Energy Issues

BOMA California Wins Historic Agreement on Submetering; CPUC Adoption Provides New Tool to Improve Energy Efficiency in High Rise Commercial

Northern California Submetering Guide

Consistent with its efforts to improve the efficiency of California’s electrical system, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a Settlement Agreement between the Building Owners and Managers Associations of San Francisco and of California (BOMA) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) that creates new options for the allocation of commercial building electricity costs and provides tenants with price signals and incentives for managing their electricity consumption and reducing costs.

This Guide describes the rules for building owners to follow in the implementation of tenant submetering and billing, as dictated by the CPUC

Industry Defense Fund Grant Final Report

BOMA has been able to negotiate a significant rate reduction for large commercial users. In Northern California, this rate reduction in the bundled cost of electricity will save an estimated $23 million for BOMA members, and up to $43 million in energy cost savings to all large commercial customers in the PG&E service area over the next three years. Read this document to learn more about all of BOMA California’s electrical rate advocacy.

• BOMA California Produces Big Win for Commercial Real Estate
• SF Chronicle Editorial Endorsement of BOMA California Submetering Agreement: “A bright way to cut energy”
• SF Chronicle: Commercial tenants get powerful incentive to reduce use of juice
• CPUC Final Decision in the PG&E General Rate Case; September 6, 2007. Reduce rates for large commercial customers and (for the first time since 1962) legally allows owners of commercial office buildings to submeter their tenants on a voluntary basis (see page 68).
• CPUC: Decision Gives Commercial Building Tenants a Tool to Lower Power Bills and Increase Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
• Energy Submetering; Special Report — July 2007 – BOMA California Members Await Precedent Setting Decision