Programs
CharlestonWISE™
Learn how you can reduce your energy use, save money, and have a comfortable and healthy home. CharlestonWISE™ provides expert assistance to take the guesswork out of making your home or business more energy efficient.
With CharlestonWISE™ you'll get:
- Customized and unbiased energy-saving recommendations.
- Expert help in selecting a trained and certified contractor
. - Knowledgeable assistance with rebates, tax credits and financing.
By acting now, you can take advantage of up to $1000 in Energy Cash (above utility rebates) only available to CharlestonWISE customers.
CharlestonWISE™ Impact Project
The CharlestonWISE™ Impact Project is a community-wide initiative of the CharlestonWISE™ program. The CharlestonWISE™ Impact Project will provide valuable support for the growth and development of the CharlestonWISE™ program through data collection, community outreach, market analysis and workforce development.
The CharlestonWISE™ Impact Project has now begun performing home energy assessments on homes throughout the City of Charleston. These assessments will provide much needed information on how our homes use energy and how we can better help all Charleston residents reduce their energy use and have healthy, comfortable, energy efficient homes.
The CharlestonWISE™ Impact Project is a partnership program between the City of Charleston and The Sustainability Institute, and funded through a grant from the Sustainable Cities Institute.
Energy Conservation Corps
The Energy Conservation Corps has a dual mission of 'green' workforce training and providing home weatherization repairs and upgrades to low-income households throughout Charleston County. The Energy Conservation Corps will train members in 'green' building and advanced weatherization techniques, helping to build a local green labor force. Corps members will apply their skills to weatherize and improve the energy efficiency of low-income households, helping families to reduce the economic burden of high energy bills and instead live in healthy, efficient and comfortable homes.
The Energy Conservation Corps is a partner program between The Sustainability Institute and Americorps, funded through grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the Cities of Charleston and North Charleston.
Pathways to a Green Economy (P2GE)
P2GE recruits, trains and offers job placement services for weatherization specialists. We pride ourselves in helping spearhead the emerging 'green' economy in historic Charleston, SC. Our specialists are both NCEER and BPI certified, and strive to deliver the latest techniques in weatherization home modifications.
P2GE is a partnership between The Sustainability Institute, Trident Technical College, and Trident One Stop. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of labor as program to help workers in disadvantaged communities gain access to the good, safe and prosperous jobs of the 21st century 'green economy'.
Our goal is to retool the South Carolina construction industry to accommodate for a growing 'green' economy. Within two years, P2GE will recruit 250 individuals into the program, train 200, and 160 members of these classes will be placed into jobs.