The energy efficiency industry in California is tangled with regulation. How can this regulation be better enforced, without wasting time and money?
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The California Home Performance industry is starving for workers. How did we get here and what are we going to do about it?
Comprehensive industry tools like HERS have their place. But if we need a way to measure home efficiency at time of sale, a simpler tool would be better.
California has made a lot of progress in its energy saving goals, but there’s one big roadblock to bigger gains in residential energy efficiency.
Trump thinks global warming is a hoax, wants to promote coal and gut the EPA. Does energy efficiency have a chance in this new era? We think it does.
PG&E has sent out an RFP to create a residential pay-for-performance pilot program for energy efficiency. Is it more of the same, or a game changer?
California home performance contractors have been a secondary part of the incentive process for years. Recent legislation is bringing positive changes.
Trade group membership is about more than discounts. Joining is also about supporting advocacy, helping build a community and having access to resources.
As a trade organization, Efficiency First is responsible for Advocacy in Washington DC. EFCA is responsible for California. Here are the challenges.
Contractors are often too focused on the rebates and energy efficiency. The industry has to do a better job of highlighting the other benefits of upgrades.
Google has been testing a new product in the Bay Area, called Google Home Services Ads (HSAs). Recent updates are bad news energy efficiency contractors.
Posted by Charley Cormany, EFCA Executive Director No it’s not married or money or mad it is the word modeled. More specifically it is the process of using models to predict reality or future outcomes. Our industry has relied on energy models for years to determine how to achieve energy savings. The dependence on modeling has had a serious negative impact on the industry. We should consider how we use this tool – that’s right it is just a tool
