On a Saturday afternoon in November, more than 35 people gathered in a home in Upper Brightwood to experience the future of sustainable living. Electrify DC’s first Demonstration Site Open House, in collaboration with the District Department of Buildings and the District Department of Energy and Environment, is an innovative way to meet residents where they are (literally) and answer their questions on home decarbonization. Demonstration Sites are a critical element of Electrify DC’s ecosystem of programs to make it easier, faster and more affordable to decarbonize all homes. 

In the heart of the Brightwood neighborhood of the District of Columbia, a humble 1950s ranch house has undergone an extraordinary transformation. What began as a desire to live more sustainably resulted in achieving net-zero residential energy consumption. With the help of Electrify DC and District agencies, the homeowners, Kim and Charlie, took this remarkable journey to reduce their environmental footprint and to create a model for practical, eco-friendly living.