79: California dreaming with Andrew McAllister

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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