A think tank producing rigorous, accessible data for advocates, policymakers, & the public.
Clarity and perspective
on state climate policy.
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Make heat pumps affordable
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Stop the growth
- Start the transition
2025 FOCUS
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Upfront costs: rate-basing installations
CA: NRDC
MA: EDF
1. Make heat pumps affordable
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Operating costs: heat-pump friendly rate reform
MA: GECA + Acadia + EDF + Rewiring
NY: Earthjustice + AGREE
IL: ICJC
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Existing buildings: End line extension allowances
AZ, NV, NM, UT: Western Resource Advocates
2. STOP THE GROWTH
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New buildings: All-electric new construction
AZ, NV, NM, UT: Western Resource Advocates
3. STart the transition
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Redirect gas investment: avoid LPP replacements with targeted electrification
IL: ICJC
MD: MDPIRG, BDC
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Reinvent gas utilities: UTEN scaling potential
MA: HEET
IL: ICJC
NY: AGREE
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Accelerate Electrification
project revenue: ~$100K, $40K raised
foundation grants: $200K
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Transition the Gas Network
project revenue: ~$100K, $60K raised
foundation grants: $200K
- Right-size the Grid
project revenue: ~$100K, $20K raised
foundation grants: $400K
program FUNDING SOURCES
- $200K in foundation grants covers each program area's core operating budget
1 full-time senior data scientist, leadership salaries, software...
enables building foundational tech for each policy area
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~$100K in project revenue covers each program's comms & outreach efforts
a minimum of 4 reports per year at ~$25K each, per program
program BUDGETS
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Accelerate Electrification
project revenue: ~$100K, $40K raised
foundation grants: $100K of $200K
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Transition the Gas Network
project revenue: ~$100K, $60K raised
foundation grants: $200K
- Right-size the Grid
project revenue: ~$100K, $20K raised
foundation grants: $400K
RATE DESIGN Platform
Platform prototype
would cost $500K
serve as tech foundation for
50% of accelerate electrification program (hp-friendly rates)
100% right-size the grid program
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bsky @switch.box
mail jpv@switch.box
Copy of Building Decarb Programs
By Juan-Pablo Velez
