The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders. It undertakes research, educational programs, and policy advocacy, designs and implements energy-efficiency projects, promotes technology development and deployment, and builds public-private partnerships, in the U.S. and other countries.

For communities seeking financial help with greening public buildings, the California Energy Commission offers low-interest loans up to $3 million per project for incorporation of energy-saving components in planned buildings or retrofits to existing facilities. Free technical assistance is also available to cities and counties for energy efficiency planning for public facilities.

Flex Your Power offers a information about energy efficiency, climate change, and a database of energy conservation rebates, incentives and services searchable by California zip code.

Quick links to the City of Pasadena’s water & power green programs.

The Energy Group, housed in the Sustainability and Compliance Division of the Environmental Services Department, is working to help the City reduce energy usage in city departments and the community.

The plan is for this 44-unit single-resident occupancy housing project to be 100% energy self-sufficient using a mix of green building and energy efficiency techniques and solar photovoltaic generation. Visit the website to learn more.

Learn about Southern California Edison’s energy efficiency programs for local agencies.

Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance is a joint powers agency composed of public agencies working in collaboration to approach the availability, reliability, conservation and innovative use of energy resources in the Ventura County region.