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Advanced Meters: How Customers Benefit
| California is currently installing advanced electricity and gas meters across the state. However, the installation of such meters has not progressed smoothly. The deployments have left many customers asking, “what makes a meter smart? and “what’s in it for me?” This paper is the first in a series that explores the potential customer benefits that result from the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure. |
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Implementing a Public Goods Charge for Water
| This paper explores the appropriateness of the implementation of a public goods charge for water and how such a mechanism might be implemented in order to achieve water conservation and efficiency measures specified in AB32.
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First Steps: The Case for Diesel Cars in California
| Deployment of diesel and bio-diesel vehicles has the potential to significantly increase California’s ability to meet the aggressive GHG emission reduction goals required by AB32 by providing a complimentary policy framework for reducing emissions in the transportation sector. This paper provides recommended actions that California policymakers should take in order to promote diesel and bio-diesel vehicles. |
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