Just Transition Program

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Welcome to the Just Transition Portal!

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Helping older adults install energy-efficient systems in their homes

The Just Transition Electrification Pilot Program is a direct installation program for income-eligible older adults residing in the City of Berkeley. We work with the City to connect older adults to our services, which include:

  • Heat pump water heaters

  • Heat pump mini-splits (HVAC)

  • Electric dryers

  • Induction stovetop and range hoods

  • Weatherization (Windows)

Program Details

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FAQs for Contractors

  • This RFQ seeks to create a pool of qualified local contractors capable of delivering energy-efficiency and electrification projects for the City of Berkeley’s Just Transition Pilot Program, for which Rebuilding Together East Bay Network (RTEBN) is the implementation partner. The goals of the City of Berkeley Just Transition Pilot Program are:

    • Expand high-road workforce opportunities in the low-rise residential building sector by aggregating projects and/or buildings.

    • Advance economic opportunities for residential building electrification contractors and workers, particularly Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and women contractors and BIPOC and women workers, by creating high-road job labor standards, trainings, and inclusive recruitment pathways.

    • Improve occupant health, comfort and energy affordability for low-to-moderate income (at or below 120% AMI) Berkeley residents with high quality installations of efficient electrification measures in homes; and

    • Reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by converting residential gas systems to clean electricity.

  • Contractors with proven expertise in one or more target technologies — including heat pumps, electric, panel upgrades, windows/weatherization, and solar/solar storage — are eligible. Licensing, insurance, and compliance requirements listed in the RFQ must be met.

  • Underserved Homeowners include: Elderly homeowners, low-to-moderate income households, with a preference for very low-income households, residents of government-subsidized housing section

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Are you a current homeowner enrolled in the Just Transition Program?

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Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be a homeowner in the City of Berkeley

  • Must make under 120% of area-median-income (AMI)

Climate Coaches Sub-Program

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Help your neighbors build cleaner, healthier communities

Connect residents to resources offered by the Just Transition program, including free home installations of energy-efficient appliances

Program Details

We also work with the City of Berkeley to launch our Climate Coaches referral program. Climate Coaches are volunteers trained by RTEBN to visit homeowners who are interested and may be eligible for entirely-subsidized electrification projects. Climate Coaches work with us to:

  • Inform households about CARE/ FERA and LIHEAP programs that reduce utility rates in low-income households

  • Gain knowledge in home energy efficiency to save energy, get appliance rebates and reduce utility costs