SUMMER ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN:

Home Electrification Incentives

A climate advocacy Action Plan with powerful, easy-to-use playbooks.

Consumers can save over $17,000 on electrifying their homes thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

The federal government wants to pay you for making energy upgrades to your home, but not everyone knows about this opportunity. Our elected officials can use their platforms to spread the word and help shift social norms.

➡️ Learn more: Issue Briefing | Blog Post

Featured Actions

This Action Plan will be posted until mid-August. Feel free to move through the playbooks at your own pace, but try to complete all three during the campaign! Take action anytime on your own or join a facilitated Hour of Action on Zoom or in person to take action alongside fellow climate-concerned people like you.

Contact your city officials

Local officials are more accessible than state reps and members of Congress. They’re often familiar faces in the community, and you can have an outsized influence over local climate policy when you reach out to them directly.
Estimated time: 30 minutes. Easy!
This playbook can be completed in one sitting, but you can start and come back anytime. Our community also takes action together during drop-in Zoom meetups called Hours of Action. Join one here!
Use this playbook to:
1. Gather contact information
2. Skim the climate policy
3. Send an email
4. Make a call
5. Tag them on social media
6. Report back
7. Ask a friend to do it too

Click here for playbook titled Contact Your Member of Congress on the cover of a bound book with a photo of the steps of the capital next to a circled purple #2

Contact your members of Congress

Your members of Congress are trusted messengers on policy, and they maintain broad communications channels that allow them to reach thousands of constituents. And the Democratic members want to get credit among local communities for passing the IRA!
Estimated time: 30 minutes. Easy!
Our advocacy tool makes it easy to contact Congress in one sitting, but you can start and come back anytime. Our community also takes action together during drop-in Zoom meetups called Hours of Action. Join one here!
Our advocacy tool will guide you through the steps:
1. Familiarize yourself with a policy priority
2. Write an email
3. Make 3 phone calls
4. Tweet at all 3 members of Congress

Write a letter to the editor

Opinion pieces are tools for communicating a policy message to a broad audience and rallying support, especially if you’re able to use them to persuade a key policy influencer (such as a business leader). And if you mention your elected officials by name, your published piece will surface in their media mentions and attract their attention. This playbook makes it simple to write a snappy 200-word LTE with a clear policy ask. Let’s go!
Estimated time: 45-60 minutes (so worth it!)
This playbook can be completed in one sitting, but you can start and come back anytime. Our community also takes action together during drop-in Zoom meetups called Hours of Action. Join one here!
Use this playbook to:
1. Skim an explainer on the policy
2. Choose your medium
3. Choose a publication
4. Write the opinion piece
5. Submit to the publication

Did you complete the above Featured Actions? Awesome!
They’re three of the highest-leverage political actions proven to move climate policy, and you should feel accomplished.

If you want to continue amplifying home electrification incentives, consider talking with your friends and neighbors. Studies show that home electrification is contagious! For tips on how to communicate with your network, try our Activate Your Network and Have an Effective Climate Conversation resources. ⚡

Or click to explore the full Action Hub.