San Diego Community Power and partners report strong demand for Regional Energy Academy

San Diego Community Power and partner organizations presented an update on the San Diego Regional Energy Academy to the Community Power board, reporting three cohorts and growing demand for its multi‑day, in‑person training for community leaders.

The program, created in partnership with the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative and the Energy Policy Initiative Center at the University of San Diego, has run three cohorts with roughly 90 graduates and, staff said, “a 100% of the participants would recommend the Energy Academy to a colleague.” Darby Barry, director of the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, told the board the program aims to “elevate the energy IQ of San Diego’s region’s diverse community leaders” by combining classroom instruction with field…