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 December 12, 2023, from the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to develop a pilot implementation plan to upgrade up to 200 San Francisco homes with electric heat pump water heaters (HPWH) and energy efficiency measures; and to execute the contracts between the City and the Co-applicants necessary to carry out the purposes of the project for which the prize was awarded.

This resolution retroactively authorizes the San Francisco Department of the Environment to accept and expend a $400,000 prize awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The prize, received on December 12, 2023, is intended to fund the development of a pilot implementation plan to upgrade up to 200 San Francisco homes with electric heat pump water heaters (HPWH) and other energy efficiency measures. The Department is also authorized to execute contracts with co-applicants: QuitCarbon Inc., Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, and PODER. This initiative is part of the larger U.S. Department of Energy's Buildings Upgrade Prize program. The prize funding is not tied to specific deliverables or a strict timeline, and the Department has already begun using the funds to prepare for subsequent rounds of the competition. The resolution also notes that a separate resolution will be submitted for Phase 2 of this prize, which has already been awarded.

This initiative aims to upgrade up to 200 homes with more energy-efficient electric heat pump water heaters, potentially lowering utility bills and reducing environmental impact. Residents in targeted disadvantaged communities will benefit from these upgrades.

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