Required participating contractor onboarding training
Complete training to become TECH-enrolled
Format
- On demand
Training providers
- Energy Solutions
- Frontier Energy
Courses
- TECH Clean California & Iris
- TECH Clean California – Single Family Heat Pump HVAC
- TECH Clean California – Heat Pump Water Heater
- HEEHRA Rebates - Single Family Heat Pump HVAC
- HEEHRA Rebates - Multifamily – Coming Soon!
Overview
These courses provide a foundational overview of TECH Clean California, information about the incentive submittal process, and participation in TECH Clean California partner programs including HEEHRA rebates and Central Coast Community Energy’s “Electrify Your Home”.
Complete the minimum required courses based on which program you are pursuing enrollment. The target audience and description for each course is listed below.
Required for ALL TECH Clean California enrolled Contractors:
TECH Clean California & Iris - The first portion of this course provides a general overview of the TECH Clean California initiative. The second half provides a walkthrough on how to navigate the application portal, Iris.
Required for TECH Clean California Contractors installing Heat Pump HVAC:
TECH Clean California - Single Family Heat Pump HVAC
This course provides an overview of the requirements for the TECH Clean California single family heat pump HVAC incentives. Furthermore, it includes information about the PNNL Quality Installation tool that must be used to collect nameplate photos when HERS testing is not required.
Single Family HEEHRA Rebates Status and Installation Deadline
Single family HEEHRA rebates are currently fully reserved statewide. No new income verification applications or rebate reservations (preapprovals) are being accepted at this time. For more information on recent HEEHRA budget updates, please see here (Northern region notice), here (Southern region notice), and here (Central region notice).
All HEEHRA single family rebate reservations approved on or prior to June 30, 2025, will be required to complete the heat pump installation and submit a claim in Iris with required documentation within 120 days from reservation approval or by the end of day September 30, 2025, whichever is earlier. We encourage early submittals.
Required for TECH Clean California Contractors installing Heat Pump Water Heaters:
TECH Clean California - Single Family Heat Pump Water Heaters
This course provides an overview of the requirements for the TECH Clean California single family heat pump water heater incentives, including demand response, time-of-use, and water heater rewards enrollment requirements.
Need assistance?
If you have questions regarding course registration, learning plans, courses, or multifamily training, contact AEATraining@aea.us.org.
For questions regarding general TECH training offerings contact TECH.contractor@energy-solution.com.
HEEHRA is an Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-funded program that is managed by the California Energy Commission. The CEC is distributing the first phase of HEEHRA funds through TECH Clean California.