The Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council
Coordinates among its members to facilitate the assessment of promising energy efficient emerging technologies that will benefit California customers.

ABOUT ETCC

California’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) have combined forces to promote new cost-effective, energy saving technologies—the basis for products and services that strengthen the region’s economy while meeting today’s and tomorrow’s environmental challenges. Read more...

NEWS & TRENDS

Trio Symposium
BrenThe Technology Resource Incubator Outreach (TRIO) program is a new statewide initiative designed to accelerate market introduction of energy efficient products and services by providing information, training, and access to energy utility resources. TRIO aims to promote early stage innovations that will contribute to California’s energy savings targets for the decades ahead, as well as meeting national goals for energy efficiency. Read more...

Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council's 2010 Summit: Energizing a SMARTer Future
Mark your calendars for November 9 - 11, 2010.  This Summit will give you a unique opportunity to explore promising new technologies, upcoming innovative ideas and learn about current and upcoming key energy and energy efficiency policy decisions on the local, state and national level.  Read more...

Emerging Technologies Program Challenges Lighting Manufacturers to Develop Quality Products
Ensuring that energy-saving products deliver consistent performance is the best way to keep buyers coming back for more. To this end, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is currently working with the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at U.C. Davis on standards for two high-potential lighting technologies. Read more...

Taking the Watts Out of Water - The Relationship Between Water and Energy
Every drop from the faucet, drip irrigation line in the field, and hiss of steam in the factory uses water – and energy. Read more...