In a state where the per-capita energy use has stayed essentially flat for more than three decades, California regulators Thursday expanded utility ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs for major private-sector energy utilities. Low Income Energy Efficiency (LIEE) programs along with a one-year pilot program to merge energy and water conservation efforts were approved in separate actions by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
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Report Sees CA Electricity Growth 20% Over This Decade
Even with the lowest per-capita energy use among the 50 U.S. states, California is facing annual electricity growth that totals 20% over this first decade of the 21st Century, according to the draft “California Energy Outlook: Electricity and Natural Gas Trends Report” by the state energy commission. It is scheduled to be finalized by the five-member commission Sept. 5, along with a separate natural gas infrastructure report.
September 3, 2001
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