This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help connect low-income residents with existing weatherization programs. These programs often provide home insulation, water heater insulation, double-paned windows, thermostats, window coverings, fans | Air QualitySevere Winter WeatherChanging SeasonsFlooding – Coastal | Energy and UtilitiesProperty | Northern Great Plains | Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan |
| Pursue complementary efforts to increase the use of electrified transportation, improve the thermal efficiency of buildings, and replace electric resistance heat (such as electric baseboard heaters) with | Changing Seasons | Energy and Utilities | Juneau's Changing Climate and Community Response (p. 28) | |
| Expand and increase marketing for low income retrofits. | Extreme Cold | Property | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 199 (pdf p. 211)) |
| Develop an educational campaign that encourages residents to weatherize their homes. Doing so will reduce heating and cooling bills, especially as high temperature days and nights become more common. | Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Heat | Energy and UtilitiesProperty | Northwest | Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 43 (pdf p. 59)) |
| Work with utilities and community partners to develop a weatherization program for renters. Doing so will reduce heating and cooling bills, especially | Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Heat | PeopleProperty | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 202 (pdf p. 214)) |
| Create or expand a program that provides energy retrofits for public housing. | Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Heat | Property | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 202 (pdf p. 214)) |
| Make use of state and federal home weatherization programs for low- and medium-income households. | Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Heat | Property | Northwest | Puget Sound Regional Council Climate Change and Resilience Guidance |
