City of Santa Rosa Climate Action Subcommittee
Bay Area Regional Energy Network Overview
Anna Oliva, SCTCA BayREN Program Specialist & Local Government Liaison November 5, 2025
About the Bay Area Regional
Energy Network (BayREN)
2 BayREN is a coalition of the Bay Area’s nine counties partnering to promote energy, water and greenhouse gas reduction for residents, small businesses and local governments.
Promote healthy, resilient, and energy efficient buildings for residents and businesses Build capacity for local governments to increase their impact Reduce carbon emissions by catalyzing regional activities Priorities
BayREN in Sonoma County
Sonoma County Transportation
and Climate Authorities
• Serves as County Representative
• BayREN Local Government Liaison
Key Partner
• County of Sonoma Energy and Sustainability
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2025 Program Offerings
Local Gov
Training, policy guidance
and building upgrade
services to meet climate
targets and reduce long-
term operational facility
costs.
• Codes & Standards
• Integrated Energy
Services
• Targeted Decarbonization
Services
NEW!Updated!
Free or low-cost help for
small and medium
businesses to lower
emissions, cut costs and
improve comfort.
• BayREN Business
• Bay Area Refrigerant
Replacement
Commercial
Support for homeowners,
renters and multifamily
properties with
personalized
recommendations for
energy upgrades, funding
and technical assistance.
• EASE Home
• Bay Area Multifamily
Enhancements Program
• Home Energy Score
• Green House Calls
Residential
What does BayREN look like in your
community?
Workshops Community Events Trainings 5
Multifamily Workshop Induction Cooking Expo Contractor Forum Outreach and Education
6 In-person workshops, events and webinar series topics:
• Your Energy Efficient and Resilient Home
• Converting to Electricity at Home
• Healthy Homes – Why Indoor Air Quality Matters
• Assessing Your Home
• Understanding Residential Heat Pumps
• Heat Pumps for Domestic Water Heating
• Heat Pumps for Residential Heating and Cooling
• Electrification 101: Creating a Plan
• Electrical Panel Optimization
• Pre-electrification Considerations
• Solar, Storage, and Electrification – A Perfect Match • Saving Energy at Home
• Induction Cooking Expo
• Funding Your Improvements – Incentives and Financing
Educational materials provided in both English and Spanish Website Portal
Webinar Series
Training
Support
Contractor Outreach
Workshops
and Events
Better Buildings
Solar and Storage
Consultations
Video Library
Resources
How does BayREN help support local
government equity goals?
7 Multifamily
Engagement
& Building
Upgrades
Filling Gaps in the Energy Efficiency Program Space
Focused
Community
Engagement
and
Education
Supporting
Hard-to-
Reach
Businesses
Providing
resources for
renters and
moderate-
income
households
Support for Local Climate Action
8 Jurisdiction Specific Data
• Program metrics
• Community Engagement
Supporting Climate Action
• Alignment with CAPs and
guiding climate documents
• Identifying opportunities
and partnerships with
jurisdictions and
community groups
• Outreach and Education
Extension of Local
Government Capacity
• Municipal
decarbonization and
code resources
9 City of Santa Rosa BayREN Program
Data Summary to-date
More program data will
be available soon!
Efficiency and Sustainable Energy
(EASE) Home Program
10 Who Qualifies?
• Single family tenant or homeowner
• Moderate income - 120% AMI (up to
$116,250 for a single-person
household or $132,900 for two people
in Sonoma County.)
• PG&E/SCP customer
Program Offerings
• Free site visit and customized energy
recommendations
• Low-cost energy upgrades, such as
insulation, duct sealing or
replacement, air sealing, and more
• Direct install by qualified program
contractors
Program Overview
11 Most common measure type
• Attic insultation
• Whole home weather
stripping
• Hot water pipe insulation
• Whole home air sealing
12 City of Santa Rosa
EASE data Since the program’s late
July start
Site visits scheduled 77
Site visits completed 58
Projects signed to PA 40
Installations in progress 29
Completed projects to
date
8 Bay Area Multifamily Building
Enhancements Program (BAMBE)
The program seeks to remove obstacles for improving
multifamily buildings, promoting energy savings, and
enhancing resident well-being.
Services:
• The program provides no-cost technical assistance and rebates ranging from $500 to over $6,000 per unit.
