By Yiran He |
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved Triennial Plan VI, setting in motion the state’s next three-year cycle of energy efficiency programs which will run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. Administered by Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT), the plan lays out a wide-ranging set of initiatives with a 1-to-3.7 cost-benefit ratio. The table below shows the change in budgets and targets…
By Abigail Brown |
New York City’s Local Law 154, established in 2021, sets restrictions on emissions from new construction, including “the combustion of any substance that emits 25 kilograms or more of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units of energy.” Local Law 154 exempts certain manufacturers, laboratories, laundromats, hospitals, crematoria, and commercial kitchens. In December 2023, plaintiffs,…
By Kelly O'Connell |
This post was co-authored with Chase Macpherson, Community Solutions Manager at NEEP.Transportation plays a pivotal role in creating energy-efficient, healthy, and resilient communities. Since 2023, NEEP has led a project with communities in New England to advance mobility, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and community-level capacity building through community-driven transportation plans. In…
By Michael Anderson |
As communities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic seek energy efficiency as a pathway to an efficient, clean, and affordable energy future, the need for practical strategies and effective partnerships to create healthy, resilient, and affordable buildings and infrastructure has never been greater.Advancing these efforts will require leadership from state and local governments; stronger…
By Luke Miller |
On February 28, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved the Mass Save 2025-2027 Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Plan. These programs are designed to meet both energy savings goals and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals. This new plan aims to reduce 625,000 metrics tons (MT) of CO2 from electricity and delivered fuels savings and 375,000 MT from gas savings, as set…
By Erin Cosgrove |
NEEP’s newest resource – the 2024 Regional Roundup – provides a snapshot of state-level energy efficiency policy for all 13 jurisdictions in the NEEP region. Building on previous editions of this resource, the latest version uses NEEP’s building decarbonization table as a lens through which to measure state progress. The four ”legs” of the table – utility planning, building codes and…
By David Lis |
Stunning views of Mount Saint Helens provided daily inspiration during my stay in Portland, Oregon while attending ACEEE’s Hot Water and Hot Air Forums. This is the third year ACEEE has gathered stakeholders from these two markets to come together to “discuss strategies for transforming the two biggest uses of energy in buildings”. I attended in early March with a few colleagues who each…
By Yiran He |
Energy efficiency and affordability are two big issues that are garnering support in New Hampshire, but more opportunities remain to advance both. Newly passed legislation shows how these two goals can go hand in hand. In February, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed Senate Bill 4, “An Act Relative to Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER),” into law. This is an exciting…
By Maggie Molina |
NEEP is kicking off the New Year with renewed commitment to advance energy efficiency through regional collaboration, innovative programs, and research on best practices. With rising concerns across the region about energy affordability, new trends in the power sector like load growth, increasing severity of climate impacts, and yes, uncertainty on the federal front, we know that 2025 will be a…
By Luke Miller |
Energy efficiency programs throughout the Northeast continue to make strides in reducing both energy use and carbon emissions. In a move that continues Maryland’s progress on energy efficiency and decarbonization policies, in December, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order approving revised EmPOWER Maryland programs from program administrators. As directed by the state…
