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The Diablo Canyon Power Plant near Avila Beach, California. 
(Credit: George Rose/Getty Images)
Canary Media - Is Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant, so crucial to a reliable power grid that the state should prop it up with $1.4 billion and waive environmental regulations to help it stay open an extra decade? Or would extending Diablo Canyon’s lifespan cost too much, cause ongoing environmental harms, increase the risk of radioactive disaster, and betray commitments to replace its power with cheaper renewables and batteries? Legislators may only have until the end of August to decide. 
Grist - The city council of Pomona, centrally located in the region and adjacent to coastal Los Angeles, passed a measure on Monday to extend a temporary halt on new warehouse developments as a way to address pollution and its effects on residents. The city council of nearby Norco is also set to decide soon on a 45-day moratorium. And in Colton, 30 miles east of Pomona, a pause on warehouse development was recently extended through May 2023. 
Electrek - Tesla’s virtual power plant in California had its first emergency response event helping the grid by pooling power from Powerwall owners around the state. For PG&E, Tesla’s VPP was outputting as much as 16 MW of power at one point during the event – acting as a small distributed power plant. For SCE, it was outputting as much as 1.5 MW of power.
San Francisco Chronicle - Two weeks before state legislators must adjourn for the year, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pleading with them to pass the most ambitious climate change package in state history. He's asked the legislature to sign off on a slate of bills that would require the state to dramatically reduce heat-trapping emissions in all sectors and become carbon-neutral by 2045.

Relevant Resources

Register for the 13th Annual CCEC Forum
FREE for Local Government Staff & Elected Officials

The in-person 13th Annual California Climate & Energy Forum will be in San Diego on Wednesday, September 21st and Thursday, September 22nd. 

Attendees will hear from CEC Chair Hochschild, OPR Director Assefa, CPUC Commissioner Shiroma, SGC Executive Director von Koch-Liebertand, and other guests. Sixteen sessions will cover subjects that include energy efficiency, reach codes, energy regulation, community engagement, workforce development, and environmental justice. Our full lineup is available here.

Registration is offered at no cost to local governments. We are also offering a limited number of scholarships to those who would like to attend but would benefit from financial assistance. Apply for a scholarship by filling out this form!

We hope to see you in San Diego!
Register Here!

Join LGSEC & CCEC for a Joint Webinar: Empowering Residents to take Climate Action on a Community Scale 
Register today!

Join the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC) and the California Climate and Energy Collaborative (CCEC) on August 25 from 2-3pm Pacific Time to learn best practices for empowering residents to take action on climate change and help build a more resilient community. Learn about online tools to help make it simple and easy for residents to engage with solutions and track progress on impact, and proven strategies for community engagement and behavior change. This webinar will provide an overview of strategies for engaging community members on climate and resilience actions with case study examples from three community programs in California – the Cities of San Jose and Fremont California and a regional collaborative of the 6 central coast counties of Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Monterey, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo.

Register Here!

Active Funding Opportunities
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Opportunities


Large New Incentives for Energy Efficiency
ProspectSV - Municipal and commercial buildings may be eligible for $150 million to support peak reduction projects, including $60 million through PG&E. Called Market Access, the program targets non-residential, non-industrial buildings such as schools, government offices, and buildings for services like police, fire, public works, and recreation.
 
ProspectSV is eager to help you better understand the opportunity, and take advantage of the available funding. To learn more, you can:
ICLEI USA's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Information Sessions
ICLEI - The U.S. Department of Energy allocation of funds to local and tribal governments will advance local climate action. To ensure that your community is ready to take advantage of this opportunity, join ICLEI USA for a one-hour EECBG informational session. Register here. 

California Public Utilities Commission Electric Grid Education and Outreach Workshop
CPUC - A workshop will be held August 23, 2022 at 9:00am to 1) to provide foundational education to stakeholders on distribution planning and DSO topics to support meaningful engagement and participation in this proceeding; and 2) present new and existing plans for community outreach. To sign up, refer to the directions provided through this notice. Please email robert.peterson@cpuc.ca.gov with any questions about the workshop. 

Workshop on a One-Stop-Shop Website for Building Decarbonization and Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment
CEC - A workshop will be held on August 30 at 10 AM to gather input for a one-stop-shop website for building decarbonization called for in SB 68 (Becker, Chapter 720, Statutes of 2021). It will consist of an opening staff presentation followed by two informational panels. The staff presentation will be an overview of the project background, objectives, and timeline. The first panel will discuss technology (devices, appliances, and equipment) options that are supportive of decarbonizing and adding EV charging equipment to commercial and residential buildings. The second panel will discuss tools and resources that facilitate building decarbonization planning. More information (including a detailed agenda) is available from the CEC (See the "August 30 Staff Workshop Schedule_agenda" item).

National News 


Between economic stimulus efforts and post-election transitions, there is a great deal of movement at the federal level that can impact local governments. The Best Practices Coordinator will curate this temporary segment to help local government practitioners quickly keep up to date on relevant national news related to clean energy and climate change. 
 
Read the Latest National News

CCEC Toolbox

  1. CalEnviroScreen Draft 4.0 by Cities and Counties Dataset
  2. 2021 Climate & Energy Legislative Update
  3. 2021 Climate & Energy Budget Act Factsheet
  4. Funding Resources
  5. Local Energy Resources Network (LERN) Resources
  6. Ensuring That Electrification Benefits Impacted Communities In San Jose: An Interview with the City of San Jose 
  7. Best Practices Database
  8. Technical Assistance Directory 
  9. BayREN Energy Atlas
  10. SoCalREN ReEnergizing Communities Podcast 
  11. 3C-REN Energy Code Connect

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