By Dave Hewitt |
Is using electricity almost exclusively for all energy needs – such as transportation, home heating and industry uses – really a key part of the global warming solution? Well, it absolutely is. Of course it’s critical to decarbonize the grid with wind and solar and other renewables as part of the process, but dramatically shifting energy uses to electricity, while also making them more efficient…
By Samantha Caputo |
School is out and so is the legislature! The sun is shining bright and some states’ legislatures are winding down for the season. A noticeable trend that has developed this session is the passage of bills related to energy storage. Summer is a great time for energy storage because all of the captured energy can be used to help meet summer peak demand. Let’s take a closer look at this trend.…
By Samantha Caputo |
With July comes the biggest cycling race in the world - Le Tour de France. As an avid biker, this annual summer event is one of my personal favorites. It appeals for a variety of reasons, including the perseverance racers have, the variety of terrain and landscapes the course travels, and the collective wave of success. Biking may be an individual sport, but there are definitely aspects of…
By Michael Zhe |
This post was written by Michael Zhe, Sales Director at CoolGreenPower, as part of its membership in NEEP’s Allies Program.
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has created a novel way for proposals to simultaneously help MassCEC achieve its mission of accelerating the success of clean energy technologies, companies, and projects in the Commonwealth while also creating high-…
By Hannah Lyons |
My immediate reaction upon learning of President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement was to panic. Would this decision be an irreparable blow to our struggle to cut emissions? Would we have to resign ourselves to the idea that achieving the Paris Agreement’s climate goals would be impossible?
The Paris Agreement included the United States’ non-binding agreement to lower…
By Tim Guiterman |
This post was written by Tim Guiterman, Director of Measurement and Optimization Solutions at EnergySavvy, as part of its membership in NEEP’s Allies Program.
The following post was adapted from my comments given at NEEP’s EM&V Forum Spring Meeting. I was invited by NEEP to speak and moderate a panel on whole building analysis and the emergence of M&V 2.0 technologies. I had the…
By Kevin Rose |
This is the 2017 installment of this series. Click here for the 2016 update.
If the 12 states in our region were NBA teams and they scored points with home energy ratings instead of layups and three-pointers, Massachusetts and Maryland would be the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Maine would be our Boston Celtics. Vermont? They’d be the San Antonio Spurs. These might sound…
By David Lis |
On June 27-28, NEEP will be convene its fourth annual Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) workshop at Schneider Electric’s campus in Andover Massachusetts. Key ASHP stakeholders from around the region will come together to discuss various market strategies aimed at transforming the region's residential space heating and cooling market from one dominated by gas and oil heating systems to one with deep…
By Elizabeth Titus |
Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution? You know, you’ve wanted to do something like eat healthier, become the next “Biggest Loser”, or lift increasing amounts of weight in your workout. You do well at the outset; powered by excitement and engagement. After several months, though, you discover that your willpower starts to fade. This is, of course, one of the main challenges of continuous…
By Samantha Caputo |
Public policy is in full swing this spring. Read on for a summary of the latest energy efficiency policies in the NEEP region.
Maryland
The long awaited quarter three and quarter four report for the Semi-Annual EmPOWER Program report has been released along with comments of the Public Service Commission staff. This report marks the end of 2016 for the EmPOWER Maryland program cycle (2015-2017),…