**[Opportunities for boosting utilization of clean energy
technologies]{.underline}**

**[and improving air quality within California's San Joaquin
Valley]{.underline}**

The purpose of this document is to identify opportunities for
government, research and non-profit agencies that are interested in
accelerating implementation of clean energy technologies and air quality
improvement strategies in California's San Joaquin Valley.

**To accelerate utilization of clean energy technologies and improve air
quality, San Joaquin Valley needs to:**

1.  Develop infrastructure for implementing clean energy projects

2.  Develop approaches that address the energy, economic, and
    environmental needs of the agricultural sector

3.  Provide local officials with tools and assistance to make and
    support clean energy investments

4.  Strengthen the clean energy industry

5.  Provide clean energy education for students and others

6.  Provide energy efficient housing to meet current and future needs

7.  Develop approaches that address the energy, economic, and
    environmental aspects of transportation

8.  Develop approaches that address the energy, economic, and
    environmental needs of the commercial and industrial sectors of the
    Valley

### Many of the San Joaquin Valley's clean energy needs are being addressed through federal and state programs. Listed below are the programs that are being implemented to meet those needs and opportunities/next steps for leveraging resources among government agencies and others working in the Valley. Contact information for the parties listed herein can be found on the final page of this document. 

# 1. Develop infrastructure for implementing clean energy projects

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

-   Rebuild America (Mills, CEC; Johnson, US DOE and Quaid, SEI)

-   Regional Electricity Suppliers Collaborative (CEC)

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   Study on implications of using distributed generation in Valley
    (Mueller, CEC)

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Consider creating a Regional Energy Office (by working with eligible
    COGs or academic institutions). Follow-up with Mills of CEC on
    feasibility of a REO in Central Valley (Pat, LGC).

# 2. Develop approaches that address the energy, economic, and environmental needs of the agricultural sector 

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

-   Dairy Waste initiatives (CEC, CSU Fresno and Fresno Center for Water
    Tech.)

-   Biodiesel Initiatives (DOE and CEC)

-   Biogas - Landfill gas reduction (CEC)

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

-   Biodiesel Initiatives (DOE and CEC)

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   Diesel Irrigation Pumping Efficiency Program (Center for Irrigation
    Technology has established infrastructure -- funding for
    implementation is needed)

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Share information on Dairy Waste Initiatives (CEC, EPA and DOE)

-   Promote Solar Initiative for Water Pumping and Diesel Irrigation
    Pumping Efficiency Program (CEC and CIT)

# 3. Provide local officials with tools and assistance to make and support clean energy investments 

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

-   Community Aggregation Project (Stoner, LGC through CEC funding)

-   Energy Partnerships with local governments (Sugar, CEC)

-   Assistance with bond measures (Mills, CEC)

-   Rebuild America (Mills, CEC; Johnson, US DOE and Quaid, SEI)

-   Assistance from the Clean Air/Clean Energy Working Group - Fresno
    (DOE, EPA, HUD, GVC, and SEI)

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

-   Fresno\'s MSW 600 kV project (Sugar, CEC)

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   Sustainable Urban Energy Planning Study (Barkalow, CEC)

-   Promoting PLACES model, interest in expanding it and incorporating
    it into regional governments. (Barkalow, CEC)

-   Study on Urban Heat Island (CEC)

-   Study on Innovative Cool Roofing Materials for Urban Heat Island
    Mitigation (LBNL- pending funding)

-   Study on mitigating Urban Heat Islands Cool Roofs and Shade Trees
    (LBNL -- pending funding)

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Follow-up on linking Sustainable Urban Energy Planning Study &
    PLACES to Central Valley municipalities (Quaid, SEI)

-   Share CEC study results of Urban Heat Island with LBNL (Hashem,
    LBNL)

# 4. Strengthen the Clean Energy Industry 

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

-   PIER training for PV installer certification program through UC
    Davis

> President's Office (Simmons, CEC)

-   PIER is working with the Davis President\'s Office on renewable
    energy initiative -- wind

> (Simmons, CEC)

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   Looking at incentives for locating clean energy manufacturers
    (Simmons, CEC)

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Develop a Regional Energy/Environmental Technology Training Center
    (Batmale, GVC)

-   CACE WG and PIER should discuss training and incentive packages for
    RJI clusters and linkages to proposed Future Energy Professionals of
    America network (Quaid, SEI)

# 5. Provide Clean Energy Education & Training for Students and Others 

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

-   Bright Schools programs provides curriculum and energy efficiency
    assistance to schools - new O&M manual recently released (CEC)

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Support Hands-on Energy Education for Students (SEI)

# 6. Provide energy efficient housing to meet current and future needs

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

-   Zero Energy New Home grants (PIER, CEC)

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   Zero Energy New Home grants (PIER, CEC)

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Assist applicants in developing ZENH grants (Batmale, GVC)

# 7. Develop approaches that address the energy, economic, and environmental aspects of transportation 

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   LGC is developing policies for promoting smart growth on a municipal
    level in the Valley (Stoner, LGC)

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Develop and implement a Regional Transportation Plan (Page, FTA DOT)

