Help Us Congratulate This Year’s Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards Winners! 

The California Energy Commission will be recognizing these unsung leaders helping to advance California’s clean energy goals at a December 7 ceremony. 

The awards, which are in its fourth year, honor those making exceptional contributions to help California achieve a 100 percent clean energy future for all.

The 2023 Award Recipients are:


Lifetime Achievement

• Cliff Rechtschaffen, Member, California Air Resources Board, Oakland, CA

Youth Game-Changer

• Ava Acevedo, Student and Activist, Stanford University, Lodi, CA 

Tribal Champion Award

• Linnea Jackson, General Manager, Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hoopa, CA

Clean Energy Champion

• Keith Fisher, Teacher, Calexico High School, Calexico, CA
• Reverend Frank Jackson, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Village Solutions Foundation and Chairman Council of Presidents, New Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Inglewood and Irvine, CA
• David Kaneda, Principal and Thought Leader, IDeAs Consulting, San Jose, CA  

Learn more about Clean Energy Hall of Fame Awards

Contact the Office of Commissioner Noemí Gallardo HallOfFame@energy.ca.gov or (916) 891-8190 for any questions. 

As electric buses become more common in California, the need for skilled technicians who can maintain and repair these vehicles is also increasing.

This spring, community college faculty have been busy refining ATL’s electric school bus curriculum so they can bring it to school district technicians across the state.

Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and Electric Vehicle Charging Systems is the newest course developed by the ATL project team. This past month, 37 instructors from 18 community colleges attended an intensive faculty training session to provide feedback to the team. This is a critical part of the curriculum development process, as even slight adjustments to the course content can have a positive impact on how the course is received by future participants. Read More →

Vacaville Unified School District Technicians at High Voltage Familiarization Training

The ATL project team is making significant strides towards developing additional electric school bus courses and training electric school bus technicians across California.

The team is working to create comprehensive training courses that cover all aspects of electric bus technology, from battery management to charging infrastructure. Read More →

Free Training!

Monday, March 27, 2023

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkd-6tqTwqHdZUnBFU-GPDLeuDn9pOI-M5

Did you know free training is available for electric school bus fleet technicians and bus operators?

ATL, in partnership with the California Energy Commission, has developed series of training courses especially for electric school bus technicians and operators.

In-person and online modalities at NO COST!

Training Courses include:

• High Voltage Familiarization

• Heavy Duty Electrical 1 – Electrical principles, circuits & testing

• Heavy Duty Electrical 2 – Batteries, electronic control systems &

sensor technology

• Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and Electric Vehicle Charging Systems

• CAN Bus System (In development)

• Bus Operator Familiarization (In development)

Attend this informational webinar to learn how your district can participate!

On the heels of its $72 million electric school bus rollout, the California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded Cerritos College $1 million to train the technicians and mechanics tasked with maintaining their new buses.

To ensure these workers have the necessary skills, the Cerritos project team has been developing curriculum around high voltage familiarization, heavy duty electrical and electrical for transit.

While the in-person courses were being developed, ATL offered foundational electrical training through a robust online platform. This unique training delivered short 5-minute learning sessions each day, adapting its content to fit each user’s knowledge level. Topics covered included multimeter fundamentals, battery service and testing, vehicle electrification safety for technicians, and more. Read More →

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