Workbook

The CALeep Workbook lays out a process for instituting local energy efficiency programs. It is intended to serve as a tool to be used by local officials and community activists to initiate, plan, organize, implement, and assess energy efficiency activities at the local and regional level. The Workbook is addressed to the energy efficiency “champion” but is expected to be useful to anyone who is interested in increasing the level of energy efficiency in their community.

CALeep Workbook

• Executive Summary
• Workbook

  The CALeep Workbook contains all of the necessary information to guide local governments in instituting energy efficiency activities. Because of the breadth and depth of information developed, there is not another equivalent source of energy efficiency best practices and resources for communities. Whatever type of community you represent—a city, group of cities, county, water district, or other type of local entity—the Leep Workbook is your guide to launching and successfully competing energy efficiency initiatives in your community. Download the workbook.

• Appendix A: Worksheets

  These worksheets correspond to specific steps in the CALeep process. They are keyed to chapters and pages in the main workbook and are meant to be used in combination with those pages. Whether you are working alone or have assembled a team, the worksheets are intended to provide structure, lay out key decisions, and to create a record of the process. Download the worksheets

• Appendix B: Resources

  These resources provide guidance during the CALeep process. For each of the 5 Leep steps, there is a collection of external resources to assist decision-makers. Download the resources

• Appendix C: Pilot Summaries

  Six pilot programs were completed as part of the Leep project. The objective of the pilot programs was to gather information and insight into the realities of community energy efficiency programs and to refine the 5-step process described in the CALeep Workbook. These pilots were selected because they represented a range of communities with different attributes and energy efficiency characteristics, including:

  • Structural diversity (including pilots in a city, county, JPA, and a water agency
  • Geographic diversity (balance between coastal and inland locations and between Northern and Southern California locations)
  • Energy Profile ( including different types of energy customers, demographics, and climates)
  • Capabilities and previous experience with energy efficiency initiatives.

  Download the Pilot Summaries

• Technical Addendum

  This addendum supplements the CALeep Workbook by addressing some of the fundamentals of local government implementation of energy efficiency in California. It answers the questions: What is energy efficiency? Why am I interested? How do I incorporate energy efficiency in regional planning? It gives an overview of energy efficiency in California, project funding resources, and energy efficiency opportunities for local governments. Download the Technical Addendum