• Technical assistance includes personalized guidance
and referrals to contractors and incentive programs.
• To qualify for rebates, properties must install at least 2 upgrades reducing energy usage by 10% or more.
Audience: Multifamily property owners and managers
13 Santa Rosa
Projects
Completed
Projects: 14
Completed
Units: 883
Projects in TA:
4 Program will reopen in 2026
BAMBE – Multifamily Program
Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancement
NEW! Opportunity to do tenant education!
14 Leverage partnerships with PEP
Housing, Burbank and other
community partners
Workshops:
Saving Energy at Home:
Resources and Programs for Tenants and
Home Owners (Spanish workshop)
• Tenant and property owner education
West County Services Center workshop
Climate Careers
In Partnership with Rising Sun
15 Through an existing partnership with
Rising Sun Center for Opportunity,
BayREN has already supported youth
with training and employment
opportunities since 2019.
Current Sonoma offerings:
• Energy Efficiency Kits
• Virtual Green House calls
2026 Sonoma offerings:
In-person green house calls
Satellite office in Santa Rosa
Commercial Programs
Partner with Chambers, EDs, Aggregators & Business Associations 16 BayREN Business
Pay-for-performance energy efficiency
program for small-medium businesses
Services:
• Free energy
efficiency
assessments
• Financial incentives
• Expert technical
support
BayREN Refrigerant
Replacement Program (BRRR)
Primary Audience:
Small food and floral businesses
Program Goals:
Shift to low Global
Warming Potential
(GWP) refrigerants
and reduce GHG
emissions
Codes and Standards
The program supports local governments with
developing, adopting, and implementing energy
policies, including reach codes and the California
Energy Code.
Services :
• Open energy policy calls: offering assistance to develop and adopt local energy policies and building codes
• Providing training and resources for implementation and enforcement of the California Energy Code and local reach codes; Existing Building Study; Permit Guides
• Supplying no-cost technical assistance to help municipal buildings
• Organizing quarterly Bay Area Regional Forums on a variety of energy and emission reduction topics
Audience: Local government staff
17 November 19th 2025 Forum
California’s Evolving Energy
Polic Landscape: Local
Government Options
(Virtual)
Public Sector Programs
Supporting local government staff
Integrated Energy Services
• Energy Concierge
• Energy Roadmapping
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Targeted Decarbonization Services
• Decarbonization Education &
Financing
• Decarbonization Showcase
PG&E Local
Government
Partnership
• Energy Benchmarking
• Energy Efficiency
Roadmapping
• Energy Concierge
Service
• Consultation and TA
In Sonoma County, BayREN public programs complement the existing PG&E LGP Programs so that the County can offer a full suite of services.
Decarbonization Education
Purpose: Provide trainings for local government
staff to familiarize them with decarbonization
equipment and financing strategies
• Trainings for facilities staff: Heat Pump HVAC
Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Heat
Pump Water Heater O&M
• Trainings for finance staff: Public Sector
Energy Financing 101 and 201 – coming
November 14th 2025
Website: bayren.org/decarbonization-education-and-
financing
Decarbonization Showcase
Purpose: Pilot building decarbonization improvements in a small selection of public buildings to demonstrate practical solutions for reducing or eliminating emissions & develop detailed case studies to support replication by other local governments
BayREN provides the following no-cost services:
• Technical expertise and engineering support
• Project management support
• Access to BayREN gap funding
• Identification of additional funding and financing opportunities • Development of a detailed case study and marketing material Website: bayren.org/decarb-showcase
Cohort 2 applications launching early 2026!
• Seeking Projects That:
• Advance building decarbonization in a range of building types • Are located in and/or serve an Equity Priority Community • Can be reasonably implemented within the next 1-3 years • Deliver public benefits (cost savings, health, resilience, equity) • Can be replicated or scaled
• Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
• PG&E customers currently receiving electricity and/or gas distribution service • Existing public buildings owned by local governments or special districts that do not have any known physical, ownership, or operational barriers that would limit the implementation of recommended building decarbonization upgrades
• Commitment to fully decarbonizing the building & sharing data and lessons learned • Internal and/or external funding or financing already identified to cover a portion of estimated project costs
Anna Oliva
BayREN Local Government Liaison
Sonoma County Transportation and Climate
Authorities (SCTCA)
[email protected]
main 707.565.5373
direct 707.565.5378
.5378
22 Thank You!