Description
Home energy rebates and incentives are available for many, if not all, residents of King County and the Puget Sound region. In 2024, the County worked with K4C and regional partners to launch The Switch Is On Washington website as a central resource for residents to find home energy programs, incentives, financing options, and energy-saving technologies. King County will work with local and state partners to maintain and grow the Switch Is On Washington, or similar, website with additional educational materials in multiple languages and with specific examples of home energy improvement opportunities. The County will ensure outreach and engagement materials are culturally relevant to increase usage across multiple communities. Similarly, the different, overlapping household programs for energy efficiency, decarbonization, and utility bill reductions create access barriers. The County will explore and, if feasible, develop a collaborative, coordinated entry, and enrollment system for retrofit programs, or advocate for a state system. The program would support income-qualified individuals submitting a single application that enables a full application, or support applying in part, to all participating programs (i.e., Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), etc.) to reduce barriers and increase their knowledge of all incentives they may be able to pursue.