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Page 1: Press releasewib retrofitclinic6.3.2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County ● 4025 West Noble, Suite A ● Visalia, CA 93277 ● T: (559) 713-5200 ● www.tularewib.org

For more information: Adam Peck, 559.713.5200, [email protected]

WIB Co-Sponsors Successful Energy Workshop at AgTAC

Edison, California Energy Commission partner to assist local contractors

Visalia, CA — The Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County (WIB) co-

hosted a day-long energy efficiency workshop Wednesday that introduced important

new state and federal programs. The Residential Retrofit Action Clinic attracted nearly

150 contractors from all over the Valley to the Edison AgTAC facility in Tulare.

“This was a crucial opportunity for Valley contractors to become introduced to

several new energy incentives for homeowners,” said Adam Peck, Executive Director of

the WIB. “With the teamwork of the WIB, Southern California Edison, and the California

Energy Commission, we were able to bring in experts from all over the state for this

event.”

The programs discussed at the forum included the federal Home Star program,

also known as “Cash for Caulkers,” which would provide tax credits for homeowners

who make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes, and the state Property Assessed

Clean Energy (PACE) program, which is an innovative way to finance solar installation

and other upgrades, through homeowners’ property taxes.

The Home Star program, passed by the U.S. House last month and currently

being debated in the Senate, would only make tax credits available to homeowners who

have the work done by contractors certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI),

a nationally recognized credentialing organization for energy efficiency contractors.

The PACE program was first implemented in the East Bay area, and was made

available statewide through the passage of AB 811 in 2008. Through the program, local

governments loan homeowners the funding to install, for example, solar panels, and the

loan is repaid through the homeowners’ property taxes.

Presentations from all the speakers are available to view on the WIB’s website,

www.tularewib.org. For more information call 713-5100, or [email protected].

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