Response to the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD)'s Request for Information: Low Income Weatherization Program (2016-RFI-45)

Posted by Reports on Apr 20, 2016 3:23:00 PM

Publish Date: April 20, 2016

On March 30, 2016, AEE submitted a response to the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD)'s Request for Information: Low Income Weatherization Program (2016-RFI-45). AEE provided guidance on how existing funding streams can be better leveraged to maximize impact in disadvantaged communities in line with SB 535 (de León) and the state's ambitious environmental and energy goals under AB 32 (Pavley). 

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Topics: State Policy, California Engagement

Advanced Energy Jobs In California: Results of the 2016 California Advanced Energy Employment Survey

Posted by Reports on Apr 11, 2016 3:26:00 PM

Publish Date: April 11, 2016

At just over 500,000 workers, advanced energy employs three times as many Californians as the motion picture, TV, and radio industry; more than agriculture, forestry, and fishing; and approaching construction.
 
With one in every five advanced energy workers nationwide, California has the largest advanced energy industry by employment of any state in the country. Employment in California’s advanced energy industry grew 18% last year, six times the rate of statewide employment growth. Employers engaged in advanced energy business also expect to increase their workforce by 8% this year.

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Topics: State Policy, California Engagement, Advanced Energy Employment

Toward a 21st Century Electricity System for CA: Four Key Opportunities

Posted by Reports on Apr 5, 2016 3:31:00 PM

Publish Date: April 5, 2016

In August 2015, a collaborative led by the Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEEI) published a position paper entitled Toward a 21st Century Electricity System in California

The position paper outlined a broad vision of how stakeholders in California can work together to achieve the state’s ambitious energy and environmental objectives and was produced by a working group that included representatives of investor-owned utilities (IOUs), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), and more than a dozen advanced energy companies active in California. 

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Topics: California Engagement, 21st Century Electricity System

Comments on the Draft Cap and Trade Auction Proceeds Second Investment Plan

Posted by Reports on Feb 26, 2016 3:35:00 PM

Publish Date: February 26, 2016

In December 2015, AEE submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on the Draft Cap and Trade Auction Proceeds Second Investment Plan (Fiscal Years 2016-2017 through 2018-2019)(Draft Plan).
 
AEE provided supportive finance-related comments on Section VI.A.2. 

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Topics: State Policy, California Engagement

Toward a 21st Century Electricity System for California

Posted by Reports on Aug 4, 2015 1:10:00 PM

Publish Date: August 4, 2015

On February 25, 2015, Advanced Energy Economy Institute hosted a meeting of senior executives from advanced energy companies and California’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs).

The California 21st Century Electricity System CEO Forum was an opportunity for energy industry leaders to discuss the drivers of industry change and to start to examine utility business models and regulatory concepts that can adapt to and thrive in the emerging energy market environment. Out of that meeting came a desire by the participants to advance the ideas and concepts discussed.

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Topics: California Engagement, 21st Century Electricity System