The California Public Utilities Commission approved the California Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan in 2008, which provides a roadmap for scaling up statewide energy efficiency efforts through 2020 and beyond. The Plan targets four market sectors and seven cross-cutting sectors, with a focus on energy efficiency strategies. To achieve these goals, the Commission recognized the need for trained personnel in various fields of energy efficiency and directed utilities to include a workforce education and training component as one of the cross-cutting sectors.
