Alameda is Going Electric!

The City of Alameda is working to shift natural gas appliances in buildings to electric ones. Electric buildings protect health, increase safety, fight climate change and save on utility bills.

What is building electrification?

Building electrification replaces gas appliances with electric ones for space heating, water heating, clothes drying, and cooking.

  • Gas Dryer shifts to Electric Dryer
  • Gas Stove shifts to Induction Range / Cooktop
  • Gas Furnace shifts to Heat Pump Furnace (includes A/C)
  • Gas Water Heater shifts to Heat Pump Water Heater

Why electrify my gas appliances?

Health

  • Gas appliances emit pollutants and increase risk of respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, and other long-term illnesses.
  • Children living in homes with gas stoves are 40% more likely to develop asthma.

Safety

  • Removing gas infrastructure reduces the risk of fires in the event of an earthquake.
  • Induction cooktops reduce burn risk, and many automatically turn off when not in use, eliminating a leading cause of house fires.

Climate

  • Switching gas appliance to electric will reduce methane emissions from natural gas use in buildings, which is 86 times stronger than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.
  • Electrification lets you tap into AMP's 100% clean electricity, supporting green jobs and the fight against climate change!

Another step up – A healthy, resilient, all-electric lifestyle

  • Install solar + batteries: Great opportunity to plan for electrification and increase resiliency
  • Electric vehicle + charging: Reduce pollution from transportation & reduce lifetime cost of driving
  • Earthquake retrofit: Protect your investment and reduce damage to your home or business during an earthquake

Learn more and find financial incentives to get started:

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