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CEC Sets Workshops to Discuss Appliance Efficiency Request for Information Responses

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Last month, I wrote about the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) invitation to participate in the 2012-2013 Appliance Efficiency Rulemaking Request for Information (RFI) by submitting data on products that the state is considering for efficiency standards (click here to read the blog). The information submittal deadline is May 9th. The commission isn’t wasting any time [...]

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CEC Moves Forward with Rulemaking Effort

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Last month I reported that the California Energy Commission (CEC) was holding a workshop on rulemaking for enforcing appliance efficiency standards (see: The CEC Looks at Efficiency Enforcement). The purpose of the effort is to establish an enforcement process to determine penalties and collection procedures on imported goods that violate California’s efficiency standards. This month [...]

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California Puts Battery Chargers on an Energy Consumption Diet

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has started off 2012 all charged up and ready to reduce battery charger system (BCS) energy waste. On January 12th, the Commissioners voted to adopt limits (proposed in last December’s 15-day Language) as amendments to the Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20). That makes the CEC the world’s first government agency [...]

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