The Electrification Challenge

The U.S. federal goal to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 appears increasingly out of reach as we near the halfway point of the “Decisive Decade” in the fight against climate change. Despite the challenges in reaching those goals, an expanding set of tools and technologies can dramatically accelerate decarbonization.

Mass electrification — the strategy of converting fossil-fuel technologies to their electric counterparts powered by clean energy — touches all sectors of society and is the foundation of a more rapid energy transition. That is because emissions from the commercial and residential sectors are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases in the U.S.

This whitepaper explores:

• Challenges to utility-scale clean energy
• The promise of home electrification and DERs
• The process of translating home  electrification into reality
• The role of smart panels in equitable home electrification