APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Join us, in person, Tuesdays
9/30 through 11/4, 3 PM to 6:30 PM Concord, CA
Limited seats available – Apply early to reserve your spot!
aBOUT THE E-CONTRACTOR ACADEMY
E-Contractor Academy is a FREE weekly workshop series building technical, financial and operational capacity with diverse, small and local construction businesses to successfully do business in climate-critical decarbonization fields such as building electrification, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Participants receive training and business support and connect to project opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Who Should Attend?
Highly encouraged to apply:
- Licensed contractors in or seeking to expand into electrical, plumbing, and HVAC trades
- MWVDBEs (certification not required)
- Annual business revenue $25K – $3M
- Owners seeking to grow their residential electrification business!
Program Benefits
In addition to enhanced technical and business skills, access to capital and project opportunities, and key connections, eligible participants receive scholarships to professional business services.
NO-COST POST-ACADEMY BUSINESS SERVICES
Such as:
- Certification
- Marketing
- Estimating
- Accounting and more…
*To be eligible for these services, participants must attend all sessions and submit any required documentation.
ACADEMY OVERVIEW
Learn about marketing and planning electrification services, heat pump installation, panel optimization, applying rebates and incentives, becoming a union shop, and much more!
Fully in-person classes
- Hard to learn from a screen? Take more in, face-to-face
- Feel free and comfortable to ask questions
- Check out tools and equipment up close
- Talk shop with other builders and meet potential partners
- Help shape the industry by sharing your experience
Clean energy construction industry leaders, trainers and subject matter experts
Brush up on the latest information
Get your business name front and center
Connect with project initiators
Inclusion in Emerald Cities’ 1000+ strong national small diverse contractor network
Since 2013
The leading network for small diverse contractors in clean energy across the greater Bay Area
Get connections to project opportunities, resources, events and trainings
One-on-one support long after academy graduation
PARTNERS
This Fall 2025 Bay Area E-Contractor Academy is made possible through the generous support of PG&E and MCE.
ACADEMY LOCATION
MCE
2300 Clayton Rd Suite 1500
Concord, CA 94520
Free Light Meal Provided
Free Parking On Site
ACADEMY QUESTIONS
TTriss Williams Renard
Economic Inclusion Manager, NorCal
202-449-9780
admin@emeraldcities.org
www.emeraldcities.org