TEC helps public agencies develop projects and secure funding to create a resilient clean energy future.
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We help you leap into the future of clean energy.

We have over 45 years experience transforming energy use, generating capital for communities, and inspiring responsible energy actions.

  • Program Design & Project Implementation

    Program Design & Project Implementation

    We are immersed in the complex and ever-changing energy landscape. We anticipate and help shape the solutions of tomorrow while addressing the needs of today.

    Energy Planning

    Communities developing long-range energy strategies count on us to help them build shared social, environmental and economic benefits.

    Financing and Funding Strategies

    We identify and help you access innovative funding solutions, removing financial barriers to smart energy strategies.

    Energy Efficiency Project Delivery

    Through the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) Public Agency Program, we help cities, counties, school districts, water agencies, and special districts identify and implement energy efficiency projects, transforming their energy use and generating much-needed capital.

  • Education & Workforce Development

    Education & Workforce Development

    We’ve been designing and administering environmental education programs since the 1970’s. Today, we are the statewide provider for award-winning programs that are educating and inspiring California’s next generation of change-agents.

    K-12 Sustainability Education

    Through award-winning programs like Energy is Everything, California’s largest provider of sustainability education for elementary and middle school students, we inspire teachers, students, and communities to build a brighter future.

    Curriculum Development & Design

    We design exceptional, action oriented environmental education programs that include standards-based curriculum, teacher training and innovative online tools for student learning and teacher support.

    Employee Engagement

    We develop corporate engagement programs to encourage employees to get involved with the environment. Our quick lessons on energy usage yield big results.

  • Marketing & Outreach

    Marketing & Outreach

    TEC is in the business of behavior change. We use proven marketing and stakeholder engagement strategies to help you understand your constituents and develop brands, build awareness and motivate communities to take sustainable actions.

    Stakeholder Engagement

    Through community events, forums, surveys, public relations, outreach campaigns and more, we’ll ensure you bring the right people together, at the right time, in the right way to accomplish your ambitious goals.

    Marketing and Outreach Plans

    We help you develop an actionable blueprint for your marketing and outreach efforts, including market analysis, identifying target audiences, effective and creative communications strategies, and clear performance metrics to track your progress.

    Interactive Media and Strategic Partnerships

    TEC doesn’t do formulaic outreach. We’ll assemble a dynamic team, identify the best media strategy for you, and create compelling content that connects with your community.

  • Policy & Master Planning

    Policy & Planning

    TEC not only understands the changing energy economy, we’re shaping its future. Through our planning, policy, and advisory work, we help our partners make energy cleaner and more equitable, one community at a time.

    Model Energy Policies & Standards

    We design tailored policies and standards that steer communities towards a brighter energy future.

    Energy Policy Leadership

    TEC advises and guides the visionaries creating the energy landscape of the future. Through research, implementation of demonstration projects, Aspen Accord study tours and events, policy white papers and more, we bring clarity to the complex energy landscape.

    Policy Forums and Discussion Groups

    We work with the top energy stakeholder groups that shape energy policies, such as the California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee (CAEECC), the Technical Advisory Committee for the development of the Los Angeles County Sustainability Plan, Leadership Council for the Los Angeles Regional Climate Collaborative (LARC), Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC), California Energy Demand Management Council (CEDMC) and with the Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment (AWWEE).

    Advisory Services

    TEC works with local, state and federal stakeholder groups to align energy policy with the latest tools and research. Our team regularly works with the Department of Energy (DOE) Buildings Technology Office (BTO) and Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) and their National Research Laboratories to develop the latest standards and tools for policy development, implementation and analysis.

  • Program Design & Project Implementation

  • Education & Workforce Development

  • Marketing & Outreach

  • Policy & Master Planning

  • Program Design & Project Implementation

    We are immersed in the complex and ever-changing energy landscape. We anticipate and help shape the solutions of tomorrow while addressing the needs of today.

    Energy Planning

    Communities developing long-range energy strategies count on us to help them build shared social, environmental and economic benefits.

    Financing and Funding Strategies

    We identify and help you access innovative funding solutions, removing financial barriers to smart energy strategies.

