Free Home Electrification Training for Contractors and Technicians

Go Electric Truckee Tahoe is hosting a free, hands-on technical training on Tuesday, May 19 for contractors and trades professionals wanting to grow their skills and service offerings by learning to plan, install, and maintain heat pump HVAC systems for homes and multi-use buildings.

This full-day training will begin at the Truckee Tahoe Airport, followed by an afternoon visit to a home in the area for a live demonstration of home energy assessment techniques and further training about energy efficiency and electrification systems.
Topics to be covered in the training include:

– Navigating the home electrification from start to finish
– Accessing available rebates and other electrification incentive programs
– Building enclosure issues, specifically those that are unique to our mountain climate
– Building stock condition, style, and challenges
– Resilience and durability of electric homes
– Electrical panels and switching gadgets, batteries and generators, Heat Pumps for space heating and cooling, and other equipment types
– Installation examples
– Water vs. air as a distribution medium
– Heat pump water heaters