Nine high school students in Lindsay Unified School District are taking the lead on energy efficiency. As part of their CAPS internship, these students conducted walk audits across five campuses. Their work marks the first phase of an ASHRAE Level 1 Energy Audit and lays the foundation for a districtwide strategy to reduce energy use and emissions. Supported by the SoCal Climate Champions initiative, the program allows students to drive climate action while gaining real-world skills in environmental leadership.

Industry partnerships are essential to CAPS’ mission, and EMCOR Services Mesa Energy is helping make clean energy careers real for high school students. At Porterville Unified School District, CAPS interns first identified opportunities to reduce emissions through hands-on energy audits. With CAPS' support, the district secured funding to implement their recommendations, and EMCOR Services Mesa Energy stepped in to lead the upgrades.

Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) recently hosted Congressman David Valadao to thank him for his support of elective pay tax credits, to show him the district’s clean energy and infrastructure projects, and to advocate for continued support. Our latest case study highlights how PUSD collaborated with the business community, government, and nonprofits to secure over $25M in state and federal funding to support a range of sustainability efforts, including clean energy projects and green schoolyards.