这张幻灯片概述了加州能源委员会的信息， 负责 许可50 MW及以上的火力发电厂， 采用家电与建筑节能 标准， 跟踪和预测州能源使用情况， 开展公共利益能源研究，以及 向公众提出国家综合能源政策 统治者讨论了海水淡化的趋势，包括:反渗透（RO）技术变得更便宜；加州早期海水淡化厂的水成本；资本和运营与维护的大幅减少 技术进步带来的长期成本；海水反渗透能耗趋势；加州海水淡化立法行动；第50号提案拨款；加州大学、海军研究办公室和加州能源委员会的海水淡化活动；还有，加利福尼亚州拟建的海水淡化厂。包括表格，数字。

This slide presentation outlines information on the California Energy Commission, a state agency charged with licensing thermal power plants that are 50 MW and larger, adopting appliance and building energy efficiency standards, keeping track and forecasting state energy use, conducting public interest energy research, and proposing State's Integrated Energy Policies to the Governor. Desalination trends are discussed, including: reverse osmosis (RO) technology becoming less expensive; costs of water from early California desalination plants; significant reduction in capital and O&M costs over time due to technological advances; power consumption trend for seawater RO; desalination legislative action in California; Prop 50 grants; desalination activities in California at universities, Office of Naval Research, and California Energy Commission; and, proposed desalination plants in California. Includes table, figures.