Setting the Table for Building Decarbonization

In July, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced winners of the Climate Pollution Reduction (CPRG) implementation grants, which will award $4.3 billion to states, metropolitan areas, and tribal governments across the country. The NEEP region had six selected applications, totaling about $1.5 billion. Four of the awards were coalition-based, harnessing the power of regional…

Nationwide, electricity prices have risen in recent years. From 2022 to 2023, residential electricity prices rose 6.2 percent. When energy costs increase, more households face high or severe energy burden leading to economic energy insecurity – the inability to adequately meet basic household energy costs – and face difficult choices like trading off costs for heating or eating. Energy burden –…

This post was co-authored with Stefen Samarripas, Senior Local Policy Manager, at ACEEE.New England features a unique and diverse housing stock, with many types of buildings from smaller rowhouses to tall multifamily buildings. With this unique building stock comes unique challenges. Often, building decarbonization initiatives are targeted towards one sector, such as single-family residences that…

Last month, NEEP convened thought leaders from across the Northeast region at its annual Summit in Weehawken, New Jersey. We enjoyed good company over Dinner Clubs at local restaurants, took in astounding views of the NYC skyline, and dropped in Hamilton references whenever possible (Weehawken is where Hamilton met his fate in the infamous duel). And consistent with our Summit theme - It’s Go…

NEEP is delighted to debut our new policy framework for building decarbonization, titled Decarbonizing Buildings: How States Can Set the Table for Success, and developed in partnership with Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). Building decarbonization is not easily solved by any single policy – this framework presents a…

We are excited to announce that after spending the winter and spring collecting data for an update to the Regional Energy Efficiency Database (REED), we are ready to present the updated REED Workbook with data for 2021, the Supporting Information report, and some findings from this newest round of data. This post describes what REED is, how it can be used, and dives into some interesting case…

We are excited to announce that we are accepting nominations for new members to join NEEP’s Board of Directors beginning in 2025. NEEP’s Board provides critical strategic, fiduciary, and governance guidance to steer the organization in a healthy and sustainable manner to advance our mission. Serving on NEEP’s Board is an opportunity to join a group of dedicated individuals committed to…

The Northeast has long been a leader in several areas of clean energy. So, it’s no surprise that partners at the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) identified the Northeast as one of the most well-positioned regions to lead renewed efforts to transform the residential HVAC markets to heat pumps. To help facilitate this effort, DOE and PNNL identified…

What were you doing this time two years ago? Perhaps standing in line for your first Covid booster? Eagerly asking friends if they had heard of this addicting new game “Wordle"?  I’ll tell you where I was. I was riding the high of winning NEEP’s March Madness bracket (much to the chagrin of my more experienced sports colleagues) and had just started working on a new project called Total…

NEEP is going deep in Connecticut thanks to a competitive project funded by US Department of Energy (DOE). The Community Geothermal Project is being managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) with assistance from NEEP and a broad coalition of partners, including the Wallingford Housing Authority, the Wallingford Electric Division, the University of…