3 Ways Contractors Can Get Ahead with New Green Technologies

Stay current with the latest technology and get ahead of the competition with: ● Free training on new green tech ● $1,000 for installing heat pump water heaters ● Skilled employees to grow your business As a contractor, staying ahead of the competition is essential. Embracing new green technology positions your business for long-term [...]

Investing in Careers Through Rising Sun

Explore MCE’s green workforce training investments and impact by learning more about: ● MCE’s partnership with the Rising Sun Center for Opportunity ● Development of the Energy Storage and Decarbonization Curriculum ● Past program participants MCE is committed to ensuring a just transition to a clean energy economy. Since 2012, MCE has invested nearly [...]

The Power of a Clean Energy Economy

Blog post originally published on Industry Dive Technological improvements and demand for clean energy have caused a boom in the clean energy economy and green jobs across the country. Clean energy employment opportunities grew a staggering 70% faster than total nationwide employment opportunities from 2015 to 2019. By 2019, clean energy jobs outnumbered fossil fuel [...]

Training Local Youth for Clean Energy Careers

In 2020, MCE received a $750,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation (MCF) to support clean energy resiliency in Marin County. MCE is utilizing these funds to develop community-tailored resiliency solutions and create pathways for long-term, well-paying jobs in the clean energy industry. To support this transition, MCE allocated a portion of these funds [...]

Green Workforce Spotlight: Damian Lee

MCE is proud to partner with the Rising Sun Center for Opportunity on green workforce training opportunities. Rising Sun offers training programs for youth, women, and individuals interested in reentering the workforce The programs help trainees land well-paying jobs in the clean energy and construction industries. Born and raised in East Oakland, Damian Lee recently [...]

The Clean Energy Economy

Technological improvements and demand for clean energy have caused a boom in the clean energy economy and green jobs across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that solar installers and wind technicians will be two of the fastest growing occupations in the next decade. Your energy choices can boost the clean [...]

Programs Spotlight: Workforce Development

MCE’s Programs Spotlight series highlights the power of MCE: the power of people over profit. By putting more renewable energy on our shared grid, we clean up polluting fossil fuels. MCE’s efforts on climate justice and energy innovations help vulnerable populations qualify for programs like electric vehicles, energy storage, workforce development, and energy savings. [...]

How MCE Is Building the Electrification Workforce

MCE’s efforts are focused on strengthening the local economy and ensuring a just transition to a clean energy economy. One of the ways we are doing this is through our Workforce Education and Training (WE&T) Program, which develops a longer-term pipeline of local, green job opportunities for our community members. Since 2020 MCE has [...]

MCE’s First-Ever Supplier Diversity Report

MCE is pleased to announce the release of our first-ever supplier diversity report. This report reflects MCE’s commitment to The Utility Supplier Diversity Program, which aims to increase the number of utility contract dollars spent on woman-, minority-, LGBTQ-, and disabled veteran-owned businesses in California. Many utilities have voluntary contracting quotas for these businesses. As [...]

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MCE’s Community Reinvestment: The Power of Community Choice

This series explores the ways environmental justice is essential to MCE’s mission to address climate change by reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions through renewable energy and energy efficiency. As California’s first Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program, MCE is a groundbreaking, not-for-profit, public agency that has been setting the standard for [...]