over 100 competitors doing more than we're doing. this is the low hanging fruit. we can deal with half of the greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by getting serious about energy efficiency. we did energy watch in san francisco. we reached a three-year ago. we're halfway there in 10 months. we also created jobs. this is exactly where we need to go. this should bring everybody together in the state. this is the how, not who is to blame or what to do. i want to compliment, and team of labor and business. everyone recognizes this is where we need to make the investment. this is where arnold switch maker. t-- this is where on absorption maker -- this is where the governor's legacy is made real. we can reestablish california as

a global leader in innovation and entrepreneurship. thank you all very much for being here. [applause] >> one of the really fun things about prop. 23 was meeting all the people in the coalition from around the state from both parties. you have just heard two inspirational leaders who have been able to explain the message and make people understand what we're trying to do and why it is important. to listen to them is inspiring. it is an incredible part of this effort. the other thing that was really fun it was meeting people who dominate the facts. they do not have high profiles. they're working behind the scenes to put all of the details behind the ideas of what we have been trying to do. two of those people are going to talk now. one of them is bernie collier who is working on the public- private partnership.

he is the director of sustainable energy solutions. the other person is the director of public policy at that is an international. when we think about executing it, it is people like this were dedicated to their jobs actually get things done. >> thank you very much for the opportunity to be here. i work for edison international. we are honored to be here to celebrate the best that california has to offer. it is a fabulous partnership. all of us are working together toward the common good. southern california edison is pleased to be part of the partnership. this partnership promotes open an ongoing collaboration. it is critical to driving advancements in energy efficiency and green technology. you may wonder why a power company would be involved in a partnership that promotes reduced electricity consumption.

the answer is simple. energy efficiency is the quickest, cheapest, and easiest way to extend our state's energy supplies. we work hard to get our customers not to buy our products. we have embarked on a program -- [laughter] we have embarked on a program to meet aggressive energy goals. we're the leader in energy efficiency savings. of the last five years, our program has saved 6.5 to lot hours -- kilowatt hours. with also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3.4 million metric tons. that is the equivalent of removing 650,000 cars from the road. we will help customers save an additional 4.9 million kilowatt hours to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by another 2.4 million

metric tons. we are strongly committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and partnering will help us to achieve these goals. let me give you an example of how our partnership has benefited our customers. it is not unheard of for a company to spend thousands of dollars purchasing complex lighting control systems only to let the systems go idle or be underutilized. that is typically because the system was not properly installed or people do not know how to operate it. problems like these compelled us to join the partnership and promote training of these technologies. the certification program will help us to promote the program goals and ensure that the systems are operated properly. the program has the potential to save customers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

we know the training works. a partnership contractor and electrician recently had a demonstration project in long beach. when interviewed, the foreman said that the training helped him to understand what to do, how to do it, and why it was being done. he said that would be critical to how he moved forward with projects in the future. the beauty of the partnership is that we all win. hundreds of jobs are created. businesses enjoy lower energy costs. utilities realize significant savings. millions of tons a greenhouse gas emissions will be removed from the environment. it is a great in sample of businesses, workers, utilities, government, and the education community working strategically together. it is to the benefit of all californians.

we could not achieve this individually as we can achieve it together. we are committed to a long, successful relationship with our partners. we look forward with great anticipation to achieving -- to what we will achieve in the time to come. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for this opportunity to talk to you today. i would like to thank the governor and the mayor and tom for all that they have done. i would like to thank levi's for hosting this event and creating an energy efficient stroke place. i like to talk about that advanced lighting controls training program. it is an industry collaboration, a partnership. it is industrywide.

it was founded by southern california edison, the california lighting technology center at uc-davis, and the labor-management cooperation committee. that is management and labor working together. it is an interesting concept. i hope we see more of it. it quickly expanded to include pacific gas and electric, san diego gas and electric, the san francisco municipal utility district, community colleges, and 14 different lighting control manufacturers, and many other supporters. that includes the california energy commission and the department of labour. it is a great partnership. it has been particularly great to have a co-chaire from california edison who has been a great partner leading the effort. doug. [applause]

i would like to give you a few details about the california against lighting controls sales training program. it is a really exciting program. we are thrilled to be here. you have heard some things about it from some great sources of information already. it is hard to follow those terrific acts. i will give you a few more details. we will be training and recruiting salespeople in all the major metropolitan areas in california. the people we will be recruiting are unemployed executive sales people. these are sales people who are well experience. they have sold software, corporate jets, commercial real estate, i.t. infrastructure, all kinds of big ticket items and services to ceo's. they really know how to sell already. we will not teach them how to sell. we will teach them about

