Comments on: $3 Billion For Energy Efficiency in California http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Emily http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-7410 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:35:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-7410 Enjoyed reading your article. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Emily http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-24430 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:35:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-24430 Enjoyed reading your article. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Edouard Stenger http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-7409 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:50:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-7409 Excellent news Susan, thanks !

It more and more seems that America – and the whole world for that matter – is going greener each day more !

Energy efficiency is the very basis of a more sustainable future, it’s nice to see large energy companies are understanding this.

Keep the news coming ! :)

]]> By: Edouard Stenger http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-24429 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:50:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-24429 Excellent news Susan, thanks !

It more and more seems that America – and the whole world for that matter – is going greener each day more !

Energy efficiency is the very basis of a more sustainable future, it’s nice to see large energy companies are understanding this.

Keep the news coming ! :)

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-24428 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-24428 We have 3 or 4 utilities whose money jointly pays for this, not just PG&E.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-24427 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-24427 Our utilities have lots of money,(PG&E made $4.5 billion in profits out of $11 billion income in 2005) and make more the less they sell because their profits are “decoupled”. The $3 billion is part of their electricity-purchasing money.

Their purchasing is controlled by the California Public Utility Commission which ensures that our regulated utilities spend their money to build or buy the new sources of electricity needed, based on what is in the best public interest.

Think of the CPUC as the CFO of the utility company: the CFO found “negawatts” (energy efficiency) are the cheapest (certainly easier!) and decided that’s what will be purchased.

]]> By: Ken http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-7406 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:39:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-7406 I view it more as changing the allocation of existing spend, not “new money.”

]]> By: Ken http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-24426 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-24426 I view it more as changing the allocation of existing spend, not “new money.”

]]> By: Clean Family Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-7405 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:38:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-7405 Where does California keep finding money to fund all of this? I understand that this is to help utility companies meet the carbon emission standard for 2010 (through cutting back on electricity consumption), but do we really have money to spend on this project?

]]> By: Clean Family Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-24425 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:38:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-24425 Where does California keep finding money to fund all of this? I understand that this is to help utility companies meet the carbon emission standard for 2010 (through cutting back on electricity consumption), but do we really have money to spend on this project?

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-7408 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:19:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-7408 We have 3 or 4 utilities whose money jointly pays for this, not just PG&E.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/27/3-billion-for-energy-efficiency-in-california/#comment-7407 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:06:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3511#comment-7407 Our utilities have lots of money,(PG&E made $4.5 billion in profits out of $11 billion income in 2005) and make more the less they sell because their profits are “decoupled”. The $3 billion is part of their electricity-purchasing money.

Their purchasing is controlled by the California Public Utility Commission which ensures that our regulated utilities spend their money to build or buy the new sources of electricity needed, based on what is in the best public interest.

Think of the CPUC as the CFO of the utility company: the CFO found “negawatts” (energy efficiency) are the cheapest (certainly easier!) and decided that’s what will be purchased.

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