This license is registered with CHEERS, the California Energy Commission–approved residential energy registry. You can verify any ECC Rater credential through CHEERS directly, independent verification of the credential is the whole point of publishing the number.
What is an ECC Rater?
ECC stands for Energy Code Compliance. An ECC Rater is the California credential, issued through CHEERS, the state-approved registry, that authorizes a professional to both prepare Title 24 compliance documentation and perform the field-side verification of installed measures (duct leakage, refrigerant charge, insulation quality, ventilation) that the energy code requires on most projects. It's the successor to the older HERS Rater credential under California's current code framework.
For a deeper explainer of the credential, how it differs from a CEA (Certified Energy Analyst), and what it means for a project, see ECC Rater explained →
Scope of authority
An ECC Rater is authorized to:
- Prepare and sign the CF1R (Certificate of Compliance, Residential), the document attached to your permit submission.
- Register the CF1R with CHEERS, the state-approved registry that authenticates residential compliance documents.
- Perform field verification of installed energy measures, duct leakage testing, refrigerant charge verification, insulation quality assurance, and issue the CF3R Installation Certificate at close-out.
- Sign as the Responsible Person on wood-framed single-family homes up to two stories, and small (≤4-unit) two-story wood-framed multifamily buildings, per B&P Code §§ 5537 and 6737.1.
How we use the credential
Every Title 24 report we generate is reviewed by a certified ECC Rater before it leaves our system. That means the design decisions on your compliance report are field-aware, we don't specify equipment that's painful to install or measures that fail verification at close-out. This service covers the Title 24 documentation only; if your project also needs CF3R field verification at close-out, your AHJ or builder will book that with the ECC Rater of your choice through the CHEERS directory.
Independent verification
The license number above is published so prospects can verify it independently before paying for a Title 24 report. You can look up any ECC Rater credential at the CHEERS registry. If the number you see on this page doesn't match what CHEERS returns, let us know, that's a bug, not a feature.