University System Leads California Demand Reduction
Utilities participating in the program include Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Francisco; San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego; Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead; and Southern California Gas, Los Angeles. With 23 campuses, California State University is leading the university effort.
The program consists of evaluating and retrofitting buildings and other facilities for better energy performance and training facilities staff to squeeze the most performance out of existing facilities. Len Pettis, CSUs chief of Plant Energy and Utilities, estimates that about half of the $300 million will be spent on improving infrastructure to achieve conservation and half will go for building clean, ultra-clean and renewable power generation sources for campuses.