Thermal Energy Storage Gets a Boost from California Legislature
California voters recently approved a major school bond, including funding and incentives for equipment to improve energy use patterns and to shift peak electrical demand. The school bond is historic for it's first-ever inclusion of funding for energy efficiency and energy cost reduction components.
The legislature finds and declares: "Reducing peak load of, and implementing load control for residential and commercial air-conditioning systems by the state's electrical corporations can achieve a significant reduction of California's peak electricity demand in a cost-effective manner." SB 1790, 2002.