The California Homes That Are Going Electric, with Lauren Dunlap
About this episode
This episode discusses California's electrification policy and the implications of Senate Bill 1221 with guest Lauren Dunlap.
For this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi is joined by Lauren Dunlap, a project manager at the University of California, Los Angeles, Luskin Center for Innovation—and a former staff member at Resources for the Future. Dunlap describes exciting developments in electrification policy in California, where heat, pollution, and energy costs make the issue as topical as ever. A piece of legislation in California known as Senate Bill 1221 addresses the high financial costs of home electrification jointly with emissions reductions. The bill is novel, Dunlap notes, because it engages a cost-effective solution that directs savings from gas pipelines toward funding electrification. Implementation of the bill will involve efforts to support communities in navigating the unknowns of electrifying a home and aims to help mitigate issues at the intersection of climate change and energy infrastructure. References and recommendations: “Understanding Neighborhood Decarbonization in California: What Do We Know About Senate Bill 1221?” by Sooji Yang, Lauren Dunlap, and Gregory Pierce…
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Raimi
Guest: Lauren Dunlap
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of California, Los Angeles, Luskin Center for Innovation, Resources for the Future, California
Books & works: Understanding Neighborhood Decarbonization in California: What Do We Know About Senate Bill 1221?, California Has a Neighborhood Decarbonization Law. How Does It Work?
More episodes of Resources Radio
- Moving Development Rights Around to Hit Land Use Goals, with Nick Bratton
- Finding Flexibility in Data Center Use, with Johanna Mathieu
- What Does Landman Get Right? Fracks and Fictions of the Oil Industry, with Deborah Gordon
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Resources Radio podcast page.