2015 Integrated Energy Policy Report

The 2015 Integrated Energy Policy Report provides the results of the California Energy Commission's assessments of a variety of energy issues facing California. Many of these issues will require action if the state is to meet its climate, energy, air quality, and other environmental goals while maintaining reliability and controlling costs. The 2015 Integrated Energy Policy Report covers a broad range of topics, including energy ef ciency, bench- marking under the Assembly Bill 758 Action Plan, strategies related to data for improved decisions in the Existing Buildings Energy Ef ciency Action Plan, building energy ef ciency standards, the impact of drought on California's energy system, achieving 50 percent renewables by 2030, Renewable Action Plan status, the California Energy Demand Forecast, the Natural Gas Outlook, the Assembly Bill 1257 Report, methane emissions, the Transportation Energy Demand Forecast, Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program bene ts updates, landscape-scale planning efforts, transmission projects, the California Independent System Operator energy imbalance market, the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, climate change vulnerability and adaptation options, update on electricity infrastructure in Southern California, an update on trends in California's sources of crude oil, and an update on California's nuclear plants.