Retrofit pilot projects in rural Southern California community plus new research show low- and moderate-income homes can save energy and cut overall home energy bills
ARLINGTON, VA – With new federal rebates from the Inflation Reduction Act now available, low- and moderate-income households can overcome the cost barriers to home retrofits, according to the non-profit Beneficial Electrification League (BEL). BEL’s whole-home weatherization and electrification demonstration projects, bolstered by groundbreaking economic research on water heater technologies, have demonstrated a positive outlook for retrofits that can benefit home residents, the environment, and the electric grid.
“The upfront costs of electrifying existing homes, unaffordable for many rural low- and moderate-income h
