Energy Policy

New Energy Jobs Report Details 2019 Gains, COVID-19 Related Losses

California ended 2019 with nearly 1 million energy jobs, including more than 530,000 clean energy jobs, according to the 2020 California Energy and Employment Report. Commissioned by the California Energy…

jamur July 10, 2020

Energy Policy Transportation

State Senate Confirms Patty Monahan as California Energy Commissioner

The California State Senate has confirmed Commissioner Patty Monahan to the California Energy Commission (CEC). The Governor appoints, with Senate confirmation, five commissioners to staggered five-year terms. The commissioners must…

jamur March 10, 2020

Climate Change Energy Policy Renewable Energy

Former State Senate President Pro Tem Shares How California Has Been At the Cutting Edge in Clean Energy Policy

Former State Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León considered the California Energy Commission (CEC) a longtime partner in the efforts to champion California’s global leadership in combating climate change…

jamur January 6, 2020

Energy Policy Renewable Energy Research & Development

Once-Through Cooling Power Plant Phase Out in Progress

The use of once-through cooling (OTC) has been phased out at three more power plants since 2016, according to a tracking progress report from the California Energy Commission. OTC has…

jamur May 20, 2019

Energy Policy Renewable Energy

California’s Economic Growth Outpaces Energy Consumption

California continues to prove it is possible to have a thriving economy with only a small increase in energy consumption. From 2016 to 2017, job growth in California increased almost…

jamur January 8, 2019

Climate Change Energy Policy

North Coast Climate Symposium Examines Regional Climate Vulnerabilities

The California Natural Resources Agency, the California Energy Commission and partnering organizations will host the North Coast Climate Symposium on Dec. 13 and 14 in Eureka to examine information and…

jamur December 6, 2018

Climate Change Energy Efficiency Energy Policy

New Interactive Tools Provide More Information About Energy Commission Programs

The California Energy Commission has launched two mapping tools that will help provide the public greater access and information about the programs that the agency invests in and supports. The…

jamur September 24, 2018

Energy Efficiency Energy Policy Partnerships

Effort to Bring Clean Energy, Transportation and Energy Efficiency to Low-Income, Disadvantaged Communities Moves Forward

Officials from the California Energy Commission, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) discussed the progress in removing obstacles barring low-income and disadvantaged communities…

jamur August 30, 2018

Energy Policy

Energy Storage Use Evolving in California

California has the largest energy storage market in the United States and it is changing. The evolution is happening because of the increase in variable energy resources, such as wind…

jamur May 17, 2018

Energy Efficiency Energy Policy

Supporters React to Adoption of 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards Requiring Solar in New Homes

Moving to cut energy use in new homes by more than 50 percent, the California Energy Commission on May 9 adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems starting in…

jamur May 9, 2018