Through SoCalREN, agencies served by Southern California Edison can upgrade their gas water heaters to electric heat pump water heaters.  Overall, heat pump hot water heaters save energy by leveraging the principle of heat transfer, which is inherently more efficient than generating heat directly!

Southern California Edison recognizes that many of their customers face energy costs challenges. That’s why the company provides a range of options for customers to get help with their electric bills. SCE hears you, and is here to help.

Part 3 of our breakdown of the SCG EE Rebate guide has arrived! For this edition, we are focusing on “Insulation Products.” Public agencies can leverage insulation products to save energy and money in their infrastructure!

Sports field lighting can be a high monthly utility cost as many fields still have HID (High-Intensity Discharge), specifically Metal Halide lights. Many public agencies would like to switch out their older lights for new LEDs, but there is an upfront cost barrier. 

The 1st Annual Fueling Sustainability Conference was held on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Southern California Gas Company’s (SCG) Energy Resource Center in Downey, California. Although this event was a little over a month ago, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to share this experience with our partners. 

Southern California Gas Company’s “Energy Efficiency Rebate Guide” for 2024 has launched and has countless opportunities for businesses, public agencies, and other customers to install new equipment with rebates. Check out part two of our breakdown of SCG’s EE Rebate Guide!

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.

In public infrastructure, ensuring efficient and reliable systems for heating water or space is paramount. Whether for municipal buildings, schools, hospitals, or other public facilities, the technology behind boilers, water heaters, and water heating products continues to evolve, offering innovative solutions that enhance performance, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.

This month, we’re focusing on capacity and demand response's role in ensuring enough capacity to meet this ever-growing demand.  We can’t be so naïve to think that we can electrify all the things without grid impacts.

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?

As we kickstart another year, we start to envision our goals or intentions for the next 12 months. Is it to walk more during the day or to use less single use plastic or to decrease your carbon footprint? Maybe it is to make a new purchase? Save for a fun trip or a new vehicle?

Over the years, we have discussed so many different types of technology here in Technology Tuesdays and instead of talking about those items in a vacuum, sometimes it is good to revisit them and reflect on what their role is in the bigger picture. What is this bigger picture, you ask? 

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. 

Our 2023 SJVCEO Gift Guide has arrived! This year we gathered quite a few items that are sure to not only fit perfectly under your tree but also bring all the joy to your family and friends!

“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.

While we wrap up “Clean Cooking,” we wanted to share the pros, cons, and everything we experienced with our loaner induction cooktops from PG&E. While there may have been a bit of an adjustment period, we were so excited to learn more about how to implement electrification measures in our own homes.

Well, let’s get this right out of the way: the quickest way to tea—regardless of your fuel source—does not involve a 10-year-old or a dog. It definitely does not include both.  Everyone was all excited to help with filming until they realized it was watching water boil!  So, if you remove the external chaos factors, an induction cooktop gets you to your teatime a smidge faster than gas.

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