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Council directs staff to develop heat‑pump AC incentives and analyze policy options after reach‑code review
Summary
After two years of study, staff recommended against new‑construction reach codes given state code updates and legal limits; council unanimously directed staff to engage a consultant to design a residential heat‑pump air‑conditioning incentive program, analyze policy options, and partner on contractor training.
Staff recommended that the council not pursue new‑construction energy or EV‑charging reach codes because changes in the 2025 California building codes and a 9th Circuit court ruling limit available local options and make most above‑code amendments unlikely to be cost‑effective for Truckee. Instead, staff recommended focusing on the existing‑building opportunity of heat‑pump air‑conditioning (heat pump AC) — a pathway to introduce electric heat‑pump technology via AC replacements rather than immediate furnace replacement — and proposed pursuing consultant‑led incentive and policy work.
"Truckee's building stock is…
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