Our Programs

Residential 

• The Single Family program serves hard-to-reach and underserved households to promote resilience, health, comfort, safety, energy affordability, and/or energy savings. BayREN Home+ rebates are no longer available as of October 18th. Please visit our news page for more information on this program sunset.
• The Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancements (BAMBE) program seeks to remove obstacles for improving multifamily buildings, promoting energy savings, and enhancing resident well-being. It frequently assists owners and property managers of older housing stock with upgrades and technical support.
• The Green Labeling program oversees the Home Energy Score (HES) offering, providing residents with insights into their home’s efficiency potential prior to undertaking home upgrade projects. BayREN has been approved to launch HES statewide. The program also provides training and resources for real estate professionals to become green home experts.

Cross-Cutting  

• The Climate Careers program will create job training opportunities in the green economy. Through an existing partnership with Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, BayREN has supported youth with training and employment opportunities since 2019.
• The Codes & Standards program supports local governments with developing, adopting, and implementing energy policies, including reach codes and the California Energy Code. Review the Local Government Resources page for program offerings. 

Commercial 

• The BayREN Business program supports local small, hard-to-reach businesses through energy efficiency projects to save energy and money.
• The BayREN Refrigerant Replacement (BRRR) program aims to replace environmentally harmful refrigerants with eco-friendlier options at low-to-no cost to food service sector businesses. Web page coming soon!

Public Sector

• The Integrated Energy Services (IES) program provides comprehensive technical assistance and engineering support to help local government and special district staff plan and implement energy efficiency, electrification, and resilience upgrades for their public buildings.
• The Targeted Decarbonization Services (TDS) program provides technical expertise, financial support, training, and project guidance to help local governments plan and implement building decarbonization projects.