By Andrew Winslow |
Completing and scaling comprehensive home energy retrofits has long been a goal of many programs within the energy efficiency industry. In 2020, NEEP continued to rethink home retrofits in collaboration with The Building Performance Professionals Association of Vermont and Energy Futures Group (EFG), launching the second phase of the Zero Energy Now (ZEN) pilot.
ZEN is different than single-…
By Erin Cosgrove |
Virtual power plants (VPPs), an aggregation of distributed energy resources, provide a deeper integration of demand flexibility and renewables on our energy grid, which can offer cleaner and more affordable power. They operate by aggregating distributed energy resources (DERs) to meet grid needs and optimize consumer energy usage. By aggregating the power of several DERs, a virtual power plant…
By Aditi Dalal |
After a busy winter of collecting, organizing, and analyzing new 2020 data for the Regional Energy Efficiency Database, NEEP is excited to share some new trends and results. This blog highlights how the latest REED data offers insight into regional trends.
Expenditures Per Capita
In 2020, states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic increased per capita spending for electric programs, while…
By Michael Rossi |
As we continue to look for solutions to the climate crisis, one opportunity is hidden in plain sight: decarbonization through building energy codes. Buildings make up approximately 40 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions and advancing building codes to address decarbonization could be an extremely important piece of the emissions reduction puzzle. Let’s break down some examples in the…