California Energy Commission (CEC)

CEC Responsibilities

• Forecasting future energy needs and keeping historical energy data
• Licensing thermal power plants of 50 megawatts or larger
• Promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards
• Developing energy technologies and supporting renewable energy
• Planning for and directing state response to energy emergency

Highlights

• 2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report

• Alternative Fuels Plan

• California’s Bioenergy Action Plan

• 2008 Update to the Building Energy Efficiency Standards

• 2006 Appliance Rulemaking 2

• LNG Docket Proceeding

Relevant Energy Type(s)

• Electricity
• Natural Gas/Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
• Transportation Fuels (gasoline/diesel/ethanol)
• Oil/Petroleum

About the CEC

• California state agency
• Five-person commission appointed by the state governor with state senate confirmation
• Sacramento, CA

Formation of the CEC

• Year: 1974 (after the OPEC embargo)
• By: California legislature
• Act: Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act

Links

• Energy data: “Energy FACToids”

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