Energy Fitness Program

In 2004 Richard Heath & Associates, Inc. received an additional $2 million grant from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to continue the Energy Fitness Program through the end of December 2005. This program also included performing A/C tune ups on 100 units as part of a pilot program to see if the tune up would be cost effective.

Richard Heath & Associates applied for the grant from the CPUC to continue assisting businesses with their energy needs in 2004-2005. Due to the success of the 2002-2004 Energy Fitness Program, the CPUC agreed to fund the program for two more years meaning that 1400 more businesses could receive these energy saving services.

While the territory and the type of businesses will remain the same (PG&E customers whose electrical demand is less than 100 kw in the Northern Sacramento Valley and foothills) the Energy Fitness Program will focus its business enrollment efforts in the Northern Sacramento Valley area. All services are provided at no cost to the business.

In 2002 Richard Heath & Associates, Inc. was awarded a $2 million dollar grant to run a pilot program to provide free lighting retrofits, compact fluorescent lights, vending misers, occupancy sensors, and energy audits on 1000 small and very small businesses in towns north of Sacramento. This was a direct install program with no utility rebates.

The Energy Fitness Program is funded through the "public benefits charges" placed on utility bills by the CPUC. The initial Energy Fitness Program was funded to run through the end of December 2003 but actually ran through to March 2004 and provided energy services to 1,170 small and very small businesses in the northern Sacramento Valley. All lighting retrofit work performed is completely free of charge to the business receiving the program and there is a one year warranty on all lamps and ballasts installed.