By Andrew Winslow |
This blog was co-authored by Andy Winslow and Kelly O’ConnellJust over a year ago, NEEP kicked off the second phase of an extensive Prize “Coop-etition” called the Buildings Upgrade Prize (Buildings UP). The project is a collaboration of the Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), a slew of technical experts, and…
By Andrew Winslow |
What were you doing this time two years ago? Perhaps standing in line for your first Covid booster? Eagerly asking friends if they had heard of this addicting new game “Wordle"? I’ll tell you where I was. I was riding the high of winning NEEP’s March Madness bracket (much to the chagrin of my more experienced sports colleagues) and had just started working on a new project called Total…
By Andrew Winslow |
In Philadelphia, over 60,000 homeowners are living in poverty. In New York state, two million homes need to electrify to achieve 2030 climate reduction goals. What do these staggering statistics have in common? Comprehensive whole home retrofits can be a solution. Notoriously a confusing and expensive process, whole home retrofits are beginning to take center stage as states and communities see…
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 Andrew Winslow |
This year marks the end of the second phase of a Vermont retrofit program that NEEP has been engaged in along with our partners Building Performance Professionals Association (BPPA), and Energy Futures Group (EFG). The Zero Energy Now program (ZEN) is a whole home retrofit program designed to drastically reduce home emissions by combining efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy measures…
By Andrew Winslow |
Drastically reducing GHG emissions from the existing residential buildings stock remains one of the biggest challenges to achieving a decarbonized energy future. Many homeowners want to “go green” and reduce their carbon footprint for the good of the environment. Others are motivated by reducing their monthly utility bills. Whatever the reason, taking on a whole-home decarbonization retrofit…
By Andrew Winslow |
Welcome to the latest edition of Regional Energy Data Dives, formerly known as REED Renderings. Regional Energy Data Dives will be a series of blogs taking a wider look at data underlying regional demand-side program trends.
After a busy fall of data collection and analysis, we’ve added the new round of energy efficiency program data to REED and are happy to share it with the public!…
By Andrew Winslow |
Strategic Energy Management is a holistic approach to managing the energy use in (but not limited to) commercial and industrial (C&I) facilities, some of the hardest to reach building types. This approach emphasizes increased operational efficiency of the building through three main types of non-capital savings as well as support from staff up and down the chain of command. In the Northeast…