Roughly 1,900 trade ally contractors and 145 allied professionals help thousands of Oregon families and businesses save energy and money and reduce their impact on the environment. With the customer referrals, training, resources and cash incentives we provide, joining Energy Trust’s Trade Ally Network is good for your business and your customers.
We’re committed to supporting the contractors, retailers, distributors, manufacturers and others who help make Energy Trust successful. Trade ally membership is free and the benefits are outstanding. Joining our network is good for your business and your customers. Some benefits include:
- Business leads. When customers call us and need a contractor, we refer them to local trade allies.
- Cash incentives. We give cash back (or discounts) to you or your customers for completing energy-efficiency or renewable energy projects, including seasonal promotions and discounts.
- Specialized training. We offer classes to improve your understanding of emerging technologies and techniques to increase your equipment and service sales.
- Technical assistance. Enjoy onsite assistance and access to energy experts. We also provide free energy-use analyses that evaluate your customers’ current energy use and identify ways to improve efficiency (subject to program specifications and requirements).
- Promotional materials and publicity. Market your business with Energy Trust materials. Benefit from being listed on Energy Trust’s website and from being featured in case studies, news releases and more.
- Business development funds. Energy Trust provides funds to offset a portion of your qualified marketing and training costs.
- Industry connections. Join our network and you become part of an extensive group of distributors, contractors and manufacturers with the latest innovations from the field.
- Tax credit assistance. We provide you and your customers with information about applying for applicable energy tax credits.
- A voice in shaping our direction. Share feedback, network with other energy professionals, make requests and get the assistance you need from us by attending our annual forums.
Become a trade ally
A step-by-step process for contractors interested in becoming a trade ally
Questions? Contact us at 1.866.368.7878.
Trade Ally Forums are an annual gathering of Energy Trust trade allies during which we build community, support professional growth and honor the vital contributions of trade allies in promoting energy efficiency and sustainability.
Trade allies must use the trade ally logos as seen here.
Two versions of the logo are available:
Use the black version in most situations. The white version should be used when placing the logo on a colored background.
- EPS format (high resolution, transparent background, use for printed materials)
- TIFF format (high resolution, use for printed materials)
- JPEG format (lower resolution, use for web and Microsoft Office documents)
- GIF format (lower resolution, use for web)
- PNG format (lower resolution, transparent background, use for Microsoft Office documents)
Zip file download instructions:
- Click the link above to your preferred selection.
- Download file to your computer.
- Open file. Winzip will automatically open.
- Select “extract.” Tell Winzip where you want to save the file and press the “Extract” button.
- Locate the file where you saved it and open in an appropriate software.
Energy Trust offers direct deposit by ACH to our Trade Allies and the process to enroll is simple and secure. Instructions on how to enroll and some other helpful information is included below:
How to enroll for direct deposit by ACH:
- Fill out and electronically sign Energy Trust’s direct deposit by ACH agreement.
- Provide an image of a blank check as instructed on the form. If you do not have a check, submit a document from your bank that includes both your financial institution’s routing number and your bank account number. This will ensure that the right account information is captured.
- Upon completion, you will receive a copy of the form and a copy will be sent to our accounts payable team. Energy Trust’s accounts payable team will perform a standard verification process with our bank to ensure the account is active and valid which takes around 5 business days.
- Once your account has been verified, you will be enrolled in electronic payment. You may receive 1 to 2 check payments after enrollment due to our incentive processing cycle.
How will I reconcile direct deposit by ACH incentive payments to my accounting records?
- Once a payment has been initiated you will receive an email copy of the payment remittance, which lists the incentive transactions and total amount to be paid on the scheduled date. The payment advice is just like the top portion of the check you receive currently. Instead of a check number, direct deposit by ACH payments have a unique ID beginning with the letters “EFT”, followed by a string of numbers.
- If needed, Energy Trust can provide a report with a breakdown of the individual projects that are included in your payment for a given week. Submit a request to info@energytrust.org to obtain a copy of the report and include the unique payment ID. This will assist our team in looking up the payment.
We appreciate your continued work to assist customers and your participation with Energy Trust. Feel free to send any questions to accountspayable@energytrust.org.
