Life after ARRANext Steps in Washington State

ARRA achievements had a toll

Demands…expectations…goals…changes …demands…unilateral decisions…demands

Relationship rebuilding priority

Rebuilding

CAP and Commerce retreat

Four priorities◦ Renew communication commitment◦ Restructure advisory group◦ Promote ARRA successes together◦ Collaborate on defining performance

accountability

Relationship Rebuilding

Leverage our success and protect new jobs

Agency request for capital funds

Seeking Replacement FundsHousing Trust Fund

DOE’s Innovation Grant $3M awarded A public-private-non-profit project Targets multi-family buildings Low interest loans from Community

Development Finance Institutions

Seeking Replacement FundsNew Grant Options

Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers

$7M awarded to state

11 subgrantees qualified and applied

1,000 units to be served

Seeking Replacement FundsNew Grant Options

Pushing the weatherization envelope ◦ Ductless Heat Pumps (mini-splits)◦ Energy Star heat pump water heaters◦ High efficiency heat recovery ventilator air exchangers◦ Solar hot water systems◦ Cool roof technology ethylene propylene diene Monomer

(EPDM) rubber roofing ◦ High efficiency furnaces◦ Tank-less water heaters◦ Hybrid water heater◦ Solar photovoltaic system◦ High-R Retrofit Windows◦ Deep Energy Retrofits

Seeking Replacement FundsSERC

Created grant writing team

CAP collaboration

Seeking Replacement Funds