What Do We Do, and How Do We Do It?

CCSE introduces and advocates for or against legislative proposals pertaining to our mission and vision statements.  We track proposals as they progress, develop relationships with key elected officials to better understand their interests/motivational factors and advocate when bills go through legislature and committee process.

• Federal Legislation: President Obama’s cabinet includes a number of energy-related positions and a White House Coordinator of Energy and Climate Policy position.
• California Legislation: On the state level, the 2010 session focused on whole-home approaches to sustainable energy. Visit the 2010 California Energy Legislation section to read about distributed generation, climate change/greenhouse gas, energy efficiency and rates/utilities.
• Regional energy planning: This a core service of CCSE. The California Center for Sustainable Energy is an active participant in state, regional, local and binational policy and planning arenas. Central to this activity is providing technical support to our local council of governments, SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments).
• Regulatory Affairs & Resources: CCSE regularly monitors regulatory proceedings relevant to our five planks: climate change, energy efficiency, green building, renewable energy and transportation. We actively participate in those regulatory proceedings relevant to our current or prospective programs.