California Institute for Energy and Environment
An innovative University of California partnership of energy agencies, utilities, building industry, non-profits, and research entities designed to advance energy science, technology and policy for the benefit of Californians and other energy consumers and the environment. CIEE is a branch of the University of California Energy Institute.
Mission & Objectives
CIEE's mission is to support public-interest energy research in California. CIEE accomplishes this mission through research planning, research project administration, and technical coordination of research projects. In carrying out this mission,
CIEE provides support to all areas of public interest energy research in California;
CIEE makes effective use of the world-class R&D expertise of leading scientists and engineers at California's universities, colleges, and affiliated laboratories;
CIEE collaborates with RD&D sponsors in field-testing promising technologies and implementation practices, and in communicating the associated energy savings and other benefits. Our goal is to achieve wide-scale adoption by California's energy consumers, business community, and energy service industry.
The objectives supported by CIEE's mission are to increase the security and sustainability of energy systems in California, to help assure continued access to reliable, affordable energy services for all Californians, to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of California's agricultural, manufacturing, and service industries, and to contribute to improving the environment, including regional air and water quality and quality of the indoor built environment, while remaining sensitive to global warming issues.