Policy Roundup: Looking at the Latest Energy Efficiency Planning Processes
By Erin Cosgrove | Fri, April 26, 24
Not only is 2024 the year for Inflation Reduction Act funds, but it is also for planning customer-funded energy efficiency programs! Five states in the NEEP region will set new, multi-year energy efficiency plans. If approved, these plans will invest at least $16 billion over the next several years in the region’s energy efficiency programs to help customers save energy and money, reduce emissions, and serve as a grid resource.
The Problem in Multifamily Energy Data Access
By Ken Wu | Fri, April 26, 24
In the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, multifamily buildings account for up to 39 percent of total housing, almost 10 percent above the national average
Turning Policy into Performance: CT Aligns Utility Profits and State Goals with PBRs
By Erin Cosgrove | Wed, May 24, 23
In April, Connecticut became one of a handful of states to start implementing performance-based rates. Performance-based rates (PBR) align utility profits with public policy goals by changing how utilities invest and make money. In past blogs, we have explored how states can use metrics to pivot program design to include climate and equity goals, and this blog will look at how states can financially incentivize utilities by aligning profits with policy using performance-based rates (PBR).
How States Can Grow Equitable Efficiency Programs with the Revolving Loan Fund
By Erin Cosgrove | Mon, March 27, 23
The Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund presents a unique opportunity for state energy offices to not only invest in long term energy efficiency financing programs, but also provide grants to small businesses and low-income residents to improve the comfort of their buildings and install more efficient technology.
Five Ways the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Can Collaborate on Policy for Federal Funding
By Erin Cosgrove | Wed, February 22, 23
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) present an unprecedented opportunity to grow efficiency and electrification across the United States. They also represent an extraordinary amount of work and coordination for our state energy offices, regulators, energy efficiency businesses, and other stakeholders.
Policy Tracker: Massachusetts Looks to Change How It Decarbonizes Its Buildings
By Erin Cosgrove | Mon, December 19, 22
On November 30, 2022 the Massachusetts Commission on Clean Heat (Commission) issued its final report. The report included recommendations to
Turning Policy Into Performance: How A New Metric Can Allow WAP to Decarbonize And Save Energy
By Erin Cosgrove | Mon, November 21, 22
Welcome to the newest installment of a new blog series called Turning Policy into Performance. In this series, we'll take a look at how states can implement decarbonization and climate goals with energy efficiency programs.
Deploying the Inflation Reduction Act
By Aditi Dalal | Mon, November 21, 22
As temperatures approached record highs this summer, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA or Act) brought hope for an actionable future. It set the United States on a course to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 percent by 2030, and represents one of the most significant climate investments ever made by the federal government.
BILing it in With New Guidance for State Energy Programs
By Aditi Dalal | Thu, September 22, 22
The landmark Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (Act), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), aims to modernize and upgrade the national infrastructure by providing investments to tackle the climate crisis.