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Design Guidance: Residential electrification

Home Electrification

Design guidance for residential electrification

Resources for residential building owners, designers, contractors, and electrification program developers.

Buildings are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Fully electrifying them using clean electricity helps us fight climate change. How can you minimize construction costs and infrastructure upgrades while maximizing energy cost savings and providing high-quality building environments, appliance features and performance? Here are some helpful technical resources and case studies to assist you in the development of electrification plans while maintaining safety and resiliency.

Guidelines

Heat pump water heating

Design recommendations for single-family and multifamily heat pump water heating.

Guidelines

Heat pump heating and cooling

Design and equipment recommendations for air source heat pump heating and air conditioning.

Videos

Low-Rise Residential HVAC – Domestic Hot Water

contractor training video (about 80 mins.)

High-Rise Multifamily – Domestic Hot Water

contractor training video (about 80 mins.)

Guidelines

Heat pump pool heating

Manufacturer options, design considerations, energy cost savings, and equipment prices for heating pools with heat pumps.

Guidelines

Avoiding electric infrastructure upgrades

Strategies for residential electrification that enable full electrification without requiring an expensive and prolonged service upgrade process.

Guidelines

Whole building electrification

Recommended all-electric system types and guidelines for residential and commercial buildings.

Results

Pilot Project Results

Results from Peninsula Clean Energy pilot projects.

Final reports from 4 homes receiving combined space and water heating systems from Harvest (2023):

Support

Questions about design guidance for home electrification?

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Keeping up with PCE

Would you like to stay informed about PCE’s efforts to bring clean, affordable electricity to your home?

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