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Rising Sun Energy Services is a social enterprise run by Rising Sun Energy Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  Our enterprise provides energy efficient upgrade services to residents of Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin County.

The goal of Rising Sun Energy Services is to lower utility bills and make homes more comfortable, healthy, durable, and energy efficient while at the same time providing graduates from our GETS workforce training program with transitional employment.

If you are a resident of Alameda, Contra Costa or Marin County, you may be eligible for heavily subsidized retrofit work on the measures below:

• Wall insulation
• Duct sealing and insulating, with performance test

Interested in learning more? Contact Rising Sun Energy Services by phone at (510) 647-8182, via email or to visit the outside Rising Sun Energy Services website, click here.

Rising Sun Energy Services provides talented and qualified graduates of GETS (Green Jobs Training Services Program) with additional work experience in the green sector.  We are able to provide energy efficient upgrades at reduced rates because Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) have provided funding to Rising Sun to help subsidize the cost of an energy efficient upgrade in order to achieve three goals: help green job graduates to begin their green careers, help homeowner’s lower their utility bills, and reduce CO2 emissions from the residential building sector.

Rising Sun Energy Services receives funding fromThe California Public Utilities Commission, through the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), which provides funding via large incentives based on energy saved. These incentives are paid directly to the homeowner at the time of service and are reflected as a deduction on your invoice. This reduces your out of pocket cost and eliminates any need for reimbursement.

The Rising Sun Energy Services social enterprise allows Rising Sun Energy Center to meet several goals simultaneously:

1. Provide Energy Upgrades to home-owners across Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin County.
2. Assist local governments in reaching their Climate Action Plan goals.
3. Provide GETS graduates with valuable green job work experience.
4. Increase the public's awareness of Building Performance and Energy Upgrading.

Rising Sun Energy Services primarily provides energy upgrades to homeowners in Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin County but is licensed, insured and bonded to work throughout the State of California.

Rising Sun Energy Services will use building performance principles and techniques to provide its energy upgrades, including but not limited to:

1. Test-In/Test-Out ‘Energy Audit’
2. Combustion Appliance Safety Check (NGAT) + CVA
3. C-10 Certification for attic and wall insulation
4. R30 - R38 attic insulation
5. R13 wall insulation
6. Crawlspace vapor barrier
7. Air sealing throughout your home
8. Furnace replacement
9. Duct sealing and insulating, with performance test
10. Pipe Wrap
11. Programmable thermostat
12. Hot water heater replacement
13. Painting services

Rising Sun Energy Services provides transitional employment and on-the-job experience to graduates of the GETS program. These paid positions, will provide graduates with crucial field experience.

Lead by the Rising Sun Energy Services Crew Leads, a licensed General Contractor and a Building Performance Industry (BPI) Building Analysis and Envelope Professional the Rising Sun Energy Services crew have served over 130 homes throughout the East Bay.

 

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Interested in learning more? Contact Rising Sun Energy Services by phone at (510) 647-8182 or by email