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Archive | Subscribe      wEEkly Update CAISO Today's Outlook | Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative | Funding Wizard Webinar tomorrow! Tried, True and New Strategies to Fund and Implement Energy Retrofit Projects for Schools Wondering how to continue funding your district’s energy efficiency projects in the “Post-Prop 39” era? Curious to learn how others are leveraging external resources to keep their project pipelines (and budgets) on track? Join the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) for a one hour webinar on August 7th at 10:30 AM to explore funding and resources for K-12 schools pursuing energy efficiency! Register today! News Credit:  Petaluma 360 Petaluma joins solar revolution Roads, bridges and utilities slammed by Carr Fire Gov. Jerry Brown warns California's climate change efforts hinge on changing wildfire liability law California’s huge energy decision: link its grid to its neighbors, or stay autonomous? How California can regionalize its energy system without handing Trump the grid PG&E spends more than $1 million to lobby California officials on wildfire laws Credit: AP Credit: Desert Sun In the California desert, a farm baron is building a water and energy empire As heatwave tests the limits of renewables, anti-nuclear governments return to nuclear Rollback of fuel efficiency standards would cost consumers billions Increasing reports of solar panel fraud First large US offshore wind project sets record-low price starting at $74 per MWh Nuclear plant closures show why, when it comes to energy, small is expensive   Credit: Flickr Credit: Thomas Reuters Foundation Caribbean islands plug into electric car revolution The $3 billion plan to turn Hoover Dam into a giant battery On-the-job experience: Why electrification is better and cheaper Read more news Resources & Opportunities Resources: The Growth in Community Choice Aggregation: Impacts to California's Grid Transforming the Grid: An Introduction to California's Electric System in the 21st Century A Regional Power Market for the West: Risks and Benefits Electric Vehicles and the California Grid The Growth of Distributed Energy: Implications for California's Grid The Value of the Grid Energy Savings, Consumer Economics, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from Replacing Oil and Propane Furnaces, Boilers, and Water Heaters with Air-Source Heat Pumps Opportunities: Climate change: Science, Impacts, Politics and Solutions - A Sacramento State Renaissance Society Seminar Course Find more resources and opportunities Job Announcements CivicSpark Fellows for 2018-2019 Find More Job Announcements Upcoming events All upcoming Building Operator Certification (BOC) Trainings Conferences/Workshops: Exploring Biodiesel - Aug 7 Pathway to 2050 - Aug 8 2018 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings - Aug 12-17 Veterans Energy Seminar - Aug 18 Energy Exchange and Better Buildings Summit - Aug. 21-23 Electrification 2018 - Aug 22-23 California Adaptation Forum - Aug. 27-29 Managing Lands in a Changing Climate to Improve Agricultural Resiliency, Food Security and Health - Sept 10 BOC 2001 Building Scoping for Operational Improvements - Sept 11 & Oct 2 (SF) Transmission Summit West - Sept 12-14 BOC 2001 Building Scoping for Operational Improvements - Sept 13 & Oct 4 (San Diego) BOC 1001 Energy Efficient Operation of Building HVAC Systems (Moreno Valley) - Sept 12-13 BOC 2001 Building Scoping for Operational Improvements - Sept 18 & Oct 3 (Irvine) BOC 1001 Energy Efficient Operation of Building HVAC Systems (Downey) - Sept 19-20 San Diego Green Building Conference and Expo - Sept 21 BOC 1001 Energy Efficient Operation of Building HVAC Systems (Woodland Hills) - Oct 3-4 10th Annual ISO Stakeholder Symposium - Oct. 17-18 BOC 1001 Energy Efficient Operation of Building HVAC Systems (Sacramento) - Oct 24-25 Disasters and Energy Resilience: Keeping the Lights on in Our Darkest Hour - Oct 25-26 2018 National Convening on Utilities and Electric Vehicles - Nov 18 Webinars: Tried, True, and New Strategies to Fund and Implement Energy Retrofit Projects for Schools: Webinar for K-12 School Districts - Aug 7th The Sustainability of Energy Efficiency Products - Aug 9 Contribution Analysis Tool Training Part II: Data Collection - Aug 9 Understanding and Interaction with CPUC: A Practical Guide for Local Governments - Aug 14 How to Assess & Execute a PPA Buyout - Aug. 22 Contribution Analysis Tool Training III: Data Interpretation - Sept 20  Preparing for the Storm: Minimizing Risk through Resilience - Oct 4 Find more events Copyright © 2018 Statewide Local Government Energy Efficiency Best Practices Coordinator, All rights reserved. The wEEkly update for Local Governments and their partners. Our mailing address is: Local Government Energy Efficiency Best Practices Coordinator 980 9th St., Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814