Cool Davis Home Energy Task Force Visits Potential Cool Home Tours Sites Featuring Electrification
Transforming Homes into Cool Homes through Electrification At Cool Davis, we believe that every home has the potential to be a catalyst for positive environmental change. As we launch our next round of Make A Plan Home Energy Workshops, we’re identifying innovative residences on their…
Two Homeowners Lead the Charge Toward Fossil-Free Homes
Two homeowners lead the charge toward fossil-free homes with real-life examples of energy-efficient upgrades. Transforming your home into a sustainable, energy-efficient haven is more achievable than ever. Laurie and Nora, two homeowners who decided to make the transition away from fossil fuels, share their experiences…
A Zero Energy Building (ZEB) Home and How It Pays For Itself
Bertrand Perroud
Slow but Steady: The Transition to an All-Electric Home
Monica Parisi is making big changes to her East Davis home that promise benefits to her and the environment. First things first: so, in 2015 she installed solar panels, which set a strong foundation for an all-electric home. Rooftop solar gives Monica access to inexpensive…
How Smart Electrical Panels Manage Loads Possibly Avoiding the Need for Upgrades
We live in a 1991 townhouse in Davis. My goal and dream has always been to move away from our current natural gas system and fully use electricity from the sun. But how is that actually achieved? Many smaller and older homes begin life with…
Get Home Electrification Tools and Support from the Switch Is On
The Switch Is On is a collaborative campaign founded in 2019 that supports home electrification by providing tools, support, and resources for Californians, including homeowners as well as contractors.  The Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC)’s goal is to educate everyone about the importance of home electrification. What…
All-Electric Heat Pumps FAQs
By David Springer, Kristin Heinemeier, Bill Dakin, Nathan Breeding, and Dick Bourne, with contributions from Leslie Crenna The featured photo for this article is the work of Cool Davis volunteer Yvonne Hunter. Q. What is a heat pump? A. heat pump is a well-established and…
Goin’ All-In with an All-Electric Home
My wife Susan and I recently completed a transition to an all-electric home. Those old enough to remember the “Live Better Electrically” campaigns of the late 1950’s may think this is folly. The Westinghouse “total electric homes” promoted from that era promised a “home where…
Could You Be Induced to Switch to an Induction Cooktop?
We’ve all heard you can start a fire by rubbing two sticks together. Easier said than done, but the idea has enshrined in popular culture the physical property that friction between two objects creates heat. Lesser known, but important nonetheless, is the idea that you…
Cool Davis receives $6,000 for all-electric engagement Â
The Valley Climate Action Center (VCAC) recently provided $6,000 to Cool Davis to continue their work engaging Davis residents to adopt all-electric heating and cooling systems. The funds will also be used to develop an electric retrofit “roadmap” for existing homes, going directly to programs…
All Electric Homes in Davis: the Carrot vs. the Stick
In January, the California Energy Commission approved a new building code in Davis that encourages the construction of all-electric homes and discourages the use of natural gas to fuel residential appliances and heating systems. This comes after numerous California cities have approved similar initiatives, including…
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