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October 9, 2025

In Dec. 2024, an application was submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on CalMTA’s behalf which would authorize deployment of the first two Market Transformation Initiative (MTI) Plans for a Room Heat Pumps MTI and an Induction Cooking MTI. This is a process that includes many parties, comments, and briefs to the CPUC […]

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September 30, 2025

CalMTA continues to make substantial progress on market transformation initiative (MTI) development and operational milestones in the 3rd quarter of 2025. In this webinar, the CalMTA team will share activities related to market transformation idea development, operations, financial status, and key outcomes including publishing the Commercial Building Efficiency Accelerator Advancement Plan, launching a Solicitations Portal […]

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May 22, 2025

CalMTA continues to make substantial progress on market transformation initiative (MTI) development and operational milestones in the 2nd quarter of 2025. In this webinar, the CalMTA team will share activities related to market transformation idea development, operations, financial status, and key outcomes including publishing the 2024 Annual Report; completing Strategy Pilot Reports for both the […]

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April 22, 2025

In an initial move to transform the heating and cooling landscape and jump-start widespread adoption of ‘plug-and-play’ room heat pumps (RHPs), four leading energy efficiency organizations are joining forces to create a significant impact. The California Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA), the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE), and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) are partnering to launch the Room Heat Pump National Collaborative, which aims to ramp up adoption of RHPs through a united effort, leveraging the strengths of energy efficiency interests across the nation. RHPs, which can be plugged into a […]

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February 5, 2025

CalMTA accepted applications for the seats of the Market Transformation Advisory Board (MTAB) members whose one-year term ends in April 2025 from Feb. 5-21, 2025. The applications are now closed.   The available seats are for two-year terms in the categories of Workforce and/or Labor and National/Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Professional. While applications are open to the public, CalMTA anticipates that current members for these seats will reapply to […]

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February 4, 2025

Building on the success of CalMTA’s Induction Cooking Strategy Pilot at community events in fall 2024, CalMTA is continuing to test interventions and messaging that could be used to change public opinion and create awareness of induction cooking’s benefits. CalMTA and the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) are teaming up again this February to host a limited series of Chefluencer events in […]

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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 seeks to help meet California’s energy efficiency and decarbonization goals by accelerating adoption of energy-efficient products and practices through market transformation. Market transformation is a proven strategic process of intervening in a market to create lasting change.
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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.

The Market Transformation Advisory Board (MTAB) provides expertise and unbiased, non-binding recommendations on CalMTA’s market transformation initiatives. Register here for an upcoming advisory board meeting.

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