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- California Energy Commission Activity Overview
- This paper gives the overview of the California's Energy Commission activity. This report presents the concerned trends and issues. The paper also gives the need for foundation for CPUC procurement along with the critical energy issues and policy recommendations. The Progress on 2003 Energy Report provides information on aging power...
- White papers 2004-02-10
- Staff Update on Liquefied Natural Gas
- This presentation gives the State energy policy, LNG and its properties, Safety and environmental issues. The U.S. is relying more on natural gas for cleaner power generation. Canadian and Lower 48 states' gas production is declining. LNG links U.S. consumers to transoceanic gas supplies from many countries. LNG delivery costs...
- White papers 2004-02-24
- LNG: Meeting California's Energy Needs
- This presentation shows why there is sudden Interest in LNG? Gas availability will become increasingly tighter as gas demand grows in North America. Pipeline capacity and storage expansions are critical to satisfying future natural gas demand. LNG has great potential to serve the energy needs of a growing North American...
- White papers 2004-04-30
- Permit Streamlining for Petroleum Product Storage & Reducing California's Petroleum Dependence
- The objective of this presentation is to identify bottlenecks and redundancies in regulatory processes. The focus are to develop recommendations to reduce the bottlenecks and redundancies. Claims have been made that the permitting process for petroleum product storage facilities is contributing to a shortage of storage capacity.
- White papers 2003-12-08
- What Will the Energy Industry Look Like After Choice?
- This presentation gives "What drives location of new generation?" and availability and cost, ability to mitigate environmental and regulatory concerns and perceived market for ancillary services. Proximity to the transmission grid, natural gas, and water supplies demographics (population, climate, and economics) is also demonstrated. Barriers to generation, continued regulatory control...
- White papers 2000-06-19
- Institutional Financing Options for Renewable Energy System
- This fact sheet details a variety of financial loan programs available, to afford equipment, which can reduce energy costs by using renewable energy. Loan products can be divided into two categories, secured and unsecured. As a rule, unsecured loans have shorter terms (up to 36 months) and relatively high interest...
- White papers 2004-05-06
- Removing Obstacles to Increased Electric Generation and Natural Gas Supply in the Western United States
- In light of the severe electric energy shortages facing California and other areas of the West in recent months, which are likely to prevail into the foreseeable future, the Commission has examined all of its rate and facility certification authorities in the areas of electric energy, natural gas, hydroelectric and...
- White papers 2001-03-14
- Accelerated Renewable Energy Development
- The 2003 Integrated Energy Policy Report recommended that the state accelerate renewable energy development to help increase fuel diversity in California's electricity supply, taking into account the resource mix of each utility, transmission needs, and infrastructure, and the availability of cost-effective renewable resources. This draft staff white paper discusses rules...
- White papers 2004-07-30
- Residential Financing Options for Renewable Energy Systems
- This fact sheet details a variety of financial loan products targeted directly at investments in renewable energy. Loan products can be divided into two categories - secured and unsecured. As a rule, unsecured loans have shorter terms (1-3 years) and relatively high interest rates. It should be noted, however, that...
- White papers 2004-05-06
- What You Should Know: Buying Electricity and Natural Gas in Today's Restructured Market
- This document, prepared by Henwood Energy Services, Incorporated HESI for the California Energy Commission is written to help readers understand their energy procurement options. Knowing how to negotiate the best price for natural gas and electricity costs can save company's big bucks in the end. This handbook walks through the...
- White papers 2000-09-01
- California's Electricity Generation and Transmission Interconnection Needs Under Alternative Scenarios
- This report examines different scenarios for power plant development in and around state of California. The state cannot meet all future needs with new gas-fired power plants, as has been the case recently. In the base case, 20 percent of energy is assumed to be supplied by renewable energy resources....
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Aging Natural Gas Power Plants in California
- In this report, the Energy Commission staff presents information on key characteristics of the state's natural gas power plants, including unit specific information on the 25 largest natural gas facilities in state. While some forced outages will occur among these units this summer, such outages have been incorporated into the...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Renewable Energy Study
- The broad purposes of this research are to determine awareness of and attitudes toward renewable energy sources between two market segments: homeowners and businesses. Consumers and business decision-makers have some familiarity with renewable energy systems. However, most have not been persuaded of the benefits and have little interest in installing...
- White papers 2001-11-01
- Base Case Forecast of California Transportation Energy Demand
- This staff report was prepared as part of the AB 2076 (Chapter 936, Statutes of 2000) analysis. The statute directs the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board to develop and submit a strategy to the Legislature to reduce petroleum dependence in California. This staff report responds to...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- Upgrading California's Electric Transmission System: Issues and Actions
- This report assesses the major issues facing the upgrading of California's electric transmission system, as required under Public Resources Code PRC section 25303a(3), which requires the California Energy Commission Energy Commission, as part of the Integrated Energy Policy Report IEPR, to assess the availability, reliability, and efficiency of the western...
- White papers 2003-08-01
- Public Interest Energy Strategies Report
- The strategies presented in the Public Interest Energy Strategies Report are those called out in Senate Bill 1389 (SB 1389). The energy crisis of 2000-2001 caught many people in California by surprise. Electricity prices seemed to suddenly soar out of control and rotating outages were threatened. While much has been...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Electricity and Natural Gas Assessment
- This draft Electricity and Natural Gas Assessment Report is the Energy Commission's initial report of its response to Legislature's directives. The report is organized to follow a logical flow of interrelated topics ranging from a description of the trends assessment, risks, and policy preferences, to findings, conclusions, and policy recommendations....
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Preliminary Renewable Resource Assessment
- This study provides research results and analysis of several different aspects of renewable Energy resource demand and supply, including An estimation of retail sales of electricity. Estimation of renewable energy capacity additions by retail sellers required to meet the Renewable Portfolio Standard RPS. An Assessment of data on existing and...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- California Integrated Natural Gas/Electric Risk Methodology
- This document describes a series of methodologies and procedures to probabilistically assess the balance of natural gas and electric energy supply and demand within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council WECC generally, and California specifically, resulting from variations in temperature and hydroelectric generation conditions. The staff of the CEC may use...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Trends and Policy Issues
- This staff paper provides background for the efficiency workshop that is part of the public input process for the Integrated Energy Policy Report, a report to the Governor and Legislature. Trends in electricity and natural gas usage at the customer level and the contributions of different types of "demand side"...
- White papers 2003-05-01
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