How to Look Up a CHEERS Registration Number

You cannot search the CHEERS registry as a member of the public: every search it describes needs a sign-in, and the Energy Commission says it keeps no compliance documents for public access. The number is easier to find than that suggests, because it is printed on every page of the registered certificate.

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What the number identifies

Each registered document has its own unique number, so a project has one for the CF1R, one for each CF2R and one for each CF3R. The number encodes the document type, the revision level and the parent-child link between documents (Reference Appendix JA7.2). It appears on every page beside the date and time of signing, and only the current revision is valid (JA7.5).

Where to find it, in order

  • The footer of any page of a registered certificate.
  • The ECC-Rater’s report to the owner, which must list the registry link and the numbers of the documents that rater registered (Section 10-103.3(b)1Avi).
  • The copies the builder must leave in the building at final inspection (Section 10-103(b)1A).
  • The registry’s project status report, which lists each document with its number and date.
  • The consultant, builder or rater who registered it. The Energy Commission advises coordinating with them.

If none turns up, how to find a copy of your Title 24 report covers who to ask and what to do when no report exists.

What you can and cannot see

The registry is for authorized users who hold an account, and logins may not be shared (JA7.4.2). CHEERS describes building-department staff signing in and searching by address, homeowner name or permit number. Its public pages offer a lookup of ECC-Raters and rater companies, not of documents, and as of October 2026 they advertise no way to enter a number and receive a PDF. The Energy Commission is no fallback: its Energy Code Compliance Program page says it does not retain compliance documents for public access.

Checking a copy you were handed

A number does not prove a copy is genuine. Open the PDF in a free reader and check the registry’s digital signature, which shows the file is unaltered, or ask the building department to verify it against the current registered revision (RA2.3.1.3). Neither vouches for the accuracy of the data; that is what the CF2R and the rater’s CF3R are for.

Which registry holds the record

A project is registered with one provider. For the 2025 Energy Code that is CHEERS, approved on 12 November 2025 and the only ECC-Provider the Commission lists. Golden State Registry has an application under review. CalCERTS closed on 2 August 2024. On 1 January 2026 HERS Providers became ECC-Providers and HERS raters became ECC-Raters. Providers keep records at least ten years (Section 10-103.3(d)10A).

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Read are your reports CHEERS registered, what the ECC Program is, what an ECC-Rater does and how to prepare for the ECC-Rater.

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