By David Smedick |
October in the Northeast often conjures up images of fall foliage, apple orchards, and, of course, a gathering of 200 heat pump enthusiasts at NEEP’s annual Heating Electrification Workshop (HEW2025).The theme of this year’s HEW2025 in Princeton, New Jersey – Collaborate to Scale – was woven into every learning session, sidebar conversation, and Dinner Club. As the energy industry navigates…
By Andrew Winslow |
One-on-one energy coaching is an increasingly popular, low-cost way for municipalities to support community members with resources on purchasing a heat pump or heat pump water heater and finding a qualified contractor. Heat pumps have numerous benefits, including lower energy usage and utility bills for many households, improved resident comfort, and indoor air quality. Recent…
By Anna Phillips |
To retrofit millions of large buildings for improved energy performance, lower energy costs, and lower emissions, a growing list of coastal states and cities like DC, Boston, New York City, and Seattle are adopting building performance standards. At the same time, municipalities are weaving climate risk reduction strategies into their local zoning codes, bracing for a future of increasingly…
By Cornelia Wu |
NEEP, together with the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, is working with the NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to support the NJ Zero Energy Buildings Roadmap (ZEB Roadmap) and facilitate the New Jersey Energy Code Collaborative (NJ ECC). The goal is to leverage codes as a key strategy to help affordably reach the state’s energy efficiency and GHG emission reduction goals.Energy codes…
By Kelly O'Connell |
We are reporting back on an initiative that we shared with you last fall, our Equitable Rental Property Electrification Learning Group. We just wrapped up its last session, bringing new connections to municipalities in New England and insights into how best to reach rental units with programs that deliver energy efficiency, heat pumps, and other strategies to lower bills and greenhouse gas…
By Yiran He |
New Hampshire residents and businesses face some of the highest energy costs in the nation. Many customers, including rural, remote, and low- to moderate-income customers, face uniquely high costs and persistent market barriers to energy efficiency upgrades that would help lower costs. The need in the state for additional and expanded ways of addressing energy affordability is significant,…
By Tara McElhinney |
The cold climate air source heat pump (ccASHP) market continues to grow and evolve with major advances in both technology and adoption. But challenges persist, especially when it comes to ensuring systems are designed, sized, and operated for maximum performance. Overcoming these hurdles to drive successful market transformation will require continued and strong collaboration across the…
By Carly McGovern |
What is the National Rural Codes Collaborative? The National Rural Codes Collaborative (NRCC) is a group of Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations (REEOs), states, tribal communities and others who are working together to overcome geographic, financial, and outreach barriers to implementing and enforcing building energy codes and energy efficiency programs in rural areas. Participating states…
By Erin Cosgrove |
In May, Massachusetts Governor Healey introduced The Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act (“the Act”). The Act intends to make Massachusetts more energy independent and stimulate innovation through several measures, including expanding and diversifying energy supplies, authorizing new rate reduction bonds to finance decarbonization, enabling gas utilities to own thermal energy…
By Chase Macpherson |
When you hear “heat pump,” do you picture an air source heat pump? Is it residential? You’re not alone - that’s the most common application. But in the past few years, the region has done more with ground source and thermal energy networks for residential and commercial applications. This post provides an overview of these technologies, examples of projects from across the region, and information…
