DOEE Awards Marshall Heights Electrification and Resilience Planning Project

Washington, District of Columbia (October 21, 2026) - The District Department of Energy and Environment awarded the Marshall Heights Electrification and Resilience Planning Project to National Housing Trust (NHT) and partners Steven Winters Associates (SWA), Amidus, and Interfaith Power and Light - DC.MD.NoVA (IPL-DMV) in collaboration with the Marshall Heights leadership. The project will focus on promoting neighborhood electrification in Marshall Heights through March 31, 2028. The project identifies near-term steps to make energy more affordable for homes and businesses in Marshall Heights neighborhood. Thanks to the expertise of NHT, SWA, Amidus, and IPL, this activity will provide a practical path to expand neighborhood-scale technologies that ensure the benefits of electrification and clean energy technologies are accessible to the community.

Building on District's ongoing electrification work, the Marshall Heights Electrification and Resilience Planning Project will engage residents, businesses, faith leaders and other community members to develop coordinated plan of energy interventions to realize energy efficiency, affordability, and resiliency benefits. The project team will leverage technical expertise across electrification, distributed energy resources, grid-optimizing technologies, etc. to accelerate affordable energy adoption in Marshall Heights.

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"This project supports DOEE goals of empowering, protecting, and advocating for District residents through energy solutions that are more affordable and reliable," said Richard Jackson, Director, Department of Energy and Environment. "Expanding access to cleaner and more efficient energy will help renters and homeowners to reduce energy bills, improve indoor air quality, and have safe and reliable energy services."

"Residents and businesses need reliable power and energy services that support their livelihoods safely without emptying their wallets," said Natasha Dupee, Commissioner, ANC7E.

"By pairing local leadership with national experience, this work can help accelerate fair, affordable energy solutions in Ward 7, while simultaneously delivering cleaner air for residents and providing lessons for other neighborhoods in the District" said Wendell Felder, Ward 7 Councilmember, Council of the District of Columbia.