By Josh Craft |
The coming federal residential lighting standards continue to be a major topic in the news. NEEP has been reaching out to policymakers and the general public to demonstrate the immense benefits to consumers that will result when these standards are implemented. NEEP's Public Policy Outreach Manager Natalie Hildt weighed in today's Boston Globe with a new piece, "Light Bulb Regulations Offer…
By Josh Craft |
Check out the latest news and analysis about energy efficiency policy developments in Northeast in the September issue of Highlights!
This issues features an update on oil heat efficiency programs, a preview of important fall state policy developments, analysis of new federal appliance standards, NEEP's work at ECodes 2011, and an interview with Scudder Parker of Vermont Energy Investment…
By dlenergyefficiency |
To the surprise of many, water heating is the third largest energy expense in the home behind space heating and cooling. On average, water heating represents 17% of energy use in the home. Water heating in the Northeast is dominated by three main fuels; natural gas, electricity and oil. While exciting efficiency opportunities exist in products fueled by gas and oil, game changing…
By Cecily McChalicher |
Keep up with the latest developments at the Regional Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) Forum by reading its latest quarterly newsletter. Topics in the August 2011 issue include:
EM&V Forum Releases New Research and Evaluation Project Results
2012-2014 Forum Planning Underway
2011 Annual Public Meeting - October 12 in Albany, NY
Regional Energy Efficiency…
By Allison Webster |
First adopted over a decade ago in Australia and Denmark, mandatory building energy rating policies are now in place in over 30 countries worldwide. Fundamentally, rating and disclosure is pretty straightforward – we see the concept applied every day in nutritional labels on food, fuel economy stickers on cars and energy labels on appliances. Unfortunately for buildings, slapping on an energy…
By Josh Craft |
Our most recent Policy Tracker is available now. Key developments include:
State Policy Updates: Delaware Policy Status, New Hampshire Energy Policy Study, New York SBC IV, Rhode Island's New Savings Targets, and Vermont Energy Efficiency Budgets
New NEEP Resources: Codes Conference Presentations, Home Energy Efficiency Basics for Real Estate Professionals, and update on DOE Appliance…
By dlenergyefficiency |
Future appliance standards could eliminate growth in residential sector energy use through 2035, according to an analysis conducted for the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Outlook 2011.
While modest improvements to the efficiency of products "covered" by the federal appliance standards efficiency program will achieve sizable savings, by adopting more aggressive standards…
By neepenergy |
Webinar for new product categories and updated specifications for current categories scheduled for August 2, 2011, at 2pm EST. Lighting manufacturers, energy efficiency program administrators, and others in the Solid State Lighting (SSL) field now have more options for promoting and incentivizing energy efficient lighting technology thanks to a recent revision to the DesignLights Consortium…
By neepenergy |
Bruce Wall, Vice President Resource Efficiency Programs at ARCA
If you want to enhance your energy efficiency portfolio while providing added public benefits with a green twist, an appliance recycling program may be the answer. Generating proven energy savings, appliance recycling and change-out programs are popular with utilities and customers alike for reducing energy consumption through…
By Jim OReilly |
Hello from Salt Lake City, where the U.S. Department of Energy is hosting its annual energy codes conference. This year's event has a decidedly different feel to it, as codes move from just being in the domain of building officials, to taking center stage for a number of legislative and administrative offices, energy offices, climate change task forces and advocacy groups. NEEP's Carolyn Sarno…