sustainability and energy efficiency. they are the sales tacake. we will add some sustainability frosting. that is our goal. [laughter] governor, you made my day. [laughter] [laughter] we will be focusing our resources on teaching them the specifics of sustainability and energy efficiency. training will consist of 40 hours emersion in those topics. they will be hired to sell sustainable energy projects. those projects are much like the one you see here at levi's. i would like to acknowledge the

contractors who are going to be hiring those salespeople. we are fortunate to have a group of them here today. we call them the wall of support for the sales program. i would like to mention the companies represented here. macmillan electric, metropolitan electric, total energy solutions, pacific data electric, collins electrical, redtop electric, and energy, etc. thank you, all. [applause] most exciting will be the results of the program. more economic activity, millions of kilowatt hours saved, thousands of jobs created. they will not only be jobs in sales, but jobs for contractors and electress since --

electricians, the multiplier effect. there will be thousands of electricians' put to work over the next few years. that is very exciting. the sales training program is really terrific. it supports and strengthens a critical link in making our state and nation stronger and more sustainable. that is selling the projects. no matter how many electricians we train, and we're training 2300 thanks to the department of labor grant and our phones, but no matter how many we train, they do not go to work unless somebody sells the projects. governor, thank you for emphasizing that point. fortunately for us in california, we have great leaders were sold on protecting our environment, strengthening our national security, saving energy, and creating jobs. once again, i would like to think the governor and the governmayor.

i would especially like to thank tom styer for funding the program. [applause] >> i know we are running a little late. i want to make one point. this is really about creating good jobs. the way we are doing it is in a way that makes sense from an investment standpoint. let me give you a few numbers on that. we're talking about creating thousands of jobs. it is going to be a good deal for the people who do it. we did this at levi's. they're doing a huge project to renovate the building to save money. the payback is three years. they spent a lot of money to do it. a lot of people were employed. they will get a three-year payback. it is a great deal for levi's. it is great for their culture and bottom line. the normal pay back on these kind of retrofits without any

incentive from the government is five years. with incentives, it goes down to 3.5 years. we're talking not trying to renovate 9 billion square feet of office space in the state of california. it is a huge task. it saves an enormous amount of energy. it is a great deal for the landlords. it is a great deal for the human beings to get decent paying jobs that have a real outcome. i want to say thank you to levis. i want to say thank you to all the people who spoke. mary is really knowledgeable and talented. i think not to say that in public is an error. thank you very much. >> i am bill must grave.

i would say thank you for the exception, but back in my rock- and-roll days, the headliner used to go on last. thank you, governor schwarzenegger. and mayor newsom, lieutenant governor. i tried to congratulate him upstairs and he said, thanks, i think. it is an honor and privilege to be here. i also want to especially thank you for doing a great job. your commitment to renewable energies and bring awareness make it more attainable and it is quite a commitment. you're doing a great job, so keep it up. welcome to levi strauss headquarters. this place looked nothing like this in february of this year. it was a lot different. it was a great project for us. the space was built in about

seven months. it was a typical, high-profile client. they had needs, once, wishes, great ideas, and that budget constraints. imy first task as the electrical contractor was to redesign it while still maintaining the integrity of what they were trying to accomplish, which was energy efficiency and lighting control. through the process of that, we were able to pull out half a million dollars of cost from the job and gain the required leave points which felt the project -- which helped the project. that was a great effort from the entire team. the point being that there are lots of types of energy efficient control systems, based on your actual needs and how you plan on using them. the initial system that was engineered into this job, but we're not going to use to their

full capacity. we spoke with some people at levi, spoke with how they would work the system, and we did that and still achieve everything were trying to achieve. this gave us the opportunity to educate them on different systems, which turned into a win-win situation for levi strauss. that encompassed everything they wanted to do and they stayed within budget. this is an example of how the landscape is changing, most of all peoples attitudes towards sustainable energy, with the help of people like tom getting out there and spreading the word. there are more aware and want to be part of something new. their culture is changing and people are realizing that sitting in an office space and their lights diming a little bit, as opposed to thinking something is wrong, they are saving energy and it makes them feel good. that is very noticeable, to your

credit, to this culture that you have at levi strauss. this training program is brilliant. new construction is down, so a lot of dust, but competitors and friends behind me -- so a lot of us, by competitors and friends behind the, are working and to retrofit areas. it is a great idea. who doesn't want to do that? we need the willingness to try something new and something different. it is an adventure for all bus that requires leaders to take the first step, which is the commitment to renewable energy technology. macmillan electorate has been and will stay committed to a sustainable solutions, energy- efficient products at all levels. it we were just at date referred -- ribbon cutting ceremony which

was the first in the state to get cruise ships off burning diesel fuel and onto clean shore power, to the first lead platinum certified project for the energy foundation, the first lead platinum product in the state. macmillan electric will utilize this as a hiring pool for trained, dedicated people that will help our efforts to contribute to an energy efficient planet. thank you for the work. >> thank you. it [applause] >> and now that really is in it.