 Letter From the Executive Director
Welcome to the first issue of Energy Connection, our monthly newsletter bringing you important news and information on energy and energy-related issues as they affect California and the San Diego bi-national region.
read more >> Program Spotlight The doors are now open to the region's first Energy Resource Center. A grand opening reception for the San Diego Energy Resource Center was held on Tuesday, December 10th at the California Center for Sustainable Energy.
learn more >> Success Stories -
COOL SAVINGS WITH
COOL ROOFS PROGRAM CCSE's successful Cool Savings with Cool Roofs Program ended March 31, 2003.
learn more >> | Inside the San Diego Energy Resource Center | |
This recurring section of Energy Connection will feature components of the Center and how you can take advantage of them.
Learning Center
This portion of the San Diego Energy Resource Center has a classroom or theatre-style forum where business and residential consumers are able to learn about energy efficient technology and gain access to energy professionals and educational resources. For a current schedule of educational events, please visit: www.energycenter.org/events. Diagnostic Tool Lending Library
 The SDERC Diagnostic Tool Lending Library contains over fifty site measurement tools available for loan at no cost. The intent is to encourage customers to use these instruments to accurately yet easily measure energy, power, light, flows and other parameters to make intelligent decisions about where and when to concentrate on energy conservation opportunities, maintenance, and (indirectly) safety hazards. The library contains a wide variety of instruments that either take instantaneous readings or log measured results over a chosen time period for later viewing and analysis. For a complete listing of measurement tools available, download our Diagnostic Lending Library Catalog at: www.energycenter.org/sderc. The check-out process for this equipment is straightforward. A simple one-page reservation form must be filled out and a photocopy of the person’s driver’s license is required. The tools are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Loan periods vary from 2 to 10 days, but special loan periods can be arranged. Our top priority is safety and customer satisfaction. Take advantage of this new resource today! - TOP -
| Letter From the Executive Director Welcome to the first issue of Energy Connection, our monthly newsletter bringing you important news and information on energy and energy-related issues as they affect California and the San Diego bi-national region. Whether you're a homeowner looking for ways to reduce your electric bill or a corporate engineer considering a $2 million cogeneration plant, this is for you. You'll get the objective information you need to make critical decisions plus timely news about programs and policies that could save you big money.
Since its founding in 1995, the California Center for Sustainable Energy ( CCSE) has grown from a staff of two into a high performance organization managing over $30 million in public benefit funds. Originally chartered to implement the 1994 San Diego Regional Energy Plan, our mission has expanded to include education, research, analysis, program implementation, renewable energy, energy efficiency and long-range planning. As a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation, we can act independently in ways that better serve you and our communities.
So feel free to give us your ideas on what you'd like to see here. Are you interested in energy policies or politics? New technologies? Green programs? Just let us know and our staff of top-notch energy experts will keep you informed and up to date.
Once again, welcome!
Irene M. Stillings
Executive Director - TOP - Program Spotlight
First in the Region: The San Diego Energy Resource Center Now Open to the Public The doors are now open to the region's first Energy Resource Center! As Governor Gray Davis stated in his personal letter to the CCSE, "By providing educational tools and important information about energy resources, the SDERC will help to improve service to area businesses and consumers." The San Diego Energy Resource Center features: - Interactive displays catering to visitors at all levels of energy knowledge
- An extensive diagnostic tool lending library for conducting site measurements
- Customer requested training courses held in our Learning Center
- A comprehensive reference library of energy videos, books and periodicals
The SDERC also provides outreach campaigns to local associations for tours and meetings and will ultimately feature user-friendly contractor/vendor and energy technologies databases through the CCSE Web Site and at computer kiosks in the SDERC. Executive Director, Irene Stillings, comments "The new Energy Resource Center will help consumers make smart choices and take advantage of the many programs available to them. The first step to better energy use comes through solid information and education. The Energy Resource Center will deliver this vital information and knowledge." The SDERC is open to the public from 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday, excluding major holidays. It is operated by the independent, nonprofit San Diego Regional Energy Office and funded by the California Public Utilities Commission ( CPUC). For further information, visit: www.energycenter.org/sderc/index.html. - TOP - Success Stories - Cool Savings with Cool Roof Program CCSE's successful Cool Savings with Cool Roofs  Program ended March 31, 2003. Since the Program was implemented early in 2001, over 21 million square feet of qualifying white roofing material has been installed throughout the five Southern California Counties serviced by the CCSE. To date, over $3 million in rebates has been distributed to 450 Program participants. A cool roof is effective in reflecting solar radiation and will keep the roof cooler. A cool roof will also keep the inside building temperature cooler and should result in lower cooling costs. For more information on Cool Roofs, visit http://eetd.lbl.gov/heatislands/coolroofs. | 
