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California was the first state to implement minimum energy efficiency standards in 1974. It was the first to establish an energy regulation commission – the California Energy Commission. These regulations and codes have been in effect since 1974. California has the lowest per capita energy consumption in the US. [3]
Estimated energy savings in California from efficiency standards and programs; The first graph is Figure 1 of the 2007 California Integrated Energy Policy Report [6] and is sometimes referred to as the Rosenfeld Curve. The second is widely used in Powerpoint presentations. [7]
The interior of the California Energy Commission's facility, the Warren–Alquist Energy Building in Sacramento. Charles Warren and Al Alquist, California politicians, co-authored the 1974 Warren–Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act that created the commission. [4]
Story at a glance A new report from the nonprofit group the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., based on their energy efficiency. California ...
In the United States, the state of California was a pioneer [3] in the introduction of MEPS. In order to reduce the growth in electricity use, the California Energy Commission (CEC) was given unique and strong authority to regulate the efficiency of appliances sold in the state. It started to adopt appliance efficiency regulations in 1978, and ...
The California Building Standards Code has targeted residential energy efficiency since 1978; [105] Part 11 of the code is the California Green Building Standards Code. Natural gas [ edit ]
Kern County has signed off an oil company's plan to permanently store greenhouse gas emissions underground in a depleted oil field, marking California's first foray into carbon storage and a ...
It will be a while until First Solar brings a module near 14.4% efficiency into full-scale production. The company's module efficiency roadmap doesn't reach that level until at least 2014.