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BayREN's EASE Home Program: A new home energy program
BayREN and OakCLT Partnership Helps Preserve Oakland Home
Twelve years ago, Shekinah and Christopher Samaya-Thomas purchased their Oakland home through the Oakland Community Land Trust (OakCLT)
Building resilience together: Highlights from BayREN’s Municipal Facilities Forum
With wildfires, heatwaves, and other extreme events becoming more frequent, local governments are exploring solutions that make public facilities more resilient—such as energy efficiency and electr
How Beverly made her Fremont home healthier and more comfortable with EASE Home
Beverly has loved living in her quiet Fremont home, but lately the drafts in her older house were getting hard to ignore.
NK Gas Receives BayREN Business Upgrades
For gas stations, which operate around the clock, energy efficiency upgrades can significantly lower operating costs.
Obanke Beauty Supply Receives BayREN Business Upgrades
Energy efficient lighting saves money while also creating an inviting experience for patrons of Obanke Beauty Supply.
BayREN's new EASE Home program for single family homes on Contigo
Toto Vu-Duc Joins BayREN as a Principal Coordinator
Join us in welcoming Toto Vu-Duc to the BayREN team as our newest Principal Coordinator! She will be leading the Codes and Standards Program and managing our energy consumption data tools.
From Intern to Energy Advisor: Ronald’s journey from Climate Careers to EASE Home
BayREN’s Efficiency and Sustainable Energy (EASE) Program launched in June 2025, bringing long-awaited energy efficiency upgrades to middle-income families across the Bay Area.
Lessons Learned from BayREN’s HPWH Contractor Incentive Program
Launched in May 2020, BayREN’s Regional Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Contractor Incentive Program officially concluded in March 2025 after five impactful years.