CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION |
CALIFORNIA
ENERGY
COMMISSION |
CALIFORNIA
CONSUMER POWER
AND CONSERVATION
FINANCING AUTHORITY |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2003
Media Contacts:
Terrie Prosper, PUC, (415) 703-1366, tdp@cpuc.ca.gov
Linda Chou, CPA, (916) 651-9750, linda.chou@dgs.ca.gov
Claudia Chandler, CEC, (916) 654-4989, energia@energy.ca.gov
CALIFORNIA'S PRINCIPAL ENERGY AGENCIES JOIN
TO CREATE ENERGY ACTION PLAN
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the
Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority (CPA),
and the Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission (CEC) have issued a draft Energy Action Plan for
California. A subcommittee of the three agencies has
proposed the plan, which establishes shared goals and
specific actions to ensure that adequate, reliable, and
reasonably priced electrical power and natural gas supplies
are achieved and provided through policies, strategies, and
actions that are cost-effective and environmentally sound
for California's consumers and taxpayers. This marks the
first time California's principal energy agencies have come
together to formulate a comprehensive plan for the state's
energy needs.
The draft Energy Action Plan proposes five sets of
actions of critical importance that require immediate
action. These are:
- Optimize energy conservation and resource efficiency
- Ensure reliable, affordable electricity generation
- Upgrade and expand the electricity transmission infrastructure
- Promote customer and utility owned distributed generation
- Ensure reliable supply of reasonably priced natural gas
A public meeting of the three agencies was held in
Sacramento on March 11, 2003, to discuss the draft Energy
Action Plan and to receive public comments. A transcript of
the meeting is on the CEC's website at www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/2003-03-11_en_banc/,
as is the complete six-page draft Energy Action Plan.
Comments on the draft Energy Action Plan can be submitted via e-mail to: energy_action@cpuc.ca.gov. Comments can be viewed at:
https://webserver.cpuc.ca.gov/exchange/root.asp?acs=anon.
The draft Energy Action Plan is being transmitted to
the Legislature for consultation, and it will come before
the PUC, CPA, and CEC for a vote on ratification within the
next two months.
The PUC regulates privately owned electric,
telecommunications, natural gas, water, and transportation
companies, in addition to household goods movers and rail
safety.
The Power Authority is a financing agency established to
ensure adequate electricity reserve levels in order to help
keep rates stable and power flow reliable.
The CEC is the state's primary energy policy and
planning agency and has five major responsibilities:
Forecasting future energy needs and keeping historical
energy data; Licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts or
larger; Promoting energy efficiency through appliance and
building standards; Developing energy technologies and
supporting renewable energy; and Planning for and directing
state response to energy emergencies.
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