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Maryland Energy Administration Requests Public Input on Home Electrification Outreach

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Tim Zink | 443-758-7344

New effort aims to cut pollution and educate Marylanders on clean household options like electric heat pumps, water heaters, stoves, clothes dryers and other appliances

BALTIMORE – The Maryland Energy Administration today announced a Request for Information for community-based organizations and county and municipal governments that wish to educate residents on the benefits of electrification measures in residential single-family homes and multifamily buildings. 

This new outreach program is being developed as a result of Maryland’s commitment to promoting electrification measures in Maryland households, especially in low- and moderate-income, historically overburdened and underserved communities in Maryland. It also supports the Maryland General Assembly’s passage of the WARMTH Act of 2024, which launched the networked geothermal pilot project being planned by the state’s two largest gas utility companies.

“The foundation of whole-home electrification efforts in the state is education,” said Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul G. Pinsky. “The agency is seeking to support trusted community partners to inform residents about the ins and outs of electric heating and cooling options, plus electric clothes dryers and stoves. We will strategically partner to get the word out about the importance of upgrading items throughout our homes to cut costs and climate-harming emissions.”  

More information regarding the Whole-Home and Community-Scale Electrification Outreach Program Request For Information can be found on the program webpage. 

The agency requests that responses be submitted by Monday, December 9, 2024.

The Maryland Energy Administration promotes clean, affordable, reliable energy and energy-related greenhouse gas emission reductions to benefit Marylanders in a just and equitable manner. For more information about the agency and its programs, visit our website at Energy.Maryland.gov, and follow us on social media: LinkedIn | X | Facebook.