California Center for Sustainable Energy

Bringing together building professionals with loan and financing experts

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 20, 2011) - Home performance contractors, solar integrators and other home energy efficiency professionals will learn about innovative options for financing clean energy projects during a free, half-day workshop on Friday, August 5, at the California Center for Sustainable Energy ( CCSE).

The workshop will feature keynote speaker mortgage consultant Rick Williams of EcoEnergy Loans and two panels of representatives from financial institutions, who will introduce a variety of financial programs for residential energy efficiency upgrades and solar installations. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at CCSE’s Energy Resource Center, 8690 Balboa Ave, San Diego. Parking is free.

"In today’s economy, every penny counts so contractors need to be ready with the right tools and information to help customers understand what they need and how to finance their upgrades,” said Jeremy Hutman, CCSE’s manager for the BetterBuildings Program. “This workshop will present new loan programs that address homeowner needs as well as clean energy rebates that also can help bring down costs and improve the customer’s return on investment."

Williams is a certified green building professional and an expert in energy efficiency and renewable energy as well as a mortgage consultant. He has developed a series of webinars on how to finance home energy projects for the California Building Performance Contractors Association, Pacific Gas & Electric and Skyline College.

CCSE is working with the County of San Diego, San Diego Gas & Electric and other partners to support the Energy Upgrade California program in San Diego and administers the California Solar Initiative in the San Diego Gas & Electric service territory.

For further information and workshop registration, visit www.energycenter.org/finance or call (858) 244-1177.