{"id":73321,"date":"2025-11-03T09:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=73321"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:52:10","slug":"marin-residents-gain-pathways-to-clean-energy-careers-through-mce-and-the-lime-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/marin-residents-gain-pathways-to-clean-energy-careers-through-mce-and-the-lime-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ang mga Marin Residents ay Nagkakaroon ng Pathways to Clean Energy Careers Through MCE and The LIME Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73321\" class=\"elementor elementor-73321\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfddbfe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfddbfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Above: The LIME Foundation&#8217;s NextGen Trades Academy Fall 2025 Cohort meets at MCE&#8217;s San Rafael Office for their first class on Nov. 1, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b4cdf elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b4cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Above: The LIME Foundation&#8217;s NextGen Trades Academy Fall 2025 Cohort meets at MCE&#8217;s San Rafael Office for their first class on Nov. 1, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca317a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ca317a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>New paid training in San Rafael helps locals build skills in green trades<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0874d62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0874d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0c33e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f0c33e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff399a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ff399a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87933f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87933f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><u><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/u><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/>November 3, 2025<\/p><p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><u><strong>Press Contacts:<\/strong><\/u><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" \/>Jackie Nu\u00f1ez | Senior Communications Manager<br \/>(925) 695-2124 | <a href=\"mailto:communications@mceCleanEnergy.org\">communications@mceCleanEnergy.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3216f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed3216f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelimefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LIME-Foundation-logo-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-73405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LIME-Foundation-logo-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LIME-Foundation-logo-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LIME-Foundation-logo-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350a6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350a6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SAN RAFAEL and CONCORD, Calif. <\/strong>\u2014 <strong>Marin County residents are now gaining hands-on experience in green construction<\/strong>, electrification, and energy efficiency through <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/\">MCE<\/a>\u2019s workforce development partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelimefoundation.org\/nextgen-trades-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The LIME Foundation\u2019s NextGen Trades Academy<\/a>. The paid training, launched last week in San Rafael, is funded by a $380,000 Climate Justice Grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marincf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin Community Foundation<\/a>, which has already helped more than 80 local jobseekers gain skills and access good-paying clean-energy careers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c98f84 premium-equal-height-yes e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26c98f84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b883575 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b883575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b86c569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b86c569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"quote-img\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dawn-72dpi-full-frame-e1732233500383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58742\" alt=\"MCE - Dawn Weisz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dawn-72dpi-full-frame-e1732233500383.jpg 277w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dawn-72dpi-full-frame-e1732233500383-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dawn-72dpi-full-frame-e1732233500383-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119dfb00 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"119dfb00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bbf498 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"31bbf498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cClean energy careers should be within reach for everyone in the communities we serve. The NextGen Trades Academy gives our local youth the chance to gain skills to build bright futures while strengthening our local economy. Training new green trade workers helps fast track California\u2019s clean energy transition.\" \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Dawn Weisz, CEO, MCE<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce6995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ce6995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through paid, in-person instruction, participants gain certifications and job placement support to advance green careers.<strong> Most graduates secure employment within 90 days, earning starting wages of up to $50 per hour.<\/strong> The program\u2019s success builds on MCE\u2019s broader investment in a just energy transition with more than 7,000 clean energy jobs and 600 trained Bay Area workers since 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb240ad premium-equal-height-yes e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb240ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Letitia-Hanke-headshot-website-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4274a06 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4274a06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-blockquote .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ff2cd elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"71ff2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe NextGen Trades Academy is free, helping folks avoid student debt while gaining in-demand skills. Our students achieve financial independence faster, making construction a valuable alternative to college, which is out of reach for many. MCE\u2019s partnership allows us to expand workforce opportunities across the Bay Area and empower the next generation of leaders in the clean energy workforce.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Letitia Hanke, CEO, The LIME Foundation<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac0d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac0d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MCE\u2019s collaboration with The LIME Foundation, SEI, and AEA underscores the power of community-based partnerships to drive both climate and economic progress. Together, these organizations help local youth turn training into tangible impact \u2014 <strong>building cleaner homes, stronger communities, and a more inclusive workforce.<\/strong><\/p><p>Graduates of the NextGen Trades Academy are now putting their new skills to work, helping electrify homes, modernize infrastructure, and create climate-ready communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c5aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2c5aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>About MCE:<\/strong> MCE is a not-for-profit public agency and the preferred electricity provider for more than 600,000 customer accounts and 1.8 million residents and businesses across Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, and Solano counties. Setting the standard for clean energy in California since 2010, MCE leads with 60-100% renewable power at stable rates, serving a 1400 MW peak load, significantly reducing greenhouse emissions, and reinvesting millions in local programs. For more information about MCE, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\">mcecleanenergy.org<\/a>, or follow us on your preferred social platform @mceCleanEnergy.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>About The LIME Foundation:<\/strong> The LIME Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Sonoma County that supports at-risk and underserved youth through vocational training, mentorship, and career opportunities. Since 2015, its NextGen Trades Academy has trained over 600 students for sustainable careers in construction and clean technology. 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