The California Energy Commission approved an alternative procedure for demonstrating compliance with the 2025 Energy Code for relocatable public school buildings. The meeting included the appointment and reappointment of members to the Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group. Several contract and grant agreements were approved, including technical support from Guidehouse Inc., a novation for the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, and a grant for Pacific Gas and Electric Company for smart electricity meter demonstrations. The Commission also adopted the Final 2025 Integrated Energy Policy Report and approved grants for The Regents of the University of California, Irvine Campus, as well as multiple workforce development initiatives involving the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and the Western States Council of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers.
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The business meeting agenda includes the consideration of several items, such as an alternative compliance procedure for relocatable public school buildings under the 2025 Energy Code and new appointments to the Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group. Key funding actions involve agreements for energy efficiency methodology support, an amendment for a research project, a grant for smart electricity meter demonstrations, and a loan for school district LED lighting. Additionally, the commission will review a quarterly update on the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve Program, adopt the 2025 Integrated Energy Policy Report, and provide grants for residential energy contractor training programs, alongside various administrative and legal reports.
May 13, 2026·Board meeting
California Energy Commission Business Meeting Agenda
The agenda for the business meeting includes a public comment session and agency announcements. The consent calendar involves several items: approval of Load Management Standards compliance plans, an amendment to the Gateway Generating Station certification, various contract novations and amendments for organizations such as Qualus, LLC and GRID Alternatives, funding approvals for National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC and Recurve Analytics, Inc., an agreement with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, co-sponsorship of the AWWEE Annual Conference, and a grant agreement with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Additionally, the meeting will feature remarks from the Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy, verification results for Local Publicly Owned Utilities' renewable portfolios, an order initiating an informational proceeding for the 2026 Integrated Energy Policy Report, as well as various reports from leadership and closed session deliberations regarding personnel and pending litigation.
