Two weeks until Thanksgiving- which can mean a lot of things: getting ready for a road trip to see family, prepping to make sure the house is in pristine condition, or just excitement for some days off. No matter how or where you are celebrating, the SJVCEO wants to be sure the music is right for you! Check out our favorite playlist- clean cooking!

The SJVCEO is no stranger to “Clean Cooking.” In fact, in November 2022 and November 2023, we published an entire Technology Tuesday series covering all different avenues of energy efficient/clean cooking. We wanted to revisit this series in celebration, learn more below!

It is the Monday before Thanksgiving, which can mean many things: getting ready for a road trip to see family, prepping to make sure the house is in pristine condition, or just excitement for some days off. No matter how or where you are celebrating, the SJVCEO wants to be sure the music is right for you! Check out our November 2023 playlist- clean cooking

We continue to say each year that lighting is not dead. Well, here we go again! Interior and exterior Lighting is being included in this year's SoCalREN cash incentive options.  LED lighting has become increasingly popular in public agency facilities and for good reasons.

This year, for Black History Month, instead of celebrating the folks that entertain us, I would like to take a moment to celebrate the achievements of folks that have made contributions in areas that make our lives better each day.

We love you. For 15, 10, eight, and five years we have committed ourselves to you. And we don’t see an end in sight.  You have been not just a foundation, but deeply rooted in all we do.  So, on this Valentines Day, we felt it necessary to say it boldly, to all who will listen we love you!

How do we do a year of content around IDSM and not sound outdated?  Better yet, how do we “Courtney-proof” a year of IDSM content?  You see, it’s one of those topics that I just can’t get excited about and if I can’t get excited about it, I have a hard time imagining anyone getting excited about it.  IDSM has been rolling around for a bit now, and I think in 2019 I was way into it; we had designed an IDSM curriculum and were in the process of recruiting our first cohort in early March 2020.  But a global pandemic, a shift from in-person cohorts, and five years later…it’s just not hitting for me.  So why are we here?

One thing I can’t help but recognize and call attention to is how far we have come with LED lighting technology, especially with regard to Christmas lights. I can recall the old oversized, colorful, incandescent bulbs people used to adorn their homes with. Now we are in an era where there are not only LED versions of those lights for people with nostalgia but a whole host of new lighting options. 

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness.  I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art—write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can.  And I hope somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

Whether you are a PG&E or SCE customer, you can give an induction cooktop a try! Both utilities offer an “Induction Loaner/Lending Program” that allows you to test run your cooking skills with an induction cooktop

The SJVCEO is no stranger to “Clean Cooking.” In fact, this time last year, we published an entire Technology Tuesday series covering all different avenues of energy efficient/clean cooking. We wanted to revisit this series in celebration, learn more below!

Do you have cutting boards for specific purposes? Do you store your apples on the counter or in the fridge? Do you use natural gas, or electric, or induction cooktops? Or are you super weird like my stepdad and everything gets cooked in the sous-vide machine?

Do you even care?

The goal of EE Day is not just to raise awareness broadly, but to make specific calls to action across all sectors and customer types. It’s the opportunity to for local governments to publicly commit themselves to energy efficiency through proclamations, for stakeholders to get media toolkits and social posts, and for customers to learn more about how they can save money, cut pollution, and create jobs

In Case You Missed It: October is #EnergyEfficiency month! And there’s no better way to celebrate than with our own communities! The SJVCEO was all across Kings and Tulare counties last week attending community events, sharing utility program information with residents, and connecting with our county libraries.