Energy Efficiency Plan for the City of Covina PDF Print E-mail

About the Project

The Energy Efficiency Plan for the City of Covina is part of a unified regional framework for meeting long-term energy efficiency goals. This framework will allow the Energy Efficiency Plan developed for each city to function as a stand-alone document tailored to individual communities. The City and the San Gabriel Council of Governments (SGVCOG) will be hosting a number of workshops and meetings to gather community input, which will guide the development of the Energy Efficiency Plan.

The Energy Efficiency Plan will:

  • Summarize the City’s existing and future energy use
  • Project the City’s existing future energy use (through 2020)
  • Identify energy efficiency goals and targets
  • Create an energy efficiency strategy to meet the City’s energy reduction goals
  • Assist in meeting State and regional goals of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and long-term energy efficiency

Twenty-seven of the thirty-one SGVCOG member agencies are currently participating in the Energy Efficiency Plan project, which is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by Southern California Edison (SCE) . The funding was awarded to the SVGCOG to implement activities to achieve statewide energy efficiency goals.

Project Timeline

The project kicked off in July 2011 and will take place over the next 15 months. The anticipated completion of the project is October 2012.

How to Get Involved

There will be a number of opportunities for you to get involved. Sign up on our website to receive project notices, meeting announcements and updates. Tell us what you think by completing an online survey

or by attending a community workshop or event highlighting the project.

Meetings and Workshops

We want to hear from you! The City, along with the SGVCOG will host meetings and workshops throughout the project. Attend our next meeting and share your thoughts on how to create a more energy efficient future.

Covina Energy Efficiency Plan booth at the Covina Green Fair, May 12, 2012 10 am - 2 pm, Heritage Park 444 N Citrus Avenue.

Covina Energy Efficiency Plan booth at the Covina Public Works Open House, May 19, 2012 10 am - 2 pm, 534 N Barranca Avenue.

There are currently twenty-seven of the thirty-one SGVCOG member agencies participating in the EECAP project. Participating cities include:

  • Alhambra
  • Duarte
  • Monrovia
  • San Marino
  • Arcadia
  • El Monte
  • Montebello
  • Sierra Madre
  • Baldwin Park
  • Glendora
  • Monterey Park
  • South El Monte
  • Bradbury
  • Irwindale
  • Pomona
  • South Pasadena
  • Claremont
  • La Canada-Flintridge
  • Rosemead
  • Temple City
  • Covina
  • La Puente
  • San Dimas
  • West Covina
  • Diamond Bar
  • La Verne
  • San Gabriel

Contact Us

Environmental Services Section, (626) 384-5480.

Additional Resources

San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments

San Gabriel Valley Energy Wise Partnership

California Climate Change Portal

Cool California

Energy Upgrade California

US EPA - Climate Change

 

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Water Conservation Resources

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State Agencies

California Energy Commission
California Flex Your Power
California Independent Systems Operators (ISO)
California Public Utilities Commission
California Power Authority

Federal Agencies

EPA Energy Star
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

Environmental Services

Trash/Refuse
Recycling
Air Quality
Stormwater Pollution Prevention

 
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FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

Are you the owner of COMMERCIAL property in Covina?  Find out more about the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program here.

FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

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Energy Upgrade California in Los Angeles County now offers Covina homeowners up to $8,000 in rebates and incentives for home energy improvements, made by participating contractors. Increasing your home’s energy efficiency can improve your home’s comfort and reduce your energy costs, reduce your impact on the environment, and also create local green jobs.

Did you know that almost half of your home heating and air conditioning could be lost through your walls, ceiling and floors? The website, www.EnergyUpgradeCA.org, is a one-stop-shop, with energy efficiency information and resources for homeowners. You can take a house “tour” to see the types of improvements you can make and the types of rebates and incentives available. You select an Energy Upgrade participating contractor, who can help determine the extent of energy loss in your home through lack of insulation, leaky windows, doors or air ducts, inefficient heating and air conditioning units, and old lighting fixtures—and what you can do to fix them. They will also help you apply for all eligible incentives and rebates.

Energy Upgrade has developed a “whole house” solution to energy use, which looks at an entire home as a single system. For example, if your house is hot and stuffy and you think you need a new air conditioner, you can seal and insulate your house first to keep the heat out and the cool in. You’ll save on energy used by your air conditioning and you might even find you don’t need a new unit—or a smaller new unit than you thought.

Through an energy assessment conducted by Energy Upgrade contractors, homeowners develop an action plan, which describes each step of the improvements needed to ensure that their home functions as an efficient energy system. As you plan each step, you can be comfortable that all work by participating contractors meets the energy-efficiency and safety standards of Energy Upgrade California’s rigorous quality assurance program.   Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , call 626-384-5480 or visit the City of Covina's Engineering/Environmental Services counter for more information.

Start today by contacting an EUC participating contractor*:

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* The City of Covina does not endorse, recommend or favor any of the listed contractors, but lists their contact information for the homeowner's reference and convenience only.  The City and its officials, officers, employees, contractors, or agents shall not be held liable or responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, however caused, and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising from the homeowner's selection of any of the listed contractors, or arising from any acts, errors, or omissions by any of the listed contractors.  The homeowner selects a listed contractor at his or her own risk.