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The "Electrify Your Community" guide by RMI provides a five-step framework for local governments and community-based organizations to implement residential heat pump deployment programs. The guide focuses on scaling air-source and ground-source heat pumps and heat pump water heaters to reduce residential greenhouse gas emissions, leveraging federal incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

The 'US Stimulus Strategy' report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) provides four primary policy recommendations for a zero-carbon economic recovery in the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy focuses on decarbonizing buildings and transportation, implementing debt forgiveness tied to emissions reductions, and establishing a federal Economic Recovery Facility to finance clean energy projects.

The Porter Special Utility District issued a USD13m US Muni green bond on September 1, 2019, to finance water infrastructure projects including wells, waterline relocation, and storage tanks in Southeastern Montgomery County, Texas. The bond has an AA credit rating from S&P and a maturity date of December 1, 2045, but lacks certification and a formal reporting commitment.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a USD 4 million issuance by the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District in the USA to fund water and wastewater infrastructure.