Efficiency First

Sacramento leverages ARRA funding to jump-start nation’s largest state-sponsored green workforce development program Last week California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced details of phase one grant awards for the new California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program, a public-private partnership that leverages $20 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds along with state, local and private [...]

Recovery Act raises roof on weatherization Over the past 33 years, the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) administered by DOE has gained a solid reputation as the nation’s core program for delivering energy efficiency services to low-income households. On average, weatherization reduces a recipient’s annual heating bills by 32 percent and decreases their overall utility bills by [...]