• Do-It-Yourself

• Volunteer-Based, Social Marketing

• Professional Assessment/Rating Systems

California Home Energy Efficiency Rating Services - CHEERS 

Home Energy Rating System - HERS**

Build It Green - GreenPoint Rated for Existing Homes

**According to the California Long Term Efficiency Plan (p. 21), the California Energy Commission will adopt HERS standards for Existing Homes by end of 2008.

Flex Your Power - Flex Your Power is California's statewide energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign. Initiated in 2001, Flex Your Power is a partnership of California's utilities, residents, businesses, institutions, government agencies and nonprofit organizations working to save energy. The campaign includes a comprehensive website, an electronic newsletter and blog, and educational materials. Flex Your Power has received national and international recognition, including an ENERGY STAR Award for excellence.

Alliance to Save Energy - The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.

Rocky Mountain Institute - Home Resource Efficiency - a nonprofit organization established in 1982 by resource analysts L. Hunter Lovins and Amory B. Lovins. What began as a small group of colleagues focusing on energy policy has since grown into a broad-based institution with approximately eighty full-time staff, an annual budget of nearly $12 million and a global reach.

 

Incentives/Financial Assistance
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Home Improvements

PG&E Energy Partners Program - provides qualified low-income customers free weatherization measures and energy-efficient appliances to reduce gas and electricity usage.