Next Steps in Washington State
ARRA achievements had a toll Demands…expectations…goals…changes …demands…unilateral decisions…demands Relationship rebuilding priority
CAP and Commerce retreat Four priorities ◦ Renew communication commitment ◦ Restructure advisory group ◦ Promote ARRA successes together ◦ Collaborate on defining performance accountability
Leverage our success and protect new jobs Agency request for capital funds
DOE’s Innovation Grant $3M awarded A public-private-non-profit project Targets multi-family buildings Low interest loans from Community Development Finance Institutions
Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers $7M awarded to state 11 subgrantees qualified and applied 1,000 units to be served
Pushing the weatherization envelope ◦ Ductless Heat Pumps (mini-splits) ◦ Energy Star heat pump water heaters ◦ High efficiency heat recovery ventilator air exchangers ◦ Solar hot water systems ◦ Cool roof technology ethylene propylene diene Monomer (EPDM) rubber roofing ◦ High efficiency furnaces ◦ Tank-less water heaters ◦ Hybrid water heater ◦ Solar photovoltaic system ◦ High-R Retrofit Windows ◦ Deep Energy Retrofits
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