The California Community Colleges (CCC), and Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) Energy Efficiency Partnership is a unique, statewide energy efficiency program achieving cost-effective immediate and persistent peak energy and demand savings. Moreover, it establishes a permanent framework for a sustainable, long-term, comprehensive energy management program at the one hundred and twelve (112) campuses served by California's four large IOUs (PG&E, SDG&E, SCE and SoCalGas).

Established in the 2006-08 CPUC Energy Efficiency Program Cycle, the CCC/IOU Partnership set ambitious goals of saving 19,000 kW,  84 million kilowatt-hours, and 2.5 million therms of gas by the end of the cycle.  To achieve these goals, the Partnership is committing $22 million in incentive funds to Community College Districts to assist in the accomplishment of energy partners.

The program employs four key strategies to meet its goals: energy efficiency retrofits, monitoring based commissioning (MBCx), energy efficient new construction, and training and education. This multifaceted approach delivers comprehensive savings, and contributes to California’s national leadership in energy efficiency and reducing climate change.

The Partnership capitalizes on the vast resources and expertise of the California Community Colleges and California’s IOUs. It is funded by California’s investor owned utility customers through Public Goods Charges (PGC), and administered by the utility companies under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.