Home Energy Upgrade Pilot

2024 Active Pilot Programs and Demo Projects Home Energy Upgrade Pilot

About the Pilot

Background
This community-focused pilot provides whole home retrofits at no cost to single- and multi-family customers. The pilot targets residential customers in selected communities facing high energy burden and offers comprehensive energy efficiency and safety upgrades to save energy and money on utility bills. The pilot will build partnerships with advocates, community-based organizations (CBOs), and local contractors to serve qualified customers.

Project Timeline: June 2024 – August 2026
Customer Segment: Single-family Residential, Multifamily Residential

Pilot Objectives

Increase access to energy efficiency upgrades and incentives for customers with high energy burdens through identification of barriers to participation and the strategies needed to overcome them.
Explore additional funding through partnerships and initiatives to scale the pilot statewide.
Try new approaches to serve a hard-to-serve market and identify successes that can be duplicated elsewhere.
Build partnerships with advocates, community-based organizations, and local contractors to serve customer through members of their community.

Pilot Updates
Final pilot design is currently in development with an anticipated launch in a selected community in Fall 2024.