Saving Energy: How California Can Launch a Statewide Retrofit Program for Existing Residences and Small Businesses

Energy efficiency retrofit programs in California have experienced several major developments since Saving Energy was released in May 2010. At the local level, cities and counties have been experimenting with diverse strategies for implementing building retrofit programs. While California still requires additional policies to stimulate widespread residential retrofits, the heightened attention of policy makers to this issue, coupled with innovation by cities and counties to overcome the challenges, provide reasons for optimism.