D.C.’s Healthy Homes and Residential Electrification Amendment Act

In April 2024, the DC Council  approved a Healthy Homes and Residential Electrification Amendment Act, which sets DC on a course to replace fossil-fuel powered appliances and home heat with electric appliances in the homes of 30,000 low- and moderate-income DC residents by 2040. It is a voluntary program that would cover the cost of replacement and any needed construction costs associated with safe installation and operation. Under the law, the amount of funding available to households is scaled based on their income, with the most generous amounts for lower-income households. The cost of full electrification for a single-family home can run upwards of $30,000 if that includes heat pumps as well as smaller appliances.