Electrifying Our Built Environment
Bringing CCCE benefits close to home
Next to transportation, the buildings where we work and live are some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Even though CCCE service supports electricity generated exclusively from carbon-free sources, most buildings rely heavily on natural gas – especially in the commercial and industrial sectors.
Across the Central Coast, homes and businesses are primarily heated and supported by natural gas followed closely by propane. Close to 1 million metric tons of greenhouse gases are emitted from the built environment each year and customers spend almost $450 million dollars heating their homes, water and cooking meals.
Every therm or unit of fossil fuels that is converted to electricity will support the local economy and help add more funding to CCCE’s energy programs.
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Making the switch
CCCE’s Building Energy Programs assist new and existing buildings with the transition from fossil fuels like natural gas, to clean and renewable energy sources.
Current Building Electrification Programs:
Electrify Your Home Program
Electrify Your Home is a CCCE partnership with TECH Clean California. This partnership provides cash incentives to contractors for qualifying heat pump projects in the CCCE service area. Cash incentives are available when switching gas-powered water heaters and HVAC equipment to all-electric versions. Incentives are available to help cover appliance costs and costs related to electric panel upgrades or replacement.
New Construction Electrification Program
With nearly $1.5 million in funding, CCCE’s New Construction Electrification Program supports housing developers to build clean all-electric affordable housing projects.
Program launched October 1, 2021 and is open until funds are fully reserved
Programs Under Development:
CCCE is excited to receive feedback from its customers about what electrification projects are important to them in order to produce even more meaningful and impactful building electrification energy programs
Stay tuned…
Past Building Electrification Programs:
Homeowner Wildfire Rebuild –
New Construction Electrification Grant Program
With over $125,000 in funding, CCCE’s New Construction Electrification Program supports wildfire impacted homeowners to rebuild clean all-electric homes in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties with an added option for EV charging station funding.
Program launched January 22, 2021 and is open until funds are fully reserved
Multi-Unit Developer (MUD) Electrification Grant Program
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This grant program is aimed at accelerating the construction of new all-electric housing to decrease reliance on fossil fuels such as natural gas by incentivizing Multi-Unit Dwelling (MUD) housing developers to build all-electric housing
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Program launched May 25, 2020
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Program has ended please see above for current developer program
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