By Maggie Molina |
Electricity prices are going up across the country, but the impacts are perhaps most noticeable in the Northeast region. Over the last few years, electricity prices have been ticking up at a faster pace than inflation according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). But average prices in New England and the Mid-Atlantic have risen the most: prices in both regions are up 19 percent…
By David Lis |
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region is committed to scaling up adoption of high-performance air source heat pumps (ASHPs) in homes to address energy affordability, reduce emissions, and improve comfort and resilience. NEEP recently published a series of reports to examine the current market and provide guidance on how to further scale adoption. The series includes a new market assessment for…
By Cornelia Wu |
You’ve probably heard this before: you can’t manage what you don’t measure. But you might not have heard that Massachusetts is measuring energy use and emissions in buildings with two new projects that can help manage costs and emissions. The Municipal Fossil Fuel Free Building Demonstration Program and Large Building Energy Reporting (LBER) were created in 2022 by An Act Driving Clean Energy and…
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…
