WASHINGTON, D.C. — Starting today, homeowners across the country will begin hosting “front porch ribbon cuttings” to bring attention to clean electric machines they’ve purchased because of tax incentives made available by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

August marks the second anniversary of the landmark climate law, which made billions of dollars worth of tax credits available for American homeowners to purchase heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, electric cars and chargers, as well as to help cover energy audits and home weatherization work.

These “ribbon cutting” events are meant to celebrate individual homeowner actions with the same pomp and circumstance a new battery factory or a utility scale solar array gets upon opening.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Treasury released data on IRA tax credit uptake that shows 3.4 million Americans took advantage of the credits in 2023 — more than double the federal government’s early projections. The credits for rooftop solar and heat pump water heaters also matched Rewiring America's "Electric Potential" benchmark — the incentive uptake expected if we are to meet our climate goals by 2050.

“Two years after the passage of this landmark law the receipts are in: the Inflation Reduction Act is working and helping Americans save on their energy bills,” said Ari Matusiak, CEO and cofounder of Rewiring America. “What we’re seeing is that if policies are designed to help Americans' pocketbooks, they will succeed, and we should celebrate them just like we celebrate jobs and economic impact on communities. We’re grateful to everyone who is opening their homes to the public to tell their success stories and the story of the IRA’s ongoing nationwide impact.”

The events happening this week are made possible by Rewiring America and numerous climate advocacy groups, including Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Climate Power, and the League of Conservation Voters, among other local groups. Below is the event schedule:

August 12

Santa Barbara, California // featuring Representative Salud Carbajal; Rewiring America Senior Policy Counsel Leah Stokes; Rincon Plumbing; Community Environmental Council (CEC); and Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN).

August 13

Denver, Colorado // featuring Governor Jared Polis, EPA Region 8 Administrator KC Becker; Wendy Hawthorne, Director of IIJA and IRA Strategic Coordination, Colorado State Energy Office; Elizabeth Bancock, Executive Director of Denver's Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency; DR Richardson, Elephant Energy cofounder.

Dunwoody, Georgia // featuring Rob Price, Councilmember from City of Dunwoody; Jason Peavey, PV Heating, Cooling & Plumbing; Tonya Hicks, President/CEO of Power Solutions, Inc.

August 15

Chapel Hill, North Carolina // featuring Ronald Newman, Senior Adviser for Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Katie Kenlan, Chatham County Commissioner; Karen Howard, Chatham County Commissioner; Meech Carter, Clean Energy Campaigns Director for NC League of Conservation Voters; Travis Colvard, Air Experts.

August 16

Pelham, New York // featuring Rewiring America New York Policy Director Michael Hernandez; Innovative Air; Infinity Energy; League of Conservation Voters - Westchester Chapter.

Details forthcoming for events taking place after August 16 in Boulder, Colorado; Montpelier, Vermont; Albany, California; Covington, Georgia; Lake Oswego, Oregon; Las Vegas, Nevada; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts.

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.