A New Paradigm: Electric Utilities Investing In Water Conservation

The energy embedded in water may be a new source of energy savings for electric utilities. California has embarked on a program to assess energy savings associated with electric utilities investing in water conservation and develop water savings programs as part of utility energy efficiency portfolios. This presentation will discuss the status of these efforts, lesson learned, and provide some observations and recommendations on developing similar efforts elsewhere.

Lon W. House, Ph.D., is the owner of Water & Energy Consulting, with offices in California and Arizona. He is an energy consultant for the Association of California Water Agencies and the California Rural Water Association, and a consultant on water-energy for the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission.