A contractor in Grass Valley asked: “How do I take advantage of the “30% Additional Related Home Improvements” loan option through GoGreen Home?”

GoGreen Home: Great question; we’re often asked how to properly allocate GoGreen Financing funds within projects. When a loan is funded through GoGreen Home, at least 70% of the funded amount must go toward eligible energy efficiency measures (EEEMs) and other legally and practically required components to complete the project. That leaves up to 30% of the loan for other uses. Find out what’s allowed and what isn’t.

TECH Clean California Launches HPWH Load Shifting Pilot

Earn a $50 bonus incentive per project with TECH’s Heat Pump Water Heater Load Shifting Pilot! Contractors enrolled in TECH may be eligible for a $50 bonus by initiating customers’ enrollment in a participating load shifting program—PG&E Watter Saver, SMUD PowerMinder, or OhmConnect (statewide)—at the time of HPWH installation. Enrolling in a load shifting program may help reduce your customers’ electricity bills by shifting their energy usage away from expensive, peak demand periods of the day to lower cost times. Put simply, customers’ water will be heated during non-peak hours of the day when clean energy is more accessible and affordable, and then stored for whenever they’re ready to use it.

As if the potential for energy savings wasn’t enough, customers may also earn a bonus for signing up! To learn more about this pilot and the load shifting programs available to your customers, please view the TECH HPHWH Load Shifting pilot page. If you would like to enroll as a TECH contractor and access additional courses, please visit the TECH Electrification Knowledge Hub.

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Financing for Heat Pumps & Electric Measures

TECH Clean California has received $50 million to incentivize California residents to install heat pump HVACs and heat pump water heaters in their homes as part of the state’s push toward decarbonization. Rebates and other incentives will be available starting early this year, so GoGreen Home teamed up with TECH staff in a webinar to share the easiest ways to access these rebates and how to combine them with GoGreen Home, so you and your customers can achieve big savings. To watch this 40-minute recording, use the link below.

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Helpful Resources & Training for Your Business

Could you use some tools to close more deals and help more customers make energy upgrades? Contractor University powered by EGIA is the leading membership organization providing business development training and education for contractors. Thanks to GoGreen Home’s partnership with EGIA, you can now access a subset of the educational resources from Contractor University, including the materials linked below, every month at no cost as part of this newsletter.

March is upon us, and warmer temperatures and increased no-cool calls are just around the corner. But if you wait for incoming leads to spike before you start hiring to manage the increased business, you’ve probably already lost the game. In this 42-minute webinar recording, award-winning industry consultant Drew Cameron explains where to find talent for busy season – and when you need to start looking.

May is a unique month for most climates, as temperatures heat up, summer starts to arrive, and messaging with your customers begins to shift in a big way. So how does your marketing plan need to evolve in May to capture more leads and ensure you’re providing maximum value to your customers? Click below to access our May Marketing Plan.