Building Decarb Central: An Introduction
By Dave Hewitt | Sat, February 23, 19
Thank you for taking the time to read the very first issue of Building Decarb Central.
You may be wondering where the idea for this newsletter came from, or why we’ve decided to tackle the issue of building decarbonization, so let us shed some light.
Heat Pump Water Heaters: A Quick Look at Recent Developments
By Dave Hewitt | Sat, February 23, 19
Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) has just released Beneficial Electrification of Water Heating, a new paper in its excellent “Electrification in the Public Interest” series.
Energy Poverty and Building Decarbonization
By Dave Hewitt | Sat, February 23, 19
What are the potential benefits of building decarb to low-income households?
The Future of Natural Gas in a Low-Carbon Economy: One Developing Perspective
By Dave Hewitt | Thu, February 21, 19
Moving vehicle fuels from gasoline to electricity causes tremendous anxiety in the oil industry; lots of gnashing of teeth and funding of political action committees. Moving buildings to electric space and water heat causes equally-concerning anxiety in the natural gas industry – especially for the regulated natural gas utilities who must respond to state policies and regulations, not just a changing market.
I Lived Through the Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions and This is What I Learned
By Lisa Cascio | Wed, February 13, 19
Every year in the fall, I head to Cape Cod for a last-ditch vacation before the year-end work crunch hits and the New England winter begins to take hold. 2018 was no different. At least as I headed to Provincetown.
Three days before I was supposed to return home, vacation was cut short. While I was at the beach without cell service, my family frantically called and texted. “Turn on the news,” all the messages said. And, just like that, life changed.
The State of Strategic Energy Management in the Northeast
By Giselle Procaccianti | Tue, February 12, 19
For over a decade, utilities have rigorously explored a variety of approaches in their quest to achieve predictable and reliable energy savings data. One approach that combines energy efficiency, behavioral changes, and integrated demand-side management is strategic energy management (SEM). SEM is a holistic approach that continuously examines and manages a customer’s energy usage in pursuit of deeper, long-term savings.
What’s in a Name, When the Mission’s All the Same?
By Chenyu Chen | Tue, February 12, 19
On January 25, 2019, NEEP held its first Massachusetts Achieving Zero Energy (MAZE) stakeholders meeting. As an intern who’d just started that same week, I was excited and curious to hear the subject matter and how people from various professional backgrounds thought of the topic.
