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The Essential First Step

Energy Efficiency Improves the World

For more than two decades, our purpose hasn’t changed. Contractors with foresight founded our trade organization to help contractors like you succeed. Your success is crucial. 

The clean energy field is thriving. Join us as we work together to build a safe, clean equitable world. Through education and collaborative advocacy, we strengthen the growing global community of contractors dedicated to energy efficiency. 

The future is bright. It will and must be energy efficient. Wasted energy will become a thing of the past. The ultimate transition has already begun; humanity now has a common goal. Efficiency is, and always will be, the essential first step.

training & events for clean energy & energy efficiency

15 Feb

Bay Area E-Contractor Academy

February 15 - March 21

Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) Bay Area is pleased to invite you to apply to our Spring 2024 E-Contractor Academy, a FREE in-person workshop series focused on building technical, economic and operational capacity with small, minority/BIPOC, women, veteran-owned and/or disadvantaged local construction businesses (MWVDBEs) to successfully do business in climate-critical decarbonization fields such as building electrification, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and more. ECC provides services for tailored entrepreneurial support throughout and beyond this academy via its E-Contractor network and community partners, including but not limited

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19 Mar

AIRFLOW TESTING AND DIAGNOSTICS

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Learn the basics of Static Pressure and Airflow and prepare yourself for more advanced training in the NCI TECH training series with NCI’s simple Air Upgrade approach. This class provides technical training on performing static pressure testing, how to properly install static pressure test ports, and how to measure and interpret static pressures. This FREE training is open to contractors and technicians in the state of California who are enrolled in TECH Clean California.

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20 Mar

Multifamily Electrification 101

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Course Overview Building electrification is advancing quickly with over 40 California jurisdictions adopting reach codes to advance electrification, which is critical to meet our local and state goals. In this class, we will discuss the benefits of electrification and the current policy and code considerations, provide an overview of what should be considered in an all-electric multifamily project (both new and retrofit), and explore technologies for electrification for all end uses, as well as the role of solar PV and

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21 Mar

Electric Heat Pumps for Water Heating

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

As our electricity supply becomes cleaner, due to an increased use of renewables for generation and a growing number of local ordinances prohibiting gas installs in new homes, electricity becomes an attractive fuel source to designers and builders interested in reducing residential greenhouse gas emissions and creating zero carbon homes. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance will present on efficiency gains, and overcoming common installation pitfalls from electric heat pump water heaters in new and existing buildings. Class discussion

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California Contractor Advocacy

Building a clean energy future for all

Founded by contractors, for over two decades, our responsibility has been to ensure the efficient energy and clean energy contractors’ perspective is a key factor in state and federal legislative decisions. Working with other closely aligned organizations, our collaborative approach to advocacy has allowed us to influence policy on a much larger scale.

Contractor’s Perspective Blog

Get ahead, never fall behind with info you need

Every month you can get essential information about all of the latest state and federal policy developments, as well as important news and updates on clean energy, energy efficiency, and electrification technological advances. Always ahead of our time, our Blog archive is a deep, active reservoir of relevant knowledge written in easy-to-understand terms.

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Clean Energy Connection

Free leads for trustworthy clean energy contractors

Free referrals for homeowners

EFCA’s Clean Energy Connection contractor directory helps homeowners connect with local, vetted contractors with proven expertise on clean energy and electrification projects. 

Easily find a contractor you can trust for your clean energy home upgrade. Hire a hero.

It’s reliable, free, private, and helps California achieve our emissions reduction goals, plus it grows and supports our state’s clean energy workforce.

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Program Administrator for SMUD

EFCA leads the way in rebate program management

Rebates are a crucial part of building a cleaner world for all of us. Implementing them properly is a huge responsibility and fulfilling their promise is a monumental ongoing task. 

We carefully assembled a brilliant team to create sophisticated systems and workflows that work easily and efficiently for everyone involved. We pioneered innovative solutions to shaping statewide rebates programs not only for SMUD, but TECH, SGIP, PG&E and more. We also openly share our processes so others do not have to re-invent the wheel.