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Portland says pilot helped jump‑start home electrification; ebike vouchers overwhelmed demand
Summary
City staff reported 105 home electrification projects from a pilot program, $200,000 in ARPA funds for follow‑up initiatives and an ebike voucher scheme that exhausted initial funds in 2.5 days before moving to a randomized allocation.
Troy Moon, Portland's director of sustainability, asked Katie Tims to summarize progress on the city's "Electrify Everything" initiative, a multi‑phase effort to promote heat pumps, EV charging and other home electrification measures.
Katie told the committee the pilot partnered with Revision Energy to offer a one‑stop customer path; 105 Portland households completed projects through the pilot, which she described as successful because it simplified procurement and helped households use state and federal incentives.
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