Building energy efficiency and decarbonization represent some of the biggest opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in County and delivering the most community benefits. With over 730,000 residential structures to address, the challenge to reducing GHGs from this sector is substantial. However, in this moment of historic support for climate action, there is the potential to kickstart the workforce and build the momentum needed to complete the transition over the long term.
The Hub would provide a one-stop shop for resources that support improvements that enhance indoor air quality and comfort, increase water and energy efficiency, and reduce utility bills. Resources would include a combination of facilitated energy and healthy buildings assessments, individualized support to access and leverage all complementary incentives, direct financial assistance for qualifying participants, and training support to ensure a qualified workforce is able to install the equipment and complete themupgrades. The initiative would focus on driving transformational change in hard-to-reach and otherwise disadvantaged communities that have not historically benefitted as much from energy efficiency rebates, due to the requirement of paying upfront. The Hub will also serve as a knowledge resource for all residential and commercial property owners to maximize utilization of funding streams from multiple sources. Questions
All interested parties are encouraged to attend a virtual RFI Q&A Session to be held on February 15, 2024 at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time. Log in information for the virtual RFI Q&A Session may be found under the Activities tab in NGEM.
If you have any questions or require further clarification regarding this RFI, please submit all questions by 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time on February 21, 2024 using the Questions tab in NGEM.
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