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                       NEW RELEASE FROM THE 

                    CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS
December 22, 1995



                 INTERNET SITE TURNS 'ONE YEAR OLD!'


The California Energy Commission's Internet Site, Access Energy, 
celebrated its first birthday December 15th. Like a young child, 
the site is growing rapidly. And as many as 2,000 people are 
visiting each week.  

"This is the wave of the future," said Energy Commission Chairman 
Charles Imbrecht. "More and more we will be communicating using 
the Internet. We also are fulfilling an important function for 
government -- making information more accessible to the public."

The Commission's HomePage can be found at:  
http://www.energy.ca.gov/energy/  .  

Once there, Internet travelers can click on any of four buttons 
that will lead them to a wealth of information about energy in 
California:

*  General Information about the Energy Commission -- 
   information about the Commissioners, the agency's 
   organizational structure, etc.

*  What's New -- a listing of new items recently added to 
   the Web site, news releases, notices about hearings and 
   workshops, an energy events calendar and more

*  Energy Directory -- an alphabetical listing of items 
   available on the Web Site

*  "Energy Quest" -- the Commission's Web site on energy 
   education for students, parents and teachers

Access Energy also contains an extensive page of links 
(hypertexted words that direct your computer to connect to 
another location) to more than 400 Internet sites worldwide 
that deal with all aspects areas of energy -- from Agriculture 
to Zero Emission Vehicles.

On-line are two newsletters, the Blueprint discusses building 
standards) and the Alternative Fuel Briefs (discusses 
alternative fueled vehicles).

The Commission is developing consumer-oriented pages on its 
Internet site. Planned for the future will be the country's 
most extensive database (more than 64,000 items) of energy 
efficient appliances. Also on-line will be the entire text 
of Title 24, the state's code on efficiency standards for 
residential and nonresidential buildings.

Also planned is the entire text of the Commission's directory 
of company's engaged in exporting energy goods and services to 
other countries. The Energy Export Directory contains more than 
800 companies, their products and how to reach them. Having 
their names available on the Internet will allow people across 
the globe access to California's extensive know-how in energy 
technologies. The Internet offers an new way to market those 
firms.

The Commission also plans to have all of its filings available 
on-line dealing with the 1996 Electricity Report (ER96). Because 
of the California Public Utility Commission's pending decision on 
restructuring and deregulating the electric utility industry, 
ER96 is considered by many to be a crucial policy document for 
the State of California.

The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Energy Commission's 
Access Energy HomePage is, once again: 

             http://www.energy.ca.gov/energy/

For more information about the Commission's Internet site, 
please contact Bob Aldrich by e-mail at boba@energy.ca.gov or 
by phone at 916-654-4989.



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