Building Electrification

Switch your appliances—such as furnaces, water heaters, stoves, and clothes dryers—from gas to electric to improve the health and safety of your home and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Building electrification is the substitution of gas appliances (furnaces, water heaters, cooking ranges, dryers, etc.) with clean, safe, and highly efficient all-electric alternatives in a way that results in improved indoor air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and more grid resiliency. Find resources on this page to help you transition to electric appliances in your home.

Berkeley is supporting the transition to building electrification through green building requirements, including:

Prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in new buildings of all types
Local amendments to the California Energy Code

Learn more about the City of Berkeley’s vision for building electrification in the Existing Buildings Electrification Strategy.

RESOURCES

Find consumer resources, incentives and free technical support for your home, business or multifamily building.

Residential

BayREN Single Family Homeowners offers rebates and free technical support
East Bay Community Energy Residential Programs offer money saving programs
Learn more about electrification at the Switch is On
Find Federal tax credits for rooftop solar, electric appliances, and more at Clean Energy For All
View recordings from the East Bay Green Home Tours
Replace your gas water heater with a Heat Pump Water Heater
Borrow a portable induction hob from the Berkeley Tool Lending Library or East Bay Community Energy Induction Cooktop Lending Program and discover for yourself the joys of induction cooking

Business

BayREN Business offers incentives for energy efficient HVAC, refrigeration, LED lighting, water heating, envelope improvements and more
East Bay Community Energy Business Programs offer money saving programs

Multifamily