California is investing a half-billion dollars to decarbonize homes for low-income households

California has budgeted $432.5 million for the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program, with an additional $154.25 million in federal funding, to install heat pumps, induction cooktops, and energy-saving upgrades at no cost to low-income residents across single-family, multi-family, and manufactured homes. The first retrofit project at McKinney Manor senior housing complex in San Diego has already been completed.

Program is in early stages; long-term impact on statewide emissions will depend on scaling and sustained funding.