Efficient Home Technology Webinars Offered By Marin County

MARIN COUNTY, CA — The Marin County Sustainability Team, which coordinates the Electrify Marin initiative, is hosting two free webinars that will provide “deep dives” into heat pump projects and how to help lower a home’s greenhouse gas footprint.

Online attendees will learn the basics of pump technology, what a homeowner needs to know before starting a project, and the benefits to indoor air quality and monthly energy bills when old gas appliances are replaced with modern technology. In addition, webinar participants will get to take part in a Q&A session with experts and hear about rebates and incentives that can help pay for upgrades.

Here is the webinar schedule:

• Heat Pump Water Heaters: 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 26
• Heat Pumps for Space Heating and Cooling: 6-7:30 p.m. March 5

Register for either by visiting the events calendar on the Sustainability Team’s webpage.

Funding programs from state and local governments and utilities are in place to encourage adoption. The webinars will also cover the 2022 Federal Inflation Reduction Act, and the current state of federal funding and tax credits as they relate to residential heat pump projects.

Another resource is TECH Clean California, an initiative to accelerate the adoption of clean space and water heating technology across California homes that advocates for an equitable pathway to carbon-free homes by 2045 and aims to install 6 million heat pumps by 2030. TECH Clean California is funded by state and federal sources.