to attend. Find out more: newbuildings.org/existing-building-workshops/ Meeting location: Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute 6023 S. Garfield Avenue Commerce, CA 90040 (323) 221-5881  4 AIA LU|HSW CEUs are available These events will be facilitated by New Buildings Institute in partnership with the California Public Utilities Commission. Additional 2017 workshop dates to be announced soon.