California Statewide Codes and Standards Program

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California Statewide Codes and Standards Program
CEE Winter Program Meeting January 17, 2008

• Randall Higa, P.E., LEED-APDesign Engineering
  Services
• Southern California Edison

randall.higa_at_sce.com [phone]
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Codes and Standards Background

• California Legislature through the Warren-Alquist
  Act created California Energy Commission
• Gov. Reagan signed legislation that created the
  CEC in 1974
• First Building Standards were adopted in 1978
• Title 24 Building Standards updated roughly every
  3 to 4 years
• The next update is scheduled for adoption in
  early 2008
• Title 24 (nonresidetential) is required to be
  certified to meet or exceed the stringency of
  ASHRAE Standard 90.1 as required by EPAct 1992.
• The Energy Commission first adopted Title 20
  appliance regulations in 1976 and is updated
  periodically

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Codes and Standards Program Overview

• Statewide CS Program is administered by the 4 CA
  IOUs PGE, SCE, SDGE, SoCalGas under the
  auspices of the California Public Utilities
  Commission
• CS Program is a component of each IOUs EE
  portfolio
• Funding for EE portfolio collected from
  ratepayers Public Goods Charges
• Shareholders earnings mechanism for meeting goals
  with earnings bands (300 million if goals met
  for total portfolio of all EE programs 2006-2008
  for all IOUs)
• Budget for 2006-2008 program for 4 IOUs is 10
  million
• Current activities are primarily focused on
  developing CASE (Codes and Standards Enhancement)
  studies for the 2011 Title 24 and 2007 Title 20

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Appliance Building StandardsProgram Net Energy
Savings Estimates
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Estimated Energy Savings and Demand Reduction

• Note that numbers may not match those in filings
  and reports
• Energy savings based upon 2005 Title 24 and Title
  20 Standards and Regulations
• Subject to verification by CPUC evaluation
  contractors

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Links

• PGE www.pge.com
• SCE www.sce.com
• SDGE www.sdge.com
• SoCalGas www.socalgas.com
• CPUC http//www.cpuc.ca.gov/puc/
• Reports posted on the California Measurement
  Advisory Council
• Codes Standards Program Savings Estimate, HMG
  www.calmac.org/publications/CandS_Savings_Estimate
  _Report_-_Posted_V3.pdf
• Statewide codes and standards Market Adoption
  and non compliance Rates, Quantec
  www.calmac.org/publications/Codes_and_Standards_Fi
  nal_Report.pdf