Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Environment (“Environment Department”) to accept and expend a prize in the amount of $400,000 which was confirmed as received by the Environment Department on March 17, 2025, from the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to implement a pilot program to upgrade 20 San Francisco homes with electric heat pump water heaters and energy efficiency measures.

The San Francisco Department of the Environment is retroactively authorized to accept and expend a $400,000 prize from the U.S. Department of Energy. This funding will implement a pilot program to upgrade 20 San Francisco homes with electric heat pump water heaters and energy efficiency measures. The program is part of the U.S. DOE's Buildings Upgrade Prize initiative, aiming to accelerate building retrofits and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The pilot is scheduled to run from March to September 2025, with the goal of informing a larger-scale program to upgrade 200 homes in 200 days.

This initiative will provide free upgrades to 20 homes, including electric heat pump water heaters and energy efficiency improvements, to reduce energy costs and environmental impact. The pilot aims to inform a larger program that could benefit many more residents.

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