August 2015

By Hillary Beach |
This post was submitted by The Holderness School, a 2015 Business Leader Champion for energy efficiency. It was authored by Hillary Beach, assistant director for communications. Hab-it (noun)- a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. We used to say, “practice makes perfect.” Today, many psychologists, coaches and teachers agree that, “practice doesn’t…
By Brian Buckley |
This Fall’s Policy Tracker reviews recent regulatory developments, notable legislative victories, state energy planning, takes a brief look at the Clean Power Plan’s projected benefits, and presents data from recent reports on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initative. The region’s regulatory landscape has been abuzz with energy efficiency developments during summer 2015, and below we describe…
By Jennifer Skerker |
After many years of successful yet limited energy efficiency programs, New Hampshire is taking concrete steps to ramp up its investments in energy efficiency, likely through the creation of an Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS). This past May, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) initiated a proceeding to establish an EERS under docket DE-15-137. An EERS establishes short…
By John Otterbein |
We know the future will be bright for the residential lighting market, but just how efficient will it be? Residential lighting has long been at the heart of ratepayer-funded energy efficiency program portfolios. In New England, residential lighting measures have produced over 30 percent of all efficiency program savings. The large savings potential along with the relatively low barriers to…
By Sue Coakley |
With the EPA’s announcement of final rules under 111(d), we turn the page toward a cleaner, healthier, economically vibrant power sector.  At NEEP, we’re fortunate to operate within a region which has time and time again proven that energy efficiency can be the cornerstone to a more resilient, clean, reliable and affordable energy system. The Negawatt as a Foundational Component of the…

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