How to Upgrade and Electrify Millions of US Homes and Buildings

The document outlines strategies for US states to implement the Home Efficiency Rebates and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates programs. It emphasizes prioritizing low-income and disadvantaged communities, stacking various financial incentives to reduce upfront costs for whole-home retrofits, and developing complementary state policies such as workforce training and building envelope efficiency to scale residential decarbonization.

• The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides $8.5 billion for two home energy rebate programs: the Home Efficiency Rebates program, offering up to $8,000 per household, and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program, providing up to $14,000.
• The rebate programs are expected to generate $1 billion in annual energy cost savings for consumers and support 50,000 clean energy jobs. Additionally, replacing gas furnaces with heat pumps in all 48 continental states could reduce climate pollution by up to 93 percent.
• State governments must apply for and establish these programs by January 2025 to secure the funding.
• To ensure equity, the Department of Energy (DOE) requires set-asides for low-income households (approximately 40 percent) and low-income multifamily housing (approximately 10 percent).

APA

RMI (2023). How to Upgrade and Electrify Millions of US Homes and Buildings. https://rmi.org/resources/how-to-upgrade-and-electrify-millions-of-us-homes-and-buildings/

Chicago

RMI. How to Upgrade and Electrify Millions of US Homes and Buildings. 2023. https://rmi.org/resources/how-to-upgrade-and-electrify-millions-of-us-homes-and-buildings/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2023how, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{How to Upgrade and Electrify Millions of US Homes and Buildings}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/how-to-upgrade-and-electrify-millions-of-us-homes-and-buildings/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }