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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. Publications and Resources ACEEE: 2017 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard The most-improved cities since the last edition were Los Angeles, San Diego, Kansas City, and Phoenix. Career Opportunities Intern/Fellow - San Mateo County Office of Sustainability Project Managers for the Energy Network Program - The Energy Coalition Interim CEO - Monterey Bay Clean Power Municipal Energy Engineer - City of Oakland Building Supervisor - City of San Leandro Communications Director - Clean Coalition   SEEC Calendar  Click the SEEC Calendar link to view all upcoming events.   6/5 - CALSLA Streetlight/Traffic Signal Efficiency Conference The California Street Light Association will be hosting a Southern California conference on streetlight and traffic signal energy efficiency in the City of San Diego. 6/20 - Webinar: Achieving ZNE Goals with Energy Storage The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) invites city officials, contractors, and commercial building owners to attend a free webinar on the benefits of on-site energy storage technologies and its impact on zero net energy (ZNE) goals. 6/27 - BayREN Forum: Local Model Solar Ordinance The forum will provide local government staff, building professionals, and solar industry representatives an opportunity to surface concerns and challenges regarding the Energy Commission's Model Solar Ordinance and local adoption process. 7/28-7/29 - Zero Carbon Zero Net Energy Redwood Retreat Join Industry Leaders As they present case studies and technical deep dives on ZNE and Zero Carbon strategies. 10/15-10/18 Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference A conference focused on understanding the behavior and decision-making of individuals and organizations and using that knowledge to accelerate our transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon future. That's all for this week. Have a great weekend! Cary Garcia Jr. Statewide Local Government Energy Efficiency Best Practices Coordinator eecoordinator.info