Demonstration Homes
Real homes, by real homeowners who upgraded their homes to electric and who open them up to their neighbors to share their first hand, unbiased experiences.
Social imitation works
“The climate-related actions of trusted friends, relatives, and neighbors can have a profound effect on the people around them.”
— Climate Coach Michael J. Coren
A home in each community
Electrify DC aims to support one demonstration home in each of the 132 neighborhoods of the District and throughout the DC region. By making the process of decarbonizing a home more public and accessible, we demystify it while providing opportunities for early adopters to share their knowledge with their communities.
Hands-on learning
A capillary network of demonstrations homes in building typologies common for each neighborhood, in high-visibility and high-traffic locations, at different stages of decarbonization, allows homeowners to become more familiar with the concept of electrified homes that might look like theirs. By being invited to visit these demonstration sites during open house style events, members of the public can experience up close the temperature, comfort, ease of use of appliances, and can ask questions and learn from their neighbors.
Guest post by Mark and Nicole Kresowik, “on behalf of our kids!” We cut the cord with gas in May 2025, and now Pepco pays us! How? By switching all our appliances to efficient electric versions and installing solar…
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Find incentives and free programs
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Attend an event
Come see, touch, and ask all the questions in person or virtually.
How you can help
If you are in the process of electrifying your home or already did, consider sharing your journey with your neighborhood joining Electrify DC’s Demonstration Sites program by becoming a Demonstration Home host.
Electrify DC will provide pointers to local government grants and programs, connections with contractors, and know-how. We will support you in engaging your community through open houses, presentations, and social media.
Your thinking, approach, what worked, and what did not, including pictures of your home, kids, and pets, can help a neighbor begin their electrification journey and get one step closer to a net zero future.
Why become a demonstration home
“Can our first post be about how much I hate the smell of gas? ;-)”
“We have radiators like the rest of our neighborhood. If we manage to switch to a heat pump, we want to be able to share that information with all of our neighbors.”
“If our journey can be helpful to all the families that drop off their kids at the school across the road, we would gladly become a demonstration site!”
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