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Greetings!
The Green Capital Alliance would like to extend a
warm thanks to our sponsors, partners, and all who participated in the
Sacramento Regional Retrofit Summit on April 6th. The event was an overwhelming
success! Materials
from the event can be found at the Green Capital Alliance
website.
With spring upon us, there is an abundance of upcoming events in the spirit of being green. From focused training courses to community-wide forums, the region is continuing to spread the word about new programs and energy efficiency. The Green Capital Alliance is pleased to bring you information about these exciting opportunities and upcoming events. Read on...
Be well, Kristine |
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Breaking the Financial Barrier for Energy Efficiency & Solar PowerDate and Time: April 22, 7:00 pm
Location: Davis Community Chambers, 23 Russell Blvd (at B Street)
Focus: Discuss financing strategies for installing energy efficient improvements and solar panels in a community forum setting. Presented by Valley Climate Action Center and the City of Davis.
Sacramento Green Expo
Date and Time: April 24th, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm & April 25th, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Cal Expo Pavilion Building, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento
Focus: Sacramento's first major green living and lifestyle expo is designed to bring together businesses, civic and non-profit organizations. The expo is free; more info here.
Forum: The Chambers & Sustainability
Date and Time: April 24, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Cal Expo Pavilion Building- East Gate, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento
Focus: The Sacramento Sustainability Forum's monthly event will be hosted at the Sacramento Green Expo. The forum will feature a panel of representatives from the region's chambers of commerce. Registration and info here.
Sacramento Green Drinks
Date and Time: May 4,
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: TBA
Mingle
with members of the community at Sacramento Green Drinks, held the
first Thursday of each month. For dates and information visit the
Sacramento Green Drinks website.
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Performance with ENERGY STARŪ Business Development training
Date and Time: May 10-12, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: SMUD Customer Service Center- Rubicon Room, 6301 S Street, Sacramento (map)
Focus: This three-day course will teach the emerging opportunities in the building performance industry, focusing on marketing, sales, and business development.
Registration: Sign up is required for the course as seating is limited. A course fee will apply. Click here to register.
Date and Time: May 21, 7:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Radisson Sacramento, 500 Leisure Lane
Focus: This CONVERGENCE and the Employer/Educator Roundtable will provide valuable information about this industry cluster and the education and training programs needed to support growing talent needs. This event is presented in partnership with the Green Capital Alliance. Click here to register. For more information, contact Penny Cobarrubia at 916.552.6800 x270 or via email.
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CEC's Clean Energy Business Financing Program
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California Energy Commission has announced a Clean Energy Business Financing Program (CEBFP) which will soon make more than $30 million available to qualifying manufacturing businesses. Manufacturers will be able to apply for low-interest loans, which will help broaden the state manufacturing base by creating jobs and reinforcing California as a leader in clean energy systems. The program is open to businesses that would like to expand, diversify, or retool existing facilities to manufacture eligible energy efficiency or renewable energy products, components, systems, and technologies.
For the full news release, click here.
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Voices of Sacramento: Efficiency First's National Study
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 Efficiency First is a national nonprofit trade association that unites Home Performance contractors, building product manufacturers and related businesses and organizations in the escalating fight against global warming and rising energy costs. Efficiency First represents its
members in public policy discussions at the state and national levels
in order to shape the future of the Home Performance industry. Currently, the Sacramento chapter is in the process of being launched.
Efficiency First is working on a national study to define the workforce needs of the home performance industry. To ensure that the Sacramento-area contractors' views are heard in this report, please complete the Efficiency First Workforce Survey. The survey will be open until April 26th. It should take no longer than 10 minutes and all responses will be kept confidential. The full workforce report will be released next month.
For more information about the Sacramento Efficiency First chapter, contact Elizabeth Redman via email. |
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