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The Road to Decarbonizing Affordable Housing and the Importance of Utility Allowances and Electricity Rates
A little known schedule of estimated utility costs paid by renters and published by public housing authorities (PHAs) is threatening California’s progress in decarbonizing affordable rental housing, a [...]
Affordable Housing Funds in the Inflation Reduction Act
Interested in a new funding source to support climate-friendly affordable housing? The 2022 federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers potentially billions of dollars toward decarbonization affordable housing in [...]
Tackling the Two-Headed Beast: What Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me about the Housing and Climate Crises
Dungeons and Dragons, in its most basic form, is a game where players overcome obstacles while on a quest. Players have near endless options when making decisions, and, [...]
2023 LA Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit
SUMMIT RESOURCES Resource Booklet Recordings Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Summit Framing Discussion Presentation Decks: Session 1 (Advancing New Construction Electrification) Session 2 (Demystifying Rehab [...]
Exciting New Clean Energy Programs for Climate Action
You’re invited to our intro webinars in June! The California Housing Partnership is excited to announce the launch of two new clean energy programs that multifamily affordable rental [...]
Reaching Decarbonization Goals through the Electrification of Affordable Housing
In order to meet climate goals set by the state, cities across California have passed, or are considering efforts to pass, new local building energy codes aimed at [...]
New Program Provides Energy Burden Relief for Tenants in LA
This blog was co-authored by Agustin Cabrera (LAANE), Blanca De La Cruz (California Housing Partnership), Michele Hasson (NRDC), Kate Heller (EEFA), and Braxton Bridgers (AEA). The Los Angeles [...]
Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit 2021
The California Housing Partnership is pleased to announce that we will hold our second annual Affordable Housing Decarbonization Summit on October 12-14, 2021! Scheduled on three consecutive [...]
5 Key Takeaways for Making Building Decarbonization Work in Affordable Housing
The California Housing Partnership hosted a five-part Affordable Housing Building Decarbonization Summit in late 2020 to understand the opportunities and challenges of building decarbonization policies and programs across California [...]
Affordable Housing Building Decarbonization Summit
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2020 Hosted by the California Housing Partnership w/ Support from the Energy Foundation & Greenlining Institute This summit is a forum for Nonprofit Affordable Housing Teams [...]
Stop Wasting Water! A Crossover Strategy Guide for Multifamily Asset Management
Water-Energy Nexus: Crossover Report In a study commissioned by the California Energy Commission (CEC) in 2017, out of approximately 100 multifamily buildings tested with crossover detection methods about [...]
The Pathway to New All-Electric Low Income Housing in CA
The winds of change are blowing in California—toward all-electric new buildings powered by an increasingly clean electric grid. A key question for equity, health, and the environment is [...]
GREEN Webinar: Clean Energy Resources for COVID-19 Response
The California Housing Partnership (the Partnership), in coordination with SCANPH, is excited to host a webinar discussing Clean Energy Resources for COVID-19 Response on Wednesday, June 3 at [...]
New Report Reveals How AHSC Addresses California’s Most Pressing Challenges
Today, the California Housing Partnership released a new policy brief — co-authored with Enterprise Community Partners — that documents the substantial community and environmental benefits made possible by the first four [...]
HUD Changes Policy so Low-Income Renters can Access $100M/Year in Solar PV Benefits
The launch of the Solar On Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program on July 1, 2019 marked the largest solar energy investment in multifamily affordable housing to date in [...]
Why invest cap-and-trade funds in Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities
As a member of the campaign’s advisory committee, I am excited to announce the launch of the investAHSC campaign website to advocate for the Affordable Housing & Sustainable [...]
New Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP) Multifamily Report Assesses Cap-and-Trade Program Benefits
This report published by the California Housing Partnership and the Association for Energy Affordability presents new findings on the climate and community benefits delivered by the Cap-and-Trade-funded Low-Income Weatherization Program [...]
Virtual Net Energy Metering 101: GREEN Talk Shares Impacts and Challenges for Owners
Virtual Net Energy Metering (VNEM) has been a requirement for many California solar programs including the Low Income Weatherization Program (LIWP), Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) and Solar [...]
New AHSC Report Assesses Cap-and-Trade Housing Program Benefits
Today, the California Housing Partnership and Enterprise Community Partners published a report that uses newly available data to assess the climate and community benefits delivered by the Cap-and-Trade-funded Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program [...]
GREEN Updates: New Funding Opportunities and Policies
The California Housing Partnership continues to engage with public agencies and electric utilities to ensure that multifamily affordable housing properties have the necessary resources to meet ongoing energy, [...]
Governor Signs SB 1477: Incentives for New Low-Emissions Affordable Homes
During the Global Climate Summit last week, the Governor signed SB 1477 (Stern), which will incentivize low-emissions technologies for affordable housing. SB 700 (Weiner), which will incentivize energy [...]
Partnership Chosen to Ensure Equitable Solar Access on California Multifamily Affordable Housing
The California Housing Partnership is part of a team of leading clean energy and affordable housing organizations in California to run the new Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program. [...]
GREEN Updates: Programs and Policies on Energy Efficiency and Solar
In my previous blog on GREEN updates, I highlighted new funding opportunities in sustainable housing, upcoming programs, and policy changes. The California Housing Partnership wants to ensure that multifamily affordable [...]
5 Things Affordable Housing Owners should know about Default TOU Electricity Rates
Starting in 2019 and 2020, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will move its residential customers to default [...]
