Priority Area: Clean Energy and Building Decarbonization
Barrier: Retrofit Feasibility

Challenge/Local/State

Description

Local Solution
(Type of Activity: Community Program Implementation )

Deliver outreach about retrofit and electrification programs through trusted CBOs, CCAs, RENs, and local intermediaries who provide unified, culturally grounded messaging that rebuilds trust and reduces confusion. Effective navigator models include language access and equity supports (translation, interpretation, childcare, and food) to reach low-income, rural, Tribal, and linguistically diverse communities where they are.

Existing Examples of Progress: 1. GRID Alternatives and Pacoima Beautiful conduct solar clinics, door-to-door canvassing, and community events to rebuild trust and drive awareness in historically underserved neighborhoods. 2. CPUC-established Regional Energy Networks (RENs) serve as non-utility administrators delivering localized energy efficiency programs and stacking incentives to minimize costs. 3. The Southern California Tribal Energy and Climate Collaborative (SoCalTEC), an SGC RCC recipient, helps 25 Tribes access multiple funding sources and successfully rallied tribal and local organizations to extend CPUC Self-Generation Incentive Program deadlines for up to 200 storage projects.
Region: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Inland Deserts, San Diego, Statewide

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