About ElectrifyNow
I’ve spent ten years working in the energy industry. Whenever I helped a friend work out whether a heat pump or an EV would save them money, almost everyone offering an answer had something to sell.
ElectrifyNow is the answer I wanted to hand them: a personal report on what going electric would save you, built from your own numbers, with every figure sourced. It’s written for Californians, because the answer depends on your utility, your rates and how far you drive.
Common questions
“What can you tell me today?”
Whether switching to an electric car is worth it for you. The EV savings report takes your car, the EV you’re considering and your mileage. It shows your monthly cost before and after, when the switch pays for itself, and the total cost over 15 years, and it compares the EV with a newer gas car. See a full sample report.
Charging is priced on your utility’s overnight rate, picked from your ZIP code. I have California’s five largest electric utilities on file. If your city runs its own utility, tell me and I’ll look up its rate, which takes a little longer.
“What about the rest of my home?”
Reports for heat pumps, water heaters, solar and batteries are planned. Tell me which one you want on the home page.
“Will I save money?”
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Every report lists each assumption, its value and its source, so you can check the ones you disagree with. When the numbers say keep your car, the report says so.
“Who should I buy from?”
I don’t refer you to anyone. No dealer, installer or lender hears about you from me.
“How do you make money?”
Reports are pay what you can, including nothing. If yours was useful, you can buy me a coffee.
I take no referral fees, commissions or advertising, and I don’t sell your information. Nobody pays me when you buy, so I have no reason to tell you an EV pays off when it doesn’t.
Each report is generated by code, and I check it before it goes out.