PG&E operates training centers that offer courses in all aspects of energy efficiency, including the design, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of energy efficient lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems in commercial and industrial buildings. To expand the reach of these programs, PG&E offered curriculum and expertise in four topic areas to colleges in the California public postsecondary system:
Building Science Fundamentals for Energy Efficiency
Commercial Building Energy Audits and Analysis
HVAC Technician Commercial Quality Installation and Maintenance (QI/QM)
Lighting Technology and LEW Design (Light + Efficiency + Wellbeing)
PG&E solicited applications from the colleges for adoption or adaptation of the curriculum. Curriculum and training materials will now be provided with subject matter expertise to assist the colleges in incorporating the curriculum into new or existing college programs in related program areas.
Final Report, including Application Documents, Curriculum Descriptions, and Best Practices
Can you let us know what opportunities your program offers for dedicated, in-kind co-teaching by PG&E Energy Center faculty, or marketing on PG&E's websites or Energy Center course offerings?
PG&E personnel may be available for guest lecturing in each priority topic area depending on resource and time constraints; details to be worked out on a case-by-case basis with awardees.
PG&E wants awardees to be successful in marketing their courses to achieve the goals of the curriculum expansion project. A number of options are available for co-marketing, including highlighting awardee courses on the PEC web site, linking the PEC web site to pages on awardees' web sites describing courses with PG&E content, targeted email announcements of awardee offerings to PG&E mailing lists, and other options that will be determined on a case-by-case basis with awardees.
In the last two years what was the make-up of the professions attending the [Pacific Energy Center] classes?
Mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, commissioning providers, facility managers, stationary engineers (trade), energy auditors, energy consultants, building owners, sales professionals, general contractors and people searching for a new career path.
How many attendees have been trained over the last two years?
Approximately 3000
How are the classes marketed?
PG&E classes are primarily promoted through the listing of courses on the PG&E web site (http://www.pge.com/energyclasses) and emails to students in our database. We also get some promotional support on specific courses from industry partners (LBNL, DOE, USGBC, ASHRAE) and the PG&E Service and Sales department.
What is the main selling point of the Lighting curriculum?
The teaching of lighting as integrative thinking, at the intercept of Design, Technology, Energy Efficiency, and Human Health.
Please provide a listing of related statewide initiatives pertaining to the four areas cited in the solicitation so that the colleges can see how their local plans might integrate into the overall statewide focus.