[inaudible conversations] id like to call this hearing to order. This hearing will be a little bit different. It is perhaps the first congressional hearing held during the extenuating circumstances of the pandemic. We have a sparse crowd and expanded bias the committees hearings to the guidelines put forth by the rules committee and attending physician. Id like to thank our members and staff for their patience and understanding as we work through the logistics in holding this hearing a part of the eversight of Intelligence Community. Members will be joining us on a rotating basis throughout the morning. And again this afternoon, as we move to a closed session. Their absence now is not a reflection of the importance they place on this matter. We have asked members to watch as much of the hearings as they can from their offices, only coming into the hearing room to ask questions. Id also like to thank the press corps for your accommodation of the restrictions were facing as we seek to fu
Within the commission and across our sister agencies allowed us to have a more developed view of what it means to focus on lowincome and disadvantaged communities. I think its an iterative process for the tool. Its got value but not perfect. Commissioner that was interesting. Thank you, commissioner, for that. As our remarks were in line with yours the challenge of getting off natural gas in the building sector. For us in local government sometimes theres structural barriers in terms of regulatory definitions as well as barriers for using public good charge money. So theres historic challenges. Some sit with you and your authority and some are with the California Public utilities commission. I wonder if you can give us an insight as to how the state agencies talk to one another. Talked a lot about the importance of listening to local government. Its a triangulation sometimes and i feel stuck sometimes in that triangle. Im wondering if you can explain how the Commission Works on that an
That doesnt link us ball and chain to any one existing tool. The screen is helpful as far as it goes but it has those limitations as you mentioned. We did a lowincome barriers report and its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy sb350 ordered us to do and came out with recommendations one of which was better information and data on the lowincome aspects of the policy environment or program environment. But really i think it developed within the commission and across our sister agencies allowed us to have a more developed view of what it means to focus on lowincome and disadvantaged communities. I think its an iterative process for the tool. Its got value but not perfect. Commissioner that was interesting. Thank you, commissioner, for that. As our remarks were in line with yours the challenge of getting off natural gas in the building sector. For us in local government sometimes theres structural barriers in terms of regulatory definitions as well as barriers for using public good char
Falling through. How is the Energy Commission grappling with this . We use a screen as one tool among many. Were trying to do it in a way that doesnt link us ball and chain to any one existing tool. The screen is helpful as far as it goes but it has those limitations as you mentioned. We did a lowincome barriers report and its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy sb350 ordered us to do and came out with recommendations one of which was better information and data on the lowincome aspects of the policy environment or program environment. But really i think it developed within the commission and across our sister agencies allowed us to have a more developed view of what it means to focus on lowincome and disadvantaged communities. I think its an iterative process for the tool. Its got value but not perfect. Commissioner that was interesting. Thank you, commissioner, for that. As our remarks were in line with yours the challenge of getting off natural gas in the building sector. For us
Presentations to disadvantaged communities and disproportionately burdened by environmental factors. There was controversy around the tool where maybe Hunters Point wasnt included in the original tool. Is the California Commission continuing to track this and the hope is other communities arent falling through. How is the Energy Commission grappling with this . We use a screen as one tool among many. Were trying to do it in a way that doesnt link us ball and chain to any one existing tool. The screen is helpful as far as it goes but it has those limitations as you mentioned. We did a lowincome barriers report and its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy sb350 ordered us to do and came out with recommendations one of which was better information and data on the lowincome aspects of the policy environment or program environment. But really i think it developed within the commission and across our sister agencies allowed us to have a more developed view of what it means to focus on lowi