It’s hot! Much of the US and Europe has been struggling to stay cool during unprecedented heatwaves, the most deadly weather events. That is one of the many reasons we need to move our world toward electric vehicles, home appliances, and cleaner power such as wind and solar.
Heat pumps can efficiently provide more affordable cooling and heating while helping to reduce air pollution that harms our health and the climate.
We at SF Bay PSR are committed to improving community health, justice, and the climate through electrification. So, how do we do this?
Within our Bay Area electrification movement, our community energy providers are key partners in our efforts to improve air quality through electrification of home appliances. This year we applaud CleanPowerSF on their 10 year anniversary of providing San Franciscans home electrification resources and electricity that is generated mostly from cleaner, renewable wind and solar. We are happy to have been included in their anniversary campaign.
What is Community Choice Energy? Community choice energy programs are administered by local governments with a mission to provide competitive alternatives to for-profit, investor-owned utilities such as PG&E. On top of providing cleaner power, Community Choice programs are a great way to accrue benefits locally — rather than to the shareholders of a monopoly, for-profit utility. Choosing a local power provider is an easy, economical way to reduce your home or business carbon footprint and help create a healthier environment.
Check out CleanPowerSF’s anniversary ads featuring San Francisco residents and nonprofits including SF Bay PSR’s Associate Director Julie Lindow in the photo above.
Watch this webinar, Life is Better Electric, to learn more about the benefits of an electric home with SF Bay PSR Board Member Dr. Bret Andrews, and SF Environment Department’s Nik Kaestner, hosted by CleanPowerSF.
Check out CleanPowerSF’s new program to help San Francisco residents switch out gas appliances for electric. Qualified households may receive $50 a month off their electric bills!
Learn about the Our City, Our Power Campaign to secure our clean energy future and put an end to PG&E’s obstruction and extortion tactics by fully switching to local public power through public ownership of the electric grid in San Francisco.
SF Bay PSR is also proud to support San Francisco’s Climate Equity Hub and environmental justice community residents with resources to learn about the health benefits of clean air and support to switch to electric appliances. This work is made possible by a grant from the Bay Area Air District. Read more about SF Environment’s betterelectric.org resources!
Not in San Francisco? Check out your local community energy provider to find resources, save on your bills, and become involved with the renewable energy and electrification revolution.
WestLight Clean Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy)
Ava Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy)
If you live in the East Bay, we encourage you to join SF Bay PSR in supporting Local Clean Energy Alliance’s advocacy to ask Ava to better support the community.
Want to learn more?
WATCH Recent Studies on Health Harms of Air Pollution and Benefits of Building Electrification, with Dr. Bret Andrews, SF Bay PSR Board Member, and Brady Seals, Director of Electrification for Health at Stanford
SF Bay PSR works with the Bay Area Clean Air Coalition and our community energy providers to advocate for the Bay Area Air District’s zero-emission water and space heater rules. Fact sheet and more!
Find more Electrification Resources here.
Interested in learning more and joining our building electrification volunteer team?
Email Associate Director Julie Lindow at julie@sfbaypsr.org.
