The kitchen is called the heart of the home, where family traditions and memories are made. Because of the emotional attachment people have to kitchens and particularly cooking, this room is also turning out to be a special challenge in the drive for whole home electrification. As one new home builder told us, “There’s still […]
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California’s efforts toward market transformation reached a major milestone in late December with CalMTA filing an application to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting approval of new initiatives for implementation. Filed by Pacific Gas and Electric, the application includes two recommended Market Transformation Initiative (MTI) Plans that aim to deliver energy efficiency and decarbonization outcomes to […]
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The 2024 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings brought together more than 1,200 energy professionals last month to share their innovative work and collaborate on solutions to persistent challenges, centered on the theme Equity and Climate Action: Time to Deliver. During the conference, CalMTA team members were able to share our work to integrate equity […]
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As part of the research phase for the Induction Cooking market transformation idea development, CalMTA is working on a Strategy Pilot to test interventions and messaging that could be used to change public opinion and build awareness of induction cooking’s benefits. This pilot aims to learn from and build upon the Building Decarbonization Coalition’s (BDC) successful “Chefluencer” program, which uses experienced […]
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After 18 months, the vision for market transformation in California is coming into focus. Later this year, CalMTA, the State’s administrator for such efforts, will be requesting approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for two Market Transformation Initiatives (MTIs) to move to implementation. The CalMTA team believes these MTIs — Room Heat Pumps […]
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Careful evaluation is essential to the success of market transformation (MT) efforts. Accordingly, CalMTA is implementing strategically focused evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) practices to ensure cost-effective energy savings for California’s ratepayers and system-wide benefits to the electrical grid. These evaluations inform adaptive management of market transformation initiatives (MTIs) and provide insight for ongoing investment […]
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California has a strong commitment to ensuring that communities facing a disproportionate energy burden and historical inequities of efficiency investment enjoy the benefits of energy efficiency. In support of these statewide goals, CalMTA is working to apply an equity lens in development of the state’s first portfolio of energy efficiency market transformation initiatives (MTIs). To engage […]
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Outcomes of the 2023 RFI solicitation and ideas selection process summarized CalMTA is excited to release its final report on the outcomes of our first Request for Ideas (RFI) held last summer. This Stage 1 Disposition Report provides details about the RFI process, insights into submissions received, the scoring and selection process used to identify […]
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A significant step toward establishing a market transformation portfolio for California concluded with the close of CalMTA’s first Request for Ideas (RFI) on August 18. The market transformation administrator received 117 submissions describing innovative technologies and practices that will help the state reach its energy efficiency and decarbonization goals through market transformation. RFI submittals are now being […]
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Since January, when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced Resource Innovations as the state’s first-ever Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA), a lot of behind-the-scenes work has been happening. Resource Innovations has staffed up CalMTA and has launched a key advisory board, known as the Market Transformation Advisory Board (MTAB). And now, the process of soliciting ideas to create […]
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The California Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA) develops and manages market transformation initiatives in the state to reduce energy use and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
CalMTA follows a rigorous process for reviewing, scoring, and then developing relevant, timely market transformation initiatives. The process supports market transformation initiative creation from concept to program development to market deployment, as well as the eventual exiting of the market.
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