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Recently, Massachusetts's landmark energy efficiency law, the Green Communities Act of 2008, has come under criticism for raising energy costs and harming state businesses at the expense of its utility companies.

Happy 2012 everyone! As we head full steam into 2012, NEEP’s Policy Team is keeping a close eye on five key policy developments that will have an impact on energy efficiency policy this year: 1. Major Energy Efficiency Polices under Attack 2012 looks to be a year in which landmark energy efficiency laws come under attack in state legislatures. In Massachusetts and Maine, for instance, their energy efficiency programs have come under scrutiny for being too costly.

See WGBH's report on the home energy assessment here. It’s not always easy to take advice from your kid.

In early December we wrote this post about two resources for developing the clean energy workforce.  As a new directory for Vermont is launched today, we've updated the post to provide up to date links to these resources. As the economy continues to stumble, more states are accelerating their energy effic

Our most recent Policy Tracker is available now, with updates on important energy efficiency policy and building energy code developments from across the Northeast.

NEEP's Public Policy Manager, Natalie Hildt explains the widespread benefits to local communities and businesses from the energy efficiency measures within Massachusetts' Green Communities Act on MassHighTech's Community Voices blog. In her post, "Mass.

The November issue of Highlights is now available, with update to date news and views about energy efficiency policy developments in Northeast! This issues features an introduction to our new Policy Roundup for

Over the past six months, the Northeast has been hammered with unexpected and extreme weather.  Tornadoes tore through Western Massachusetts in June and Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc throughout the entire region in August, devastating Vermont with the worst flooding they’ve seen in 84 years.

We in NEEP’s policy shop are constantly tracking state energy efficiency happenings— from legislation and regulatory proceedings to spending and savings data.