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Dynamic pricing electricity tariffs are now the default for large customers in California, and provide federal facilities new opportunities to cut their electricity bills and help them meet their energy savings mandates. This fact sheet will help California federal facilities take advantage of these opportunities through “rate-responsive building operation,” which involves designing load management strategies around a facility’s variable electricity rate, using measures that require little or no financial investment. Most facility types can reduce or shift some electric load during times when rates are higher. Facilities that can curtail with a 24-hour notice may be especially good candidates for dynamic pricing programs.

This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines project. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) are working with industry stakeholders to develop voluntary national guidelines that will improve the quality and consistency of commercial building workforce training and certification programs for five key energy-related jobs.