If you’re a renter, you’re in the right place!
You don’t have to own your home to go electric! Here are three things for renters to do.
Go electric on your own
Upgrade your ride, your kitchen, and your power
As a renter, it’s hard to fully electrify without your landlord’s help. But there are several things you can do on your own! Here are a few to get you started:
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS FOR RENTERS
Buy a new or used EV
Buying an EV can save you thousands of dollars on fuel, cut your carbon pollution significantly, and make your neighbors jealous.
New tax credits and incentives make EVs cost-competitive with gas-powered cars.
The average household can save between $1,285 and $1,980 per year by switching to an electric vehicle.
Get a portable induction cooktop
With small-but-mighty countertop appliances like induction hot plates, you can enjoy the health, environmental, and culinary benefits of cooking without gas.
Reducing your gas stove use can improve your indoor air quality and protect your loved ones.
From top chefs to cup-of-ramen aficionados, induction cooking is enjoyable for all cooking levels.
Cut your energy bill with community solar
Community solar programs make it possible to tap into most of the amazing benefits of solar without installing a single panel on your roof.
Community solar subscriptions enable renters to support local clean energy projects.
Savings vary by geography, but many renters can save 5 to 15 percent off their utility bills each month by signing up for community solar.
Talk to your landlord
Going electric is great for landlords. Yours might not know that.
Talking to the person who owns your home isn’t always easy. But the most important first step to encourage your landlord to electrify your building is to start a conversation. The good news? You get to be the one to tell them about the hundreds of billions of dollars in incentives available — mostly to homeowners — to help make American homes more energy efficient and climate friendly.
Learn and help others
The most important voice in electrification is yours. Our courses can give you the confidence to use it.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRIC EDUCATION
Pick your major: Enthusiast or Coach?
We need all kinds of people in every community to be spreading the word about the amazing benefits of electrification — which our “Why Electrify” course can help prepare you for. Once people decide to go electric, they’re going to have a lot of specific questions — which our “Electric Coach” course helps prepare you for. You don’t have to be a homeowner to take either course and become an influential voice in your community.
Why Electrify course
Our free 101 course breaks down what “electrify everything” actually means.
Learn how electrification helps people save money, stay healthier, build stronger communities, and tackle climate goals.
Past students have called it a “marvelous workshop,” “great intro to the topic,“ and “really valuable.”
