Energy Efficiency Services

Too many programs, not enough time. That’s where we come in.

Rebates. Direct install. Tax incentives. Low-to-no interest financing. DIY programs. One-off pilots. Federal DOE funding. For a business trying to lower energy costs, the incentive landscape isn’t a resource; it’s a maze. Most businesses don’t have the time to navigate it, and that complexity has quietly become its own barrier to entry.

We built a role to solve exactly that problem: the Energy Coach.

Meet the Energy Coach

An Energy Coach does what no single program or portal can: works directly with a business to understand its energy needs, identify opportunities to reduce energy use and costs, and find the utility, regional, state, and federal programs that can help.

Our coaches understand eligibility requirements inside and out, know which programs can stack, and help businesses gather the information they need to move projects forward.

Building on years of energy and Green Business experience, our team has worked with thousands of businesses to connect them with resources and improvements that reduce energy use and operating costs — from lighting, controls, HVAC, refrigeration, and appliances to cleaner energy choices.

This isn’t a side offering for us. Equitable, effective energy outreach is core to EI’s mission and our work with the California Green Business Network.

Reaching the Businesses Traditional Programs Miss

For years, EI has helped utility, regional, and publicly funded programs reach micro and small businesses, particularly those in underserved communities and those facing language or other barriers to participation.

Our approach combines multilingual outreach with trusted community relationships and local knowledge. We work alongside community-based organizations and other partners to explain opportunities in practical terms and help businesses take advantage of programs and resources that can benefit them.

That experience has also shown us that outreach alone isn’t always enough. Businesses often need someone to help them understand their options, figure out what makes sense for their facility, and navigate the steps required to actually complete improvements. They shouldn’t have to become energy program experts just to lower their energy bills.

That’s where our Energy Coach model comes in.

From Outreach to Energy Coaching and Program Implementation

EI’s Energy Coach model builds on our outreach experience by supporting businesses from initial engagement and resource navigation through assessment, implementation, and connection to other programs and services.

Depending on the needs of the program, EI can provide outreach and customer acquisition, enrollment support, energy assessments, resource and incentive navigation, contractor coordination, installation support, quality assurance, and ongoing customer engagement.

This model is currently being deployed through the San Diego Regional Energy Network’s Small Business Energy Coach Program, administered by San Diego Community Power, with Environmental Innovations leading program implementation.

For Utilities, RENs, and CCAs

We find and support the businesses your programs are designed to serve.

EI partners with utilities, Regional Energy Networks, Community Choice Aggregators, and program implementers to design and deliver equitable customer engagement and energy services.

Our work ranges from targeted outreach and customer acquisition to comprehensive Energy Coach and program implementation services. We have deep experience reaching micro and small businesses, particularly in underserved communities and among customers traditional energy programs have struggled to engage.

Depending on the program, our role can include outreach strategy and implementation, multilingual customer engagement, community partnerships, Energy Coaching, resource navigation, site assessments, enrollment and incentive support, contractor coordination, implementation support, and ongoing customer support.

For Municipalities and Public Agencies

Municipalities and public agencies can help local businesses reduce energy costs while also meeting local climate and decarbonization goals.

EI helps agencies design and deliver business energy services that reach and work for their local communities energy services that reach and work for their local communities. This can include resource navigation, multilingual outreach, technical assistance, Green Business integration, and connections to utility, regional, state, and federal programs.

Whether your agency is developing a new offering or trying to increase participation in existing resources, our team can help develop an approach that works for your local business community.

For Businesses

We start by listening to what a business is trying to accomplish, then help identify practical opportunities to reduce energy costs, improve efficiency, and transition to cleaner sources of energy.

Drawing on our energy program experience and our connection to the California Green Business Network, we help businesses understand their energy use and environmental impact, identify opportunities for improvement, and navigate available incentives, financing, clean energy options, and other resources.

Our energy consultants can help businesses research available opportunities, provide technical assistance, connect with qualified contractors, and coordinate energy improvements without adding more work to already busy internal teams.

For businesses with broader sustainability goals, we can also help identify opportunities related to clean energy procurement, greenhouse gas reduction, and Green Business practices.

Our job is to make energy programs and sustainability resources easier for businesses to understand, access, and put to work.