Sept. 27, 2006: California and Utilities Join Forces to Save Energy in State Buildings
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - In what is believed to be the largest effort of its kind in California history, state officials and California's investor-owned utilities have announced plans to work together to significantly increase the level of energy efficiency in state-owned buildings.
Under the deal, the Department of General Services (DGS) will collaborate with Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Gas Co. to implement nearly $17 million worth of energy-saving programs in state facilities. The energy programs - administered by the utilities under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission - will focus on dozens of the state's largest office buildings, several prisons, and a number of smaller buildings such as Department of Motor Vehicles field offices.