    Energy Efficiency Project Delivery

    Through the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) Public Agency Program, we help cities, counties, school districts, water agencies, and special districts identify and implement energy efficiency projects, transforming their energy use and generating much-needed capital.

  • Education & Workforce Development

    We’ve been designing and administering environmental education programs since the 1970’s. Today, we are the statewide provider for award-winning programs that are educating and inspiring California’s next generation of change-agents.

    K-12 Sustainability Education

    Through award-winning programs like Energy is Everything, California’s largest provider of sustainability education for elementary and middle school students, we inspire teachers, students, and communities to build a brighter future.

    Curriculum Development & Design

    We design exceptional, action oriented environmental education programs that include standards-based curriculum, teacher training and innovative online tools for student learning and teacher support.

    Employee Engagement

    We develop corporate engagement programs to encourage employees to get involved with the environment. Our quick lessons on energy usage yield big results.

  • Marketing & Outreach

    TEC is in the business of behavior change. We use proven marketing and stakeholder engagement strategies to help you understand your constituents and develop brands, build awareness and motivate communities to take sustainable actions.

    Stakeholder Engagement

    Through community events, forums, surveys, public relations, outreach campaigns and more, we’ll ensure you bring the right people together, at the right time, in the right way to accomplish your ambitious goals.

    Marketing and Outreach Plans

    We help you develop an actionable blueprint for your marketing and outreach efforts, including market analysis, identifying target audiences, effective and creative communications strategies, and clear performance metrics to track your progress.

    Interactive Media and Strategic Partnerships

    TEC doesn’t do formulaic outreach. We’ll assemble a dynamic team, identify the best media strategy for you, and create compelling content that connects with your community.

  • Policy & Planning

    TEC not only understands the changing energy economy, we’re shaping its future. Through our planning, policy, and advisory work, we help our partners make energy cleaner and more equitable, one community at a time.

    Model Energy Policies & Standards

    We design tailored policies and standards that steer communities towards a brighter energy future.

    Energy Policy Leadership

    TEC advises and guides the visionaries creating the energy landscape of the future. Through research, implementation of demonstration projects, Aspen Accord study tours and events, policy white papers and more, we bring clarity to the complex energy landscape.

    Policy Forums and Discussion Groups

    We work with the top energy stakeholder groups that shape energy policies, such as the California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee (CAEECC), the Technical Advisory Committee for the development of the Los Angeles County Sustainability Plan, Leadership Council for the Los Angeles Regional Climate Collaborative (LARC), Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC), California Energy Demand Management Council (CEDMC) and with the Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment (AWWEE).

    Advisory Services

    TEC works with local, state and federal stakeholder groups to align energy policy with the latest tools and research. Our team regularly works with the Department of Energy (DOE) Buildings Technology Office (BTO) and Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) and their National Research Laboratories to develop the latest standards and tools for policy development, implementation and analysis.

