A Skilled Workforce
Energy Smart Colorado’s success is built on the quality of its local workforce. Energy Smart Colorado (ESC) is actively providing training and resources to Energy Smart analysts and contractors to foster a resilient local energy efficiency economy.
Information for Current Contractors
Whether you are just starting out as a clean energy contractor, or if you have been working to serve Coloradan’s energy or home performance needs for many years, the resources on this page are intended to support your continued training and learning.
Training and Events Calendar
Calendar Key
Resources for Contractors
Energy Smart Colorado Financial Resources
Additional Tax Credit and Energy Savings Resources
- ReWiring America – Calculates home savings on electric appliance upgrades
- Colorado Energy Savings Navigator – Identifies available energy upgrade incentives and support for Colorado residents
- Green Upgrade Calculator – Helps assess the cost, environmental, and energy impacts of clean energy home and transportation upgrades
Additional Rebate Resources
Assessment Process Resources
Home Performance and Building Science Resources
General Technical Resources
- Slides and recordings from Love Electric’s webinars on heat pumps and heat pump water heater technology. Love Electric aims to accelerate the adoption of efficient electric technologies across Colorado, providing educational resources to homeowners, contractors, new home buyers, and builders/developers.
Building Performance Institute (BPI) Resources & Training Providers
Need help paying for training?
The Colorado Contractor Hub is accepting applicants for HVAC and Home Performance professionals. Once you’ve joined their Pro Network, you are eligible for a $1,500 training stipend to participate in training and support related to heat pump installation, customer engagement, and business development.
This opportunity is open to any contractor in the state of Colorado that works with heat pumps, efficient water heaters, electrical upgrades as well as full electrification, renewable energy installations, and whole home efficiency. The Colorado Contractor Hub was developed by Power Ahead Colorado, a program of the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
Workforce FAQs
Please visit Energy Smart Colorado’s Tax Credits & Incentive page, where you will find an overview of Colorado’s rebate and incentive programs.
Homeowners may find it helpful to navigate to Energy Smart Colorado’s Rebates for Your Home page, where there is additional information about the weatherization and electrification rebates that ESC, ESC Partners and utility companies are offering to qualified households.
Please visit the Colorado Energy Office’s Colorado Home Energy Rebate Program to learn more about the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program.
For reimbursement, ESC requests that interested contractors complete this reimbursement form prior to registering for any continuing education or training courses, or purchasing energy-testing equipment, as pre-approval is required to allocate reimbursement funds. Once pre-approval is provided, ESC may reimburse up to 1/3 of the training and certification costs upon submission of receipts and proof of course completion/certifications.
Based on the county or counties you work in, you will be associated with one or more of ESC’s partners. Navigate to your regional partner’s webpage to find the appropriate contact.
To learn more about workforce development and career pathways in clean energy, or to be connected with the appropriate training provider, please contact ESC’s Workforce Development Manager at Emma@EnergySmartColorado.org.