Rewiring Communities

Helping governments, organizations, and households electrify locally.

Every neighborhood, every home

To power community electrification, we’re making our data models, household tools, educational programs, financing, and partnerships available to localities across the country. Our mission is straightforward and demanding: help millions of households identify savings, understand costs and benefits, and make the switch to electric, block-by-block. And with historic support from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, we’re making residential electrification more equitable and affordable for all.

How we work

As this electric movement continues to grow, so will our offerings for communities nationwide. Here’s how we’re helping communities make the switch. 


Community engagement and activation

  • Providing free online tools to community-based organizations that help households understand the benefits of electrification, estimate savings, identify incentives, and complete electric home upgrades.

  • Giving local government leaders the research, support, and connections they need to advocate for electrification and secure policy victories.

Community implementation

  • Coordinating electrification projects in communities and households that stand to benefit the most from making the switch right now. 

  • Partnering with manufacturers, utilities, and contractors in select Rewiring Communities to help households affordably and conveniently go electric.

What’s new


Electric upgrades are Vitalizing DeSoto

See how, with support from Rewiring America, newly-installed electric appliances like stoves and heat pumps are helping this close-knit Georgia community enhance its way of life. 

Energize Pittsburgh: a brighter, more efficient future

With a target to electrify 100 homes by 2025, the program is leading the charge toward a greener future for Pittsburgh. Learn how going electric is helping residents reduce utility costs and improve air quality. 

We’ve grown


November 2021

Established our Local Government Leaders for Electrification Coalition to mobilize elected officials and government staff to push for electrification policies and programs in their community 

September 2023

Launched demonstration projects in five communities to showcase the positive benefits of electrification for residents living in public housing, on a fixed income, without cooling, or in rural areas 

January 2024

Published our resource hub for Local Government Leaders

August 2024

Awarded $2 billion alongside Enterprise Community Partners, Habitat for Humanity International, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and United Way Worldwide to decarbonize homes and boost local economies 

We’re excited to help communities across the country go electric. Interested in working together?

Get in touch: hello@rewiringamerica.org