Cathy Crowley and Paul Amlin rebuilt their Santa Rosa home after losing it in the Tubbs Fire, opting for an all-electric design that includes solar panels and modern appliances. This choice aligns with California's environmental goals and offers the couple the advantages of renewable energy sources. As survivors of recent fires consider rebuilding options, making an all-electric choice can help reduce global warming emissions despite some challenges. Climate reporter Laura Klivans discusses these decisions and their implications in KQED's podcast series, highlighting the movement towards electric homes in California.
In the end, we're really happy we made the choice we made... everything about the house being all electric worked out.
Going electric allows the couple to rely on solar energy, as well as California's power grid, which gets more than half of its electricity from nuclear, hydropower and renewables.
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