Today healthy housing advocates and researchers published a report on how Maryland can electrify its housing sector, and notably, set a national trend by focusing on electrifying low-income households by 2030. The report by Earthjustice, the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, RMI, and Sierra Club, urges Maryland state leaders to prioritize low-income households as they pull together $2 billion in state and federal funding to leave no household behind as Maryland goes electric.
Ashita Gona, Senior Associate on RMI’s Carbon-free Buildings Team, calls this a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle the climate crisis and bring health, safety, and economic benefits to nearly half a million low-income households."
The report explains how Maryland can use recent and unique funding streams, including the Inflation Reduction Act, to kickstart a whole-home retrofit program that will improve living conditions, alleviate energy burdens, and provide clean electric appliances for low-income Marylanders.
"It is critical that Maryland marshal all available resources to enable low- and moderate-income communities to benefit from cleaner, efficient, climate-friendly electricity and healthier homes," stresses Josh Tulkin, State Director of Sierra Club's Maryland Chapter.
Read the exciting press release and report today!