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Handouts for Energy Committee May 7th Meeting
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Presentation: Joint Energy/Finance Program: "Money From Thin Air! How Could California’s Cap-and-Trade Auction and Compliance System Help Water Districts?"
Carbon allowances, offsets and auctions are a new reality in California with the implementation of AB 32. Can this become a new funding... read more»
Presentation: Money From Thin Air! How Could California’s Cap-and-Trade Auction and Compliance System Help Water Districts?
Carbon allowances, offsets and auctions are a new reality in California with the implementation of AB 32. Can this become a new funding... read more»
Comment Letter: On Staff’s Proposed Changes To Utility Energy Efficiency Portfolios For The 2013-2014 Transition Period
ACWA provides these comments in response to the Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling Regarding Program Guidance For The 2013-2014 Energy... read more»
Energy Program: The Role of Pumped Storage in Meeting the State's Energy Goals
Thursday, May 12th 2011, 10:00 a.m. Regency C, Hyatt Regency Hotel read more»
Energy Program: Navigating the New Landscape of Renewable Energy Incentives for Water Agencies
Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 2:00 p.m. Recency C, Hyatt Regency read more»
Energy and Carbon Managment for the Water Sector: A Webinar
ACWA has partnered with The Climate Registry to host a free webinar aimed at helping water agencies learn how to implement climate change... read more»
Presentation: Energy - Twisted Into Straight: Solar Projects Gone Wrong and How to Straighten Them Out
Twisted Into Straight: Solar Projects Gone Wrong and How to Straighten Them Out Solar is a relatively simple technology, but things... read more»
Request for Qualifications for Wind Energy Service and Financing Options
ACWA’s Preferred Provider (APP) program is looking to augment its current group of APPs with a wind energy services and power... read more»
ACWA Comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Draft Fiscal Year 2011-2015 Strategic Plan
The Association of California Water Agencies (“ACWA”) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the U.S. Environmental... read more»
CPUC Releases Draft Results of Embedded Energy in Water Studies
On May 26, the Energy Division of the California Public Utilities held a public workshop to present the draft results for two of three... read more»
ACWA Comments on State Climate Adaption Advisory Panel Report - June 1, 2010
ACWA Comments on the Pre-Publication Draft Report, Preparing for the Unavoidable Effects of Climate Change – A Strategy for... read more»
California's Water: Water and Energy - A Powerful Connection
Water operations are a major user of energy in California. In fact, pumping, treating and delivering water accounts for about 20% of all... read more»
ACWA Energy Committee Meeting Recap Spring Conference, May 4, 2010
ACWA ENERGY COMMITTEE MEETING ACWA CLIMATE CHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING May 4, 2010, 3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. ACWA SPRING CONFERENCE... read more»
Energy Committee Program: “Bridging the Divide: The Role of Water Agencies in Tapping Into the Water-Energy Nexus”
This program and its presentations were featured at ACWA's 2010 Spring Conference This panel highlighted the many programs and... read more»
Energy Committee Program: “Beyond the Green Hype: the Nuts and Bolts of Utility Scale Solar”
This program and its presentations were featured at ACWA's 2010 Spring Conference This panel served as a “how-to” guide... read more»
ACWA Energy Committee workshop - California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
The ACWA Energy Committee hosted a workshop at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in San Francisco on March 29th. ... read more»
California Public Utilities Commission California Solar Initiative: Program Handbook
The California Solar Initiative (CSI) is overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) and provides... read more»
CPUC Demand Response Decision
This decision adopts demand response activities and budgets for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison... read more»
Emerging trends in the U.S. Solar Market
A white paper from Enterprise Florida and GTM Research read more»
Water-Energy Legislative Policy Principles
The use of water requires energy. Energy is used by consumers and in the treatment and delivery of water. Residential use of water, alone... read more»
Hydroelectric Divestiture
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) have reached an agreement that could end... read more»
ACWA's Energy Policy, Goals & Guidelines
California is in a regulatory quagmire relative to energy and how it is generated, marketed and used. California water agencies, as an... read more»
Hot Energy Issues
Following are brief summaries of some of ACWA's key energy proceedings: Electricity Rates Are Changing- Now Is The Time To Prepare... read more»