1. OFW Operations & Policy update

2. Oil Free Washington Grant Outcomes
OFW Operations Plan
Policymaker Engagement
Program Implementation
7. Develop Operations Plan
2. Establish Regional Carbon Baseline
1. Organize Coalition
CRIF
6. Utility Commitments
3. Educate Policy Makers
4. Establish Regional Carbon Price
8. Seek funding for program implementation
5. Obtain CRIF Commitments

3. Coalition Responsibilities
Inform OFW team on specific areas of need
identify funding sources
ID key policy makers
Assist OFW in getting connected
Assist in identifying likely funders and funding strategies
Help formulate effective outreach strategies

4. Oil Free Washington Toolkit
CRIF + additional funding options
Policy and regulation recommendations
Outreach strategies (homeowner, policy makers)
Information for homeowners (financial, environmental)
Municipal, Regional or Non-profit Programs or Program Elements
Low Income
Market Rate
Landlords
Questions for Coalition:
What do you need from OFW to assist in securing funding from City Council?
Would your municipality prefer funding an established program or creating its own by adopting pieces of the OFW toolkit?

5. Program Partitioning Benefits: Targeted outreach
Tailored municipal participation
Capitalize on variable funding mechanisms.
Allows for stronger equity focus
Costs:
Siloing of administrative resources
Smaller scope of individual programs may dissuade large grants, funders

6. Low Income Primary Barriers: Access to capital and Information
Information Needs:
Heating alternatives: What is the process of conversion?
Provide upfront costs and a plan to pay for it
Financial incentives: Interest-free loans, rebates, tax incentives, on-bill financing
Outreach strategy:
Owners or renters? Slightly different paths
Information presented is accessible, multilingual
Stress benefits and short term/long term value
Provide guidance, advice, services and resources for free
Information need is the same as high income home owner, what are the heating alternatives
Detailed cost information:
How much? How can all conversion needs be funded?
Can costs be paid over several years? Savings potential- ROI.

7. Market Rate Primary Barriers: Information, Disbelief
Information Needs:
Heating oil alternatives: Capabilities, pros and cons, how to choose
Cost: Upfront, accessory, cost savings, ROI
Financial incentives: Rebates, tax incentives, low-interest loans
Impact: Energy savings, environmental protection, health and equity benefits
Increased property value, more marketable
Outreach strategy:
Normative messaging
Highlight neighborhood examples
Civic duty

8. Landlords Primary Barriers: Lack of incentive and Information
Information Needs:
Applicability: Can I retrofit an older home for a heat pump/gas furnace?
Costs: Upfront and accessory, ROI, projected energy costs of alternatives
Financial incentives: Tax incentives, rebates, loans, etc.
Landlord benefits: Increased marketability, lower utility costs
Liability benefits: Reduced risk of contamination issues
Outreach Strategy:
Worst case: Liability of oil tanks, contamination and cleanup issues, negative impact on resale value, ability
Communicate value to landlord: More marketable, environmental risk mitigation, consumer sensitive to health

9. Policy update Life expectancy or end of life for residential oil tanks
Require annual inspection of oil furnace and oil tank
Point of sale conversion / energy and costs disclosure – comparison
Air quality – Health aspects
Fuel switching in the Washington State constitution
Legal opinion on the a change to the constitution
But, what about for the public good and carbon reduction?
Look at septic tank regulation

10. Looking ahead

11. Home heating oil conversion
Program
Policy
Finance
Govt Outreach

12. Policy Program Financing City / County Outreach Website City councils
Oversight
HO Information/
Outreach
Financing
Contractors
Financing
Incentives
Lending
ROI
CRIF
City / County
Outreach
Website
Coalition
Toolkit
City councils
Policy
Incentives
Regulation
Partners
Muni outreach

13. Future structure New name? Program of Enhabit Independent Non-Profit
Pros:
Far less start-up costs
Skilled staff: accounting, leadership, marketing, customer service
Already formed
Pros:
Clear & Independent mission
National scope possibility
Specific funding
Nimble
New name?

14. Looking forward December 8th January 5th February 2nd March 1st
Time change to 9am
Full plan draft
January 5th
Change date to the 12th?
Incorporation of feedback from December
February 2nd
Optional 7th meeting
Further refine the plan
March 1st
Report due to Bullitt Foundation

15. The public transit initiative, ST3’s, big win and I-732’s loss might suggest a path forward.  It might be more possible – and certainly more hopeful – to respond to mistrust of government and anti-tax sentiment with real, effective solutions that require public investment rather than a tax swap. This is especially vital for those who might otherwise be left out of the clean energy revolution that seems so attractive to green elites. Voters who reflexively hate all government are probably not in play anyway.

16. And a carbon price alone is neither possible nor sufficient
And a carbon price alone is neither possible nor sufficient. Only in the context of big, bold, broad, real transition will carbon pricing prove viable and effective. With the prospects for federal progress so dismal now, the importance of proving out this proposition in the Northwest has never been greater.

17. The key here – a critical ingredient that consistently emerges from our research -- is a strong nexus between the problem, the money, and the solutions. If climate policy is understood as real solutions and a just, inclusive transition to clean energy, it can win. ~KC Golden Climate Solutions