BlocPower, Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) and the City and County of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) have agreed to a three-year partnership as part of the Healthy Homes Program to expand equitable building electrification efforts in the City and County of Denver. BlocPower and EOC were selected after a competitive, rigorous process CASR developed earlier in 2022, approved by the Denver City Council and signed by Mayor Michael B. Hancock.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
Through the Healthy Homes Program, CASR, BlocPower and EOC will decarbonize 200 low-to- moderate-income households, delivering the health and economic benefits of building electrification where they are needed most. Work will focus on building envelope improvements, access to solar and community solar gardens, and replacing gas appliances with electric induction stoves and heat pump heating and cooling systems specifically designed for cold climate performance. BlocPower will focus on multi-family buildings, while EOC will focus on income-qualified single-family homes.
Several recent studies have linked fossil fuel appliances to hazardous indoor air pollutants that cause respiratory illness and early death, pollution levels that would be illegal if measured outside. This program aligns extremely well with Denver’s climate ambitions to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 by touching on so many of Denver’s climate and equity priorities and strategies: job creation, investments in renewable energy, climate justice, resilience and adaptation to a changing climate, and direct upgrades to homes to reduce emissions.
Interested multi-family building owners in the City and County of Denver can learn more by answering a few questions at web: blocpower.io/electrify-denver. Interested single family residents or homeowners in the City and County of Denver can learn more by calling 303.226.5065 or emailing healthyhomes@energyoutreach.org. An EOC staff member will be available to help you apply over the phone Monday – Thursday, 9 am- 5 pm.