This session will highlight an innovative program piloted in the City of Pomona designed to address the renter equity gap in the clean energy transition. Most programs are designed for homeowners, leaving renters with few options. The Direct-to-Renter program provides no-cost clean energy appliances directly to low-income renter households, improving their resilience, ability to manage high heat, indoor air quality, and energy bills while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The session will share program details and engage the audience’s input in a multi-sectoral discussion of social, health, technology, and policy issues. The panel will include the program’s on-the-ground CBO implementers, the nonprofit that designed the program, and a renter advocacy organization. The audience will learn best practices around outreach, appliances and costs, logistics, and data gathering. The session will also address grid benefits and demand flexibility, wildfire smoke, funding barriers, and program scaling to other regions statewide.