Healthier Homes, Cleaner Air, Brighter Futures
In California’s effort to reduce carbon pollution from our built environment, there is a developing portfolio of programs to support the switch away from natural gas appliances in residential and commercial buildings.
Through our Building Decarbonization initiative, CCAC works directly with underserved communities to replace gas appliances with clean, energy-efficient electric alternatives.
CCAC is focused on improving indoor air quality and energy efficiency by promoting clean energy solutions, electrification, and sustainable building practices. We aim to ensure access to building decarbonization programs to our asthma patients and the low income and disadvantaged communities we serve. We advocate for sensible energy rate reforms and utility affordability to ensure that low income families can afford the switch. Not only do we work to bring program resources to our communities, we also conduct research to increase our understanding of the indoor air quality impacts of using natural gas, and how best to electrify homes in our region.
This work is especially critical in the San Joaquin Valley, where families face some of the highest rates of asthma and air pollution in the state. By helping implement electrification solutions for vulnerable populations (people with asthma) in lower-income, disadvantaged communities, CCAC is advancing climate resilience, environmental justice and public health.