Palo Alto unveils heat‑pump yard‑sign designs; working group becomes advisory to staff

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City communications showed two yard‑sign designs to promote heat pump water heaters and the 80 by 30 goal; staff said an initial small print run of 25 of each design will be tested. Director Brad Eggleston also clarified the SCAP working group's role under Brown Act rules: it remains active but will now advise staff rather than the committee.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — At the April 4 meeting of the Climate Action Sustainability Committee, City communications staff presented two proposed yard‑sign designs promoting heat pump water heaters and the city's 80 by 30 climate goal, and staff clarified the formal status of the SCAP working group under Brown Act procedures.

Megan Horgan Taylor, the city's chief communications officer, showed two design concepts: one focused on a program marketing motif for heat pump water heaters and the other on a broader home‑electrification and neighbor‑outreach message tied to the 80 by 30 goal. "We're gonna do 25 of each, and see how that goes," Horgan Taylor said, describing a small initial print run to test the signs at events and with program participants.

Horgan Taylor said signs will include a QR code linking to the city's program page and will be used as part of outreach — for example, to invite neighbors to view a participant's heat pump installation. Staff told the committee they…

Palo Alto unveils heat‑pump yard‑sign designs; working group becomes advisory to staff

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