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

Challenge/Local/State

Description

State Solution
(Type of Activity: Policy/Regulation )

Reform state retrofit funding and incentive systems to be integrated, flexible, and predictable—enabling incentive stacking behind the scenes, covering pre-condition repairs, expanding eligibility, allowing adaptive use of funds over project lifecycles, and providing stable, rolling funding so residents and contractors can proceed with confidence.

Existing Examples of Progress: 1. The CPUC established Regional Energy Networks (RENs) in 2012 as non-utility administrators to fill gaps in localized, cross sector energy efficiency delivery, funded through ratepayer funds for Energy Efficiency (EE). RENs often work to stack incentives with other sources for IDSM and DER measures to keep costs as low as possible. 2. CEC has funded local programs and projects through recent one-time sources through the IRA DOE HEERHA, HOMES, EECBG programs and the related Local Government Challenge and regionally administered Equitable Building Decarbonization (EBD) program.
Further Progress Pathways: 1. GGRG Reauthoritzation & CCI Investment Plan - The Assembly briefly considered allocating a 10% share of GGRF to Clean Energy in 2025. 2. CPUC EE Proceeding. 3. New local or regional based grant programs: SoCalREN, BAAD, SCAG, CPA
Region: Los Angeles, Inland Deserts, San Diego, Statewide

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