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79: California dreaming with Andrew McAllister

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Recorded in front of an intimate live audience in Melbourne on the eve of the 2022 Energy Efficiency Summit, episode 79 features Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel in conversation with California Energy Commissioner Andrew McAllister.

This was Commissioner McAllister’s first visit to Australia in five years, and this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion range from what compelled Ronald Reagan to make energy efficiency central to California’s policy in the 1970s, through to why “the matching of supply and demand is the concept of our time.”

Mentioned in this episode:

California’s Warren-Alquist Act

Key topics:

  • California's integration of building code and appliance standards with generation permitting and demand forecasting.
  • Managing demand growth over time
  • The crucial importance of building standards
  • Load flexibility and management
  • Energy reliability during extreme weather
  • The importance of “quality” electrification

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    Find the California Energy Commission at https://twitter.com/calenergyConnect with us:

    Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel
    Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Council at www.eec.org.au
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    Email us [email protected]
    To find out how you can listen to an upcoming episode of First Fuel live, visit www.eec.org.au/podcasts

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