(a) The department in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall identify each public building in the department’s state property inventory where it is feasible for that building to reduce energy consumption and achieve energy efficiencies, as well as to produce its own onsite electrical generation or reduce its level of peak demand electricity consumption using alternative energy equipment, thermal energy storage technologies, or cogeneration equipment.

(b) The department may consider a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the size of the public building, its location, the ease of conversion to onsite electrical generation, peak demand reduction efficiency, cost effectiveness, and the amount of megawatts generated or shifted to off-peak periods.

Terms Used In California Government Code 14711.5

  • Alternative energy equipment: means alternative energy equipment, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 15814. See California Government Code 14710
  • Cogeneration equipment: means equipment used for cogeneration, as defined in §. See California Government Code 14710
  • Feasible: means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account life-cycle costing analyses, and environmental, social, and technological factors, however, renewable technologies shall not be exempt based solely on cost considerations. See California Government Code 14710
  • Public building: means a public building, as defined in Section 15802. See California Government Code 14710
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 2.5. Effective April 12, 2001.)

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