-   Provide local officials with tools and assistance to address
    transportation/land use connection to reduce vehicular miles
    traveled (Stoner, LGC)

# 8. Develop approaches that address the energy, economic, and environmental needs of the commercial and industrial sectors of the Valley 

**Resources - Federal and State**

[Technical Assistance]{.underline}

-   NOx emissions reduction project from boilers -- solely private, not
    public (Ricardo, CEC);

-   Energy efficiency training of various industries for process heat,
    compressed air, etc. (John, CEC);

-   Piloting of sterling engine with Fresno (Soinski, CEC);

-   Clean Energy System (Biomass plant) (Soinski, CEC);

-   PIER - Petroleum project with Kern County (CEC);

-   PIER - Chicken processing plant in Modesto; wine treatment and
    stabilization project (CEC);

-   Working with irrigation district to identify energy efficiency
    opportunities, CA League of Food Processors;

-   PIER Oil Wells Demo Project- flare gases and address water leakages
    to reduce NOx (CEC)

[Financial Assistance]{.underline}

[Information/Research Projects]{.underline}

-   Energy Efficiency study for Western Food Processors group (Sugar,
    CEC);

-   CEC is looking for pilot demonstrations for reciprocating engine
    (confirm) with federal assistance (Soinski, CEC);

**Opportunities/Next Steps**

-   Link LBNL's project to identify energy-related emissions and energy
    efficiency opportunities for large energy consuming industrial
    facilities in the Valley with Western Food Processor Group (Price,
    LBNL)

## On-going research on the environment in SJV

-   Central CA Particulate Matter (PM) study (CEC);

-   Electricity poles and bird electrocutions & allergies, right of way
    issues (Spiegel, CEC)

-   Valley Fig? - public agency focus

-   CEC funded projects in Modesto through LBNL

#### Key to Acronyms 

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  CEC = California Energy Commission

  FTA DOT = Federal Transit Authority Dept. of Trans.

  LGC = Local Government Commission

  LBNL = Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  SEI = Strategic Energy Innovations

  US DOE = Department of Energy

  US EPA = Environmental Protection Agency

  US HUD = Housing and Urban Development
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##### Contacts

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  **Name (last,  **Organization**   **Program**     **Phone**       **Email**
  first)**                                                          

  Akbari, Hashem LBNL                               510-426-4287    <H_akbari@lbl.gov>

  Barkalow, Gina CEC                PIER - EA       916-654-4057    <gbarkalo@energy.state.ca.us>

  Batmale, JP    Great Valley                       209-522-5103    <jpb@greatvalley.org>
                 Center                                             

  Brook, Martha  CEC                PIER -          916-654-4086    [mbrook@energy.state.ca.us]{.underline}
                                    Buildings                       

  Canessa, Peter Center for                         866-473-0847    <pcanessa@charter.net>
                 Irrigation                                         
                 Technology                                         

  Clark, Maura   CEC                Efficiency      916-653-6231    <mclark@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Division                        

  Diehl, Kathy   US EPA             Climate         415-972-3996    <diehl.kathy@epa.gov>
                                    Protection                      

  Johnson, Drake CEC                Tech. Sys.      916-653-5398    <djohnson@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Division                        

  Johnson, Paul  US DOE                             206-553-2154    <paul.johnson@ee.doe.gov>

  Kulkarni,      CEC                PIER -          916-654-4637    <pkulkarni@energy.state.ca.us>
  Pramod                            Industry, Ag.,                  
                                    & Water                         

  Lew,Virginia   CEC                Efficiency      916-654-3838    <vlew@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Division                        

  Menzes, Julie  CA State                           559-445-5295    <julie.benevedes-menzes@gov.ca.gov>
                 Governor\'s                                        
                 Office - Fresno                                    

  Mills, Darryl  CEC                Efficiency      916-654-5070    <dmills@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Division                        

  Mueller, Marla CEC                PIER - Air      916-551-1872    <marla.mueller@ucop.edu>
                                    Quality                         

  Price, Lynn    LBNL                               510-486-6519    [LKPrice@lbl.gov]{.underline}

  Quaid, Allison Strategic Energy                   415-507-1433    <allison@seiinc.org>
                 Innovations                                        

  Simmons,       CEC                PIER            916-            
  George                                                            

  Smith, Rollie  US HUD                             559-487-5033    <rollie_smith@hud.gov>

  Soinski, Art   CEC                PIER            916-654-4674    <asoinski@energy.state.ca.us>
  J.                                                                

  Spiegel, Linda CEC                PIER -          916-654-4703    <lspiegel@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Environmental                   

  Stoner, Pat    Local Government                   916-448-1198,   <pstoner@lgc.org>
                 Commission                         ext. 309        

  Sugar, John    CEC                Efficiency      916-654-4563    <jsugar@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Division                        

  Thao, Toulu    US HUD                             559-487-5033    <toulu_thao@hud.gov>

  Tooker, Chris  CEC                Advisor to      916-653-1634    <ctooker@energy.state.ca.us>
                                    Commissioner                    
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