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Support your clients in selling healthy, energy-efficient homes with confidence. Use these resources to help clients make their homes healthier, more comfortable, and more cost-effective to run. This toolkit, created by the San Mateo County Sustainability Department in collaboration with WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) and the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS® (SAMCAR), provides practical resources, local data, financial incentives, and client-facing materials to support conversations with buyers and sellers. [This effort is intended to support informed, voluntary decision-making by homeowners and does not represent an endorsement of mandates or appliance bans.]

SAMCAR members should continue paying close attention to the Bay Area Air District's controversial mandate banning the sale and installation of natural gas water heaters beginning on January 1, 2027, followed by gas furnaces on January 1, 2029. While the regional board recently approved a nine-month delay to the water heater ban, serious concerns remain about the financial impact this policy will place on homeowners, housing providers, and renters in the Bay Area, including throughout San Mateo County.

The "Switch is On" campaign has launched a new website where homeowners can easily find contractors, income qualifying programs, incentives for their zip code and to connect with electrification experts.

On Tuesday, November 9, Kirsten Andrews-Schwind from Peninsula Clean Energy shared a presentation about opportunities for real estate professionals to collaborate on clean energy initiatives, including bringing up concerns about building electrification proposals.

The SAMCAR Government Affairs Committee commissioned a study on the cost of converting a home to electric-only with estimates from eight electrical contractors in San Mateo County and a pool service company. The appliances, services, and range of costs in this study comprise a "menu" of possible options. Some homes will require only few of the options, others will require most, and some may require all.