The Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. (AEA) works to improve energy efficiency in new and existing buildings, with a particular focus on affordable housing and low-income communities. Its work combines technical services, education, training, program design and implementation, and construction management. AEA says it has provided training and energy-efficiency program services in New York since the early 1990s, and opened a West Coast office in 2010. 2
AEA’s main office is in the Bronx, New York, with a second office in Emeryville, California. Its work spans New York and California, including energy-efficiency services for multifamily buildings and affordable housing. The organisation’s executive director is Peter Hoyle; its listed senior leadership includes Andy Brooks, managing director of AEA West, and several directors overseeing programs, training and technical services. 21
Among its current initiatives, the Bronx and Brooklyn Energy Hub connects residents and building owners with energy-bill support, efficiency upgrades, incentives, financing, appliances and clean-energy job opportunities. 5 In California, the Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancements program offers multifamily rebates and no-cost consulting for energy savings and electrification. 4 AEA also delivers workforce training and participates in New York energy programs, including NYSERDA-supported initiatives. 4
AEA describes its work as serving the building-performance and weatherization fields, and its LinkedIn profile identifies it as a nonprofit provider of energy services, government and utility program implementation, and professional training. 3 The available sources do not state a precise founding year; the organisation says its New York work began in the early 1990s. 2