What’s Going on in California
At a Glance:
California has been dealing with power shortages ever since Enron put the squeeze on the state to pay more for less. In 2008, the availability of electric service to the population of Los Angeles was maintained well due to an easy summer cooling season, and a projected light heating season. While the public likes to think that Los Angeles electric issues are in the past, what they may not know about future green initiatives is that they will affect how everyone in California looks at an electric outlet. When it comes time to enforce new mandates for equipment and repair, private citizens and companies who are in the electric industry will have to change the way they utilize their supply.
Industry Standards:
Currently, the state of California has just signed into law Uniform Mechanical and Plumbing codes which have regularly been a source of disagreement for political leaders and business across the state. On September 30th 2008, the Governor of California signed into law Bill 1473, which puts this argument to rest in the future. Now that this law has been enacted, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials can make amendments to the code and steps to move forward can begin. As the need for more conservative measures to be used by the public is overriding the old arguments of regulation and control have been corrected. As new products become available for use, the public now will be able to use these measures to lessen the loads of California power grids, and Los Angeles electric supplies will be maintained farther into the future using conservation and equipment upgrades as the way to lessen the loads on the system.
Filed under: Los Angeles Electric
