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  • 1California Energy Commission —   The state agency established by the Warren Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act in 1974 (Public Resources Code, Sections 25000 et seq.) responsible for energy policy. The Energy Commission s five major areas of… …

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  • 2California Energy Commission — The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting… …

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  • 3Energy Commission —   Preferred shortened version of California Energy Commission …

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  • 4Atomic Energy Commission —   The independent civilian agency of the federal government with statutory responsibility to supervise and promote use of nuclear energy. Functions were taken over in 1974 by the Energy Research and Development Administration (now part of the U.S …

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  • 5California Utility Research Council — (CURC)   Public Utilities Code, Sections 9201 9203 requires the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the investor owned utilities (Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edition, and San… …

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  • 6Energy Resources Program Account — (ERPA)   The state law that directs California electric utility companies to gather a state energy surcharge per kilowatt hour of electricity consumed by a customer. These funds are used for operation of the California Energy Commission. As of… …

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  • 7California Solar Initiative — is a renewable energy program in the United States. As part of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger s Million Solar Roofs Program, California has set a goal to create 3,000 megawatts[citation needed] of new, solar produced electricity by 2016 moving… …

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  • 8United States Atomic Energy Commission — The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S. Truman …

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  • 9Energy Quest — is the award winning [ [http://www.energy.ca.gov/awards/index.html Awards] ] energy education website of the California Energy Commission, designed mainly for younger people. Information on the site was mostly developed by the Media Public… …

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  • 10California Public Utilities Commission — (CPUC)   A state agency created by constitutional amendment in 1911 to regulate the rates and services of more than 1,500 privately owned utilities and 20,000 transportation companies. The CPUC is an administrative agency that exercises both… …

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