By Brian Buckley |
Yes, it’s already mid-December; that time of year best known for office holiday parties, well-deserved vacation time, and — perhaps most importantly — the big push to make end-of-year deadlines. Just in case the holiday season has you either with your head in the clouds or your nose to the grindstone, you can read on for a summary of the latest on energy efficiency policies in…
By Kevin Rose |
Here’s a hypothetical situation (perhaps a strictly hypothetical one if you’re a millennial like me):
Imagine you want to buy a home. You know you want A bedrooms, B baths, and about C square feet (which is just enough room for yourself and D, plus E and F, and maybe a guest, G). You have your heart set on features H, I, and J in your kitchen and living room. And to ensure that getting to…
By Sue Coakley |
With a harsh, divisive election season behind us, the voters have spoken, and change is a coming to America. But what kind of change? What will a Trump administration mean for our children, our nation and for the clean energy future that so many of our region’s state and local leaders have committed to?
Like many of you, I spent the days after November 8 pondering how the election results will…
By Chris Tanner |
“The Internet of Things” (IoT) is a term coined in 1999 to describe the vast array of connected devices like refrigerators, blenders, cars, cameras, light bulbs, thermostats, pacemakers, and yes, even Barbie.
Smart objects as a whole have been valued as a $19 trillion industry with billions of individual objects being connected to the internet at any given moment. While these numbers may…
By Lara Bonn |
This article first appeared on Efficiency Vermont's blog on October 26.
The home automation market has taken off in recent years. Whether it’s smart thermostats, voice-activated assistants like Siri or Alexa, or smart lighting, new technologies are being developed quickly by both big industry players and small innovators. Home Energy Management System (HEMS) hubs, sometimes referred to as…
By Brian Buckley |
Tucked away at the bottom of page 81 in Con Edison’s recent 120 page settlement agreement lies a sentence that will likely alter the course of energy efficiency programs in the state:
“Electric rates are designed for the Company to recover the costs of the Energy Efficiency Program, system peak reduction program and the equipment portion of the EV Program over ten (10) years, including the…
By Samantha Caputo |
While completing my Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy at Clark University, I had the opportunity to work as a Smart Energy Ambassador at the National Grid Sustainability Hub (the Hub). Energy became my concentration in grad school; I look at it as the central point in environmental issues, as well as the solution. During my time at the Hub, I was able to interact with…
By Natalie Hildt Treat |
A drop of one spot in the recent ACEEE State Scorecard should not dishearten Granite Staters who’ve been working hard to make the state more energy efficient. While New Hampshire slid from number 20 to 21 in the much-watched ranking of state energy efficiency leaders, there’s important progress to laud, and the future looks bright.
After years of studies and committee work exploring the merits…
By Colin Walker |
Welcome to the third issue of REED Renderings where we bring our readers attention to interesting trends in REED data and the stories behind those trends in the context of relevant events. In this issue, we offer a sneak peek at Program Year 2015 data.
The annual update to the Regional Energy Efficiency Database is an exciting time here at NEEP. The update and subsequent…
By Brian Buckley |
As the days grow shorter, the broader electric grid is now on entering its shoulder months, a time of rest and repair for the electric grid with few forecasted peaking events. Yet, while the grid is beginning to show signs of cooling, the energy efficiency landscape remains red hot. Read on below for the latest state-by-state summaries…
Massachusetts — The Massachusetts…