Electrify DC’s mission is to make it easier, faster and more affordable to decarbonize all homes.
Our work matters because:
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Our homes produce 25% of the pollution of the District of Columbia
To bring that down to 0%, we need to produce more renewable energy (mainly by adding solar), consume less energy (through insulation and more energy-efficient appliances like heat pumps), and stop burning fossil fuels in our homes (by phasing out gas appliances like furnaces, gas water heaters, gas dryers, and gas stoves). This is called decarbonizing our homes.
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Pollution in our homes affects the health of District residents
12.7% of asthma cases are directly linked to the burning of fossil fuels in our homes. The toxins produced by burning fossil fuels in our homes cause respiratory and cognitive problems especially for children and the elderly.
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Decarbonizing creates economic opportunity
Through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Federal Government has put at every homeowners’ fingertips over $14,000 in upfront rebates and tens of thousands of dollars in tax credits. We want all homeowners and renters to access these funds. The federal government also provides significant funding for workforce development. We want to equip our businesses and career seekers to use those funds.
Our Initiatives
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Educating and connecting
We run the biggest consumer-facing home electrification event in the country, aimed at educating homeowners, renters, home renovation professionals, and career seekers about the technologies, products, services, and incentives available to decarbonize our homes.
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Targeting the 10,000 homes transacted each year
We engage, educate, train and certify the professionals that advise homeowners and renters during and beyond the transaction of residential real estate—real estate agents, brokers, appraisers, home inspectors, and mortgage lenders.
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Building for the Future
We engage, train and certify home renovation professionals and connect them with informed homeowners and renters to facilitate the decarbonization of homes.
These are architects, landscape architects, mechanical engineers, general contractors, electricians, plumbers and gasfitters, HVAC installers, and property managers. -
Demonstration Sites
We aim to support one homeowner or enter in each of the 131 neighborhoods of the District so they may share their electrification journeys with their communities thereby accelerating decarbonization, and paving the way for block electrification.
