As we celebrate the end of another year, TEC is thrilled to announce that the California Strategic Growth Council has officially awarded us an implementation grant to fund a groundbreaking new project: Pomona Activated for Community Transformation and Sustainability (Pomona ACTS). The project, located within the City of Pomona, holds immense potential as a model […]
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TEC has worked with the City of West Hollywood for a long time helping them to make their buildings more energy efficient. Now, we are proud to announce a new project to help West Hollywood reach their ambitious climate goals. In WeHo’s Climate Action Plan, they set out to create a more sustainable and equitable […]
California’s energy industry is constantly evolving, with new technologies and regulatory requirements that can make it tough for organizations like BayREN, the Bay Area Regional Energy Network, to keep up with all the latest, especially when it comes to reporting. That’s where TEC comes in! With a long history of supporting regional energy networks, TEC […]
The Energy Coalition is making connections around the globe! Last month, Executive Director Craig Perkins, Director of Energy Innovation Genaro Bugarin, and Director of Policy and Planning Marc Costa met with representatives from Distro Energy and TSI Group at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. At the meeting, they discussed grid reliability, electrification, and […]
When you think of California’s clean energy goals, your first thought might be shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy. But retrofitting and energy efficiency upgrades should not be overlooked. In a recently published scientific paper co-authored by TEC’s Director of Policy and Planning, Marc Costa, and various environmental and public health experts from UCLA, […]
Please join us in congratulating Marc Costa, TEC’s Director of Policy and Planning, on his recent appointment as the Chair of the Board for the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition, an organization dedicated to helping local governments shape California’s clean energy future. Marc brings over 12 years of building industry experience and has previously led […]
The Energy Coalition was proud to present at the Global Forum on Human Settlements conference, which brought together an international community to heed the wake-up call that COVID-19 has offered to combine the post-pandemic recovery of people’s well-being with an aggressive transformation towards sustainability. TEC shared information on our Bassett Avocado Heights Advanced Energy Community […]
The Energy Coalition was proud to recently participate in the 2nd Forum of Local Environmental Authorities, organized by the CC35 Climate Summit of the Americas, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the government of Santiago, Chile. During the meeting, participants explored innovative and scalable solutions for a post-pandemic […]
While it is an exciting time for decarbonization and electrification, it is also clear that additional data is needed to inform the development of new legislation, regulations, and programs that support benchmarking and decarbonization. Benchmarking and audit ordinances have historically been framed around energy efficiency and building owner action. However, data collected through benchmarking and […]