The State Legislature has proposed CUTTING funding for energy efficiency efforts — including a portion of the dollars that fund programs like Energy Upgrade California rebates. In a time where energy efficiency programs are contributing to jobs, the economy and most importantly, to a sustainable future, we cannot let these…

Are you interesting in making your house more comfortable and energy efficient, at a very low cost?  Well, you are looking in the right place!  GETS Energy Services has started auditing and upgrading houses in Berkeley and Richmond.  We are providing additional training to some of the graduates of the…

Are you interested in doing your part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve and protect our precious natural resources? Does the term “energy efficiency” make you feel all warm and toasty inside? Do you like to save money (who doesn’t)? If the answer is yes, consider contacting the California…

Hello All 🙂 My name is Natesha Tabor, Program Manager for our California Youth Energy Services (CYES) program. I’m sitting here at my desk with my colleague’s full spectrum light soaking up the artificial sun; I’m from Florida so I take the sun however I can get it, although the…

Great news! Building Performance Institute (BPI), the leading national standards development and credentialing organization for residential energy efficiency retrofit work, has reviewed and accredited Rising Sun Energy Center‘s “Green Energy Training Services” (GETS) curriculum for the following BPI-issued certifications: Building Analyst Envelope Professional Residential…

The Green Energy Training Services (GETS) program trains adults (Age 18+) for entry-level jobs in energy efficiency and Building Performance.  During three weeks of training, GETS provides 80 hours of classroom and hands-on training on the basics of building science, jobsite safety, use of diagnostic tools used to perform energy…

Hello WORLD, I’m Tamera Currington, Program Co-Manager for East Bay Green Job Corps.  This is my first blog and I’m SO excited to be doing it. East Bay Green Job Corps has kicked off its 6th and final 8-week cohort in Richmond, CA.  Cohort 6 began on January 24th with…

Hi – this is George, the GETS Training and Employment Manager.  And this is my first blog on the Rising Sun blog! So in case you are curious what an Employment and Training Manager does, here’s a brief description.  50% of my time is spent building relationships with employers (phone…

Hey Everyone, Rick here! I am the Program Manager for California Youth Energy Services in Marin County. CYES is well on its way for our spring cohort. We will have six brand new Energy Specialists joining us to educate our community and perform FREE Green House Calls for all PG&E…

Just wanted to take a quick moment this lovely Friday afternoon to congratulate GETS graduate Sammy Gubbine, who recently completed his BPI Building Analyst Certificate. We’re proud of you!  …