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Certifications and Associations
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Certifications | North American Technician Excellence (NATE) North American Technician Excellence (NATE) was founded in 1997 and is the nation’s largest non-profit certification organization for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technicians. NATE is the only technician certification organization governed, owned, operated, developed and supported by the HVACR industry. | | |  | NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) is a national certification organization for professional installers in the field of renewable energy. Their installer certifications have been developed in accordance with the certification's fields best guidelines, and serve to show the installer's professional commitment to upholding the best practices in the field of renewable energy. | | |
Associations  | EcoBrokers SRE is proud to be an affiliate of EcoBroker, the premier provider of green designation training for real estate professionals. Founded in 2002, the company has built a solid foundation of environmental education and outreach helping consumers and communities take advantage of energy efficiency and environmentally sensitive design in real estate properties. | | |  | CPS Energy Standard Renewable Energy is a participating contractor with CPS Energy's Solar Initiative Program. CPS Energy is the nation’s largest municipally owned energy company providing both natural gas and electric service. Their renewable energy capacity, which includes wind as well as endeavors in solar power projects and landfill-generated methane gas, is equal to 11 percent of their customers’ peak electrical demand. This puts them well on their way to meeting the renewable energy goal of 20 percent of peak demand by the year 2020. | | |  | Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES) The Texas Solar Energy Society is dedicated to educating the public about the use of solar and other renewable energy technologies. Our membership includes educators, engineers, researchers, students, bankers, electrical contractors, architects, builders, building inspectors, home owners and solar enthusiasts. | | |  | Efficiency First Efficiency First is a nonprofit trade association that unites Home Performance contractors, residential energy consultants, building product manufacturers and other key members of America's growing green-collar workforce in the escalating fight against global warming. Efficiency First was founded in 2009 to represent its members in public policy discussions at the state and national levels, to promote the benefits of Home Performance retrofitting, and to help our industry grow to meet unprecedented demand for quality home retrofitting services. |
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