Previously called the Clean Energy in Single-family Homes program.
Helping families stay in their homes
In Portland, 37% of homeowners and nearly half of all renters are housing-cost burdened. That means they spend more than 30% of their income on housing-related expenses. Strategic Program 3: Energy Friendly Homes Program helps housing-cost-burdened Portlanders address energy efficiency in their homes and reduce costs.
This program will invest $140 million over five years in more than 3,000 single-family households to:
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
- decrease energy usage and utilities bills;
- increase comfort, health, and resiliency; and
- improve homeowner stability.
Homes will receive a test-in assessment that follows building science principles and generates estimated energy-saving projections, and test-out quality assurance verification.
The program is administered by:
- Central Program Administrator provides operations management and central administration for the program. Functional areas include: 1) outreach and marketing; 2) data management and reporting; 3) customer qualification; 4) contractor recruitment, management, and support; 5) workforce development initiatives; and 6) financial management and reporting.
- Customer Navigator Provider helps ensure that the program benefits PCEF priority populations. The Customer Navigator Provider conducts culturally specific outreach to identify eligible customers and provides support, education, and guidance to low-income households engaged in program home energy retrofit projects.
- Quality Assurance Provider conducts quality assurance for the program to ensure home retrofits meet PCEF and Building Performance Institute (BPI) requirements. The Quality Assurance Provider reviews project scopes and inspects homes post-retrofit to confirm that scope design and installations reduce utility bills and maximize energy savings while protecting occupant health and safety.
For homeowners and renters
With several program eligibility levels, this program provides opportunities for more households to receive these much-needed energy retrofits.
To learn more and to receive updates, visit the Energy Friendly Homes Program website.
Program eligibility levels
With several eligibility levels, this program provides opportunities for more households to receive these much-needed energy retrofits.
| Eligibility level | # homes 5-yr total | Investment per home | Eligible households |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep energy retrofits | 1,500 | Up to $50K | Homeowners <80% AMI |
| High-impact energy efficiency measures | 500 | Up to $15K | Renters <80% AMI |
| High-impact energy efficiency measures | 600 | Up to $30K | Homeowners 81%-120% AMI |
| High-impact energy efficiency measures | 500 | Up to $15K 50% match required | Homeowners 121%-150% AMI |
We will update this page as the program develops and opportunities for homeowners and renters become available.
For home performance contractors
We anticipate recruiting home performance contractors in mid-2025 and making funds available starting mid to late 2025.
We will update this page as the program develops and opportunities for contractors to apply become available.
Allocation
$140 million
Eligibility for administration
- Nonprofit.
- For-profit.
- Government organizations.
Other considerations
In addition to program-wide workforce and contractor goals and requirements, this strategic program has additional program-specific investment:
- 350-400 workers trained on green building and equipment installation.
- 5,000 hours of building science technical mentorship for contractors.
- Equipment provided for 15-25 contractors entering or expanding in building clean energy work.
- Retention grants for up to 80 new workers and 50 contractors.
- $3,500,000 is allocated for this additional program-specific investment.
Strategic Programs overview
Learn more about all of our Strategic Programs
Questions?
Email: Info@energyfriendlyhomes.com
Call: 971-399-7742