Energy Watch Partnerships

The Benefit of Local Partnerships

Government-Owned-and-Operated Facilities
PG&E’s Energy Watch Partnerships create a close-working relationship with local governments to help them develop and implement energy management plans so that they can achieve objectives related to sustainability and climate change. PG&E provides incentives, tools and technical assistance that support and empower our partners in their efforts. Not only does Energy Watch help reduce costs, it also demonstrates to constituents and communities a strong commitment to energy efficiency.
Delivery Channel to the Community
Energy Watch Partnerships provide centralized access to PG&E’s wide array of energy efficiency programs serving single- and multi-family residents and small businesses. Most partnerships work directly with the community to provide energy analyses to residential and small business customers. Qualifying customers may also receive the installation of energy-efficient equipment.

In an effort to provide greater service to residential customers, PG&E’s Low Income Energy Efficiency (LIEE) and Energy Watch programs are developing a pilot program to provide energy efficiency equipment to moderate-income residents. The pilot program will be introduced with select Energy Watch Partnerships and expanded to additional partnerships over the coming year.

Partnerships also provide energy workshops and classes designed specifically for local residents and businesses. Through these free training opportunities, customers can learn new ways to reduce their energy bills and become more energy-efficient.
Community Leadership
By partnering with PG&E, organizations demonstrate their commitment to producing measurable results. Local agencies that lead by example can also motivate their communities to act. Additionally, many Energy Watch Partnerships strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase renewable energy usage and protect air quality, while creating jobs and a more sustainable community.

Services to Save Energy

Services typically offered through Energy Watch Partnerships include:

Energy efficiency audits, retrofits and retrocommissioning of existing municipal buildings
Energy efficiency design assistance for new municipal buildings
Specialized energy efficiency marketing and outreach to local communities
Installation of energy efficiency equipment for single- and multi-family residences and small businesses
Tools for greenhouse gas-reduction planning
Local energy efficiency seminars
Vendor and subcontractor training and education

By developing an infrastructure that is more closely linked to the future needs of customers and communities, the Energy Watch Partnerships will help cities, counties, agencies and PG&E to achieve more together than we could alone.

Existing Energy Watch Partnerships

View a list of partners and areas served

View a Map of counties served by these partnerships.

Partnership	Area Served
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) Energy Watch	Counties of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz; 18 cities of Central Coast region
East Bay Energy Watch	Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano
Fresno City and County Energy Watch	Fresno County
Kern County Energy Watch	Kern County
Madera Energy Watch	Madera County
Marin County Energy Watch	Marin County
Mendocino County Energy Watch	Mendocino County
Redwood Coast Energy Watch (RCEW)	Humboldt County
San Francisco Energy Watch	San Francisco County
San Joaquin County Energy Watch	San Joaquin County
San Luis Obispo Energy Watch	San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County Energy Watch	San Mateo County
Santa Barbara Energy Watch	Northern Santa Barbara County
Sierra Nevada Energy Watch	Counties of Lassen, Plumas, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada (Grass Valley, Nevada City), Placer (Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis, Rocklin, Roseville), El Dorado (Placerville), Amador (Amador City, Lone Pine, Jackson, Plymouth, Sutter Creek), Calaveras, Alpine and Tuolumne (Sonora)
Silicon Valley Energy Watch	Santa Clara County
Sonoma County Energy Watch	Sonoma County

Get Involved

Do you live or operate a business in a partnership community? Call us at 1-800-468-4743 (business customers) or 1-800-933-9555 (residential customers) to learn how the Energy Watch Partnership can work for you.