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A New Statewide Collaborative for Community-Based Energy Programs
Building a Future-Ready Workforce: TEC Awarded Needs Assessment Contract with I-REN
TEC Partners with Electriq on the PoweredUp Network
Introducing Our First Annual Sustainability Report
Pomona ACTS: A Beacon of Clean Energy and Community Transformation!
TEC Selected for West Hollywood Community Engagement & Policy Development Project
TEC Partners with BayREN to Simplify Regulatory Reporting
TEC Ramps Up Role in Expanding California Climate Action Corps
TEC Meets with Energy Innovators at the Port of Rotterdam
2023 Mid-year Impact Update
Advanced Energy Community Project Provides 50 Free Water Heater Tune-ups Across the Community
Welcome to TEC, Felicia!
TEC Brings Public Sector Energy Expertise to the Inland Regional Energy Network
TEC Selected by San Diego Community Power for Regional Energy Program Development
Energy is Everything Reached Over 34,000 Students Across California in 2022
California Climate Action Corps Members and Volunteers “Dig In” At Volunteer Event
Service Spotlight! TEC Partners With Public Sector Organizations to Use State and Federal Funding to Decarbonize Communities
TEC and Partners Achieve Major Milestone in Bassett Avocado Heights Advanced Energy Community (BAAEC) Community Solar Feature
Spotlight! PG&E Highlights a TEC-implemented Program on Their Energy Incentives Landing Page
Orange County Register Names The Energy Coalition a 2022 Top Workplace
TEC Co-Authored Study Finds Residential Electrification For Disadvantaged Communities Has Multiple Benefits!
Energy is Everything is Expanding! New Curriculum on Electric Vehicles Coming Soon
TEC Partners with Gridscape Solutions on Bidirectional EV Charger Demonstration Project
TEC Policy Director Appointed to LGSEC Board
Orange County Register Names The Energy Coalition a 2021 Top Workplace
Southern California’s Public Agencies Find Major Energy Savings
TEC selected for first-of-its-kind program to support clean, convenient, accessible mobility
TEC to serve over 100,000 California students through the Statewide Workforce Education & Training Career Connections Program
TEC Launching New Environmental Justice Literacy Project to Support Workforce Development
TEC Selected to Recruit, Place, and Support California Climate Action Corps Summer Fellows
TEC Partners with Project Giving Kids to Provide Volunteer Opportunities for Kids, Teens, and Families
TEC Partners with Passive Logic on DOE-funded Efficiency Retrofit for South El Monte
TEC Shares Advanced Energy Community Pilot Project at International Conference
TEC Announces International Educational Program at 2nd Forum of Local Environmental Authorities
TEC Partners with Redding Electric Utility for TK-8 Environmental Education
TEC Awarded $9M Grant for Blockchain-based Renewables Project
Benchmarking & Decarbonization Policy Crossroads
Introducing PEAK@Home
TEC’s Climate Leaders in Action
TEC Recognized at 2019 Beacon Awards

Despite the myriad challenges we had in 2020, the Energy Goals campaign with TEC was a huge success. We were surprised and excited by the level of enthusiasm and participation from staff. We hope to use this success to build on in future engagements. Thank you to the TEC team for all of your efforts!

Jenny Kunna, City of San Diego

“[TEC’s] Energy Goals campaign brought our department together, we worked as a team and shared ideas about how we could save energy.

Audit Department Energy Champion, Port of San Diego

The PEAK program provides teachers with all the materials we need to teach the program in a meaningful and successful way. The staff is always available to assist us and answer any questions or concerns we might have. Whenever I run out of supplies, It takes me only one call to have someone from PEAK deliver whatever I need. The PEAK staff is very flexible and is always willing to adjust to the school schedule when presenting assemblies or supporting teachers with labs.

Maria Rubio, PEAK Teacher, Lowell Elementary School

I highly recommend [TEC’s] OSTEP for any after school program. This is a free program, run by professional, friendly staff members who promote STEM concepts and conservation of resources. Best of all, It’s FUN!”

Site Leader, Torrey Pines Elementary

I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to bring PEAK to our students. It is an awesome program that has our students experiencing international learning and having so much fun doing it! After our first training with PEAK, the teachers raved about it to their peers. All of our teachers and staff love participating in this great program!

Yvonne Nolasco, Maestra de PEAK, Recursos Comunitarios del Área de la Bahía (Bay Area Community Resources)

At first I was a bit skeptical about the SoCalREN Public Agency Program, it all sounded too good to be true. But, I must say, they have exceeded all my expectations and then some. They have become not only an integral component of our energy management team, but an extremely valuable asset to the school district as well. Their level of expertise and professionalism has been unsurpassed. They have suggested things that we never thought of, and weren’t even on our radar. They have done significant amounts of work on our behalf that has resulted in substantial savings of both energy and money.

Energy Educator/Manager, Conejo Valley Unified School District

I can truly say we would have not gotten this far this fast in such a cost effective manner without SoCalREN’s guidance and technical assistance every step of the way. In short the SoCalREN Public Agency Program is a fantastic program to assist local governments in energy efficiency that will pay dividends for years to come.

Charles Herbertson, Director of Public Works, City of Culver City

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