In Kern County, California, some homeowners are getting financial support to upgrade their homes and remove gas appliances that are exacerbating asthma.
Homeowner Maria Perez lives in the first home that was retrofitted through the Kern CASA Project. Perez spoke with KBAK about the experience.
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Asthma care and a fixed income created competing pressures for Perez, who wanted gas appliances out of her home. A home makeover provided through the program offered her a way to improve her health without adding financial strain.
Her home now depends less on gas after the local program supplied electric appliances, solar panels, and battery storage at no cost.
The Kern CASA Project provides eligible households with free health and energy improvements. Perez’s property was the first home to receive a full retrofit through the program, according to KBAK…