Energy Partnership Program Provides local governments with technical assistance to reduce operating costs in their facilities through energy efficiency. Energy Shortage Contingency Planning Works with local governments and state agencies to develop contingency plans in response to localized, state-wide, national and international energy shortages. Energy-Water Connection Furnishes resources to help water professionals control costs. A Web site supplies information on proven methods and technologies that eliminate unnecessary waste of energy and money. Geothermal Program Provides funding to local jurisdictions and private entities to promote geothermal research and resource development, planning, and mitigation and environmental enhancement projects.
Financial assistance is provided in the form of a grant or a loan.
The goal of the program is to provide reliable information to differentiate the energy efficiency levels among California homes and to guide investment in cost-effective home energy efficiency measures. Each state may sponsor industrial proposals. The state then works with successful grant recipients through project completion and commercialization. In response to the high electricity prices and power outages, the California Legislature passed and Governor Gray Davis signed Assembly Bill 29X and Senate Bill 5X . These bills provide, among other programs, funding to the California Energy Commission for grants to reduce electricity peak load demand.