Resource roundup for your climate-friendly home journey

WHEW, we made it. The home stretch, the last chapter, the grand finale—whatever you want to call it. It’s our seventh and final post in our climate-friendly home series. In this final edition, we’re sharing a roundup of all our favorite resources to help make your climate-friendly journey as simple as possible. Read on for a whole host of helpful guides, databases, toolkits, and more—and drop us a line if you think there’s something we should add. 

Guides to climate-friendly home upgrades:  

• Electric Fireplaces
• Heat Pumps
• Mini-Split Heat Pumps
• Geothermal Heat Pumps
• Heat Pump Water Heaters
• Heat Pump Dryer vs. Electric Dryer
• Energy Audits
• Weatherization
• Induction Stoves
• EV Charging

All things solar: 

• Rooftop Solar and Community Solar
• Battery Storage for Home Solar Systems
• LIFT Solar Toolkit: Allows you to search for community solar programs based on their designs and financing structures.
• National Renewable Energy Lab State Community Solar List: Summarizes current local community solar policies. 

Incentives & rebates 

• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
• ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder
• Ultimate Guide to Mass Save® Rebates (for Massachusetts homeowners)
• Ultimate Guide to Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Incentives
• Electricity Laws and Incentives in Colorado
• Rewiring America’s IRA Calculator
• Solar Incentives by State
• US Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program

Still looking for a resource to help you determine where to start your climate-friendly home journey? Start your estimate.