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California Energy Commission Where innovation meets action. The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency.

As the state's primary energy agency, we're driving California toward a 100% clean, reliable, and affordable future - one that is clean, is modern, and ensures the fourth largest economy in the world continue to thrive. It has seven core responsibilities: advancing state energy policy, encouraging energy efficiency, certifying thermal power plants, investing in energy innovation, developing renewable energy, transforming transportation, and preparing for energy emergencies.

State Senator John Laird, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris , and other leaders will discuss how technological innovati...
09/14/2026

State Senator John Laird, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris , and other leaders will discuss how technological innovations are advancing California’s affordable, sustainable, and equitable clean energy transition at the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Symposium on Sept. 29 in Sacramento.

Assemblymember Petrie-Norris will offer insights from this year’s legislative session and share how innovation is key to helping the state achieve its clean energy and climate goals. Senator Laird will moderate a panel on the benefits of long duration energy storage to California electricity ratepayers.

The EPIC program is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Join the conversation! Register here: https://www.energy.ca.gov/event/outreach/2026-09/2026-electric-program-investment-charge-epic-symposium

Check out the event promotion video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8RG-uxs1IRQ

Big change deserves a big spotlight. Across California, bold thinkers and determined doers are turning clean energy ambi...
09/09/2026

Big change deserves a big spotlight.

Across California, bold thinkers and determined doers are turning clean energy ambition into action. On December 10, we’re putting some of those remarkable Californians center stage.

Join the California Energy Commission for the 2026 Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards as we celebrate this year’s winners and the leadership, innovation and impact helping drive California toward a 100% clean energy future by 2045.

Meet the honorees. Celebrate their work. Leave inspired by what’s possible.
December 10 - 3 p.m.
California Natural Resources Agency Auditorium, Sacramento
Reception to follow

The future is being built now. Come meet some of the people building it.

Learn more about the winners at: https://bit.ly/4rmiCf7

Join us for the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Symposium on Sept. 29th in Sacramento. Guest speakers include...
08/31/2026

Join us for the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Symposium on Sept. 29th in Sacramento.

Guest speakers include former U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and California Air Resources Board Chair Lauren Sanchez. California Public Utilities Commission President John Reynolds and California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild will provide opening remarks.

Panel topics include increasing affordability and equity in clean energy, innovations in long-duration energy storage, and deploying community-scale projects.

EPIC is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

View the agenda and register here: https://www.energy.ca.gov/event/outreach/2026-09/2026-electric-program-investment-charge-epic-symposium

Check out the event promotion video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8RG-uxs1IRQ

Your tires can affect more than your ride. They can affect your wallet, too. California’s new replacement tire efficien...
08/20/2026

Your tires can affect more than your ride. They can affect your wallet, too.

California’s new replacement tire efficiency requirements will use less fuel and energy, while keeping more money in their pockets.

Here’s what that could mean:

- Just $1.50 in estimated added cost per tire.
- About $179 in gas savings for a typical driver over the life of a set.
- About $1 billion a year in fuel savings for Californians statewide.

And EV drivers benefit, too, with more efficient tires helping extend battery range.

As Brian Fadie, senior manager for state policy at the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, puts it:

“When the inefficient tires are phased out, California drivers will save money week after week. It’s going to improve affordability and help protect the climate.”

For anyone watching everyday expenses, a little more efficiency can add up to real savings.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xTS7j3

Efficiency standards are a common sense, money-saving solution. The CEC voted to approve first-in-the-nation tire effici...
08/18/2026

Efficiency standards are a common sense, money-saving solution. The CEC voted to approve first-in-the-nation tire efficiency standards that will save Californians $1B a year.

How? Tire chemistry allows tires to roll more efficiently, which uses less gas, saves money & improves air quality. The small, up-front cost is paid for in months.

CA has always led the way on efficiency standards, saving Californians $200B since 1975. Efficiency savings from lighting, TVs, & battery chargers, just in 2025. Now, we're adding tires!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3U5Zu8q

Let’s set the record straight on California’s tire efficiency standard. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3U5Zu8q
08/18/2026

Let’s set the record straight on California’s tire efficiency standard.

Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3U5Zu8q

The California Energy Commission approved $60M in clean energy investments today. More than $26M will be used for projec...
08/17/2026

The California Energy Commission approved $60M in clean energy investments today. More than $26M will be used for projects that improve energy reliability & resilience by strengthening CA’s power grid. Another $11M will demonstrate commercial EV charging projects paired with onsite microgrids. Another $6M will be used to install EV chargers at multifamily housing communities.

Learn more at: https://www.energy.ca.gov/event/meeting/2026-08/energy-commission-business-meeting

08/12/2026

They're not just building a solar project in Lake County. They're building energy independence.

For the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians, the first shovel in the ground marks the start of something much bigger.

They are the first California Native American tribe to secure clean energy financing through the California Energy Commission's Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) program. This groundbreaking lays the foundation for the Middletown Rancheria Tribal Utility Authority, giving the tribe greater control over its energy future while creating jobs and opportunities for generations to come.

This is what it looks like when tribes lead the clean energy transition and shape their own energy future.

Take a look at the video. This is just the beginning.

The CEC is proud to support tribal energy sovereignty.
Watch their stories: https://bit.ly/4wQGYzf

Learn more about ECAA program at: https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/energy-conservation-assistance-act

California's clean energy future isn't on the horizon. It's happening now. Join CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda for an inspiri...
08/05/2026

California's clean energy future isn't on the horizon. It's happening now.

Join CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda for an inspiring conversation about California's journey toward a 100% clean energy future. From record-breaking renewable energy to batteries that are strengthening grid reliability, the state is proving that clean energy and a resilient grid go hand in hand.

Catch "Flipping the Switch" on KQED forum wherever you get your favorite podcasts and hear what's powering California's next chapter.

Listen to the show: https://bit.ly/3TurJxr

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