Electrifying La Paz Place
UPDATED: 10/04/2023
Project Name: Electrifying La Paz Place
Project Leader(s): Elevate
Partner(s): Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Slipstream, ComEd
Stage of Completion: In-progress
Construction Type: Existing Building
Building Type: Multi-family (1-4 bedroom units)
Total Number of Units Targeted: 44
Total Number of Units Completed: 44
Tenant Structure: Multi-tenant/rent
Target Audience: Low-to-moderate income tenants (31 units for 50% AMI & 13 units for 30% AMI), Latinx families
Full/Partial Electrification: Full
Existing Heating Type: Natural gas
End Uses Electrified: Space heating and cooling, water heating, cooking appliances, clothes drying
Specific electric appliances installed: Cold-climate air source heat pumps, non-induction electric stoves, electric resistance clothes dryers, heat pump water heaters
Total Project Funding: $1.6M in leveraged grant funding from multiple sources
Amount or % of Project Cost Covered per unit: 100%
Source of Funding:
Elevate Building Electrification Program (BEP): offers grant funding to offset the overall cost of building electrification in affordable housing
ComEd's Energy Efficiency Research & Development Group provided funding support for hot water heater replacement and monitoring
Motivation for electrification: The motivation for this project is to support decarbonization retrofits for communities most in need and facing impacts of climate change. Additional motivation is to reduce carbon emissions in existing buildings, especially affordable housing, reduce energy burden, and improve indoor air quality.
Additional Measures Implemented: Solar, smart thermostats
Workforce Development/Green Jobs Component: This project served as a gateway case study, and since the project started Elevate has been able to bring in new contractors to projects.
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