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…
By Michael Anderson |
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program has been fundamental to the development and rehabilitation of federally subsidized affordable housing since its inception in 1986. Traditionally, funding through the program has been used for new construction and renovations, rather than energy efficiency upgrades. Some regional states have adopted measures to incorporate energy efficiency, while…
By Maggie Molina |
As our region strives to meet ambitious energy efficiency and emissions reduction goals, we will need a diversity of savings opportunities, including those from the industrial sector and other large energy users. These projects also bolster the regional economy, job growth, industrial competitiveness, and energy security. Earlier this month, NEEP attended ACEEE’s Industrial Summer Study to…
By Luke Miller |
In May, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) authorized portfolios for the program administrators’ Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification (EE/BE) Plans for 2026-2030. The PSC issued two orders, one for each of the low- to moderate-income (LMI) and the non-LMI sectors (non-LMI refers to residential, multifamily, and non-residential market segments such as commercial, institutional…
