PMC is working with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and Southern California Edison to develop a regional energy efficiency framework and energy efficiency chapters of climate action plans (EECAP) for 27 cities in the San Gabriel Valley. The project has been funded by Southern California Edison (SCE) as part of the California Long-term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan to develop a Regional Framework & individual energy efficiency chapters of climate action plans (EECAP) for cities in the San Gabriel Valley. The 15-month project initiated in July 2011.

The project offers a unique opportunity to assess and compare energy trends at a regional scale. The Regional Framework and each EECAP will identify leveraged regional solutions with high opportunities for effective local implementation. All 27 EECAPs will be shaped by the Regional Framework, an overarching document that will identify shared regional goals, priorities, and strategies. EECAPs will include a baseline inventory and forecast of each community’s energy use and activities, both for municipal operations and community-wide activities. The EECAP will meet each City’s local goals and assist in meeting the regional goals of AB 32, SB 375, and long-term energy efficiency.

As part of the project, PMC and the project team as the Project Steering Committee meet monthly. PMC facilitates information sharing, updates, best practices, surveys, and ongoing discussion of issues and opportunities by representatives from each city.

PMC is also leading an extensive outreach program for this project, including creation of a tailored public outreach strategy and events for each participating city. Recent events have been an open house in West Covina, presentations to homeowner’s associations in Bradbury, personal energy assessments at Christmas Tree lightings and holiday events in San Gabriel, San Dimas, and Baldwin Park, and stakeholder interviews in Duarte. The project team will also engage agency staff in each city to identity opportunities for cities to lead by example.

The intense 15-month project will culminate with a regional climate change conference led by PMC, which will be held to share strategies and lessons learned and facilitate ongoing implementation and collaboration at a regional scale. PMC will work with each city to prepare an adoption and implementation strategy to ensure success of the EECAP.