Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program

Transforming Southeast Bakersfield

In partnership, CAPK, GRID Alternatives, and Kern Community College District will provide the following services:

Weatherization Services: CAPK will improve energy efficiency in low-income homes, making them more comfortable and reducing energy bills.

Workforce Training: KCCD's 21st Century Energy will train and certify individuals in solar installations, creating new job opportunities and promoting clean energy.

Solar Installations: GRID Alternatives will provide solar installations for low-income households, helping to lower energy costs and support renewable energy.

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Services are available to homes inside of the red boundary lines. Type your address into the search bar to find out if you qualify for these services.

Transformative Climate Communities Survey

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Please complete and submit this intake survey so our team can reach out and connect you to these services.

Southeast Bakersfield is among the most disadvantaged communities in the City of Bakersfield and the State of California per CalEnviroScreen 4.0. Historically, Southeast Bakersfield is an area that has been impacted by disinvestment, annexation challenges, and inequitable investments.

To address local challenges, the City of Bakersfield applied for the Transforming Climate Communities Round 5 grant through the Strategic Growth Council.

The primary focus in Round 5 is to provide this community with the opportunity to transform a historically underserved area and rewrite the narrative of this region which residents can feel proud of.

Transformative Climate Communities Round 5 Application Synopsis

The Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program funds community-led development and infrastructure projects that achieve major environmental, health and economic benefits in California’s most disadvantaged communities. TCC empowers the communities most impacted by pollution to choose their own goals, strategies and projects to enact transformational change. This year, community residents, the City of Bakersfield, and local partners came together to develop the Southeast Strong TCC application.

Through this dedication of community-led collaboration, Southeast Strong was one of the four applicants awarded by the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) of $22.1 million in grant funds to transform Southeast Bakersfield.

Transformative Climate Communities Round 5 Application Synopsis

  1. Bakersfield Senior Center Mixed-Use Project – Location: 530 4th St. Bakersfield, CA 93304
  2. Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program
  3. Revitalizing Neighborhoods Program
  4. MLK CommUNITY Garden Intiaitive – 508 Dr. MLK Blvd
  5. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Corridor Improvements Project limits: California Avenue to Hwy-58 on/off ramps

Information on project 2 is available on this page. Information on projects 1, 3-5 is available on https://www.bakersfieldtcc.us/

HELPING BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITIES

The TCC is dedicated to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the resilience of communities in Bakersfield. We provide funding for initiatives addressing transportation, energy, housing, and various other climate-related challenges.

TCC Partners