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Lacey staff outlines 2025 climate work plan, launches Energize Thurston heat-pump subsidies
Summary
Climate and sustainability coordinator Lindsey Fields presented the city's 2025 climate work plan, described the regional Energize Thurston heat-pump subsidy program using HEAR funds, and outlined Next steps for a home-energy-score model ordinance and a climate element in the comprehensive plan.
Lindsey Fields, Lacey’s climate and sustainability coordinator, presented the city’s 2025 climate work plan and an update on regional projects during the council meeting on April 1, 2025. Fields described ongoing regional collaboration through the Thurston Climate Mitigation Collaborative and noted progress on a model home-energy-score ordinance and a new regional heat-pump group-purchase and subsidy program called Energize Thurston.
Fields said Energize Thurston launched in March and uses Climate Commitment Act (HEAR) funds and other local match dollars to subsidize heat-pump installations for low- and moderate-income households. "We're hoping to subsidize altogether partial and fully around 40 homes," Fields said, noting that the exact number will depend on each home's retrofit needs, electrical upgrades and…
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