Are current IOU programs comprehensive?
97% of the net benefits of current IOU programs are in the commercial/ industrial sector.82% of the IOU program budgets collectively produce only 3% of the net benefits. (Total residential programs – including Single Family programs – are just a fraction of 3%.)Even this tiny portion of CA benefits in residential programs might be overstated, since since large portions of IOU costs for energy-savings programs are currently off-budget, either as IOU information-only programs (largely involving marketing for residential energy-savings programs) and Statewide Marketing (mostly for IOU residential programs) run by “independent entities”.2003 Multifamily programs were originally designed to be comprehensive, but they were changed mid-year to focus on one or two measures: lighting or programmable thermostats. 83% of the benefits came from these two measures. (In some recent years, IOUs simply did not spend Multifamily budgets, and at the end of the year got permission to transfer the money t
97% of the net benefits of current IOU programs are in the commercial/ industrial sector. 82% of the IOU program budgets collectively produce only 3% of the net benefits. (Total residential programs – including Single Family programs – are just a fraction of 3%.) Even this tiny portion of CA benefits in residential programs might be overstated, since since large portions of IOU costs for energy-savings programs are currently off-budget, either as IOU information-only programs (largely involving marketing for residential energy-savings programs) and Statewide Marketing (mostly for IOU residential programs) run by “independent entities”. 2003 Multifamily programs were originally designed to be comprehensive, but they were changed mid-year to focus on one or two measures: lighting or programmable thermostats. 83% of the benefits came from these two measures. (In some recent years, IOUs simply did not spend Multifamily budgets, and at the end of the year got permission to transfer the mone
