Report and Workshops

The Strategic Plan and 2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report adopted zero net energy goals for new construction in California.

New Residential Zero net Energy Action Plan 2015-2020 launched June 2015.  An e-reader version of the ZNE Residential Action Plan is available by clicking here.  The Executive Summary is also available by here.

The 2013 Integrated Energy Policy Report further defined Zero Net Energy Buildings and laid out the necessary steps and renewables options for achieving the ZNE 2020 goals.

• CEC 2015 IEPR Zero Net Energy Building Presentation 
• Brower Center March 2014 ZNE Pilot Homes Presentations 
• October 23, 2013 ZNE Residential Stakeholder Workshop Materials

Presentations 

October 3, 2013 ZNE Commercial Stakeholder Workshop Materials

Presentations 

September 18, 2013 CPUC presentation at NASEO National Getting to Zero Net Energy Conference (Denver)

Presentations 

November 28th 2012 ZNE Stakeholder Workshop Materials

• PG&E Road to ZNE and Technical Feasibility Presentations  
• ZNE Building Case Studies
• Case Study #1 (6.79 mb)
• Case Study #2 (6.44 mb)
• IOU Summaries of 2010-12 ZNE Activities (3.32 mb)

ZNE Building Studies:

• California_ZNE_Technical_Feasibility_Report (2012)  
• The_Road_to_ZNE_Report (2012) 
• PGE_CA_ZNE_CostStudy (Davis Energy Group, 2012) 

NEW CPUC Sponsored ZNE Strategic Planning Support Materials

• ZNE Technology Application Guides:
  • Luminaire Level Lighting Control 
  • Radiant Heating and Cooling + Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems 
  • Indirect Evaporative Cooling 
   

• ZNE + Ultra Low Energy Case Studies 
• ZNE Communication Toolkit 
• ZNE Early Adopters 2013 Meeting 1  
• ZNE Early Adopters 2013 Meeting 2  
• ZNELeadership-3 Mtg Sequence  

 

Zero Net Energy Buildings 2010-2012 Program Fact Sheet