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.
Documents & Tools
Heat pump water heating installation guidelines
PCE webpage
Central Heat Pump Water
Heater Prescriptive Pathway
California Energy Commission PDF
Ecosizer Tool for Sizing Central Heat Pump Water Heater Systems
External web-based calculator
Videos
Heat Pump Water Heaters
Contractor training video (about 80 mins.)
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.
Documents & Tools
Heat Pump Swimming Pool Heaters
Department of Energy
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.
Documents & Tools
Zero Emissions All-Electric Single-Family Construction Guide
Menlo Spark and Redwood Energy
Accelerating Electrification of California’s Multifamily Buildings
Article - Stop Waste
Joint Analysis Shows On-Bill Savings By Switching From Gas To Electric Appliances
Peninsula Clean Energy Article
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):
Documents & Tools

Support
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