June-July Public Policy Tracker: Energy Efficiency Funding Legislation, New York's Moreland Commission, and Obama on Appliance Standards
By Josh Craft | Tue, July 2, 13
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Josh Craft, Manager of Public Policy AnalysisThe Courage to Act: President Obama's Climate Action Plan
By Josh Craft | Thu, June 27, 13
“The courage to act before it’s too late.” That’s how President Obama framed his address on Tuesday on climate change.In Connecticut, it's Back to the Future ... Unfortunately
By Jim OReilly | Tue, June 4, 13
Haven't we been here before?
Connecticut's redirection of Energy Efficiency Funds could potentially halt monetary and energy savings.
For the third time in the last decade, legislators in Connecticut have decided to raid the ratepayer-funded clean energy program budgets and divert the monies to the state's gener
Connecticut's redirection of Energy Efficiency Funds could potentially halt monetary and energy savings.March Public Policy Tracker: Regional CHP Dialogue, Oil Heat Efficiency Legislation & More
By Josh Craft | Mon, March 25, 13
This edition of the Policy Tracker finds us right in the middle of legislative sessions in the Northeast states.
More from Baltimore: Taking down the barriers, accelerating the drivers to CHP
By Jim OReilly | Wed, March 13, 13
A great dialogue continues here in Baltimore on accelerating industrial energy efficiency and combined heat and power (CHP) in the region.
Not only do public policies need to provide a solid framework that allows for CHP to be broadly deployed, but champions among end users really need to drive projects and help other stakeholders understand their value propositions.
Those points were driven home particularly by John Baker, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, as well as speakers from New Jersey and New York, inc
Opportunities and Successes in Industrial Energy Efficiency and CHP
By Jim OReilly | Wed, March 13, 13
To help set the table for the U.S. DOE and NEEP co-hosted dialogue on advancing industrial energy efficiency and CHP, NEEP's Sue Coakley is moderating a discussion on 'Opportunities and Successes.' She started this dialogue by showing a video from NEEP's 2012 Energy Efficiency Summit in Stamford, Conn.Dialogue on Industrial Efficiency and CHP Kicks Off in Baltimore
By Jim OReilly | Wed, March 13, 13
Good morning from Baltimore, where the U.S. Department of Energy and NEEP have just kicked off our Regional Dialogue on Accelerating Industrial Energy Efficiency and Combined Heat and Power (CHP).
Hanging with the Grassroots, and Promoting Oilheat Efficiency in Massachusetts
By Natalie Hildt Treat | Mon, March 11, 13
We at NEEP spend most of our time in a pretty wonky universe.
Welcome Words, Obama Makes the Case for Energy Action
By Jim OReilly | Wed, February 13, 13
Hallelujah. Finally, we have an American president devoting considerable attention to the topic of climate change and the energy policies that drive it.
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama made very clear that the time has come to act.
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama made very clear that the time has come to act.Progress in NH, landmark energy efficiency plans, and more news from NEEP's Policy Highlights!
By neepenergy | Tue, February 12, 13
2013 is off to a roaring start in terms of energy efficiency in the region, with the approval of landmark efficiency programs in five states (Mass., Conn., N.H., Maine and R.I.), a major new report by