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Willdan awarded new SoCalGas schools energy efficiency program

December 12, 2018

“Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN) announced today that it has been selected by Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) to implement the utility’s new Schools Energy Efficiency Program (SEEP). This $2.7 million direct install program promotes natural gas savings by delivering no-cost energy-efficiency projects and education to participating public and private schools throughout SoCalGas’ service territory.…

Tried, True, and New Strategies to Fund and Implement Energy Retrofit Projects for Schools: Webinar for K-12 School Districts – Aug 7th

July 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

energy retrofits, schools, socalren

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Registration is open for our August 7th webinar! Get insights straight from the source — the District staff leading energy efficiency projects at their schools and from our keynote, who can offer ideas and potential solutions to critical energy and sustainability challenges faced by school districts. Join the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) for…

Upcoming Federal Webinars for State and Local Governments

April 4, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 802, benchmarking, best practices, EE community programs, EE municipal programs, EE programs, energy data, energy efficiency, environmental justice, funding, health, HVAC, renewables/DERs, schools, solar, underserved communities, weekly updates

Check out the below federal webinars advertised through EPA’s State and Local Climate newsletter! It’s looking like AB 802’s benchmarking and energy disclosure implementation is going to leverage EPA Portfolio Manager, and the (more…)

3/16 Public Sector Sub-Committee Meeting Recap, Highlights, Resources

March 17, 2016

Sarina Soor

AB 758, AB 802, buildings, climate action plans, cost-effectiveness, CPUC, EE Strategic Plan, energy data, energy workforce, environmental justice, events, local government partnership, PG&E, Regional Energy Networks, rolling portfolio, SB 350, SCE, schools, SDG&E, SoCalGas, strategic planning, underserved communities, work groups, workshops

Yesterday’s meeting of the Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee’s Public Sector Sub-Committee reviewed the analysis of the Program Administrators that will feed the five-year business plans of energy efficiency program offerings and strategies due from Administrators to the CPUC September 1st. Presentations of public sector needs and potential, challenges and opportunities were made by SDG&E, SCE,…

Energy Storage Deployment Coming to San Diego School District to Reduce Peak Demand: Power Efficiency Agreement Allows Installation at No Cost to the Schools

March 10, 2016

Sarina Soor

best practices, demand management, demand response, energy performance contracting, energy storage, Local Governments in Action, renewables/DERs, schools, southern california, southern coast

An agreement has been made with Green Charge Networks for a 7.4 megawatt energy storage system at San Diego’s Grossmont Union High School District. The largest planned installation of school-based energy storage to date in California, this installation at 14 sites is planned at no cost to the school district through a performance-based Power Efficiency…

March 14th Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Schools Retrofit workshop at the San Mateo County Office of Education

March 9, 2016

Sarina Soor

bay area, best practices, buildings, energy efficiency, events, new technologies, northern california, Prop 39, schools, strategic planning, training, zero net energy (ZNE)

Find out how schools in California and across the country are saving energy, money and more! The New Buildings Institute is holding a no-cost training on March 14th covering zero net energy, in partnership with the California IOUs as part of the Prop 39 ZNE Pilot program. Join them to learn how you can help…

EE Opportunities for Schools

February 7, 2016

Sarina Soor

EE programs, energy efficiency, Prop 39, schools, training, weekly updates, zero net energy (ZNE)

Get the word out to Local Educational Agency (LEA) colleagues that pilot projects and no-cost training workshops are available throughout California through the Prop 39 Zero Net Energy Schools Pilot Program. Review training dates and register at www.energydesignresources.com/zneworkshops.

IOU Prop 39 ZNE Pilot Launch

April 17, 2015

Sarina Soor

pilots, Prop 39, schools, webinars, weekly updates, zero net energy (ZNE)

The California Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) – are pleased to announce the launch of the Proposition 39 (Prop 39) Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Schools Pilot. The Pilot will assist public…