Home and transportation electrification—coupled with greening of the electricity supply—is the current best strategy on how we can collectively reduce our climate impact. The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act provides many substantial incentives for homeowners and renters to do so. See Rewiringamerica.org/IRAguide for more info. Prepare by planning now, and don’t waste an opportunity when an appliance of yours—or your car—needs to be replaced.
The family of Heather and Jim Eng are eager to do just that.
After installing an electric heat pump for their space heating and cooling in 2022, they will tackle converting their electric panel to 200 amps to better support charging EV cars, plan on gas-stove alternatives in the kitchen, and prepare for a heat pump water heater and dryer when their appliances need replacement.
You can keep up to date with their journey by visiting the Environmental Team’s bulletin board in the hallway, left of the welcome desk. We also discussed ins and outs on how to best approach these actions at a presentation: tinyurl.com/42x548yj. For more info, contact Nancy Heastings at n.heastings@comcast.net.