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California Energy Alliance (CEA) recognized for exemplary support by DOE’s Integrated Lighting Campaign.
California Energy Alliance (CEA) today announced the formation of a new Board of Directors and a Technical Advisory Council.
Mr. Dean joins CEA in a period of sustained membership growth and expansion for the organization, a continuing focus on its core initiatives – Building Energy Efficiency Standards; Outcome-Based Code; Code Compliance Improvement; Cost Effectiveness Metrics; and Outreach and Education – and a new focus on emerging initiatives and fundamental research.
The California Energy Alliance (CEA) has developed three proposals to help improve California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Codes and standards are better when stakeholders get involved - we need your input!
California Energy Alliance held its second quarterly meeting of 2020 last week on June 10, in its first all-virtual format. Fifty attendees from CEA’s diverse membership participated in the sessions, which included presentations by Josh Dean, Executive Director of San Diego Green Building Council, and Chris Ruch, Director of Training for the National Energy Management Institute.
CEA today announced the appointment of Clifton Stanley Lemon as Development Consultant. Mr. Lemon will lead the effort to expand CEA membership to represent an even wider range of California energy and resource stakeholder interests.
CEA is pleased to announce that Cori Jackson will succeed John Martin as the organization’s Co-Chair, alongside existing Co-Chair Doug Avery. In addition, the organization has opened a full-time office location in Sacramento to better serve its members and contribute toward energy policy development.
CEA announced it will be collaborating with the Energy Management Association (EMA) on important activities, including a Title 24 Code Roundtable at the EMA’s CxEnergy Conference April 6-9, 2020 in San Diego.
CEA has achieved the Bronze Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and resources to charitable organizations, donors, and peer organizations.
The California Energy Alliance conducted a workshop focused on its recent HVAC Modernization Initiative in mid-February 2019 focusing on improving compliance and modernizing the HVAC industry.
CEA has received significant funding from the California Labor Management Cooperation Committee (LMCC), already a current member, for CEA’s recently-announced Outcome-Based Code (OBC) initiative.
The CEA kicked off a major initiative to spur gains in building energy efficiency through the development and deployment of an outcome-based energy code compliance strategy with its first focused workshop in mid-December 2018.
The CEA hosted an invitation-only, daylong event to explore policy directions for California’s 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24-2022) in order to continue the state’s momentum toward electrification, decarbonization and greater energy efficiency.
The California Energy Alliance is pleased to announce it has partnered with Energy Foundation to explore and advance the next generation of energy solutions for California’s built environment.
The CEA has published a comprehensive HVAC industry modernization plan in support of California Senate Bill 1414 that shows how today’s technology can be leveraged to quickly meet the bill’s important mandates. SB 1414 calls for the California Energy Commission to adopt a plan by January 2019 to improve compliance in the installation of air conditioning and heat pump systems.
The California Energy Alliance is pleased to announce its two newest members, Enalasys Corporation and the Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy. The two will work together to expand the mechanical branch of the Alliance.
WestCoast Lighting Insider announces the formation of the CEA. CEA member, Rita Renner, blogs about the Alliance, its mission and current activities.
The online edition of Electrical Construction & Maintenance magazine announces inclusion of CEA recommendations in California's 2019 Energy Standards.
EdisonReport announces the CEC's intent to adopt the CEA's proposed recommendations for regulated lighting alterations (Title 24, Part 6 - Section 141.0(b)2.I).
LED Professional, a global online hub for lighting information, announces the inclusion of CEA's code change proposal in California's 2019 Building Standards - Draft Express Terms.
DAVIS, Calif. February 5, 2018—The California Energy Alliance (CEA), a member-based organization committed to smart, sustainable energy use within the built environment, is pleased to announce that its code change proposal dedicated to improving the lighting control requirements for lighting alterations was accepted by the California Energy Commission (CEC) in its recently published Draft Express Terms.
The online edition of Electrical Construction & Maintenance magazine announces launch of the California Energy Alliance website and 2018 membership drive.
EdisonReport, a leading source for breaking news stories that might not be found through the conventional media, publishes a welcome to CEA. Within the lighting industry, EdisonReport represents a unique information and editorial presence.
DAVIS, Calif. January 10, 2018—The California Energy Alliance (CEA), a member-based organization committed to smart, sustainable energy use within the built environment, has launched its inaugural website and 2018 Membership Drive.
LightNOW, a blog and newsletter for the lighting industry, announces the launch of CEA's website - CAEnergyAlliance.org.
After nearly two decades of support and research focused on automated demand response (ADR), lighting remains underutilized as a demand response resource. How can we increase these options and tap more lighting systems for actual ADR program participation? This article, first published in the August 2017 edition of LD+A magazine, provides insights and recommendations for increasing the demand for automated demand responsive lighting systems including CEA efforts to improve ADR requirements contained in California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards.