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Need Help Saving 20 Percent?
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a web
site to help Californians take advantage of the state’s 20/20
Rebate Program, a voluntary conservation program open to residential,
commercial and industrial customers of Pacific Gas and Electric,
San Diego Gas and Electric, and Southern California Edison.
The 20/20 Program will provide rebates worth 20% of customers’
total summer 2001 (June through September) electricity bill to
those who use at least 20% less electricity than they consumed
through the same period in 2000. The rebate will be based on a
20% reduction across the aggregate four month “summer peak”
period. According to program officials, if only 10% of the utilities’
customers achieve the 20% reduction, savings of approximately
3,500 gigawatt-hours in overall energy consumption and 2,200 megawatts
in peak consumption could be realized.
The LBNL “20% Solution” web site (http://savepower.lbl.gov)
identifies energy-efficiency measures and their predicted percentage
savings based on building type and size, location within the state,
and whether there is an air-conditioner in use. No-cost, low cost,
and more expensive measures are suggested that can reduce monthly
energy bills by as much as one-third while helping to save the
state between $400 million and $1.3 billion in avoided power purchases.
The site has a simple design, only takes seconds to use, and can
be very profitable for energy consumers and the State of California
alike.
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