Entries by Power Synergies

New Premium High-Efficiency Toilet Program Announced

We have been recently notified that SoCal Water$mart is launching a new pilot program on March 18, 2019. This pilot program will be for premium high-efficiency toilets (1.1 gallons per flush or less) installed in apartments built before 1994. The pilot program will offer a flat rate of $250 per toilet.  In addition to the […]

SoCalGas and LADWP Deliver Energy- and Water-Saving Devices to LA Residents

As many in Los Angeles begin holiday celebrations, nearly a half million residents will receive special packages in their mailboxes, courtesy of Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).  The boxes contain simple devices that the utilities’ customers can easily install to save water and natural gas over the holidays and throughout the […]

Advanced Water Data Can Mitigate, or Exacerbate, Water Disputes

If you thought California’s water fights were bitter, just wait until you see our water-data disputes. Digital tools have expanded the ability of governments, companies and nonprofits to measure the uses of California water, and thus build more water-efficient products, boost water conservation, and replace expensive and inefficient infrastructure. But the abundance of water data […]