Residential Energy Updates

Background

In the mid-1970s, the Warren Alquist Act was passed. This created the California Energy Commission and granted the Commission authority to develop and maintain building energy efficiency standards.

The California Energy Commission states, “A review of California’s 2016 Building Energy Efficiency Standards compared to international standards set in 2015, found a 29 percent annual energy savings from the state’s standards over international standards. California’s standards saved enough electricity to power 300,000 additional homes annually.”

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