SVCE sponsored the annual SunCode hackathon at the Citizen Engagement Lab in Downtown Oakland. Out of the total twenty teams, four worked on SVCE’s challenge statement focused on retrofitting single-family homes to be all-electric. The grand prize went to Team Retrofit, which solved SVCE’s challenge with a user-friendly online survey. The program used photos and visual information to help customers identify what types of appliances they have, then provided solutions for energy and cost savings that promote electrification. Learn more at: http://svcleanenergy.org/news/suncode-hackathon-brings-creative-solutions-to-carbon-pollution/ 

SVCE sponsored Stanford Cleantech Challenge and posed a challenge for “hackers” to provide solutions to inform and influence customers to switch heating systems from natural gas to electricity, which can save money and reduce a home’s carbon footprint. The event’s grand prize went to the team “Home Team” for thier solution of providing a modern heat pump water heater, expanding heat pump water heater networks and helping customers use Internet of Things technology to optimize electricity use.