Full Name
Jim Plantico
Job Title
In-Homes Program Director
Company
Community Energy Project
Speaker Bio
Jim Plantico is the In-Homes Program Director at Community Energy Project (CEP), a Portland nonprofit that has partnered with low-income and frontline communities since 1979 to create healthy,
efficient, and resilient homes. Jim leads CEP’s whole-home retrofit, weatherization, and critical repair programs, which integrate energy upgrades, electrification, indoor-air-quality improvements, and safety interventions for households most impacted by climate and housing inequities. Under his direction, CEP has completed more than 180 deep retrofits, generating over 22,000 equitable labor hours annually and achieving significant results—average energy savings of 56%, bill reductions of 28%, and substantial shifts from gas and oil appliances to electric systems. Jim brings decades of experience in construction, building science, and community-centered service delivery.
efficient, and resilient homes. Jim leads CEP’s whole-home retrofit, weatherization, and critical repair programs, which integrate energy upgrades, electrification, indoor-air-quality improvements, and safety interventions for households most impacted by climate and housing inequities. Under his direction, CEP has completed more than 180 deep retrofits, generating over 22,000 equitable labor hours annually and achieving significant results—average energy savings of 56%, bill reductions of 28%, and substantial shifts from gas and oil appliances to electric systems. Jim brings decades of experience in construction, building science, and community-centered service delivery.
