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A Blueprint for HOA Electrification
This case study from TECH Clean California lays out how the Heather Village homeowner's association leveraged grants and utility financing to switch from gas boilers to heat pumps to heat its residents' water.
Testing HPWH in Manufactured Housing
AESC will measure whether the HPWHs' cool exhaust air can lower existing air conditioning costs and improve resident comfort and will quantify the energy, cost, and GHG impacts of the retrofits.
Using Necessary Upgrades to Electrify a Senior Property
This case study illustrates how BRIDGE Housing and its partner Carbon Zero Buildings completed cost-effective in-unit and common space electrification upgrades and demonstrates how changes to utility allowances resulted in financial savings for both BRIDGE Housing and residents.
California Energy Commission Solar PV, Battery Storage, and Electric-Ready Fact Sheets for the 2022 Energy Code
The California Energy Commission has developed new solar photovoltaic (PV), battery storage, and electric ready online fact sheets to support the 2022 Energy Code. The fact sheets are available via the Online Resource Center.
California Energy Commission Envelope Air Sealing Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes current mandatory energy codes in terms of air leakage in residential and nonresidential buildings. In addition to mapping air sealing locations, it includes information on performance credits for envelope air leakage testing.
REPORT: Why cooling is key
The report, Why cooling is key: How to decarbonize buildings with one weird trick, analyzes data on the shipments of heating and cooling technology in five states, and finds converting central AC unit sales to heat pumps can dramatically accelerate the decarbonization of homes while boosting grid resilience, lowering technology and installations costs, and improving the health and safety of the nation’s housing stock, if policymakers act quickly to harness this market.
Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States
Research paper led by RMI that attempts to quantify the impacts of gas stove use on childhood asthma prevalence.
California budget invests $1.4 billion to decarbonize homes, schools, and communities
California is making big investments in transitioning homes, buildings, and schools to clean electric appliances – a record $1.4 billion across programs. This tweet by the Building Decarbonization Coalition summarizes how funding will be allocated for this budget.
Our Climate, Our Future: City of San Diego Climate Action Plan
This Climate Action Plan sets clear goals to reduce GHG emissions and details the strategies and actions the City of San Diego will take to make it a more sustainable, healthy and thriving city.
California’s Cities Lead the Way on Pollution-Free Homes and Buildings
This blog summarizes the cities and counties in California that have adopted gas-free buildings commitments or electrification building codes.
California Electric Homes Program (CalEHP), First Edition (Assembly Bill 137, 2021)
The CEC has developed these Guiding Principles to provide overarching objectives for program design, implementation, and administration of the California Electric Homes Program (CalEHP).
How Air Districts Can End NOx Pollution from Household Appliances
This policy brief examines air districts' legal authority to adopt standards requiring zero-NOx appliances and suggests policy mechanisms to help ensure that the transition to such appliances is equitable and affordable.