Did Y'all Know? | September 2023
Did Y’all Know…
The Community Language Efficiency Outreach Program promotes SoCalGas energy-efficiency programs and provides education and training to customers in our service territory who speak Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish as their first language as well as address the needs of the African American community. The CLEO program helps reduce energy costs and save money. This program offers long-term energy savings to qualifying customers by providing no-cost energy-efficient products, including installation. *Qualifying Natural Gas Water Heater must be purchased by the customer for free installation. The water heater must be 40 gallons and be ENERGY STAR certified to qualify. Rebates are available through SoCalGas. Also offered at no-cost installation on tankless water heaters. The customer can buy the tankless water from the contractor or through another store. Tankless needs to be ENERGY STAR certified or have a minimum UEF of 0.82 to qualify for no-cost installation.
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The California Green Business Network and Intuit are partnering to provide Certified-Level Green Businesses, or businesses that get certified, with a $1,000 Efficiency Mini-Grant to help complete efficiency projects at your facility. Separate from these mini-grant, newly certified Green Businesses may also qualify for a rebate of $500-$1,000 upon certification thanks to funding from the CalEPA. Now through September 30, 2023, we are accepting applications for efficiency projects and awarding $1,000 Efficiency Mini-Grants to 75 Certified-Level Green Businesses. All you need to do is fill out a Mini-Grant application, where you can let us know what efficiency project you would like to complete and how receiving funding will benefit both your company and the community you serve.
Don’t wait - this is a limited-time opportunity that ends September 30, 2023!
Click Here to Learn More and Apply for a Mini-Grant!
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The Statewide Water Infrastructure and System Efficiency™ (SW WISE™) Program assists Water/Wastewater pumping customers within Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E’s), Southern California Edison’s (SCE’s), Southern California Gas' (SoCalGas’), and San Diego Gas and Electric’s (SDG&E’s) service areas in identifying energy efficiency solutions, securing incentives to help offset installation costs, and providing engineering services. Program trains and equips trade allies in the water and wastewater segment to recommend more efficient processes and technologies to their customers for enabling project implementation. Learn more here https://lincusenergy.com/wise/
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As an active member of the San Joaquin Valley Electric Vehicle Partnership, the SJVCEO attended and exhibited at the “EV Symposium” in Bakersfield, CA. This event gathered local stakeholders, community organizations, and property management groups to learn and network about opportunities for electric vehicles in the Valley. While the event hosted about 40-50 people, this gave us the opportunity to connect with folks and learn how they are implementing EVs in their own jurisdictions. The SJVCEO shared program information from: PG&E Pre-Owned Electric Vehicle Rebate Program, PG&E Multifamily Small Business Direct Install Program, California Green Business Network, SoCalREN Multifamily Program, SoCalREN Heat Pump Water Heater offering, and much more! To learn more about these offerings, visit the following pages:
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Over the past year, the Fund-it Fast Chats has taken great care to talk about numerous EV programs with an emphasis on vehicles. However, we would like to take this opportunity to discuss the infrastructure to keep those vehicle on the road. The CALeVIP program and the Communities in Charge programs are both amazing opportunities for those looking to install EV chargers of any level.
CALeVIP offers a rotating funding opportunity for different regions of California each year. Tune into this episode to learn more about what updates the program has for the current year and how to get your project to the top of the list for funding when your community becomes eligible. Communities in Charge offers funding opportunities for under-resourced communities. We will discuss this program offering as well as how GRID Alternatives can be a valuable resource to help people through the application and planning process.
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